2012 Setanta Sports Cup

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2012 Setanta Sports Cup
Tournament details
CountryUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland
Teams12
Defending champions Shamrock Rovers
Final positions
Champions Crusaders (1st title)
Runner-up Derry City
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored52 (2.48 per match)
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The 2012 Setanta Sports Cup was the seventh staging of the Setanta Sports Cup, an annual association football competition featuring clubs from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It commenced on 11 February 2012 and ended on 12 May 2012, with the final played at The Oval, Belfast.

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The draw for the 2012 competition was made at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, on 25 January 2012. [1]

Crusaders won the competition for the first time, defeating Derry City 5–4 on penalties after the scores were level at 2–2 after extra time. It was the first time a club from the Northern Irish IFA Premiership had won the cup since Linfield won the inaugural competition in 2005. [2]

First round

Four League of Ireland and four IFA Premiership teams played each other in the first round over two games with the winners qualifying for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 11 and 13 February and the second legs were played on 20 February. [3] [4]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bray Wanderers Flag of Ireland.svg 2−7 Ulster Banner.svg Glentoran 2−40−3
Lisburn Distillery Ulster Banner.svg 0−7 Flag of Ireland.svg Derry City 0−40−3
Bohemians Flag of Ireland.svg 3−1 Ulster Banner.svg Portadown 2−11−0
Cliftonville Ulster Banner.svg 2−0 Flag of Ireland.svg St Patrick's Athletic 1−01−0

First leg

Bray Wanderers 2 − 4 Glentoran
Waters Soccerball shade.svg18', 42' Report Murray Soccerball shade.svg19'
Knight Soccerball shade.svg51', 88'
O'Hanlon Soccerball shade.svg60'
Carlisle Grounds, Bray
Attendance: 650
Referee: Alan Kelly, (Cork)
Lisburn Distillery 0 − 4 Derry City
Cushley Red card.svg 62' Report McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg23'
Patterson Soccerball shade.svg28', 51', 60'
New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh
Referee: M.Smith (Belfast)
Bohemians 2 − 1 Portadown
Corcoran Soccerball shade.svg45'
Moore Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report Braniff Soccerball shade.svg61'
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee: Tomás Connolly (Dublin)
Cliftonville 1 − 0 St Patrick's Athletic
Boyce Soccerball shade.svg48' Report
Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 600
Referee: Raymond Hetherington

Second leg

St Patrick's Athletic 0 − 1 Cliftonville
Russell Red card.svg 65' (Report) Gormley Soccerball shade.svg69'
Richmond Park, Dublin

Cliftonville won 2 − 0 on aggregate

Derry City 3 − 0 Lisburn Distillery
McEleney Soccerball shade.svg25'
McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg60'
Patterson Soccerball shade.svg63'		 (Report)
The Brandywell, Derry

Derry City won 7 − 0 on aggregate

Portadown 0 − 1 Bohemians
(Report) Martin Soccerball shade.svg86'
Shamrock Park, Portadown

Bohemians won 3 − 1 on aggregate

Glentoran 3 − 0 Bray Wanderers
Boyce Soccerball shade.svg11', Soccerball shade.svg75 pen'
Nixon Soccerball shade.svg45'		 (Report)
The Oval, Belfast

Glentoran won 7 − 2 on aggregate

Quarter-finals

The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams (Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Crusaders, and Linfield) who received byes into the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 5 March 2012 and the second legs were played on 20 March 2012. The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 20 February 2012. [5]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Crusaders Ulster Banner.svg 2−0 Flag of Ireland.svg Bohemians 0−02−0
Linfield Ulster Banner.svg 2−4 Flag of Ireland.svg Derry City 1−11−3
Shamrock Rovers Flag of Ireland.svg 2−2 Ulster Banner.svg Cliftonville 2−00−2
Sligo Rovers Flag of Ireland.svg 3−1 Ulster Banner.svg Glentoran 2−01−1

First leg

Linfield 1 – 1 Derry City
Thompson Soccerball shade.svg13' (Report) McDaid Soccerball shade.svg85'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Sligo Rovers 2 – 0 Glentoran
Boco Soccerball shade.svg37'
Quigley Soccerball shade.svg63'		 (Report) Nixon Red card.svg 84'
Showgrounds, Sligo
Crusaders 0 – 0 Bohemians
(Report)
Seaview, Belfast

