2015 League of Ireland Cup

The 2015 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 EA Sports Cup, was the 42nd 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.

2015 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Country Republic of Ireland
Dates9 March – 19 September
Teams24
ChampionsSt. Patrick's Athletic
Runners-upGalway United
Matches played23
2014
2016

Teams

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round

First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 10 February 2015. [1] The First Round games were played on 9 and 10 March 2015.

9 March 2014 Galway United 3–2 Finn Harps Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45 Padraic Cunningham  21'
Gary Shanahan  36'
Jake Keegan  66' (pen.)
Report Brian McGroary  57'
Keith Cowan  75'
Attendance: 250 (Est.)
Referee: Robert Hennessy
9 March 2014 UCD 0–1 Cabinteely UCD Bowl
19:45 Report Shane O'Neill  90+3' Attendance: 206
Referee: Ben Connolly
10 March 2014 Bohemians 3–0 Athlone Town Dalymount Park
19:45 Marc Griffin  29'
Marc Griffin  44'
Jake Hyland  73'
Report Attendance: 300 (Est.)
Referee: Adriano Reale
10 March 2014 Drogheda United 0–1 Shelbourne Hunky Dorys Park
19:45 Report Mark Sandford  49' Attendance: ???
Referee: Tomas Connolly
10 March 2014 Sligo Rovers 8–0 Mayo League Showgrounds
19:45 Morten Nielsen  27'
Gary Armstrong  45+1'
Gary Armstrong  50'
Sander Puri  56'
Rafaele Cretaro  60' (pen.)
Liam Flatley  64'
Liam Flatley  85'
Liam Flatley  89'
Report Attendance: ???
Referee: Ray Matthews
10 March 2014 Wexford Youths 1–2 UCC Ferrycarraig Park
19:45 Peter Higgins  86' Report Ian Mylod  17'
Ian Mylod  22'
Attendance: ???
Referee: Brian Nolan
10 March 2014 Cobh Ramblers 3–2 (a.e.t.) Limerick St Colman's Park
20:00 Ronan Stanton  5'
Ryan Goldsmith  95'
Kynan Rocks  98'
Report Dean Clarke  14'
Paul O'Conor  105'
Attendance: 200 (Est.)
Referee: Anthony Matthews
10 March 2014 Crumlin United 4–2 Bray Wanderers Pearse Park
20:00 Kevin Dempsey  26' (pen.)
James Lee  29'
Greg Moorehouse  66'
Greg Moorehouse  88'
Report Ryan McEvoy  6'
Graham Kelly  33'
Attendance: 100 (Est.)
Referee: Paul Tuite

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 18 March.[2] The draw was regionalised, based on geographical pools. Ties were played on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 April.

6 April 2014 Waterford United 0–2 Cork City RSC
15:00 Report Ross Gaynor  47' (pen.)
Gavan Holohan  65'
Rob Lehane  78'
Attendance: 408
Referee: Sean Grant
6 April 2014 Sligo Rovers 0–2 (a.e.t.) Derry City Showgrounds
16:00 Daniel Ledwith  77' Report Seamus Sharkey  103'
Mark Timlin  113'
Attendance: 837
Referee: Ray Matthews
6 April 2014 Galway United 4–2 Cockhill Celtic Eamonn Deacy Park
15:00 Andy O'Connell  21'
Ryan Connolly 41'
Padraic Cunningham  58'
Padraic Cunningham  66'
Gary Shanahan  71'
Report James Bradley  4'
Mark Moran  90+1'
Attendance: 200 (Est.)
Referee: Robert Hennessey
6 April 2014 Cabinteely 0–2 Shamrock Rovers Stradbrook Road
19:00 Report Sean O'Connor  58'
Brandon Miele  64'
Attendance: 1,000 (Est.)
Referee: Adriano Reale
7 April 2014 Dundalk 1–0 Shelbourne Oriel Park
19:45 John Mountney  11' Report Attendance: 697
Referee: Rob Harvey
7 April 2014 Bohemians 3–1 Longford Town Dalymount Park
19:45 Jason Byrne  28'
James O'Brien  38'
Kealan Dillon  78'
Report Ayman Ben Mohamed  13' Attendance: 440
Referee: David McKeon
7 April 2014 Crumlin United 1–4 St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park
19:45 Patrick Cannon  55' Report Sam Verdon  15'
Ross Carrig  67' (o.g.)
James Chambers  71'
Sam Verdon  74'
Attendance: 487
Referee: Rob Rogers
7 April 2014 UCC 3–2 Cobh Ramblers The Mardyke
20:00 Cian Hill  27'
Cian Murphy  52'
Sean O'Mahony  90+4'
Report Robert Waters  88'
Robert Waters  90+3'
Attendance: 430 (Est.)
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Quarter finals

The draw for the quarter finals took place on Wednesday 15 April. The draw was an open draw, following on from previous draws made on a regional basis. Ties were played Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 May.

18 May 2015 Galway United 1–0 (a.e.t.) Bohemians Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45 Jake Keegan  93' Report Attendance: 600 (Est.)
Referee: Padraig Sutton
18 May 2015 UCC 0–5 Dundalk The Mardyke
20:00 Report Ciaran O'Connor  3'
Jake Kelly  13'
Paddy Barrett  36'
Paddy Barrett  55'
Kurtis Byrne  78'
Attendance: 650 (Est.)
Referee: David Keeler
19 May 2015 Cork City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
St Patrick's Athletic Turners Cross
19:45 Liam Kearney  64' Report Jack Bayly  60' Attendance: 930
Referee: Sean Grant
Penalties
Garry Buckley
Mark O'Sullivan
Ross Gaynor
Billy Dennehy
Killian Brennan
Conan Byrne
James Chambers
Conor McCormack
Chris Forrester
19 May 2015 Derry City 0–1 Shamrock Rovers The Brandywell
19:45 Report Sean O'Connor  35' Attendance: 750 (Est.)
Referee: Rob Harvey

Semi finals

Ties were played Monday 3 August.

3 August 2015 Shamrock Rovers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
St Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium
16:00 Ryan Brennan  120+2' Report Killian Brennan  82'
Morgan Langley  120+2'
Attendance: 2,200 (Est.)
Referee: Paul Tuite
Penalties
Gary McCabe
Danny North
Michael Drennan
David O'Connor
Killian Brennan
Aaron Greene
Conan Byrne
James Chambers
Ian Morris
3 August 2015 Galway United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park
17:00 Alex Byrne  113' Report Ronan Finn  44'
Darren Meenan  78'
Referee: Ray Matthews
Penalties
Stephen Walsh
David O'Leary
Jake Keegan
Colm Horgan
Ronan Finn
David McMillan
Daryl Horgan
John Mountney

Final

The EA Sports Cup Final was played on Saturday 19 September. The match took place at Eamonn Deacy Park, following a coin-toss for home advantage, and was screened live on Setanta Sports. St Patrick's Athletic won the tie on penalties, following a scoreless draw.[3][4][5]

19 September 2015 Galway United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
St Patrick's Athletic* Eamonn Deacy Park
18.05 Report Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Penalties
Ryan Connolly
Jake Keegan
Stephen Walsh
Colm Horgan
Andy O'Connell
Jack Bayly
James Chambers
Christy Fagan
Ian Morris
Sean Hoare

References

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