2017 League of Ireland Cup

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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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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.

Teams[]

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4
  • Cobh Ramblers
  • Cork City *
  • Limerick *
  • Avondale United
  • Waterford
  • Wexford
  • 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 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 Goal 45'
Vinny Faherty Goal 90'
4 April 2017 Cobh Ramblers 2–0 Avondale United St. Colman's Park
19:45 Matthew Whelan Goal 52'
Shane Lowth Goal 77'
4 April 2017 Wexford 0–5 Waterford Ferrycarraig Park
20:00 David McDaid Goal 26', 88'
Gary Delaney Goal 44'
Owen Wall Goal 87', 90'
3 April 2017 Finn Harps 3–1 Cockhill Celtic Finn Park
20:00 Jonathon Bonner Goal 29', 76'
Sean HoustonGoal 81'		 Oisin McColgan Goal 72'
4 April 2017 Drogheda United 0–1 Bray Wanderers United Park
19:45 Ryan Brennan Goal 12'
4 April 2017 St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 Bluebell United Richmond Park
19:45 Billy Dennehy Goal 43'
4 April 2017 Athlone Town 3–4 Longford Town Athlone Town Stadium
19:45 Conor Barry Goal 6'
Cormac Rafferty Goal 34'
Walter Invernizzi Goal 70'		 David O'Sullivan Goal 25', 69', 73'
Cody Mulhall Goal 84'
4 April 2017 Bohemians 1–0 Cabinteely Dalymount Park
19:45 Stephen Nolan Goal 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 Goal 22'
Shane Tracey Goal 62' (o.g.)
Shane Griffin Goal 68'
17 April 2017 Galway United 2–0 Derry City Eamon Deacy Park
19:45 Kevin Devaney Goal 27'
Vinny Faherty Goal 90'
17 April 2017 Dundalk 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 UCD Oriel Park
17:00 Conor Clifford Goal 76' Gary O'Neil Goal 22'
17 April 2017 Shelbourne 0–2 Longford Town Tolka Park
19:00 Gavin Boyne Goal 39'
Dylan McGlade Goal 75'
17 April 2017 Waterford 2–0 Cobh Ramblers Regional Sports Centre
15:00 Dean O' Halloran Goal 28'
Derek Daly Goal 86'
17 April 2017 Finn Harps 0–1 Sligo Rovers Finn Park
19:00 Matthew Stevens Goal 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 Goal 3'
Brandom Miele Goal 69', 75'		 Ian Morris Goal 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 Goal 93'
Kieran Sadlier Goal 115' (pen.)		 Ronan Murray Goal 95'
Gavan Holohan Goal 105'
Penalties
  • Penalty missed Craig Roddan
  • Penalty missed Liam Martin
  • Penalty scored Kieran Sadlier
  • Penalty missed Jonah Ayunga
  • Stephen Folan Penalty scored
  • Ronan Murray Penalty missed
  • Colm Horgan Penalty missed
  • Padraic Cunningham Penalty scored
  • Gavan Holohan Penalty scored
1 May 2017 Cork City 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic Turners Cross
16:00 Connor Ellis Goal 67'
Stephen Dooley Goal 90'
1 May 2017 Dundalk 3–0 Waterford Oriel Park
17:00 Ciarán Kilduff Goal 57'
Thomas Stewart Goal 72'
Conor Clifford Goal 79'
2 May 2017 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Longford Town Tallaght Stadium
19:30 Dean Dillon Goal 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 Goal 120' Report
7 August 2017 Galway United 0–3 Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park
Report McGrath Goal 11'
Benson Goal 56'
Kevin Devaney (o.g.) Goal 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 Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 65' Report McMillan Goal 5'
McEleney Goal 81'
Stewart Goal 90+3'		 Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Derek Tomney

References[]

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