2009 League of Ireland Cup

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2009 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
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Defending champions Derry City
Champions Bohemians
Runners-up Waterford United
2008
2010

The 2009 EA Sports Cup is the 36th staging of the League of Ireland football knockout competition.

Contents

Twenty nine clubs participated in this year's competition. The ten Premier Division, twelve First Division and the five non-reserve teams from the A Championship were joined by Kildrum Tigers, the 2008 Ulster Senior League champions, and the Kerry District 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.

The 2009 EA Sports Cup kicked off on Monday, 30 March 2009 with the preliminary round. The Final was played on Saturday, 26 September 2009, and was won by Bohemians. [1]

Preliminary round

The matches were played on Monday, 30 and Tuesday, 31 March 2009.

Pool 2

Team 1 Score Team 2
Kildrum Tigers 1–2 Finn Harps
Salthill Devon 2–2 (aet, p. 4–3) Mervue United

First round

The matches were played on Monday, 13 and Tuesday, 14 April 2009.

Pool 1

Team 1 Score Team 2
Limerick 1–1 (aet, p. 3–5) Wexford Youths
Kerry District League 1–3 (aet) Cork City
FC Carlow 3–2 Cobh Ramblers

Pool 2

Team 1 Score Team 2
Galway United 2–2 (aet, p. 3–2) Salthill Devon
Castlebar Celtic 0–4 Finn Harps

Pool 3

Team 1 Score Team 2
Shelbourne 3–0 Dundalk
Monaghan United 1–2 Sporting Fingal
Bray Wanderers 0–2 Drogheda United

Pool 4

Team 1 Score Team 2
Athlone Town 3–0 Longford Town
Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Kildare County
Tullamore Town 0–2 University College Dublin

Second round

The matches were played on Monday, 4 and Tuesday, 5 May 2009.

Pool 1

Team 1 Score Team 2
FC Carlow 1–3 (aet) Waterford United
Cork City 1–1 (aet, p. 4–5) Wexford Youths

Pool 2

Team 1 Score Team 2
Galway United 1–0 Derry City
Sligo Rovers 4–1 Finn Harps

Pool 3

Team 1 Score Team 2
Drogheda United 0–2 Sporting Fingal
Bohemians 4–3 (aet) Shelbourne

Pool 4

Team 1 Score Team 2
St Patrick's Athletic 0–1 Shamrock Rovers
Athlone Town 0–1 University College Dublin

Quarter finals

The matches were played on Monday, 18 and Tuesday, 19 May 2009.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Galway United 0–2 University College Dublin
Sporting Fingal 0–1 Sligo Rovers
Waterford United 2–1 Shamrock Rovers
Wexford Youths 1–2 Bohemians

Semifinals

The matches were played on Monday, 3 and Tuesday, 4 August 2009.

Bohemians 4–2 (a.e.t.) Sligo Rovers
Neale Fenn Soccerball shade.svg56'
Paul Keegan Soccerball shade.svg90'
Ken Oman Soccerball shade.svg99'
Joseph Ndo Soccerball shade.svg101'
Report Matthew Blinkhorn Soccerball shade.svg37'
Martin Nicolas Camano Red card.svg 49'
Alan Keane Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)

University College Dublin 1–3 Waterford United
Chris Mulhall Red card.svg 87'
Ronan Finn Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Report Kenny Browne Soccerball shade.svg58'
Graham Cummins Soccerball shade.svg64'
Graham Cummins Soccerball shade.svg86'

Final

Waterford United 1–3 Bohemians
Kenny Browne Soccerball shade.svg81' Report Killian Brennan Soccerball shade.svg8'Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.)
Neale Fenn Soccerball shade.svg43'
RSC, Waterford
Attendance: c. 4,000
Referee: D. Tomney

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References

  1. "Bohs end Cup wait but focus returns to league". The Herald. 2009-09-28. Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2009-09-28.