2015 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
Dates9 March – 19 September
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsSt. Patrick's Athletic
Runner-upGalway United
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
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The 2015 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 EA Sports Cup, was the 42nd 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

Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round

First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 10 February 2015. [1] The First Round games were played on 9 and 10 March 2015.

9 March 2014 Galway United 3–2 Finn Harps Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45 Padraic Cunningham 21'
Gary Shanahan 36'
Jake Keegan 66' (pen.)		 Report Brian McGroary 57'
Keith Cowan 75'		 Attendance: 250 (Est.)
Referee: Robert Hennessy
9 March 2014 UCD 0–1 Cabinteely UCD Bowl
19:45 Report Shane O'Neill 90+3' Attendance: 206
Referee: Ben Connolly
10 March 2014 Bohemians 3–0 Athlone Town Dalymount Park
19:45 Marc Griffin 29'
Marc Griffin 44'
Jake Hyland 73'		 Report Attendance: 300 (Est.)
Referee: Adriano Reale
10 March 2014 Drogheda United 0–1 Shelbourne Hunky Dorys Park
19:45 Report Mark Sandford 49' Attendance: ???
Referee: Tomas Connolly
10 March 2014 Sligo Rovers 8–0 Mayo League Showgrounds
19:45 Morten Nielsen 27'
Gary Armstrong 45+1'
Gary Armstrong 50'
Sander Puri 56'
Rafaele Cretaro 60' (pen.)
Liam Flatley 64'
Liam Flatley 85'
Liam Flatley 89'		 Report Attendance: ???
Referee: Ray Matthews
10 March 2014 Wexford Youths 1–2 UCC Ferrycarraig Park
19:45 Peter Higgins 86' Report Ian Mylod 17'
Ian Mylod 22'		 Attendance: ???
Referee: Brian Nolan
10 March 2014 Cobh Ramblers 3–2 (a.e.t.) Limerick St Colman's Park
20:00 Ronan Stanton 5'
Ryan Goldsmith 95'
Kynan Rocks 98'		 Report Dean Clarke 14'
Paul O'Conor 105'		 Attendance: 200 (Est.)
Referee: Anthony Matthews
10 March 2014 Crumlin United 4–2 Bray Wanderers Pearse Park
20:00 Kevin Dempsey 26' (pen.)
James Lee 29'
Greg Moorehouse 66'
Greg Moorehouse 88'		 Report Ryan McEvoy 6'
Graham Kelly 33'		 Attendance: 100 (Est.)
Referee: Paul Tuite

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 18 March.[2] The draw was regionalised, based on geographical pools. Ties were played on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 April.

6 April 2014 Waterford United 0–2 Cork City RSC
15:00 Report Ross Gaynor 47' (pen.)
Gavan Holohan Red card 65'
Rob Lehane 78'		 Attendance: 408
Referee: Sean Grant
6 April 2014 Sligo Rovers 0–2 (a.e.t.) Derry City Showgrounds
16:00 Daniel Ledwith Red card 77' Report Seamus Sharkey 103'
Mark Timlin 113'		 Attendance: 837
Referee: Ray Matthews
6 April 2014 Galway United 4–2 Cockhill Celtic Eamonn Deacy Park
15:00 Andy O'Connell 21'
Ryan Connolly soccer ball with red X 41'
Padraic Cunningham 58'
Padraic Cunningham 66'
Gary Shanahan 71'		 Report James Bradley 4'
Mark Moran 90+1'		 Attendance: 200 (Est.)
Referee: Robert Hennessey
6 April 2014 Cabinteely 0–2 Shamrock Rovers Stradbrook Road
19:00 Report Sean O'Connor 58'
Brandon Miele 64'		 Attendance: 1,000 (Est.)
Referee: Adriano Reale
7 April 2014 Dundalk 1–0 Shelbourne Oriel Park
19:45 John Mountney 11' Report Attendance: 697
Referee: Rob Harvey
7 April 2014 Bohemians 3–1 Longford Town Dalymount Park
19:45 Jason Byrne 28'
James O'Brien 38'
Kealan Dillon 78'		 Report Ayman Ben Mohamed 13' Attendance: 440
Referee: David McKeon
7 April 2014 Crumlin United 1–4 St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park
19:45 Patrick Cannon 55' Report Sam Verdon 15'
Ross Carrig 67' (o.g.)
James Chambers 71'
Sam Verdon 74'		 Attendance: 487
Referee: Rob Rogers
7 April 2014 UCC 3–2 Cobh Ramblers The Mardyke
20:00 Cian Hill 27'
Cian Murphy 52'
Sean O'Mahony 90+4'		 Report Robert Waters 88'
Robert Waters 90+3'		 Attendance: 430 (Est.)
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Quarter finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on Wednesday 15 April. The draw was an open draw, following on from previous draws made on a regional basis. Ties were played Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 May.

