2012 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
 Northern Ireland
Teams22
Final positions
ChampionsDrogheda United
Runner-upShamrock Rovers
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The 2012 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2012 EA Sports Cup, is the 39th season of the Irish football knockout competition.

A total of 22 teams entered the 2012 competition. The 12 League of Ireland Premier Division and 8 League of Ireland First Division clubs were joined by Ulster Senior League champions Fanad United and the Mayo League representative side. For the First and Second Rounds of the competition, all participating clubs were split into 4 regional pools with the further rounds of the competition having an open draw. The 2012 competition commenced with the First Round on 26 March 2012.

Teams

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 7 March 2012.[1] The First Round games were played on 26 March 2012.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pool 1
Cork City 5 − 1 Wexford Youths Report
Waterford United 1 − 6 UCD Report
Pool 2
Finn Harps 2 − 0 Mayo League Report
Monaghan United 2 − 1 Fanad United Report
Pool 3
Shelbourne 1 − 0 Mervue United Report
Pool 4
Athlone Town 2 − 5 Drogheda United Report

Second round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 27 March 2012.[2] The Second Round games were played on 9/10 April 2012.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pool 1
Limerick 3 − 0 Cork City Report
St Patrick's Athletic 2 − 1 UCD Report
Pool 2
Derry City 4 − 0 Finn Harps Report
Sligo Rovers 3 − 1 Monaghan United Report
Pool 3
SD Galway 0 − 2 Shamrock Rovers Report
Shelbourne 1 − 2 aet Bray Wanderers Report
Pool 4
Drogheda United 1 − 1 aet
4−3 pen. 		Bohemians Report
Longford Town 1 − 2 Dundalk Report

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 7 May 2012 on MNS on RTÉ Two.[3] The quarterfinal games were played on 25/26 June 2012.

25 June 2012 Drogheda United 1 − 1
(3 − 2 p)		DundalkHunky Dorys Park
19:45 Foley 33' Report 54' Griffin Referee: Derek Tomney
Penalties
Foley soccer ball with check mark
R. Brennan soccer ball with check mark
Hynes soccer ball with red X
Marshall soccer ball with red X
G. Brennan soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Mountney
soccer ball with red X O'Neill
soccer ball with check mark Shields
soccer ball with check mark Walsh
soccer ball with red X Griffin
25 June 2012 Bray Wanderers1 − 3 Limerick Carlisle Grounds
19:45 Byrne 55' (pen.) Report 12', 16' Coughlan
21' Sheahan		 Referee: Paul Tuite
26 June 2012 Sligo Rovers 4 − 0Derry CityThe Showgrounds
19:45 Cretaro 50', 82'
North 79', 85'		 Report Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Rob Rogers
26 June 2012 St Patrick's Athletic1 − 1
(2 − 4 p)		 Shamrock Rovers Richmond Park
19:45 S. O'Connor 27' Report 7' Brennan Attendance: 1,091
Referee: Damien Hancock
Penalties
S. O'Connor soccer ball with check mark
Russell soccer ball with check mark
Chambers soccer ball with red X
Daly soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark McCabe
soccer ball with check mark O'Donnell
soccer ball with check mark Twigg
soccer ball with red X Greene
soccer ball with check mark McCormack

Semi finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on MNS on 9 July 2012.[4]

6 August 2012 Drogheda United 2 − 1Sligo RoversHunky Dorys Park
15:00 G. Brennan 26'
Mulvenna 29'		 Report 60' Lynch Referee: Padraigh Sutton
6 August 2012 Shamrock Rovers 4 − 1LimerickTallaght Stadium
19:00 Gannon 23'
Kilduff 66', 78'
Dennehy 90+2'		 Report 87' Judge Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Paul Tuite

Final

Main article: 2012 League of Ireland Cup Final

The final will be played on Saturday, 22 September 2012 in Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.[5]

Drogheda United3 − 1Shamrock Rovers
O'Brien 33'
Gilbert 43' (o.g.)
Foley 61'
Hynes Yellow card 21'
McNally Yellow card 73'
Prendergast Yellow card 83'		 Report Brennan 59'
Kilduff Yellow card 23'
Powell Red card 72'
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Tom Connolly

References

  1. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup 2012 First Round draw confirmed". airtricityleague.ie. Airtricity League. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup 2012 Second Round draw confirmed". extratime.ie. Airtricity League. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup 2012 Quarter-final draw on MNS". airtricityleague.ie. Airtricity League. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup semi-final draw made". airtricityleague.ie. Airtricity League. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup Final confirmed for Tallaght Stadium". Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

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