2012 League of Ireland Cup

Football tournament season

2012 League of Ireland CupEA Sports Cup

Tournament details
Country| Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Teams| 22
Final positions
Champions| Drogheda United
Runners-up| Shamrock Rovers

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

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

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* Cork City
* Limerick
* St. Patrick's Athletic
* UCD
* Waterford United
* Wexford Youths

* Derry City
* Fanad United
* Finn Harps
* Mayo League
* Monaghan United
* Sligo Rovers

* Bray Wanderers
* Mervue United
* SD Galway
* Shamrock Rovers
* Shelbourne

* Athlone Town
* Bohemians
* Drogheda United
* Dundalk
* Longford Town

## 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

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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

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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.

Drogheda United v Dundalk 25 June 2012 |  Drogheda United | 1 − 1
(3 − 2 p)| Dundalk| Hunky Dorys Park

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19:45 | Foley  33' | Report |  54' Griffin | Referee: Derek Tomney
| Penalties|
Foley
R. Brennan
Hynes
Marshall
G. Brennan |  |  Mountney
O'Neill
Shields
Walsh
Griffin

Bray Wanderers v Limerick 25 June 2012 | Bray Wanderers| 1 − 3|  Limerick | Carlisle Grounds

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19:45 | Byrne 55' (pen.) | Report |  12', 16' Coughlan
21' Sheahan | Referee: Paul Tuite

Sligo Rovers v Derry City 26 June 2012 |  Sligo Rovers | 4 − 0| Derry City| The Showgrounds

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19:45 | Cretaro  50', 82'
North 79', 85' | Report |  | Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Rob Rogers

St Patrick's Athletic v Shamrock Rovers 26 June 2012 | St Patrick's Athletic| 1 − 1
(2 − 4 p)|  Shamrock Rovers | Richmond Park

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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]

Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers 6 August 2012 |  Drogheda United | 2 − 1| Sligo Rovers| Hunky Dorys Park

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15:00 | G. Brennan 26'
Mulvenna  29' | Report |  60' Lynch | Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Shamrock Rovers v Limerick 6 August 2012 |  Shamrock Rovers | 4 − 1| Limerick| Tallaght Stadium

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19:00 | Gannon  23'
Kilduff  66', 78'
Dennehy 90+2' | Report |  87' Judge | Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Paul Tuite

## Final

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Main article: 2012 League of Ireland Cup Final

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

22 September 2012

17:45

Drogheda United| 3 − 1| Shamrock Rovers

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O'Brien 33'
Gilbert 43' (o.g.)
Foley  61'
Hynes 21'
McNally  73'
Prendergast 83' | Report | Brennan 59'
Kilduff  23'
Powell 72'

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

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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