18 May 2015 Galway United 1–0 (a.e.t.) Bohemians Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45 Jake Keegan 93' Report Attendance: 600 (Est.)
Referee: Padraig Sutton
18 May 2015 UCC 0–5 Dundalk The Mardyke
20:00 Report Ciaran O'Connor 3'
Jake Kelly 13'
Paddy Barrett 36'
Paddy Barrett 55'
Kurtis Byrne 78'		 Attendance: 650 (Est.)
Referee: David Keeler
19 May 2015 Cork City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 St Patrick's Athletic Turners Cross
19:45 Liam Kearney 64' Report Jack Bayly 60' Attendance: 930
Referee: Sean Grant
Penalties
Garry Buckley soccer ball with red X
Mark O'Sullivan soccer ball with check mark
Ross Gaynor soccer ball with check mark
Billy Dennehy soccer ball with check mark		 Killian Brennan soccer ball with check mark
Conan Byrne soccer ball with check mark
James Chambers soccer ball with check mark
Conor McCormack soccer ball with check mark
Chris Forrester soccer ball with check mark
19 May 2015 Derry City 0–1 Shamrock Rovers The Brandywell
19:45 Report Sean O'Connor 35' Attendance: 750 (Est.)
Referee: Rob Harvey

Semi finals

Ties were played Monday 3 August.

3 August 2015 Shamrock Rovers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 St Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium
16:00 Ryan Brennan Yellow card 120+2' Report Killian Brennan Yellow card 82'
Morgan Langley Yellow card 120+2'		 Attendance: 2,200 (Est.)
Referee: Paul Tuite
Penalties
Gary McCabe soccer ball with check mark
Danny North soccer ball with check mark
Michael Drennan soccer ball with red X
David O'Connor soccer ball with red X		 Killian Brennan soccer ball with red X
Aaron Greene soccer ball with check mark
Conan Byrne soccer ball with check mark
James Chambers soccer ball with check mark
Ian Morris soccer ball with check mark
3 August 2015 Galway United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Dundalk Eamonn Deacy Park
17:00 Alex Byrne Yellow card 113' Report Ronan Finn Yellow card 44'
Darren Meenan Yellow card 78'		 Referee: Ray Matthews
Penalties
Stephen Walsh soccer ball with check mark
David O'Leary soccer ball with check mark
Jake Keegan soccer ball with check mark
Colm Horgan soccer ball with check mark		 Ronan Finn soccer ball with red X
David McMillan soccer ball with red X
Daryl Horgan soccer ball with check mark
John Mountney soccer ball with check mark

Final

The EA Sports Cup Final was played on Saturday 19 September. The match took place at Eamonn Deacy Park, following a coin-toss for home advantage, and was screened live on Setanta Sports. St Patrick's Athletic won the tie on penalties, following a scoreless draw.[3][4][5]

19 September 2015 Galway United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 St Patrick's Athletic* Eamonn Deacy Park
18.05 Report Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Penalties
Ryan Connolly soccer ball with check mark
Jake Keegan soccer ball with red X
Stephen Walsh soccer ball with check mark
Colm Horgan soccer ball with check mark
Andy O'Connell soccer ball with red X		 Jack Bayly soccer ball with check mark
James Chambers (Irish footballer) soccer ball with check mark
Chris Fagan (Irish footballer) soccer ball with check mark
Ian Morris soccer ball with check mark
Sean Hoare soccer ball with red X

References

  1. ^ "Euro clubs receive bye in EA Sports Cup". rte.ie. 10 February 2015.
  2. ^ "EA Sports Cup second-round draw: Sligo Rovers to host Derry City - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ^ "St Patrick's Athletic crowned EA Sports Cup champions after penalty drama". Irish Independent. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Galway United 0 St Patrick's Athletic 0". Goal.com. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ^ "St Patrick's Athletic scoop EA Sports Cup for the third time in their history after penalty shootout win over Galway United". Irish Mirror. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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