# 2008–09 Welsh League Cup

The 2008–09 Welsh League Cup season was won by The New Saints, beating Bangor City in the final. It was the third victory for The New Saints in the competition, and the fifth appearance by Bangor City in the final. The final took place at Latham Park, in Newtown, Wales. 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, 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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| | ABER | CAR | HFW |
| Aberystwyth Town | – | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Carmarthen Town | 1–1 | – | 0–1 |
| Haverfordwest County | 1–1 | 1–2 | – |

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Neath 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 |
| | NEA | LLA | PTT |
| Neath Athletic | – | 0–3 | 5–3 |
| Llanelli AFC | 3–5 | – | 2–4 |
| Port Talbot Town | 3–3 | 1–4 | – |

### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| | NEW | DRU | CAER |
| Newtown AFC | – | 2–3 | 7–1 |
| NEWI Cefn Druids | 0–2 | – | 3–2 |
| Caernarfon Town | 0–0 | 1–1 | – |

### Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Caersws FC | 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 |
| | CSWS | BAN | POR |
| Caersws FC | – | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Bangor City | 1–6 | – | 3–0 |
| CPD Porthmadog | 2–3 | 2–3 | – |

### Group 5

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Rhyl FC | 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 |
| | RYL | WEL | AIR |
| Rhyl FC | – | 1–2 | 6–1 |
| Welshpool Town | 0–2 | – | 5–2 |
| Airbus UK Broughton | 0–4 | 2–0 | – |

### Group 6

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 |
| | TNS | GCQ | PRE |
| The New Saints | – | 3–0 | 3–3 |
| Gap Connah's Quay | 0–2 | – | 2–1 |
| Prestatyn Town | 3–4 | 0–1 | – |

## Knockout stage

Source

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Bangor City | 3–1 (aet) | Rhyl FC |
| NEWI Cefn Druids | 0–2 | The New Saints |
| Newtown AFC | 1–1 (aet) 2–4 (pens) | Neath Athletic |
| Aberystwyth Town | 4–1 | Caersws FC |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Neath Athletic | 2–3 | The New Saints | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Bangor City | 5–4 | Aberystwyth Town | 1–2 | 4–2 |

### Final

* Welsh League Cup 2008–09 Winners
* The New Saints Third Title