2015 League of Ireland Cup

Last updated
2015 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Dates9 March – 19 September
Teams24
Final positions
Champions St. Patrick's Athletic
Runner-up Galway United
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
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The 2015 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 EA Sports Cup, was the 42nd season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.

Contents

Teams

Pool 1Pool 2Pool 3Pool 4

Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round

First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 10 February 2015. [1] The First Round games were played on 9 and 10 March 2015.

9 March 2014 Galway United 3–2 Finn Harps Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45Padraic Cunningham Soccerball shade.svg21'
Gary Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg36'
Jake Keegan Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.)		 Report Brian McGroary Soccerball shade.svg57'
Keith Cowan Soccerball shade.svg75'		Attendance: 250 (Est.)
Referee: Robert Hennessy
9 March 2014 UCD 0–1 Cabinteely UCD Bowl
19:45 Report Shane O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg90+3'Attendance: 206
Referee: Ben Connolly
10 March 2014 Bohemians 3–0 Athlone Town Dalymount Park
19:45Marc Griffin Soccerball shade.svg29'
Marc Griffin Soccerball shade.svg44'
Jake Hyland Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Attendance: 300 (Est.)
Referee: Adriano Reale
10 March 2014 Drogheda United 0–1 Shelbourne Hunky Dorys Park
19:45 Report Mark Sandford Soccerball shade.svg49'Attendance: ???
Referee: Tomas Connolly
10 March 2014 Sligo Rovers 8–0 Mayo League Showgrounds
19:45 Morten Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg27'
Gary Armstrong Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Gary Armstrong Soccerball shade.svg50'
Sander Puri Soccerball shade.svg56'
Rafaele Cretaro Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
Liam Flatley Soccerball shade.svg64'
Liam Flatley Soccerball shade.svg85'
Liam Flatley Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Attendance: ???
Referee: Ray Matthews
10 March 2014 Wexford Youths 1–2 UCC Ferrycarraig Park
19:45Peter Higgins Soccerball shade.svg86' Report Ian Mylod Soccerball shade.svg17'
Ian Mylod Soccerball shade.svg22'		Attendance: ???
Referee: Brian Nolan
10 March 2014 Cobh Ramblers 3–2 (a.e.t.) Limerick St Colman's Park
20:00Ronan Stanton Soccerball shade.svg5'
Ryan Goldsmith Soccerball shade.svg95'
Kynan Rocks Soccerball shade.svg98'		 Report Dean Clarke Soccerball shade.svg14'
Paul O'Conor Soccerball shade.svg105'		Attendance: 200 (Est.)
Referee: Anthony Matthews
10 March 2014 Crumlin United 4–2 Bray Wanderers Pearse Park
20:00Kevin Dempsey Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen.)
James Lee Soccerball shade.svg29'
Greg Moorehouse Soccerball shade.svg66'
Greg Moorehouse Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Ryan McEvoy Soccerball shade.svg6'
Graham Kelly Soccerball shade.svg33'		Attendance: 100 (Est.)
Referee: Paul Tuite

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 18 March. [2] The draw was regionalised, based on geographical pools. Ties were played on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 April.

6 April 2014 Waterford United 0–2 Cork City RSC
15:00 Report Ross Gaynor Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.)
Gavan Holohan Red card.svg 65'
Rob Lehane Soccerball shade.svg78'		Attendance: 408
Referee: Sean Grant
6 April 2014 Sligo Rovers 0–2 (a.e.t.) Derry City Showgrounds
16:00Daniel Ledwith Red card.svg 77' Report Seamus Sharkey Soccerball shade.svg103'
Mark Timlin Soccerball shade.svg113'		Attendance: 837
Referee: Ray Matthews
6 April 2014 Galway United 4–2 Cockhill Celtic Eamonn Deacy Park
15:00Andy O'Connell Soccerball shade.svg21'
Ryan Connolly Soccerball shade cross.svg41'
Padraic Cunningham Soccerball shade.svg58'
Padraic Cunningham Soccerball shade.svg66'
Gary Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report James Bradley Soccerball shade.svg4'
Mark Moran Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		Attendance: 200 (Est.)
Referee: Robert Hennessey
6 April 2014 Cabinteely 0–2 Shamrock Rovers Stradbrook Road
19:00 Report Sean O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg58'
Brandon Miele Soccerball shade.svg64'		Attendance: 1,000 (Est.)
Referee: Adriano Reale
7 April 2014 Dundalk 1–0 Shelbourne Oriel Park
19:45John Mountney Soccerball shade.svg11' Report Attendance: 697
Referee: Rob Harvey
7 April 2014 Bohemians 3–1 Longford Town Dalymount Park
19:45 Jason Byrne Soccerball shade.svg28'
James O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg38'
Kealan Dillon Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Ayman Ben Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg13'Attendance: 440
Referee: David McKeon
7 April 2014 Crumlin United 1–4 St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park
19:45Patrick Cannon Soccerball shade.svg55' Report Sam Verdon Soccerball shade.svg15'
Ross Carrig Soccerball shade.svg67' (o.g.)
James Chambers Soccerball shade.svg71'
Sam Verdon Soccerball shade.svg74'		Attendance: 487
Referee: Rob Rogers
7 April 2014 UCC 3–2 Cobh Ramblers The Mardyke
20:00Cian Hill Soccerball shade.svg27'
Cian Murphy Soccerball shade.svg52'
Sean O'Mahony Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Report Robert Waters Soccerball shade.svg88'
Robert Waters Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		Attendance: 430 (Est.)
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Quarter finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on Wednesday 15 April. The draw was an open draw, following on from previous draws made on a regional basis. Ties were played Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 May.

