League of Ireland 'A' Championship

The new League of Ireland 'A' Championship for 2008 comprises 16 clubs. The league is divided into two divisions of eight teams with each side playing one set of home and away fixtures. Following completion of the league stage, the top side from each section will meet in the Final to determine the winners of the Competition.

The two divisions are structured as follows:-

Group 1 Group 2
Bohemian FC Bray Wanderers
Derry City Cobh Ramblers
Drogheda United Cork City
Finn Harps Galway United
Mervue United Limerick 37
Salthill Devon St Patrick's Athletic
Shamrock Rovers Tullamore Town
Sligo Rovers UCD

League Tables

Fixtures/Results

Weekend 22 June 2008 - Series No 1

Bohemian 0-2 Shamrock Rovers Bray Wanderers 3-0 Limerick 37
Finn Harps 0-1 Derry City Cobh Ramblers 1-1 St Patrick's Athletic
Mervue United 1-1 Drogheda United Tullamore Town 2-1 Galway United
Salthill Devon 3-1 Sligo Rovers UCD 0-0 Cork City

Weekend 29 June 2008 - Series No 2

Drogheda United 1-1 Bohemian Bray Wanderers 1-5 UCD
Mervue United 0-3 Finn Harps Cork City 0-2 Galway United
Shamrock Rovers 6-0 Salthill Devon Limerick 37 1-2 Cobh Ramblers
Sligo Rovers 1-4 Derry City St Patrick's Athletic 3-0 Tullamore Town

Weekend 6 July 2008 - Series No 3

Bohemian 4-0 Mervue United Cobh Ramblers (P) Cork City
Derry City 0-0 Shamrock Rovers Galway United 1-0 Limerick 37
Finn Harps 2-0 Sligo Rovers Tullamore Town 1-4 Bray Wanderers
Salthill Devon 0-1 Drogheda United UCD 2-1 St Patrick's Athletic

Weekend 13 July 2008 - Series No 4

Drogheda United 1-0 Derry City Bray Wanderers 3-4 Cobh Ramblers
Salthill Devon 0-1 Finn Harps Cork City 8-1 Tullamore Town
Shamrock Rovers 0-1 Mervue United Limerick 37 4-3 UCD
Sligo Rovers 1-4 Bohemian FC St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 Galway United

Weekend 27 July 2008 - Series No 5

Derry City 1-1 Bohemian Bray Wanderers 2-2 Galway United
Drogheda United 0-2 Finn Harps St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 Cork City
Mervue United 1-2 Salthill Devon Tullamore Town 1-1 Limerick 37
Sligo Rovers 1-0 Shamrock Rovers UCD 5-0 Cobh Ramblers

Weekend 10 August 2008 - Series No 6

Bohemian 2-0 Salthill Devon Limerick 37 0-1 Cork City
Derry City 1-3 Mervue United St Patrick's Athletic 0-0 Bray Wanderers
Drogheda United 5-1 Sligo Rovers Tullamore Town 1-2 Cobh Ramblers
Finn Harps 1-0 Shamrock Rovers UCD 3-0 Galway United

Weekend 24 August 2008 - Series No 7

Bohemian 4-1 Finn Harps Bray Wanderers 1-0 Cork City
Derry City 4-0 Salthill Devon Cobh Ramblers 1-2 Galway United
Shamrock Rvs 4-4 Drogheda [27.10.08] Limerick 37 1-1 St Patrick's Athletic [12.10.08]
Sligo Rovers 3-0 Mervue United Tullamore Town 0-8 UCD

Weekend 31 August 2008 - Series No 8

Drogheda United 1-1 Mervue United Cork City 3-1 Limerick 37
Finn Harps 1-3 Bohemian Galway United 4-0 Tullamore Town
Salthill Devon 3-1 Derry City St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 Cobh Ramblers
Shamrock Rovers 2-2 Sligo Rovers UCD 1-1 Bray Wanderers

Weekend 7 September 2008 - Series No 9

Bohemian 3-2 Drogheda United[11.10.08] Cork City 2-1 Cobh Ramblers
Derry City 1-1 Finn Harps Galway United 1-1 UCD
Mervue United 2-0 Sligo Rovers Limerick 37 1-2 Bray Wanderers
Salthill Devon 2-2 Shamrock Rovers Tullamore Town 0-4 St Patrick's Athletic

Weekend 21 September 2008 - Series No 10

Finn Harps 1-0 Salthill Devon Cork City 1-0 Bray Wanderers
Mervue United 1-2 Bohemian Galway United 2-2 Cobh Ramblers
Shamrock Rovers 4-3 Derry City St Patrick's Athletic 0-4 Limerick 37
Sligo Rovers 3-1 Drogheda United UCD 5-0 Tullamore Town

Weekend 28 September 2008 - Series No 11

Bohemian 3-1 Sligo Rovers [28th] Cobh Ramblers 2-0 Bray Wanderers [28th]
Derry City 0-3 Drogheda United [27th] Cork City 0-5 UCD [27th]
Salthill Devon 0-4 Mervue United [27th] Galway United 2-0 St Patrick's Athletic [27th]
Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Finn Harps [28th] Limerick 37 3-1 Tullamore Town [27th]

Weekend 05 October 2008 - Series No 12

Drogheda Utd 2-2 Salthill Devon Bray Wanderers v Tullamore Town [25.10.08]
Mervue United 5-4 Derry City Cobh Ramblers 5-0 Limerick 37
Shamrock Rovers 1-3 Bohemian Galway United 0-0 Cork City
Sligo Rovers 0-4 Finn Harps St Patrick's Athletic 0-2 UCD

Weekend 19 October 2008 - Series No 13

Bohemian 1-0 Derry City Bray Wanderers 4-0 St Patrick's Athletic
Finn Harps v Drogheda Utd [25.10.08] Cobh Ramblers (P) UCD
Mervue United 4-0 Shamrock Rovers Limerick 37 1-0 Galway United [27.10.08]
Sligo Rovers 2-1 Salthill Devon Tullamore Town 0-4 Cork City

Weekend 2 November 2008 - Series No 14

Derry City 3-0 Cobh Ramblers 3-0 Tullamore Town
Drogheda United 1-0 Shamrock Rovers Cork City 0-0 St Patrick's Athletic
Finn Harps 3-1 Mervue United Galway United v Bray Wanderers
Salthill Devon 0-3 Bohemian UCD 9-0 Limerick 37