The 2009 EA Sports Cup is the 36th staging of the League of Ireland football knockout competition.
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Tournament details | |
Country | Ireland & Northern Ireland |
Teams | 24 |
Defending champions | Derry City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Bohemians |
Runner-up | Waterford United |
Twenty nine clubs participated in this year's competition. The ten Premier Division, twelve First Division and the five non-reserve teams from the A Championship were joined by Kildrum Tigers, the 2008 Ulster Senior League champions, and the Kerry District League representative side. For the Preliminary, 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 2009 EA Sports Cup kicked off on Monday, 30 March 2009 with the preliminary round. The Final was played on Saturday, 26 September 2009, and was won by Bohemians.[1]
Preliminary round edit
The matches were played on Monday, 30 and Tuesday, 31 March 2009.
Pool 2 edit
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Kildrum Tigers | 1–2 | Finn Harps |
Salthill Devon | 2–2 (aet, p. 4–3) | Mervue United |
First round edit
The matches were played on Monday, 13 and Tuesday, 14 April 2009.
Pool 1 edit
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Limerick | 1–1 (aet, p. 3–5) | Wexford Youths |
Kerry District League | 1–3 (aet) | Cork City |
FC Carlow | 3–2 | Cobh Ramblers |
Pool 2 edit
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Galway United | 2–2 (aet, p. 3–2) | Salthill Devon |
Castlebar Celtic | 0–4 | Finn Harps |
Pool 3 edit
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Shelbourne | 3–0 | Dundalk |
Monaghan United | 1–2 | Sporting Fingal |
Bray Wanderers | 0–2 | Drogheda United |
Pool 4 edit
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Athlone Town | 3–0 | Longford Town |
Shamrock Rovers | 3–0 | Kildare County |
Tullamore Town | 0–2 | University College Dublin |
Second round edit
The matches were played on Monday, 4 and Tuesday, 5 May 2009.
Pool 1 edit
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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FC Carlow | 1–3 (aet) | Waterford United |
Cork City | 1–1 (aet, p. 4–5) | Wexford Youths |
Pool 2 edit
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Galway United | 1–0 | Derry City |
Sligo Rovers | 4–1 | Finn Harps |
Pool 3 edit
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Drogheda United | 0–2 | Sporting Fingal |
Bohemians | 4–3 (aet) | Shelbourne |
Pool 4 edit
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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St Patrick's Athletic | 0–1 | Shamrock Rovers |
Athlone Town | 0–1 | University College Dublin |
Quarter finals edit
The matches were played on Monday, 18 and Tuesday, 19 May 2009.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Galway United | 0–2 | University College Dublin |
Sporting Fingal | 0–1 | Sligo Rovers |
Waterford United | 2–1 | Shamrock Rovers |
Wexford Youths | 1–2 | Bohemians |
Semifinals edit
The matches were played on Monday, 3 and Tuesday, 4 August 2009.
Bohemians | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Sligo Rovers |
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Neale Fenn 56' Paul Keegan 90' Ken Oman 99' Joseph Ndo 101' |
Report | Matthew Blinkhorn 37' Martin Nicolas Camano 49' Alan Keane 61' (pen.) |
University College Dublin | 1–3 | Waterford United |
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Chris Mulhall 87' Ronan Finn 90' (pen.) |
Report | Kenny Browne 58' Graham Cummins 64' Graham Cummins 86' |
Final edit
Waterford United | 1–3 | Bohemians |
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Kenny Browne 81' | Report | Killian Brennan 8' 30' (pen.) Neale Fenn 43' |
References edit
- ^ "Bohs end Cup wait but focus returns to league". The Herald. 2009-09-28. Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2009-09-28.