2017 League of Ireland Cup

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
Country Republic of Ireland
DatesMarch – September
Teams24
ChampionsDundalk
Runners-upShamrock Rovers
Matches played23
Top goal scorer(s)David O'Sullivan
(Longford Town) 3 Goals
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2018 →

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 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 St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 Bluebell United Richmond Park
19:45 Billy Dennehy  43'
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

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 Saint Patrick's Athletic 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Bray Wanderers Richmond Park
17:00
17 April 2017 Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium
19:30 Darren Meenan  3'
Brandom Miele  69', 75'		 Ian Morris  12'

Quarter-finals

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

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
Main article: 2017 League of Ireland Cup Final
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
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