2017 League of Ireland Cup

2017 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
DatesMarch – September
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsDundalk
Runner-upShamrock Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Top goal scorer(s)David O'Sullivan
(Longford Town) 3 Goals
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The 2017 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 EA Sports Cup, was the 44th season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.

Teams

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Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round

First round

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The draw for the First Round took place on 17 February 2017. Ties were scheduled to take place on 21 March 2017 but were postponed due to the sudden death of Derry City captain Ryan McBride. All ties were re-arranged to take place in the first week of April 2017, with the exception of Galway United vs Mayo League (played on 27 March 2017).

27 March 2017 Galway United 2–0 Mayo League Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45 David Cawley 45'
Vinny Faherty 90'
4 April 2017 Cobh Ramblers 2–0 Avondale United St. Colman's Park
19:45 Matthew Whelan 52'
Shane Lowth 77'
4 April 2017 Wexford 0–5 Waterford Ferrycarraig Park
20:00 David McDaid 26', 88'
Gary Delaney 44'
Owen Wall 87', 90'
3 April 2017 Finn Harps 3–1 Cockhill Celtic Finn Park
20:00 Jonathon Bonner 29', 76'
Sean Houston 81'
Oisin McColgan 72'
4 April 2017 Drogheda United 0–1 Bray Wanderers United Park
19:45 Ryan Brennan 12'
4 April 2017 Athlone Town 3–4 Longford Town Athlone Town Stadium
19:45 Conor Barry 6'
Cormac Rafferty 34'
Walter Invernizzi 70'
David O'Sullivan 25', 69', 73'
Cody Mulhall 84'
4 April 2017 Bohemians 1–0 Cabinteely Dalymount Park
19:45 Stephen Nolan 47'

Second round

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The draw for the Second Round took place on 5 April 2017. The games were scheduled for Easter Monday 17 April 2017.

17 April 2017 Limerick 0–3 Cork City Market's Field
17:00 Garry Buckley 22'
Shane Tracey 62' (o.g.)
Shane Griffin 68'
17 April 2017 Galway United 2–0 Derry City Eamon Deacy Park
19:45 Kevin Devaney 27'
Vinny Faherty 90'
17 April 2017 Dundalk 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
UCD Oriel Park
17:00 Conor Clifford 76' Gary O'Neil 22'
17 April 2017 Shelbourne 0–2 Longford Town Tolka Park
19:00 Gavin Boyne 39'
Dylan McGlade 75'
17 April 2017 Waterford 2–0 Cobh Ramblers Regional Sports Centre
15:00 Dean O' Halloran 28'
Derek Daly 86'
17 April 2017 Finn Harps 0–1 Sligo Rovers Finn Park
19:00 Matthew Stevens 90'
17 April 2017 Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium
19:30 Darren Meenan 3'
Brandom Miele 69', 75'
Ian Morris 12'

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 19 April 2017 with the ties due to be played on 1 May 2017 and 2 May 2017.

1 May 2017 Sligo Rovers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
* Galway United Showgrounds
15:00 Matt Stevens 93'
Kieran Sadlier 115' (pen.)
Ronan Murray 95'
Gavan Holohan 105'
Penalties
  • soccer ball with red X Craig Roddan
  • soccer ball with red X Liam Martin
  • soccer ball with check mark Kieran Sadlier
  • soccer ball with red X Jonah Ayunga
  • Stephen Folan soccer ball with check mark
  • Ronan Murray soccer ball with red X
  • Colm Horgan soccer ball with red X
  • Padraic Cunningham soccer ball with check mark
  • Gavan Holohan soccer ball with check mark
1 May 2017 Cork City 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic Turners Cross
16:00 Connor Ellis 67'
Stephen Dooley 90'
1 May 2017 Dundalk 3–0 Waterford Oriel Park
17:00 Ciarán Kilduff 57'
Thomas Stewart 72'
Conor Clifford 79'

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals were made on 17 May 2017 with the fixtures due to take place on 7 August 2017.

7 August 2017 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 (a.e.t.) Cork City Tallaght Stadium
19:00 James Doona 120' Report
7 August 2017 Galway United 0–3 Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park
Report McGrath 11'
Benson 56'
Kevin Devaney (o.g.) 78'
Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Ray Matthews
16 September 2017 Shamrock Rovers 0–3 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium
15:00 Bolger Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 65' Report McMillan 5'
McEleney 81'
Stewart 90+3'
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Derek Tomney

References

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