2007–08 Welsh League Cup

2007–08 Welsh League Cup
Loosemores League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Wales; England
Teams	18
Defending champions	Caersws FC
Final positions
Champions	Llanelli FC
Runner-up	Rhyl FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	45
Goals scored	160 (3.56 per match)
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →; All statistics correct as of 20:00, 30 August 2009 (UTC).

The 2007–08 Welsh League Cup season was won by Llanelli FC, beating Rhyl FC in the final. It was the first victory for Llanelli FC in the competition, and the fifth appearance by Rhyl FC in the final. The final took place at Latham Park, in Newtown, Wales. The match was refereed by Steve Hames.

Round and draw dates

Source ^[1]

Date	Event
11 August 2007	Group stage, round 1
4 September 2007	Group stage, round 2
25–26 September 2007	Group stage, round 3
9–10 October 2007	Group stage, round 4
16 October – 13 November 2007	Group stage, round 5
28 October – 13 November 2007	Group stage, round 6
27 November 2007	Quarter-finals
29 January 2008	Semi-finals, first leg
12–13 February 2008	Semi-finals, second leg
27 April 2008	Final in Latham Park, Newtown

Group stage

Sources ^[1]^[2]

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

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Llangefni Town	4	4	0	0	10	4	+6	12
CPD Porthmadog	4	1	1	2	8	8	0	4
Caernarfon Town	4	0	1	3	7	13	−6	1

	CAER	LGFT	POR
Caernarfon Town	–	2–3	2–2
Llangefni Town	3–1	–	2–0
CPD Porthmadog	5–2	1–2	–

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Rhyl FC	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7	10
Bangor City	4	2	1	1	8	2	+6	7
Connah's Quay Nomads	4	0	0	4	2	15	−13	0

	BAN	CQN	RHY
Bangor City	–	4–0	0–1
Connah's Quay Nomads	0–3	–	1–2
Rhyl FC	1–1	6–1	–

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
The New Saints	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	9
NEWI Cefn Druids	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	7
Airbus UK Broughton	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4	1

	AIR	NCD	TNS
Airbus UK	–	0–0	2–3
NEWI Cefn Druids	1–0	–	2–1
The New Saints	2–0	1–0	–

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Welshpool Town	4	2	2	0	8	5	+3	8
Caersws FC	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	7
Newtown AFC	4	0	1	3	3	10	−7	1

	CSWS	NEW	WEL
Caersws FC	–	2–0	0–0
Newtown AFC	1–5	–	2–2
Welshpool Town	5–3	1–0	–

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Carmarthen Town	4	3	1	0	17	4	+13	10
Aberystwyth Town	4	2	1	1	10	5	+5	7
Haverfordwest County	4	0	0	4	3	21	−18	0

	ABER	CARM	HFWC
Aberystwyth Town	–	1–1	6–0
Carmarthen Town	3–1	–	8–1
Haverfordwest County	1–2	1–5	–

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Llanelli FC	4	3	1	12	7	+5	9
Neath Athletic	4	2	2	7	9	−2	6
Port Talbot Town	4	1	3	8	11	−3	2

	NEA	LLA	PTT
Neath Athletic	–	1–3	3–2
Llanelli FC	1–3	–	3–1
Port Talbot Town	3–0	2–5	–

Knockout stage

Source ^[1]

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Carmarthen Town	0–3	Aberystwyth Town
Llanelli AFC	2–0	Welshpool Town
Llangefni Town	2–5	Rhyl FC
The New Saints	1–2	Bangor City

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bangor City	1–3	Rhyl FC	1–1	0–2
Aberystwyth Town	2–2(a)	Llanelli AFC	2–1	0–1

Final

27 April 2008

14:30 (UTC+0)

Llanelli AFC	2–0	Rhyl FC
Andrew Mumford 15' Chris Holloway 40'	Report

Latham Park, Newtown

Attendance: 510

Referee: Steve Hames (Wales)

Welsh League Cup 2007–08 Winners

Llanelli AFC First Title

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Welsh Cups 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ "Welsh League Cup group tables 2007/8". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

External links

[0708cuprecord-1] "Welsh Cups 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

[0708group-2] "Welsh League Cup group tables 2007/8". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

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