2013 Setanta Sports Cup

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2013 Setanta Sports Cup
Country Northern Ireland &
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams12
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (2nd title)
Runners-upDrogheda United
Matches played21
Goals scored66 (3.14 per match)
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The 2013 Setanta Sports Cup was the eighth staging of the annual all-Ireland football competition. It commenced on 11 February 2013 and ended on 11 May 2013 with the final played at the Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.

Crusaders were the defending champions, after they defeated Derry City 5–4 on penalties in the 2012 final, when the match ended 2–2 after extra time. However, this season they went out 4–1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals to Cork City. Shamrock Rovers were the eventual winners for the second time overall, following a comfortable 7–1 win over Drogheda United in the final. This season's competition was notable for the fact that all four semi-finalists represented the Republic of Ireland. It was also the sixth time in the eight competitions played thus far that the winner had been a League of Ireland club.

Qualifiers[]

The following clubs qualified to take part in this year's competition. The eight unseeded clubs entered in the first round, while the four seeded clubs entered in the quarter-finals.

First round[]

The first round draw was made on 6 December 2012. Four League of Ireland and four IFA Premiership clubs played each other in the first round over two games with the winners qualifying for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 11 February 2013 and the second legs were played on 18 February 2013.[1]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cork City Republic of Ireland 6–2 Northern Ireland Cliftonville 4–0 2–2
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland 8–2 Northern Ireland Portadown 3–2 5–0
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 2–1 Northern Ireland Coleraine 0–1 2–0
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 0–1 Northern Ireland Glentoran 0–0 0–1

First Leg[]

St Patrick's Athletic0 – 0Glentoran
Flood Yellow card 85' Report Yellow card 15'
Yellow card 68'
Kane Yellow card 77'
Yellow card 82'
Attendance: 1,041
Referee:
Cork City4 – 0Cliftonville
G. Morrissey Goal 16'
Turner Goal 26' (pen.), 45+1'}
Kavanagh Goal 69'		 Report
Attendance: 1,273
Referee:

Second Leg[]

Coleraine0 – 2Shamrock Rovers
Report Quigley Goal 5' Yellow card 73'
McCabe Yellow card 53'
Sullivan Yellow card 66'
Kilduff Goal 90'
Referee:

Shamrock Rovers won 2−1 on aggregate.

Glentoran1 – 0St Patrick's Athletic
Murray Goal 62' Report Fagan Yellow card 42'
Referee:

Glentoran won 1−0 on aggregate.

Cliftonville2 – 2Cork City
Boyce Goal 38'
Goal 87'		 Report Horgan Goal 15'
Goal 52'
Morrissey Yellow card 72'
Spillane Red card 90+2'
Referee: Ross Dunlop

Cork City won 6−2 on aggregate.

Portadown0 – 5Drogheda United
Yellow card 10'
Yellow card 61'
Ramsey Yellow card 64'
Burns Yellow card 89'		 Report Byrne Goal 1'
Goal 12'
Brennan Goal 55'
Cassidy Goal 78'
Goal 90+3'
Referee:

Drogheda United won 8−2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals[]

The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams in the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 26 February and 4 March, while the second legs were played on 4 and 11 March 2013.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cork City Republic of Ireland 4–1 Northern Ireland Crusaders 1–0 3–1
Derry City Republic of Ireland 2–3 Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1–1 1–2
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 7–2 Northern Ireland Linfield 4–1 3–1
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland 8–0 Northern Ireland Glentoran 5–0 3–0

First Leg[]

Cork City1 – 0Crusaders
D Morrissey Goal 88' Report
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Alan Kelly
Sligo Rovers5 – 0Glentoran
Lynch Goal 2', 38'
Elding Goal 20'
Connolly Goal 36'
McMillan Goal 53'		 Report
Showgrounds, Sligo
Attendance: 1,235
Derry City1 – 1Drogheda United
Patterson Goal 10' Yellow card 43' Report Yellow card 4'
O'Brien Goal 53'
Sava Yellow card 66'
The Brandywell, Derry
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:
Shamrock Rovers4 – 1Linfield
Finn Goal 34' Yellow card 50'
Powell Yellow card 42'
Kilduff Goal 45', 73'
Rice Goal 82'		 Report Mulgrew Yellow card 23'
Yellow card 31'
Burns Goal 62' Yellow card 72'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Neil Doyle

Second Leg[]

Crusaders1 – 3Cork City
Heatley Goal 89' Report Morrissey Yellow card 55'
D Horgan Goal 62'
Kavanagh Goal 67'
Magowan Goal 89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 600
Referee:

Cork City won 4−1 on aggregate.

Glentoran0 – 3Sligo Rovers
Yellow card 59' Report Lynch Goal 7'
Cretaro Goal 25'
Henderson Yellow card 62'
Goal 85'
Attendance: 150
Referee:

Sligo Rovers won 8−0 on aggregate.

Drogheda United2 – 1Derry City
Goal 68'
Brennan Goal 90+4'		 Report McEleney Yellow card 37'
McBride Red card 48'
Rafter Goal 64'
Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
Referee: Neil Doyle

Drogheda United won 3−2 on aggregate.

Linfield1 – 3Shamrock Rovers
Armstrong Yellow card 4' Goal 26' Report Stewart Goal 32', 69'
McCormack Yellow card 53'
Dennehy Goal 80'

Shamrock Rovers won 7−2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals[]

The first legs of the semi-finals will be played on 16 April and the second legs on 22 April.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland 2−1 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 2−0 0−1
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 3−3 Republic of Ireland Cork City 1−1 2−2

First Leg[]

Shamrock Rovers1 − 1Cork City
D. Murphy Goal 39' (o.g.) Report Kavanagh Goal 41'
Yellow card 81'
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Neil Doyle
Drogheda United2 − 0Sligo Rovers
O'Neill Goal 24'
Cassidy Goal 35'
Grimes Yellow card 52'		 Report
Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
Attendance: 756
Referee: Mark Courtney

Second Leg[]

Cork City2 − 2Shamrock Rovers
Horgan Goal 45+1'
Kavanagh Yellow card 63' Goal 87'		 Report Foran Yellow card 29'
Rice Yellow card 32' Goal 72'
Dennehy Yellow card 54' Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Padraigh Sutton

3–3 on aggregate. Shamrock Rovers won on away goals

Sligo Rovers1 − 0Drogheda United
Cawley Goal 30' Yellow card 46'
Ventre Yellow card 71'		 Report O'Neill Yellow card 24'
Cassidy Yellow card 39'
Showgrounds, Sligo
Attendance: 1,286
Referee:

Drogheda United won 2−1 on aggregate.

Final[]

Main article: 2013 Setanta Sports Cup Final
Shamrock Rovers7 − 1Drogheda United
Chambers Goal 11'
O'Connor Goal 13'
Sheppard Goal 45'
Finn Goal 55', 56'
Dennehy Goal 75', 88'		 Report O'Neill Goal 65'
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Rob Rogers

References[]

  1. ^ "Cliftonville to face Cork City in Setanta Cup first round". BBC Sport. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

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