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!colspan=2 align=center | '''[[United Soccer Leagues 2008|2008 Season]]'''
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|'''[[Puerto Rico Islanders managers|Manager]]''' || [[Colin Clarke (footballer born 1962)|Colin Clarke]]
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|'''[[United Soccer Leagues 2008|League position]]''' ||align=center| [[United Soccer Leagues 2008|1st]]
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|'''[[United Soccer Leagues 2008|Playoffs]]''' ||align=center| [[United Soccer Leagues 2008|Runner Up]]
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|'''[[CFU Club Championship 2007|CFU Club Championship]]''' ||align=center| [[CFU Club Championship 2008|3rd]]
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|'''[[CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09]]''' ||align=center| [[CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09|Semi-Finals]]
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! <math> \leftarrow </math> Previous season <br> [[Puerto Rico Islanders 2007|2007]] || Next season <math> \rightarrow </math> <br> [[Puerto Rico Islanders 2009|2009]]
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The 20098 season is the [[Puerto Rico Islanders]] 5th season in the [[USL First Division]]. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club had during the 2008 season. It also includes matched played in 2008 for the [[CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09]].

== Club ==

=== Management ===
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{{Fb cs staff |bg=  |p=GK coach          |s={{flagicon|USA}}    [[Jack Stefanowski]] }}
{{Fb cs footer |u= February 26, 2009 |s=[http://www.prislandersfc.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=63 Islanders FC] |date=September 2012}}
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=== Kit ===
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== Competitions ==

=== Overall ===

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!Competition!!Started position!!Current position / round!!Final position / round!!First match!!Last match           
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|[[CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09]]
|[[CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 preliminary round|Preliminary round]]
| -
|[[CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 championship round|Semifinals]]
|2008-08-27
|2009-04-07
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|[[United Soccer Leagues 2008|USL 1 Regular season]]
| -
| -
| 1st
|2008-04-17
|2008-09-21
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|[[United Soccer Leagues 2008|USL 1 Playoffs]]
|[[United Soccer Leagues 2008|Semi-Finals]]
| -
|[[United Soccer Leagues 2008|Runner Up]]
|2008-10-03
|2008-10-12
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=== USL 1 ===

==== Results summary ====
{{Fb_rs |hw=9 |hd=4 |hl=3 |hgf=27|hga=13|aw=7 |ad=5 |al=5 |agf=20|aga=14}}
{{Fb_rs_footer|u=2009-02-22|s=[http://www.uslsoccer.com/standings/8588667.html USL 1 2008 Archives] |date=February 2009}}

==== Results by round (regular season) ====
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|label2= Result
| res2=L/L/W/L/D/D/D/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/D/W/D/W/D/D/W/W/D/D
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|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|updated=2009-02-22
|source=[http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/934378.html Regular season Schedule]
|date=September 2012
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==== Result by brackets (Playoffs) ====

''Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups''
{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3| RD1=Quarterfinals <br> September 26/28
| RD2=Semifinals <br> October 3/5
| RD3=Final <br> October 12
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| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=[[Rochester Rhinos]]
| RD1-score3-1=2
| RD1-score3-2=0
| RD1-score3-3='''2'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=[[Charleston Battery]]
| RD1-score4-1=0
| RD1-score4-2=1
| RD1-score4-3='''1'''
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=[[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]
| RD1-score5-1=1
| RD1-score5-2=3
| RD1-score5-3= '''4'''
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| RD1-team6=[[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]]
| RD1-score6-1=2
| RD1-score6-2=1
| RD1-score6-3= '''3'''
| RD1-seed7=2
| RD1-team7=[[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps]]
| RD1-score7-1=2
| RD1-score7-2=3
| RD1-score7-3='''5'''
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=[[Minnesota Thunder]]
| RD1-score8-1=0
| RD1-score8-2=4
| RD1-score8-3='''4'''
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=[[Puerto Rico Islanders]] ([[extra time|AET]])
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| RD2-score1-2=3
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| RD2-score3-2=2
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| RD2-score4-1=1
| RD2-score4-2=0
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| RD3-seed1=1
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| RD3-score1-3=
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