1999–2000 Irish Cup

1999–2000 Irish Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Teams32
Defending championsPortadown
Final positions
ChampionsGlentoran (18th win)
Runner-upPortadown
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored116 (3.22 per match)

The 1999–2000 Irish Cup was the 120th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 6 May 2000 with the final.

Portadown were the defending champions, winning their 2nd Irish Cup last season after Cliftonville were disqualified from the 1999 final. This season Portadown reached the final again, but were defeated 1–0 by Glentoran, who won the cup for the 18th time.[1][2]

Fifth round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballinamallard United 1–2 Killyleagh Youth
Banbridge Town 3–2 East Belfast
Bangor 2–0 Carrick Rangers
Brantwood 2–3 Bessbrook United
Cliftonville 3–0 Portstewart
Coleraine 7–0 Comber Recreation
Dungannon Swifts 0–0 Ards
Glenavon 0–1 Newry Town
Glentoran 3–0 Crusaders
Institute 1–2 RUC
Larne 1–5 Portadown
Limavady United 0–2 Armagh City
Linfield 3–1 FC Enkalon
Lisburn Distillery 2–1 Omagh Town
Loughgall 0–1 Ballymena United
Tobermore United 4–2 Ballyclare Comrades

Replay

[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ards 0–1 (aet) Dungannon Swifts


Sixth round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Armagh City 2–2 Glentoran
Ballymena United 2–1 Bessbrook United
Bangor 3–3 Coleraine
Dungannon Swifts 4–0 Tobermore United
Killyleagh Youth 0–1 Linfield
Lisburn Distillery 3–0 RUC
Newry Town 3–0 Banbridge Town
Portadown 1–0 Cliftonville

Replays

[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Coleraine 8–3 Bangor
Glentoran 4–0 Armagh City


Quarter-finals

[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Coleraine 1–0 Ballymena United
Linfield 2–2 Dungannon Swifts
Lisburn Distillery 0–2 Portadown
Newry Town 1–3 Glentoran

Replay

[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dungannon Swifts 1–2 (aet) Linfield


Semi-finals

[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Coleraine 0–0 Portadown
Linfield 2–3 Glentoran

Replay

[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Portadown 1–0 Coleraine


Final

[edit]
Glentoran1 – 0Portadown
Gilzean 59' Report
Attendance: 8,355

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland 1999/2000". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 23 November 2012.