| Setanta Sports Cup | |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Country: | |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Defending Champions: | Drogheda United |
| Champions: | Cork City (1st title) |
| Runner-Up: | Glentoran |
| Matches: | 27 |
| Goals: | 72 |
| Prevseason: | 2007 |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
The 2008 Setanta Sports Cup was the 4th staging of the Setanta Sports Cup, a cross-border cup competition featuring football clubs from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The final was played on November 1, 2008, at Turners Cross in Cork.
The draw for this round was held 17 January 2008. The matches were played 26 February 2008 - 23 September 2008.
Teams that progressed to the Semi-Finals are indicated in bold type.
Teams eliminated from the Setanta Sports Cup this stage are indicated in italics.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Drogheda Utd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 14 | |
| Cork City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 14 | |
| Cliftonville | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 | |
| Dungannon Swifts | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 1 |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | |
| Glentoran | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| Linfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 | |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
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The draw for the semi-finals was made by drawing the winners of Group A against the runners-up of Group 2 and vice versa, with group winners having home advantage. Glentoran beat Drogheda United 1–0 in the first semi-final, which was played at United Park in Drogheda,[1] while Cork City overcame Derry City by the same scoreline at the Brandywell Stadium in Derry.[2]
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The final took place on November 1, 2008, at Turners Cross stadium in front of 5,500, a sell out crowd, in Cork, where Cork City came from behind to beat Glentoran 2-1 and win the competition for the first time.[3]
Mark Farren (Derry City)
Éamon Zayed (Drogheda United) Denis Behan (Cork City) Gary O'Neill (St Patrick's Athletic) Keith Fahey (St Patrick's Athletic)
Adam Hughes (Drogheda United) Ciarán Martyn (Derry City) Darren Murphy (Cork City) George O'Callaghan (Cork City) Richie Baker (Drogheda United) Killian Brennan (Derry City) Ollie Cahill (Drogheda United) Graham Gartland (Drogheda United) Tony Grant (Drogheda United) Liam Kearney (Cork City) Timmy Kiely (Cork City) Kevin McHugh (Derry City) Dave Mooney (Cork City) Declan O'Brien (Drogheda United) John O'Flynn (Cork City) Mark Quigley (St Patrick's Athletic) Darragh Ryan (Cork City) Conor Sammon (Derry City) John Tambouras (Drogheda United) Clive Delaney (Derry City)