2011 League of Ireland Cup

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2011 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
&
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Teams27
Defending champions Sligo Rovers
Final positions
Champions Derry City
Runner-up Cork City
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored85 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jeffrey Judge
Stephen McLaughlin
Eoin Doyle
(3 goals)
  2010
2012  

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

Contents

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

A total of 27 teams entered the 2011 competition. The ten Premier Division and eleven First Division clubs were joined by four A Championship teams plus the 2010 Ulster Senior League champions, Cockhill Celtic 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. 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 1Pool 2Pool 3Pool 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 noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1 Cobh Ramblers 1–3 Wexford Youths
2 Kerry District League 0–1 Limerick

Report

3 Tralee Dynamos 0–4 Waterford United

Report

Pool 2

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
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 [ permanent dead link ]

Pool 3

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1 Bray Wanderers 0–1 Drogheda United

Report

2 Longford Town 2–3 UCD

Report

Pool 4

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
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 noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1 Limerick 1–0 Waterford United Report
2 Wexford Youths 0–1 Cork City Report

Pool 2

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1 Cockhill Celtic 0–4 Sligo Rovers
2 Derry City 2–1 Mervue United

Pool 3

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
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 noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1 Monaghan United 2–1
AET
Dundalk Report
2 Shelbourne 4–2 Bohemians Report

Quarterfinals

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

The Quarterfinal games were played on 06/27/28 June 2011.

Tie NoHome teamScoreAway teamReport
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 Semifinal games were played on the 8/23 August 2011.

Tie NoHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1 Cork City 3–1
AET
Limerick Report [usurped]
2 Derry City 3–3
AET
Sligo Rovers Report
Derry City won 5 3 on penalties

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

Cork City 0–1 Derry City
Report Zayed Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.)
Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance: 4,164
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)

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References

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