2012 League of Ireland Cup

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

2012 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
 Northern Ireland
Teams22
Final positions
ChampionsDrogheda United
Runner-upShamrock Rovers
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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

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Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

First round

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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 − 0 Mayo 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

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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

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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)
DundalkHunky Dorys Park
19:45 Foley   33' Report   54' Griffin Referee: Derek Tomney
Penalties
Foley  
R. Brennan  
Hynes  
Marshall  
G. Brennan  
  Mountney
  O'Neill
  Shields
  Walsh
  Griffin
25 June 2012 Bray Wanderers1 − 3 Limerick Carlisle Grounds
19:45 Byrne   55' (pen.) Report   12', 16' Coughlan
  21' Sheahan
Referee: Paul Tuite
26 June 2012 Sligo Rovers 4 − 0Derry CityThe Showgrounds
19:45 Cretaro   50', 82'
North   79', 85'
Report Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Rob Rogers
26 June 2012 St Patrick's Athletic1 − 1
(2 − 4 p)
Shamrock Rovers Richmond Park
19:45 S. O'Connor   27' Report   7' Brennan Attendance: 1,091
Referee: Damien Hancock
Penalties
S. O'Connor  
Russell  
Chambers  
Daly  
  McCabe
  O'Donnell
  Twigg
  Greene
  McCormack

Semi finals

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

6 August 2012 Drogheda United 2 − 1Sligo RoversHunky Dorys Park
15:00 G. Brennan   26'
Mulvenna   29'
Report   60' Lynch Referee: Padraigh Sutton
6 August 2012 Shamrock Rovers 4 − 1LimerickTallaght Stadium
19:00 Gannon   23'
Kilduff   66', 78'
Dennehy   90+2'
Report   87' Judge Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Paul Tuite

Final

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

Drogheda United3 − 1Shamrock Rovers
O'Brien   33'
Gilbert   43' (o.g.)
Foley   61'
Hynes   21'
McNally   73'
Prendergast   83'
Report Brennan   59'
Kilduff   23'
Powell   72'
Referee: Tom Connolly

References

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  1. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup 2012 First Round draw confirmed". airtricityleague.ie. Airtricity League. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup 2012 Second Round draw confirmed". extratime.ie. Airtricity League. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup 2012 Quarter-final draw on MNS". airtricityleague.ie. Airtricity League. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup semi-final draw made". airtricityleague.ie. Airtricity League. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup Final confirmed for Tallaght Stadium". Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
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