Tags: Soccer Tournoment, Tournament.
The 2008–09 Irish Cup was the 129th edition of Northern Ireland’s premier football knock-out cup competition. The competition began on 25 October 2008 with the first round and ended on 9 May 2009 with the final.Linfield were the defending champions winning their third consecutive Irish Cup the previous season after a 2–1 win over Coleraine in the 2008 final. This season they reached the semi-finals but were defeated by Cliftonville.