Second leg

Bohemians 0 – 2 Crusaders
Pender Red card.svg 90' (Report) Caddell Soccerball shade.svg3'
McMaster Soccerball shade.svg36'
Dalymount Park, Dublin

Crusaders won 2 − 0 on aggregate

Cliftonville 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) Shamrock Rovers
Johnston Soccerball shade.svg45'
Gormley Soccerball shade.svg86'		 (Report)
Penalties
Gormley Soccerball shad check.svg
CaldwellSoccerball shade cross.svg
Donnelly Soccerball shade cross.svg
O'Carroll Soccerball shade cross.svg		1 – 3Soccerball shad check.svg Dennehy
Soccerball shad check.svg Turner
Soccerball shad check.svg Gartland
Solitude, Belfast

Shamrock Rovers won 3 – 1 on penalties after 2 – 2 draw on aggregate

Derry City 3 – 1 Linfield
Molloy Soccerball shade.svg69'
McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg77'
Madden Soccerball shade.svg90'		 (Report) Lowry Soccerball shade.svg31'
The Brandywell, Derry

Derry City won 4 − 2 on aggregate

Glentoran 1 − 1 Sligo Rovers
Ward Soccerball shade.svg23' (Report) North Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)
The Oval, Belfast

Sligo Rovers won 3 − 1 on aggregate

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made following the second leg quarter-final matches. [6]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Crusaders Ulster Banner.svg 3−2 Flag of Ireland.svg Sligo Rovers 2−01−2
Shamrock Rovers Flag of Ireland.svg 2−3 Flag of Ireland.svg Derry City 0−32−0

First leg

Crusaders 2 – 0 Sligo Rovers
Rainey Soccerball shade.svg40', 80' (Report)
Seaview, Belfast
Shamrock Rovers 0 – 3 Derry City
Pieterse Red card.svg 12' (Report) Deery Soccerball shade.svg15'
McEleney Soccerball shade.svg51'
McBride Soccerball shade.svg85'
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

Second leg

Sligo Rovers 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Crusaders
Boco Soccerball shade.svg35'
Quigley Soccerball shade.svg48'		 (Report) Coates Soccerball shade.svg105' (pen.)
Showgrounds, Sligo

Crusaders won 3 − 2 on aggregate

Derry City 0 – 2 Shamrock Rovers
(Report) Twigg Soccerball shade.svg52', 86'
The Brandywell, Derry

Derry City won 3 − 2 on aggregate

Final

Crusaders 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Derry City
Coates Soccerball shade.svg85', 96'
McBride Red card.svg 90'		 (Report) Patterson Soccerball shade.svg80', 101' (pen.)
Penalties
Coates Soccerball shad check.svg
Morrow Soccerball shad check.svg
Snoddy Soccerball shad check.svg
Gargan Soccerball shade cross.svg
Dallas Soccerball shad check.svg
McKeown Soccerball shad check.svg		5 – 4Soccerball shad check.svg Patterson
Soccerball shad check.svg Higgins
Soccerball shad check.svg Molloy
Soccerball shade cross.svg Morrison
Soccerball shad check.svg McEleney
Soccerball shade cross.svg McCaffrey
The Oval, Belfast
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Raymond Crangle


Winner of 2012 Setanta Sports Cup
Ulster Banner.svg Crusaders
1st title

Goalscorers

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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References

  1. ↑ Setanta Sports Cup Committee Agrees 2012 Draw Date - FAI.ie
  2. ↑ "Crusaders 2-2 Derry City". BBC Sport. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Draw For First Round Of Setanta Sports Cup Announced - irishexaminer.com
  4. ↑ Change To 2012 Setanta Cup Fixture Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine - airtricityleague.ie
  5. ↑ Setanta Sports Cup Quarter-Final Draw Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine - irishfa.com
  6. ↑ "Rovers, Derry and Sligo through to Setanta semi-finals". RTÉ News. 20 March 2012.
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