2015 League of Ireland Cup
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| EA Sports Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country |  Republic of Ireland |
| Dates | 9 March - 19 September |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| Runner-up | Galway United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
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The 2015 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 EA Sports Cup, is the 42nd season of the Irish football knockout competition.
Teams
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round
First Round
The draw for the First Round took place on 10 February 2015. [1] The First Round games were played on the 9th and 10th of 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 |
Second Round
The draw for the second round took place on the 18th of March. [2] The draw was regionalised based on geographical pools. Ties were played on Monday, April 6 & Tuesday, April 7.
| 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' |
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 |
Quarter Finals
The draw for the quarter finals took place on Wednesday, April 15. The draw was an open draw, following on from previous draws made on a regional basis. Ties were played Monday, May 18 & Tuesday, May 19.
| 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 |
Semi Finals
Ties were played Monday, August 3.
| 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 |
Final
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 penaties, following a scoreless draw.[3][4][5]
| 19 September 2015 | Galway United | 0-0
3-4 on penalties |
St Patrick's Athletic* | Eamonn Deacy Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.05 | Report | Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Paul McLaughlin |
References
- ↑ http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2015/0210/679219-euro-clubs-receive-bye-in-ea-sports-cup/
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2015/03/18/9949242/ea-sports-cup-second-round-draw-sligo-rovers-to-host-derry
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