| EA Sports Cup | |
| Country |  Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 March – 19 September |
| Teams | 24 |
| Champions | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| Runners-up | Galway United |
| Matches played | 23 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
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.
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second 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 |
| 19:45 | Padraic Cunningham  21'Gary Shanahan 36'Jake Keegan 66' (pen.) | Report | Brian McGroary 57' Keith Cowan 75' | Attendance: 250 (Est.) Referee: Robert Hennessy |
| 9 March 2014 | UCD | 0–1 | Cabinteely | UCD Bowl |
| 19:45 | Report | Shane O'Neill 90+3' | Attendance: 206 Referee: Ben Connolly |
| 10 March 2014 | Bohemians | 3–0 | Athlone Town | Dalymount Park |
| 19:45 | Marc Griffin 29' Marc Griffin 44'Jake Hyland 73' | Report | Attendance: 300 (Est.) Referee: Adriano Reale |
| 10 March 2014 | Drogheda United | 0–1 | Shelbourne | Hunky Dorys Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Mark Sandford 49' | Attendance: ??? Referee: Tomas Connolly |
| 10 March 2014 | Sligo Rovers | 8–0 | Mayo League | Showgrounds |
| 19:45 | Morten Nielsen 27' Gary Armstrong 45+1'Gary Armstrong 50'Sander Puri 56'Rafaele Cretaro 60' (pen.)Liam Flatley 64'Liam Flatley 85'Liam Flatley 89' | Report | Attendance: ??? Referee: Ray Matthews |
| 10 March 2014 | Wexford Youths | 1–2 | UCC | Ferrycarraig Park |
| 19:45 | Peter Higgins 86' | Report | Ian Mylod 17' Ian Mylod 22' | Attendance: ??? Referee: Brian Nolan |
| 10 March 2014 | Cobh Ramblers | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Limerick | St Colman's Park |
| 20:00 | Ronan Stanton 5' Ryan Goldsmith 95'Kynan Rocks 98' | Report | Dean Clarke 14' Paul O'Conor 105' | Attendance: 200 (Est.) Referee: Anthony Matthews |
| 10 March 2014 | Crumlin United | 4–2 | Bray Wanderers | Pearse Park |
| 20:00 | Kevin Dempsey 26' (pen.) James Lee 29'Greg Moorehouse 66'Greg Moorehouse 88' | Report | Ryan McEvoy 6' Graham Kelly 33' | Attendance: 100 (Est.) Referee: Paul Tuite |
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 47' (pen.) Gavan Holohan  65'Rob Lehane 78' | Attendance: 408 Referee: Sean Grant |
| 6 April 2014 | Sligo Rovers | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Derry City | Showgrounds |
| 16:00 | Daniel Ledwith 77' | Report | Seamus Sharkey 103' Mark Timlin 113' | Attendance: 837 Referee: Ray Matthews |
| 6 April 2014 | Galway United | 4–2 | Cockhill Celtic | Eamonn Deacy Park |
| 15:00 | Andy O'Connell 21' Ryan Connolly  41'Padraic Cunningham 58'Padraic Cunningham 66'Gary Shanahan 71' | Report | James Bradley 4' Mark Moran 90+1' | Attendance: 200 (Est.) Referee: Robert Hennessey |
| 6 April 2014 | Cabinteely | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Stradbrook Road |
| 19:00 | Report | Sean O'Connor 58' Brandon Miele 64' | Attendance: 1,000 (Est.) Referee: Adriano Reale |
| 7 April 2014 | Dundalk | 1–0 | Shelbourne | Oriel Park |
| 19:45 | John Mountney 11' | Report | Attendance: 697 Referee: Rob Harvey |
| 7 April 2014 | Bohemians | 3–1 | Longford Town | Dalymount Park |
| 19:45 | Jason Byrne 28' James O'Brien 38'Kealan Dillon 78' | Report | Ayman Ben Mohamed 13' | Attendance: 440 Referee: David McKeon |
| 7 April 2014 | Crumlin United | 1–4 | St Patrick's Athletic | Richmond Park |
| 19:45 | Patrick Cannon 55' | Report | Sam Verdon 15' Ross Carrig 67' (o.g.)James Chambers 71'Sam Verdon 74' | Attendance: 487 Referee: Rob Rogers |
| 7 April 2014 | UCC | 3–2 | Cobh Ramblers | The Mardyke |
| 20:00 | Cian Hill 27' Cian Murphy 52'Sean O'Mahony 90+4' | Report | Robert Waters 88' Robert Waters 90+3' | Attendance: 430 (Est.) Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
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 |
| 19:45 | Jake Keegan 93' | Report | Attendance: 600 (Est.) Referee: Padraig Sutton |
| 18 May 2015 | UCC | 0–5 | Dundalk | The Mardyke |
| 20:00 | Report | Ciaran O'Connor 3' Jake Kelly 13'Paddy Barrett 36'Paddy Barrett 55'Kurtis Byrne 78' | 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 64' | Report | Jack Bayly 60' | Attendance: 930 Referee: Sean Grant |
| Penalties | ||||
| Garry Buckley Mark O'Sullivan  Ross Gaynor Billy Dennehy | Killian Brennan Conan Byrne James Chambers Conor McCormack Chris Forrester | |||
| 19 May 2015 | Derry City | 0–1 | Shamrock Rovers | The Brandywell |
| 19:45 | Report | Sean O'Connor 35' | Attendance: 750 (Est.) Referee: Rob Harvey |
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 |
| 16:00 | Ryan Brennan  120+2' | Report | Killian Brennan 82' Morgan Langley 120+2' | Attendance: 2,200 (Est.) Referee: Paul Tuite |
| Penalties | ||||
| Gary McCabe Danny North Michael Drennan David O'Connor | Killian Brennan Aaron Greene Conan Byrne James Chambers Ian Morris | |||
| 3 August 2015 | Galway United | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Dundalk | Eamonn Deacy Park |
| 17:00 | Alex Byrne 113' | Report | Ronan Finn 44' Darren Meenan 78' | Referee: Ray Matthews |
| Penalties | ||||
| Stephen Walsh David O'Leary Jake Keegan Colm Horgan | Ronan Finn David McMillan Daryl Horgan John Mountney | |||
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 Jake Keegan Stephen Walsh Colm Horgan Andy O'Connell | Jack Bayly James Chambers (Irish footballer) Chris Fagan (Irish footballer) Ian Morris Sean Hoare | |||
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