2005 League of Ireland Cup

The League of Ireland Cup 2005 was the 32nd staging of the League of Ireland Cup.

2005 League of Ireland Cup
Tournament details
Country Ireland
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The 2005 League Cup kicked off in May. A representative team of the Mayo League joined the 22 league clubs in the draw. There were fourteen clubs drawn to face each other in the first round, with the rest given byes to the second round.

First round

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Matches played on 30 May and 31 May 2005.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Dublin City 1–3 UCD
2 Dundalk 2–4 St Patrick's Athletic
3 Limerick 2–2 Waterford United
Waterford United won 4–1 on penalties
4 Bray Wanderers 0–3 Shamrock Rovers
5 Derry City 2–1 Mayo League
6 Monaghan United 2–0 Athlone Town
7 Sligo Rovers 1–0 Finn Harps

Second round

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Matches played between 20 June and 26 June 2005.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Cork City 3–0 Kilkenny City
2 UCD 1–0 Shamrock Rovers
3 Bohemians 1–3 St Patrick's Athletic
4 Cobh Ramblers 0–1 Waterford United
5 Drogheda United 2–1 Monaghan United
6 Shelbourne 2–1 Kildare County
7 Sligo Rovers 0–2 Longford Town
8 Derry City 2–1 Galway United

Quarter-finals

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Matches played on 4 July and 5 July 2005.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 UCD 1–0 Waterford United
2 Shelbourne 2–1 St Patrick's Athletic
3 Cork City 0–1 Longford Town
4 Derry City 2–2 Drogheda United
Derry City won 5–4 on penalties

Semi-finals

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Shelbourne1–2UCD
Hawkins   85' Gannon   90'
Martin   90'

Derry City2–1Longford Town
Farren   42',   48' Ferguson   71'

Final

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UCD1–2Derry City
Byrne   40' Murphy   14'
McWalter   45' (og)
Attendance: 2,150


League of Ireland Cup Winner 2005

Derry City
6th Title
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