2008–09 Welsh League Cup
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The 2008–09 Welsh League Cup season was won by The New Saints
The New Saints F.C.
The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club , also known as The New Saints or simply TNS is a full-time-professional British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry in Shropshire, England . They play in the Welsh Premier League...

, beating Bangor City
Bangor City F.C.
Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....

 in the final. It was the third victory for The New Saints
The New Saints F.C.
The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club , also known as The New Saints or simply TNS is a full-time-professional British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry in Shropshire, England . They play in the Welsh Premier League...

 in the competition, and the fifth appearance by Bangor City
Bangor City F.C.
Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....

 in the final. The final took place at Latham Park
Latham Park
Latham Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Newtown, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Newtown F.C.. The stadium holds 5,000 people and is named after former Liverpool footballer George Latham.-References:...

, in Newtown, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. The match was refereed by Phil Southall.

Round and draw dates

Source
Date Event
19 August 2008 Group stage, round 1
2 September 2008 Group stage, round 2
9 September 2008 Group stage, round 3
23 September 2008 Group stage, round 4
7 October 2008 Group stage, round 5
14 October 2008 Group stage, round 6
28 October - 25 November 2008 Quarter-finals
28 November 2008 - 9 December 2008 Semi-finals, first leg
9 December 2008 - 13 January 2009 Semi-finals, second leg
5 April 2009 Final in Latham Park
Latham Park
Latham Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Newtown, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Newtown F.C.. The stadium holds 5,000 people and is named after former Liverpool footballer George Latham.-References:...

, Newtown

Group stage

Sources
Key to colours in group tables
Teams progressed to the quarter finals
Best runner-up that progressed to the quarter finals

Group 1

EWLINE
Team
Aberystwyth Town 4 1 3 0 7 3
4
6
Carmarthen Town 4 1 2 1 4 4
0
5
Haverfordwest County 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 4
EWLINE
 |CARAberystwyth Town 1–1 4–0
Carmarthen Town 1–1 0–1
Haverfordwest County 1–1 1–2

Group 2

EWLINE
Team
Neath Athletic
Neath Athletic A.F.C.
Neath Football Club are a Welsh professional association football club based in Neath, Neath Port Talbot and are currently playing in the Welsh Premier League.The club was formed in 2005 following the merger between Neath and Skewen Athletic...

4 2 1 1 13 12
1
7
Llanelli AFC 4 2 0 2 12 10
2
6
Port Talbot Town 4 1 1 2 11 14 −3 4
EWLINE
 NEA
Neath Athletic A.F.C.
Neath Football Club are a Welsh professional association football club based in Neath, Neath Port Talbot and are currently playing in the Welsh Premier League.The club was formed in 2005 following the merger between Neath and Skewen Athletic...

|PTT
Neath Athletic
Neath Athletic A.F.C.
Neath Football Club are a Welsh professional association football club based in Neath, Neath Port Talbot and are currently playing in the Welsh Premier League.The club was formed in 2005 following the merger between Neath and Skewen Athletic...

0–3 5–3
Llanelli AFC 3–5 2–4
Port Talbot Town 3–3 1–4

Group 3

EWLINE
Team
Newtown AFC 4 2 1 1 11 4
7
7
NEWI Cefn Druids 4 2 1 1 7 7
0
7
Caernarfon Town 4 0 2 2 4 11 −7 2
EWLINE
 |DRUNewtown AFC 2–3 7–1
NEWI Cefn Druids 0–2 3–2
Caernarfon Town 0–0 1–1

Group 4

EWLINE
Team
Caersws FC
Caersws F.C.
Caersws F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1887 as Caersws Amateurs, and adopted the present name when amateur status was dropped in 1974. The team plays at the Recreation Ground, Caersws, which accommodates 4000 spectators .The team's first choice strip...

4 2 2 0 13 7
6
8
Bangor City 4 2 1 1 10 11 −1 7
CPD Porthmadog 4 0 1 3 5 10 −5 1
EWLINE
 CSWS
Caersws F.C.
Caersws F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1887 as Caersws Amateurs, and adopted the present name when amateur status was dropped in 1974. The team plays at the Recreation Ground, Caersws, which accommodates 4000 spectators .The team's first choice strip...

|POR
Caersws FC
Caersws F.C.
Caersws F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1887 as Caersws Amateurs, and adopted the present name when amateur status was dropped in 1974. The team plays at the Recreation Ground, Caersws, which accommodates 4000 spectators .The team's first choice strip...

3–3 1–1
Bangor City 1–6 3–0
CPD Porthmadog 2–3 2–3

Group 5

EWLINE
Team
Rhyl FC
Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl Football Club is a Welsh football club, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1882 and the team plays its home matches at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.- History :Few clubs in the Welsh Premier League have as distinguished a past as Rhyl's...

4 3 1 0 13 3
10
9
Welshpool Town 4 2 0 2 7 7
0
6
Airbus UK Broughton 4 1 0 3 5 15 −10 3
EWLINE
 RYL
Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl Football Club is a Welsh football club, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1882 and the team plays its home matches at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.- History :Few clubs in the Welsh Premier League have as distinguished a past as Rhyl's...

|AIR
Rhyl FC
Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl Football Club is a Welsh football club, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1882 and the team plays its home matches at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.- History :Few clubs in the Welsh Premier League have as distinguished a past as Rhyl's...

1–2 6–1
Welshpool Town 0–2 5–2
Airbus UK Broughton 0–4 2–0

Group 6

EWLINE
Team
The New Saints 4 3 1 0 12 6
6
10
Gap Connah's Quay 4 2 0 2 3 6 −3 6
Prestatyn Town
Prestatyn Town F.C.
Prestatyn Town Football Club is a Welsh association football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.- History :Prestatyn town FC played their first-ever game on Thursday October 20th 1910 when they travelled to Rhyl Amateurs and got off to a flying start, winning 3-2 thanks to goals by Gratton,...

4 0 1 3 7 10 −3 1
EWLINE
 |GCQPRE
Prestatyn Town F.C.
Prestatyn Town Football Club is a Welsh association football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.- History :Prestatyn town FC played their first-ever game on Thursday October 20th 1910 when they travelled to Rhyl Amateurs and got off to a flying start, winning 3-2 thanks to goals by Gratton,...

The New Saints 3–0 3–3
Gap Connah's Quay 0–2 2–1
Prestatyn Town
Prestatyn Town F.C.
Prestatyn Town Football Club is a Welsh association football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.- History :Prestatyn town FC played their first-ever game on Thursday October 20th 1910 when they travelled to Rhyl Amateurs and got off to a flying start, winning 3-2 thanks to goals by Gratton,...

3–4 0–1

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Welsh League Cup
2008–09 Winners
The New Saints
The New Saints F.C.
The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club , also known as The New Saints or simply TNS is a full-time-professional British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry in Shropshire, England . They play in the Welsh Premier League...


Third Title

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