The 2008 Ligakupa final, also referred to as the Grand final, was the final of the inaugural Ligakupa, Hungary's League Cup. It was contested between Fehérvár, the winners of the autumn season, and Debrecen, the winners of the spring season. Because the two seasonal competitions were won by different clubs, a Grand final was required to determine the overall Ligakupa champion.
The final was played over two legs. The first leg took place on 14 May 2008 in Székesfehérvár, where Fehérvár defeated Debrecen 1–0 through a goal by Jusuf Dajić. The second leg was played on 20 May in Debrecen, where Fehérvár won 2–0 with goals from Tamás Sifter and Illés Zsolt Sitku. Fehérvár therefore won the final 3–0 on aggregate, becoming the first Ligakupa champions.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Autumn seasonFehérvárRoundSpring seasonDebrecenOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultÚjpest3–0 (H)Matchday 1Rákospalota1–3 (A)Paks1–2 (A)Matchday 2Nyíregyháza2–1 (H)Honvéd2–2 (H)Matchday 3Honvéd2–1 (H)Honvéd3–0 (A)Matchday 4Honvéd2–1 (A)Újpest3–4 (A)Matchday 5Rákospalota3–2 (H)Paks3–1 (H)Matchday 6Nyíregyháza0–0 (A)Group A winnersFinal standingsGroup C winnersOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legGyőr3–3 (a)1–1 (H)2–2 (A)Quarter-finalsÚjpest10–15–1 (A)5–0 (H)Zalaegerszeg4–31–2 (A)3–1 (H)Semi-finalsSiófok2–02–0 (H)0–0 (A)Diósgyőr4–23–0 (H)1–2 (A)FinalGyőr6–20–2 (A)6–0 (H)
First leg
GK 1 Zsolt SebőkDF 2 Mykhaylo DenysovDF 23 Zsolt FehérDF 28 Zsolt BenczeDF 4 Dávid MohlMF 14 Balázs Farkas MF 18 Ádám CsobánkiMF 15 Dániel Nagy MF 25 Viktor VadászMF 21 Géza Gulyás FW 11 Jusuf Dajić Substitutes:GK 12 Viktor NémethDF 24 András Fejes MF 17 István SándorMF 27 Balázs Magyar FW 19 Péter Lelkes Manager: László Disztl GK 12 János BaloghDF 22 Csaba BernáthDF 2 István SzűcsDF 3 Csaba SzatmáriDF 21 Marcell Fodor MF 23 Péter Szilágyi MF 27 Gábor DemjénMF 29 István SpitzmüllerMF 32 Aco Stojkov FW 14 Gergely RudolfFW 26 Dani Chigou Substitutes:GK 24 Norbert CsernyánszkiDF 11 Gergő OláhDF 25 Szilárd Éles DF 28 Zoltán Nagy MF 15 László Rezes MF 20 Róbert NagyMF 37 LucasManager: András Herczeg
Assistant referees: Gábor Takács Oszkár Lémon Fourth official: Csaba Pintér
Second leg
GK 24 Norbert CsernyánszkiDF 28 Zoltán NagyDF 2 István Szűcs DF 6 Zoltán Takács DF 3 Csaba SzatmáriMF 20 Róbert NagyMF 27 Gábor DemjénMF 88 Tamás Huszák MF 15 László Rezes FW 10 Igor BogdanovićFW 14 Gergely Rudolf Substitutes:GK 12 János BaloghDF 11 Gergő OláhMF 7 Tibor Dombi MF 29 István Spitzmüller MF 37 LucasFW 23 Péter SzilágyiFW 26 Dani Chigou Manager: András Herczeg GK 12 Viktor NémethDF 20 Pál LázárDF 23 Zsolt FehérDF 5 Ákos KollerDF 4 Dávid Mohl MF 14 Balázs FarkasMF 6 Tamás SifterMF 7 Péter Simek MF 8 Attila Polonkai MF 11 Jusuf Dajić FW 9 Illés Zsolt SitkuSubstitutes:GK 31 Péter HalasiDF 2 Mykhaylo Denysov DF 25 Viktor Vadász MF 16 Norbert LattensteinMF 21 Géza GulyásMF 30 Viktor BölcsföldiFW 18 Ádám Csobánki Manager: László Disztl
Assistant referees: István Albert János Medovarszki Fourth official: Attila Hegedűs
See also 2007–08 FC Fehérvár season 2007–08 Debreceni VSC season
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