2017 League of Ireland Cup

Last updated
2017 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
CountryRepublic of Ireland
DatesMarch – September
Teams24
Final positions
Champions Dundalk
Runner-up Shamrock Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Top goal scorer(s)David O'Sullivan
(Longford Town) 3 Goals
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The 2017 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 EA Sports Cup, was the 44th 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 17 February 2017. Ties were scheduled to take place on 21 March 2017 but were postponed due to the sudden death of Derry City captain Ryan McBride. All ties were re-arranged to take place in the first week of April 2017, with the exception of Galway United vs Mayo League (played on 27 March 2017).

27 March 2017 Galway United 2–0 Mayo League Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45David Cawley Soccerball shade.svg45'
Vinny Faherty Soccerball shade.svg90'
4 April 2017 Cobh Ramblers 2–0 Avondale United St. Colman's Park
19:45Matthew Whelan Soccerball shade.svg52'
Shane Lowth Soccerball shade.svg77'
4 April 2017 Wexford 0–5 Waterford Ferrycarraig Park
20:00David McDaid Soccerball shade.svg26', 88'
Gary Delaney Soccerball shade.svg44'
Owen Wall Soccerball shade.svg87', 90'
3 April 2017 Finn Harps 3–1 Cockhill Celtic Finn Park
20:00Jonathon Bonner Soccerball shade.svg29', 76'
Sean HoustonSoccerball shade.svg81'		Oisin McColgan Soccerball shade.svg72'
4 April 2017 Drogheda United 0–1 Bray Wanderers United Park
19:45 Ryan Brennan Soccerball shade.svg12'
4 April 2017 St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 Bluebell United Richmond Park
19:45Billy Dennehy Soccerball shade.svg43'
4 April 2017 Athlone Town 3–4 Longford Town Athlone Town Stadium
19:45Conor Barry Soccerball shade.svg6'
Cormac Rafferty Soccerball shade.svg34'
Walter Invernizzi Soccerball shade.svg70'		David O'Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg25', 69', 73'
Cody Mulhall Soccerball shade.svg84'
4 April 2017 Bohemians 1–0 Cabinteely Dalymount Park
19:45Stephen Nolan Soccerball shade.svg47'

Second round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 5 April 2017. The games were scheduled for Easter Monday 17 April 2017.

17 April 2017 Limerick 0–3 Cork City Market's Field
17:00 Garry Buckley Soccerball shade.svg22'
Shane Tracey Soccerball shade.svg62' (o.g.)
Shane Griffin Soccerball shade.svg68'
17 April 2017 Galway United 2–0 Derry City Eamon Deacy Park
19:45Kevin Devaney Soccerball shade.svg27'
Vinny Faherty Soccerball shade.svg90'
17 April 2017 Dundalk 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 UCD Oriel Park
17:00Conor Clifford Soccerball shade.svg76'Gary O'Neil Soccerball shade.svg22'
17 April 2017 Shelbourne 0–2 Longford Town Tolka Park
19:00Gavin Boyne Soccerball shade.svg39'
Dylan McGlade Soccerball shade.svg75'
17 April 2017 Waterford 2–0 Cobh Ramblers Regional Sports Centre
15:00Dean O' Halloran Soccerball shade.svg28'
Derek Daly Soccerball shade.svg86'
17 April 2017 Finn Harps 0–1 Sligo Rovers Finn Park
19:00Matthew Stevens Soccerball shade.svg90'
17 April 2017 Saint Patrick's Athletic 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Bray Wanderers Richmond Park
17:00
17 April 2017 Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium
19:30Darren Meenan Soccerball shade.svg3'
Brandom Miele Soccerball shade.svg69', 75'		Ian Morris Soccerball shade.svg12'

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 19 April 2017 with the ties due to be played on 1 May 2017 and 2 May 2017.

1 May 2017 Sligo Rovers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 * Galway United Showgrounds
15:00Matt Stevens Soccerball shade.svg93'
Kieran Sadlier Soccerball shade.svg115' (pen.)		Ronan Murray Soccerball shade.svg95'
Gavan Holohan Soccerball shade.svg105'
Penalties
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Craig Roddan
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Liam Martin
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Kieran Sadlier
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Jonah Ayunga
  • Stephen Folan Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Ronan Murray Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Colm Horgan Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Padraic Cunningham Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Gavan Holohan Soccerball shad check.svg
1 May 2017 Cork City 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic Turners Cross
16:00Connor Ellis Soccerball shade.svg67'
Stephen Dooley Soccerball shade.svg90'
1 May 2017 Dundalk 3–0 Waterford Oriel Park
17:00Ciarán Kilduff Soccerball shade.svg57'
Thomas Stewart Soccerball shade.svg72'
Conor Clifford Soccerball shade.svg79'
2 May 2017 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Longford Town Tallaght Stadium
19:30Dean Dillon Soccerball shade.svg84'

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals were made on 17 May 2017 with the fixtures due to take place on 7 August 2017.

7 August 2017 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 (a.e.t.) Cork City Tallaght Stadium
19:00James Doona Soccerball shade.svg120' Report
7 August 2017 Galway United 0–3 Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park
Report McGrath Soccerball shade.svg11'
Benson Soccerball shade.svg56'
Kevin Devaney (o.g.) Soccerball shade.svg78'		Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Ray Matthews

Final

16 September 2017 Shamrock Rovers 0–3 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium
15:00Bolger Yellow card.svg 48' Yellow-red card.svg 65' Report McMillan Soccerball shade.svg5'
McEleney Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stewart Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Derek Tomney

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