2011 League of Ireland Cup

The 2011 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2011 EA Sports Cup, was the 38th season of the League of Ireland Cup knockout competition.

2011 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Country Ireland
&
 Northern Ireland
Teams27
Defending championsSligo Rovers
ChampionsDerry City
Runners-upCork City
Matches played26
Goals scored85 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jeffrey Judge
Stephen McLaughlin
Eoin Doyle
(3 goals)
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The competition was won by Derry City who defeated Cork City in the final on 24 September 2011 in Turners Cross.

A total of 27 teams entered the 2011 competition. The ten Premier Division and eleven First Division clubs were joined by four A Championship teams plus the 2010 Ulster Senior League champions, Cockhill Celtic and the Kerry District League representative side. For the Preliminary, 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. Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Bohemians and St. Patrick's Athletic all received automatic byes into the Second round of the competition due to each club's European football participation. The 2011 competition commenced with the Preliminary Round in March 2011.

Teams
Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

Preliminary round

The draw for the Preliminary Round took place on 2 March 2011.[1]

The Preliminary Round games were played on 14 March 2011.

First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 2 March 2011.[1]

The First Round Games were played on 25 March, 28 March and 30 March 2011.

Pool 1
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Cobh Ramblers1 – 3Wexford Youths
2Kerry District League0 – 1Limerick

Report

3Tralee Dynamos0 – 4Waterford United

Report

Pool 2
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Galway United1 – 3Cockhill Celtic

Report

2Mervue United1 – 0
AET		Finn Harps

Report

3Salthill Devon2 – 4
AET		Derry City

Report

Pool 3
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Bray Wanderers0 – 1Drogheda United

Report

2Longford Town2 – 3UCD

Report

Pool 4
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1FC Carlow0 – 4Shelbourne

Report

Second round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 30 March 2011.[1]

The Second Round games were played on 25 April 2011.

Pool 1
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Limerick1 – 0Waterford UnitedReport
2Wexford Youths0 – 1Cork CityReport

Pool 2
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Cockhill Celtic0 – 4Sligo Rovers
2Derry City2 – 1Mervue United

Pool 3
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Drogheda United2 – 3UCD
2St Patrick's Athletic1 – 1
AET		Shamrock RoversReport
St Patrick's Athletic Athletic won 3 – 1 on penalties

Pool 4
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Monaghan United2 – 1
AET		DundalkReport
2Shelbourne4 – 2BohemiansReport

Quarter-Finals

The draw for the Quarter-Finals was made on 2 May 2011 on MNS on RTÉ Two.[2]

The Quarter-Final games were played on 06/27/28 June 2011.

Tie No Home team Score Away team Report
1Shelbourne1 – 2Sligo Rovers
2Limerick5 – 0Monaghan United
3Cork City2 – 1St Patrick's AthleticReport
4UCD0 – 3Derry City

Semi−Finals

The Semi-Final games were played on the 8/23 August 2011.

Tie No Home team Score Away team Report
1Cork City3 – 1
AET		LimerickReport
2Derry City3 – 3
AET		Sligo RoversReport
Derry City won 5 – 3 on penalties

Final
Main article: 2011 League of Ireland Cup Final

The final was played on Saturday 24 September 2011 in Turners Cross, Cork.[3][4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cork City 0 − 1 Derry City

Match
Cork City0 − 1Derry City
Report Zayed  66' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,164
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)

References
  1. "EA SPORTS CUP 2011". FAI.ie. Football Association of Ireland. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  2. Holders Sligo Face Trip To Shels In EA Sports Cup Last Eight Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine - airtricityleague.ie
  3. EA Sports Cup Final set for Turners Cross - Extratime.ie
  4. Derry City win EA Sports Cup - Extratime.ie
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