2017 League of Ireland Cup

EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland
Dates	March – September
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	Dundalk
Runner-up	Shamrock Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
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

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).

Galway United v Mayo League

27 March 2017	Galway United	2–0	Mayo League	Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45	David Cawley 45' Vinny Faherty 90'

Cobh Ramblers v Avondale United

4 April 2017	Cobh Ramblers	2–0	Avondale United	St. Colman's Park
19:45	Matthew Whelan 52' Shane Lowth 77'

Wexford v Waterford

4 April 2017	Wexford	0–5	Waterford	Ferrycarraig Park
20:00			David McDaid 26', 88' Gary Delaney 44' Owen Wall 87', 90'

Finn Harps v Cockhill Celtic

3 April 2017	Finn Harps	3–1	Cockhill Celtic	Finn Park
20:00	Jonathon Bonner 29', 76' Sean Houston 81'		Oisin McColgan 72'

Drogheda United v Bray Wanderers

4 April 2017	Drogheda United	0–1	Bray Wanderers	United Park
19:45			Ryan Brennan 12'

St Patrick's Athletic v Bluebell United

4 April 2017	St Patrick's Athletic	1–0	Bluebell United	Richmond Park
19:45	Billy Dennehy 43'

Athlone Town v Longford Town

4 April 2017	Athlone Town	3–4	Longford Town	Athlone Town Stadium
19:45	Conor Barry 6' Cormac Rafferty 34' Walter Invernizzi 70'		David O'Sullivan 25', 69', 73' Cody Mulhall 84'

Bohemians v Cabinteely

4 April 2017	Bohemians	1–0	Cabinteely	Dalymount Park
19:45	Stephen Nolan 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.

Limerick v Cork City

17 April 2017	Limerick	0–3	Cork City	Market's Field
17:00			Garry Buckley 22' Shane Tracey 62' (o.g.) Shane Griffin 68'

Galway United v Derry City

17 April 2017	Galway United	2–0	Derry City	Eamon Deacy Park
19:45	Kevin Devaney 27' Vinny Faherty 90'

Dundalk v UCD

17 April 2017	Dundalk	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	UCD	Oriel Park
17:00	Conor Clifford 76'		Gary O'Neil 22'

Shelbourne v Longford Town

17 April 2017	Shelbourne	0–2	Longford Town	Tolka Park
19:00			Gavin Boyne 39' Dylan McGlade 75'

Waterford v Cobh Ramblers

17 April 2017	Waterford	2–0	Cobh Ramblers	Regional Sports Centre
15:00	Dean O' Halloran 28' Derek Daly 86'

Finn Harps v Sligo Rovers

17 April 2017	Finn Harps	0–1	Sligo Rovers	Finn Park
19:00			Matthew Stevens 90'

Shamrock Rovers v Bohemians

17 April 2017	Shamrock Rovers	3–1	Bohemians	Tallaght Stadium
19:30	Darren Meenan 3' Brandom Miele 69', 75'		Ian Morris 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.

Sligo Rovers v * Galway United

1 May 2017	Sligo Rovers	2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	* Galway United	Showgrounds
15:00	Matt Stevens 93' Kieran Sadlier 115' (pen.)		Ronan Murray 95' Gavan Holohan 105'
	Penalties
	Craig Roddan Liam Martin Kieran Sadlier Jonah Ayunga		Stephen Folan Ronan Murray Colm Horgan Padraic Cunningham Gavan Holohan

Cork City v St Patrick's Athletic

1 May 2017	Cork City	2–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Turners Cross
16:00	Connor Ellis 67' Stephen Dooley 90'

Dundalk v Waterford

1 May 2017	Dundalk	3–0	Waterford	Oriel Park
17:00	Ciarán Kilduff 57' Thomas Stewart 72' Conor Clifford 79'

Shamrock Rovers v Longford Town

2 May 2017	Shamrock Rovers	1–0	Longford Town	Tallaght Stadium
19:30	Dean Dillon 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.

Shamrock Rovers v Cork City

7 August 2017	Shamrock Rovers	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium
19:00	James Doona 120'	Report

Galway United v Dundalk

7 August 2017	Galway United	0–3	Dundalk	Eamonn Deacy Park
		Report	McGrath 11' Benson 56' Kevin Devaney (o.g.) 78'	Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Ray Matthews

Final

Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk

16 September 2017	Shamrock Rovers	0–3	Dundalk	Tallaght Stadium
15:00	Bolger  48'  65'	Report	McMillan 5' McEleney 81' Stewart 90+3'	Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Derek Tomney