2012 League of Ireland Cup

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2012 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Teams22
Final positions
ChampionsDrogheda United
Runner-upShamrock Rovers
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2013  →

The 2012 League of Ireland Cup , also known as the 2012 EA Sports Cup, is the 39th season of the Irish football knockout competition.

Contents

A total of 22 teams entered the 2012 competition. The 12 League of Ireland Premier Division and 8 League of Ireland First Division clubs were joined by Ulster Senior League champions Fanad United and the Mayo League representative side. For the 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 2012 competition commenced with the First Round on 26 March 2012.

Teams

Pool 1Pool 2Pool 3Pool 4

First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 7 March 2012. [1] The First Round games were played on 26 March 2012.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Pool 1
Cork City 5 − 1 Wexford Youths Report
Waterford United 1 − 6 UCD Report
Pool 2
Finn Harps 2 − 0Mayo League Report
Monaghan United 2 − 1 Fanad United Report
Pool 3
Shelbourne 1 − 0 Mervue United Report
Pool 4
Athlone Town 2 − 5 Drogheda United Report

Second round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 27 March 2012. [2] The Second Round games were played on 9/10 April 2012.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Pool 1
Limerick 3 − 0 Cork City Report
St Patrick's Athletic 2 − 1 UCD Report
Pool 2
Derry City 4 − 0 Finn Harps Report
Sligo Rovers 3 − 1 Monaghan United Report
Pool 3
SD Galway 0 − 2 Shamrock Rovers Report
Shelbourne 1 − 2 aet Bray Wanderers Report
Pool 4
Drogheda United 1 − 1 aet
4−3 pen. 		Bohemians Report
Longford Town 1 − 2 Dundalk Report

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 7 May 2012 on MNS on RTÉ Two. [3] The quarterfinal games were played on 25/26 June 2012.

25 June 2012 Drogheda United 1 − 1
(3 − 2 p)		 Dundalk Hunky Dorys Park
19:45Foley Soccerball shade.svg33' Report Soccerball shade.svg54' Griffin Referee: Derek Tomney
Penalties
Foley Soccerball shad check.svg
R. Brennan Soccerball shad check.svg
Hynes Soccerball shade cross.svg
Marshall Soccerball shade cross.svg
G. Brennan Soccerball shad check.svg		Soccerball shade cross.svg Mountney
Soccerball shade cross.svg O'Neill
Soccerball shad check.svg Shields
Soccerball shad check.svg Walsh
Soccerball shade cross.svg Griffin
25 June 2012 Bray Wanderers 1 − 3 Limerick Carlisle Grounds
19:45 Byrne Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.) Report Soccerball shade.svg12', 16' Coughlan
Soccerball shade.svg21' Sheahan 		Referee: Paul Tuite
26 June 2012 Sligo Rovers 4 − 0 Derry City The Showgrounds
19:45Cretaro Soccerball shade.svg50', 82'
North Soccerball shade.svg79', 85'		 Report Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Rob Rogers
26 June 2012 St Patrick's Athletic 1 − 1
(2 − 4 p)		 Shamrock Rovers Richmond Park
19:45 S. O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Soccerball shade.svg7' Brennan Attendance: 1,091
Referee: Damien Hancock
Penalties
S. O'Connor Soccerball shad check.svg
Russell Soccerball shad check.svg
Chambers Soccerball shade cross.svg
Daly Soccerball shade cross.svg		Soccerball shad check.svg McCabe
Soccerball shad check.svg O'Donnell
Soccerball shad check.svg Twigg
Soccerball shade cross.svg Greene
Soccerball shad check.svg McCormack

Semi finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on MNS on 9 July 2012. [4]

6 August 2012 Drogheda United 2 − 1 Sligo Rovers Hunky Dorys Park
15:00 G. Brennan Soccerball shade.svg26'
Mulvenna Soccerball shade.svg29'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg60' Lynch Referee: Padraigh Sutton
6 August 2012 Shamrock Rovers 4 − 1 Limerick Tallaght Stadium
19:00Gannon Soccerball shade.svg23'
Kilduff Soccerball shade.svg66', 78'
Dennehy Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg87' Judge Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Paul Tuite

Final

The final will be played on Saturday, 22 September 2012 in Tallaght Stadium, Dublin. [5]

Drogheda United 3 − 1 Shamrock Rovers
O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg33'
Gilbert Soccerball shade.svg43' (o.g.)
Foley Soccerball shade.svg61'
Hynes Yellow card.svg 21'
McNally Yellow card.svg 73'
Prendergast Yellow card.svg 83'		 Report Brennan Soccerball shade.svg59'
Kilduff Yellow card.svg 23'
Powell Red card.svg 72'
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Tom Connolly

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