2016 League of Ireland Cup

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2016 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Country Republic of Ireland
Dates21 March – 17 September
Teams24
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic
Runners-upLimerick
Matches played23
Top goal scorer(s)John O'Flynn, Limerick
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The 2016 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 EA Sports Cup, was the 43rd 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.

Teams[]

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4
  • Cobh Ramblers
  • Cork City *
  • Limerick
  • Rockmount
  • Waterford United
  • Wexford Youths *
  • Cockhill Celtic
  • Derry City *
  • Finn Harps
  • Galway United
  • Mayo League
  • Sligo Rovers *
  • Athlone Town *
  • Bohemians
  • Cabinteely
  • Longford Town
  • Shamrock Rovers *
  • Shelbourne

Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round

First round[]

The draw for the First Round took place on 17 February 2016. [1] The First Round games were played on 21, 22 and 28 March 2016.

21 March 2016 Galway United 3–1 Mayo League Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45 Pauric Cunningham Goal 3', 14', 16' JP O'Gorman Goal 61'
21 March 2016 Shelbourne 5–0 Cabinteely Tolka Park
Gavin Boyne Goal 8'
Sodiq Oguntula Goal 61', 66'
James English Goal 75'
Mark Sandford Goal 88'
21 March 2016 Drogheda United 0–0* (PN) (a.e.t.)
(3-4 p)		 Bluebell United Hunky Dorys Park
19:45 [1]
22 March 2016 Finn Harps 1–0 Cockhill Celtic Finn Park
20:00 Ethan Boyle Goal 24'
22 March 2016 Cobh Ramblers 2–4 Limerick St. Colman's Park
19:15 Markus Gustavsson Goal 75', 78' Robbie Williams Goal 15'
Stephen Kenny Goal 17'
John O'Flynn Goal 47', 52'
22 March 2016 UCD 0–2 Bray Wanderers UCD Bowl
19:45 Mark Salmon Goal 45+1'
Andrew Lewis Goal 54'
22 March 2016 Bohemians 3–1 Longford Town Dalymount Park
19:45 Peter McGlynn Goal 3' (o.g.)
Derek Prendergast Goal 48'
Jake Kelly Goal 53'		 David O'Sullivan 3'
28 March 2016 Waterford United 4–0 Rockmount Waterford Regional Sports Centre
14:00 Eoin Rhodes Goal 7', 28'
James Dermody Goal 33'
Dean Broaders Goal 59'

Second round[]

The draw for the Second Round took place on 23 March 2016. The games were played on 18 and 19 April 2016.

18 April 2016 Cork City 7–0 Waterford United Turners Cross
19:45 Danny Morrissey Goal 46'
Ian Turner Goal 50'
Gavan Holohan Goal 54'
Gearoid Morrissey Goal 57'
Mark O'Sullivan Goal 60'
Conor McCarthy Goal 70'
Mark O'Sullivan Goal 72'
18 April 2016 Galway United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Finn Harps Eamon Deacy Park
19:45
18 April 2016 Dundalk 0–1 (a.e.t.) St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park
19:45 Rory Feely Goal 113'
18 April 2016 Shelbourne 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Bohemians Tolka Park
19:45
19 April 2016 Limerick 4–0 Wexford Youths Market's Field
19:15 Aaron Greene Goal 32'
John O'Flynn Goal 38', 71'
Aaron Greene Goal 90'
19 April 2016 Derry City 2–0 Sligo Rovers The Brandywell
19:45 Nathan Boyle Goal 34', 45'
19 April 2016 Bray Wanderers 4–2 (a.e.t.) Bluebell United Carlisle Grounds
19:45 Ryan Brennan Goal 27' (pen.)
Ger Pender Goal (34)
Andrew Lewis Goal 101'
Dylan Connolly Goal 115' (pen.)		 Sean Byrne Goal 40', 69'
19 April 2016 Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Athlone Town Tallaght Stadium
19:45 Sean Heaney Goal 24'
Sean Boyd Goal 45'
Trevor Clarke Goal 79'

Quarter finals[]

2 May 2016 Bray Wanderers 2–3 (a.e.t.) St Patrick's Athletic Carlisle Grounds
15:00 Dylan Connolly Goal 59'
Gareth McDonagh Goal 106'		 Billy Dennehy Goal 53'
Jamie McGrath Goal 96'
Mark Timlin Goal 111'		 Attendance: 700
Referee: Ben Connolly
2 May 2016 Shelbourne 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park
19:00 Danny North (o.g.) Dean Clarke Goal 62' Attendance: 779
Referee: Ray Matthews
2 May 2016 Cork City 1–2 (a.e.t.) Derry City Turners Cross
19:45 Mark O'Sullivan Goal 9' Barry McNamee Goal 38'
Dean Jarvis Goal 95'		 Attendance: 901
Referee: Sean Grant
3 May 2016 Limerick 2–0 Galway United Markets Field
19:15 Paudie O'Connor Goal 27'
Shane Duggan Goal 52'		 Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Semi finals[]

1 August 2016 Derry City 0–1 Limerick The Brandywell
19:45 Report Stephen Kenny Goal 15' Referee: Robert Harvey
8 August 2016 Shamrock Rovers 1–3 St Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium
21:45 Dean Clarke Goal 33' Report Billy Dennehy Goal 45+2'
Jamie McGrath Goal 57'
Christy Fagan Goal 80'		 Referee: D. McKeon

Final[]

17 September 2016 Limerick 1–4 St Patrick's Athletic Markets Field
17:30 Lee Lynch Goal 17' Report Christy Fagan Goal 65'
Conan Byrne Goal 84'
Jamie McGrath Goal 87'
Graham Kelly Goal 90+1'		 Attendance: 4,362
Referee: Robert Rogers (Dublin)

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland John O'Flynn Limerick 4
2 Republic of Ireland Padraic Cunningham Galway United 3
Republic of Ireland Mark O'Sullivan Cork City 3
Republic of Ireland Jamie McGrath St Patrick's Athletic 3
3 Sweden Markus Gustavsson Cobh Ramblers 2
Republic of Ireland Sean Byrne Waterford United 2
Republic of Ireland Aaron Greene Limerick 2
Northern Ireland Nathan Boyle Derry City 2
Republic of Ireland Stephen Kenny Limerick 2
Nigeria Sodiq Oguntola Shelbourne FC 2

References[]

  1. ^ "EA Sports Cup draw sets up Bohs-Longford clash". 17 February 2016 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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