2017 League of Ireland Cup

Summary

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.

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
← 2016
2018 →

Teams edit

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round

First round edit

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 edit

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 edit

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
  •   Craig Roddan
  •   Liam Martin
  •   Kieran Sadlier
  •   Jonah Ayunga
  • Stephen Folan  
  • Ronan Murray  
  • Colm Horgan  
  • Padraic Cunningham  
  • Gavan Holohan  
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'
2 May 2017 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Longford Town Tallaght Stadium
19:30 Dean Dillon   84'

Semi-finals edit

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

Final edit

16 September 2017 Shamrock Rovers 0–3 Dundalk Tallaght Stadium
15:00 Bolger   48'   65' Report McMillan   5'
McEleney   81'
Stewart   90+3'
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Derek Tomney

References edit

  • EA Sports Cup 2017 Fixtures and Results