2011 League of Ireland Cup

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The 2011 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2011 EA Sports Cup, was the 38th season of the Irish football knockout competition.

The competition was won by Derry City who defeated Cork City in the final on 24 September 2011 in Turners Cross, Cork.

A total of 27 teams entered the 2011 competition. The 10 League of Ireland Premier Division and 11 League of Ireland First Division clubs were joined by 4 A Championship teams, as well as Ulster Senior League champions Cockhill Celtic and the Kerry League representative side. For the Preliminary, First and Second Rounds of the competition, all participating clubs were split into 4 regional pools with the further rounds of the competition having an open draw. Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Bohemians and St. Patrick's Athletic all received automatic byes into the Second round of the competition due to each club's European football participation. The 2011 competition commenced with the Preliminary Round in March 2011.

Teams

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

Preliminary Round

The draw for the Preliminary Round took place on 2 March 2011.[1]

The Preliminary Round games were played on 14 March 2011.

First Round

The draw for the First Round took place on 2 March 2011.[1]

The First Round Games were played on 25 March, 28 March and 30 March 2011.

Pool 1

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Cobh Ramblers 1 – 3 Wexford Youths
2 Kerry League 0 – 1 Limerick

Report
3 Tralee Dynamos 0 – 4 Waterford United

Report

Pool 2

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Galway United 1 – 3 Cockhill Celtic

Report
2 Mervue United 1 – 0
AET		 Finn Harps

Report
3 Salthill Devon 2 – 4
AET		 Derry City

Report

Pool 3

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Bray Wanderers 0 – 1 Drogheda United

Report
2 Longford Town 2 – 3 UCD

Report

Pool 4

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 FC Carlow 0 – 4 Shelbourne

Report

Second Round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 30 March 2011.[1]

The Second Round games were played on 25 April 2011.

Pool 1

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Limerick 1 – 0 Waterford United Report
2 Wexford Youths 0 – 1 Cork City Report

Pool 2

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Cockhill Celtic 0 – 4 Sligo Rovers
2 Derry City 2 – 1 Mervue United

Pool 3

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Drogheda United 2 – 3 UCD
2 St Patrick's Athletic 1 – 1
AET		 Shamrock Rovers Report
St Patrick's Athletic Athletic won 3 – 1 on penalties

Pool 4

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Monaghan United 2 – 1
AET		 Dundalk Report
2 Shelbourne 4 – 2 Bohemians Report

Quarter-Finals

The draw for the Quarter-Finals was made on 2 May 2011 on MNS on RTÉ Two.[2]

The Quarter-Final games were played on 06/27/28 June 2011.

Tie No Home team Score Away team Report
1 Shelbourne 1 – 2 Sligo Rovers
2 Limerick 5 – 0 Monaghan United
3 Cork City 2 – 1 St Patrick's Athletic Report
4 UCD 0 – 3 Derry City

Semi−Finals

The Semi-Final games were played on the 8/23 August 2011.

Tie No Home team Score Away team Report
1 Cork City 3 – 1
AET		 Limerick Report
2 Derry City 3 – 3
AET		 Sligo Rovers Report
Derry City won 5 – 3 on penalties

Final

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Main article: 2011 League of Ireland Cup Final

The final was played on Saturday 24 September 2011 in Turners Cross, Cork.[3][4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cork City 0 − 1 Derry City

Match

24 September 2011
18.00 IST
Cork City 0 − 1 Derry City
Report Zayed Goal 66' (pen.)
Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance: 4,164
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)

References

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External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Holders Sligo Face Trip To Shels In EA Sports Cup Last Eight - airtricityleague.ie
  3. ↑ EA Sports Cup Final set for Turners Cross - Extratime.ie
  4. ↑ Derry City win EA Sports Cup - Extratime.ie
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