2012 Setanta Sports Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Crusaders (1st title) |
Runner-up | Derry City |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 52 (2.48 per match) |
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The 2012 Setanta Sports Cup was the seventh staging of the annual all-Ireland association football competition. It commenced on 11 February 2012 and ended on 12 May 2012, with the final played at The Oval, Belfast.
The draw for the 2012 competition was made at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, on 25 January 2012.[1]
Crusaders won the competition for the first time, defeating Derry City 5–4 on penalties after the scores were level at 2–2 after extra time. It was the first time a club from the Northern Irish IFA Premiership had won the cup since Linfield won the inaugural competition in 2005.[2]
Contents
First round
Four League of Ireland and four IFA Premiership teams played each other in the first round over two games with the winners qualifying for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 11 and 13 February and the second legs were played on 20 February.[3][4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bray Wanderers | 2−7 | Glentoran | 2−4 | 0−3 |
Lisburn Distillery | 0−7 | Derry City | 0−4 | 0−3 |
Bohemians | 3−1 | Portadown | 2−1 | 1−0 |
Cliftonville | 2−0 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1−0 | 1−0 |
First Leg
11 February 2012
15:00 |
Bray Wanderers | 2 − 4 | Glentoran |
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Waters 18', 42' | Report | Murray 19' Knight 51', 88' O'Hanlon 60' |
11 February 2012
15:00 |
Lisburn Distillery | 0 − 4 | Derry City |
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Cushley 62' | Report | McLaughlin 23' Patterson 28', 51', 60' |
New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh
Referee: M.Smith (Belfast) |
13 February 2012
19:15 |
Bohemians | 2 − 1 | Portadown |
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Corcoran 45' Moore 58' |
Report | Braniff 61' |
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee: Tomás Connolly (Dublin) |
Second leg
Cliftonville won 2 − 0 on aggregate
20 February 2012
19.45 |
Derry City | 3 − 0 | Lisburn Distillery |
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McEleney 25' McLaughlin 60' Patterson 63' |
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Derry City won 7 − 0 on aggregate
Bohemians won 3 − 1 on aggregate
Glentoran won 7 − 2 on aggregate
Quarter-finals
The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams (Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Crusaders, and Linfield) who received byes into the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 5 March 2012 and the second legs were played on 20 March 2012. The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 20 February 2012.[5]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Crusaders | 2−0 | Bohemians | 0−0 | 2−0 |
Linfield | 2−4 | Derry City | 1−1 | 1−3 |
Shamrock Rovers | 2−2 | Cliftonville | 2−0 | 0−2 |
Sligo Rovers | 3−1 | Glentoran | 2−0 | 1−1 |
First leg
Second leg
Crusaders won 2 − 0 on aggregate
20 March 2012
19:45 |
Cliftonville | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Shamrock Rovers |
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Johnston 45' Gormley 86' |
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Penalties | ||
Gormley Caldwell Donnelly O'Carroll |
1 – 3 | Dennehy Turner Gartland |
Shamrock Rovers won 3 – 1 on penalties after 2 – 2 draw on aggregate
20 March 2012
19:45 |
Derry City | 3 – 1 | Linfield |
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Molloy 69' McLaughlin 77' Madden 90' |
(Report) | Lowry 31' |
Derry City won 4 − 2 on aggregate
Sligo Rovers won 3 − 1 on aggregate
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made following the second leg quarter-final matches.[6]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Crusaders | 3−2 | Sligo Rovers | 2−0 | 1−2 |
Shamrock Rovers | 2−3 | Derry City | 0−3 | 2−0 |
First leg
16 April 2012
19:45 |
Shamrock Rovers | 0 – 3 | Derry City |
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Pieterse 12' | (Report) | Deery 15' McEleney 51' McBride 85' |
Second leg
23 April 2012
20:00 |
Sligo Rovers | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Crusaders |
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Boco 35' Quigley 48' |
(Report) | Coates 105' (pen.) |
Crusaders won 3 − 2 on aggregate
Derry City won 3 − 2 on aggregate
Final
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12 May 2012
16:00 |
Crusaders | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Derry City |
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Coates 85', 96' McBride 90' |
(Report) | Patterson 80', 101' (pen.) |
Penalties | ||
Coates Morrow Snoddy Gargan Dallas McKeown |
5 – 4 | Patterson Higgins Molloy Morrison McEleney McCaffrey |
Winner of 2012 Setanta Sports Cup |
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Crusaders 1st title |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- Rory Patterson (Derry City)
- 3 goals
- Stephen McLaughlin (Derry City)
- Colin Coates (Crusaders)
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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References
- ↑ Setanta Sports Cup Committee Agrees 2012 Draw Date - FAI.ie
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Draw For First Round Of Setanta Sports Cup Announced - irishexaminer.com
- ↑ Change To 2012 Setanta Cup Fixture - airtricityleague.ie
- ↑ Setanta Sports Cup Quarter-Final Draw - irishfa.com
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.