18 May 2015 Galway United 1–0 (a.e.t.) Bohemians Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45Jake Keegan Soccerball shade.svg93' Report Attendance: 600 (Est.)
Referee: Padraig Sutton
18 May 2015 UCC 0–5 Dundalk The Mardyke
20:00 Report Ciaran O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg3'
Jake Kelly Soccerball shade.svg13'
Paddy Barrett Soccerball shade.svg36'
Paddy Barrett Soccerball shade.svg55'
Kurtis Byrne Soccerball shade.svg78'		Attendance: 650 (Est.)
Referee: David Keeler
19 May 2015 Cork City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 St Patrick's Athletic Turners Cross
19:45 Liam Kearney Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Jack Bayly Soccerball shade.svg60'Attendance: 930
Referee: Sean Grant
Penalties
Garry Buckley Soccerball shade cross.svg
Mark O'Sullivan Soccerball shad check.svg
Ross Gaynor Soccerball shad check.svg
Billy Dennehy Soccerball shad check.svg		 Killian Brennan Soccerball shad check.svg
Conan Byrne Soccerball shad check.svg
James Chambers Soccerball shad check.svg
Conor McCormack Soccerball shad check.svg
Chris Forrester Soccerball shad check.svg
19 May 2015 Derry City 0–1 Shamrock Rovers The Brandywell
19:45 Report Sean O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg35'Attendance: 750 (Est.)
Referee: Rob Harvey

Semi finals

Ties were played Monday 3 August.

3 August 2015 Shamrock Rovers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 St Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium
16:00Ryan Brennan Yellow card.svg 120+2' Report Killian Brennan Yellow card.svg 82'
Morgan Langley Yellow card.svg 120+2'		Attendance: 2,200 (Est.)
Referee: Paul Tuite
Penalties
Gary McCabe Soccerball shad check.svg
Danny North Soccerball shad check.svg
Michael Drennan Soccerball shade cross.svg
David O'Connor Soccerball shade cross.svg		 Killian Brennan Soccerball shade cross.svg
Aaron Greene Soccerball shad check.svg
Conan Byrne Soccerball shad check.svg
James Chambers Soccerball shad check.svg
Ian Morris Soccerball shad check.svg
3 August 2015 Galway United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park
17:00Alex Byrne Yellow card.svg 113' Report Ronan Finn Yellow card.svg 44'
Darren Meenan Yellow card.svg 78'		Referee: Ray Matthews
Penalties
Stephen Walsh Soccerball shad check.svg
David O'Leary Soccerball shad check.svg
Jake Keegan Soccerball shad check.svg
Colm Horgan Soccerball shad check.svg		Ronan Finn Soccerball shade cross.svg
David McMillan Soccerball shade cross.svg
Daryl Horgan Soccerball shad check.svg
John Mountney Soccerball shad check.svg

Final

The EA Sports Cup Final was played on Saturday 19 September. The match took place at Eamonn Deacy Park, following a coin-toss for home advantage, and was screened live on Setanta Sports. St Patrick's Athletic won the tie on penalties, following a scoreless draw. [3] [4] [5]

19 September 2015 Galway United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 St Patrick's Athletic* Eamonn Deacy Park
18.05 Report Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Penalties
Ryan Connolly Soccerball shad check.svg
Jake Keegan Soccerball shade cross.svg
Stephen Walsh Soccerball shad check.svg
Colm Horgan Soccerball shad check.svg
Andy O'Connell Soccerball shade cross.svg		Jack Bayly Soccerball shad check.svg
James Chambers (Irish footballer) Soccerball shad check.svg
Chris Fagan (Irish footballer) Soccerball shad check.svg
Ian Morris Soccerball shad check.svg
Sean Hoare Soccerball shade cross.svg

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