| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 106 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Linfield (39th win) |
| Runners-up | Coleraine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 116 |
| Goals scored | 438 (3.78 per match) |
The2007–08 Irish Cup was the 128th edition of theIrish Cup,Northern Ireland's premierfootball knock-out cup competition. The competition began with the preliminary round on 15 September 2007 and culminated with the final atWindsor Park,Belfast, on 3 May 2008.
Linfield were the defending champions, winning their 38th Irish Cup last season after a 3–2 penalty shootout win overDungannon Swifts in the 2007 final after the game finished 2–2 after extra time. They successfully defended the cup to win it for the third successive season by defeatingColeraine 2–1 in the final.[1][2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 0–1 | Brantwood |
| Ballyclare Comrades | 1–0 | Ballymoney United |
| Ballymena United | 0–0 (2–4p) | Newry City |
| Dungannon Swifts | 2–1 | Limavady United |
| Lisburn Distillery | 1–3 | Glentoran |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballyclare Comrades | 2–2 | Institute |
| Cliftonville | 1–0 | Crusaders |
| Coleraine | 5–1 | Brantwood |
| Donegal Celtic | 1–0 | Abbey Villa |
| Dungannon Swifts | 0–2 | Glentoran |
| Linfield | 3–0 | Bangor |
| Newry City | 1–1 | Dundela |
| Portadown | 2–1 | Downpatrick |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Dundela | 0–1 | Newry City |
| Institute | 2–0 | Ballyclare Comrades |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | 4–3 | Portadown |
| Glentoran | 1–2 | Donegal Celtic |
| Institute | 0–0 | Coleraine |
| Newry City | 1–1 | Linfield |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Coleraine | 5–1 | Institute |
| Linfield | 4–0 | Newry City |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | 1–2 | Linfield |
| Coleraine | 1–1 | Donegal Celtic |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Coleraine | 2–1 | Donegal Celtic |