The 2007–08 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 2 February 2008 with the final.
| CIS Insurance Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Glentoran |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Linfield (9th win) |
| Runner-up | Crusaders |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 55 |
| Goals scored | 182 (3.31 per match) |
Glentoran were the defending champions after their sixth League Cup win last season; a 1–0 victory over Cliftonville in the previous final. This season Glentoran went out at the semi-final stage to Crusaders, who were then defeated 3–2 by Linfield in the final. This was a record ninth League Cup win for Linfield, and would be their last one for 11 years until they won the 2019 final. This was also the tenth time in eleven years that the cup had been won by one of Belfast's Big Two.[1][2]
The 16 clubs taking part were divided into four groups of four clubs. The clubs in each group played each other at home and away. The top two clubs from each group then advanced to the quarter-finals where they played a single knock-out tie against another quarter-finalist. The semi-finals were played in the same format with the two winners of the ties advancing to the single match final.
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LIN | DUN | GLA | BYM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield (A) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 16 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | ||
| Dungannon Swifts (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| Glenavon | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | ||
| Ballymena United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GLT | LIS | LRN | ARM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glentoran (A) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 18 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | ||
| Lisburn Distillery (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| Larne | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| Armagh City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 |
Group C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CLI | CRU | DGC | LIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville (A) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 14 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| Crusaders (A) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 10 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Donegal Celtic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | ||
| Limavady United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 4 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 2–1 |
Group D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | POR | NEW | COL | INS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portadown (A) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Newry City (A) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 13 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Coleraine | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||
| Institute | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
Quarter-finals
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | 3–3 (5–6 p) | Newry City |
| Glentoran | 1–0 | Dungannon Swifts |
| Linfield | 5–1 | Lisburn Distillery |
| Portadown | 3–4 | Crusaders |
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 1–0 | Glentoran |
| Linfield | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Newry City |
Final
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References
edit- ^ "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Northern Ireland League Cup 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 9 January 2013.