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2011 League of Ireland Cup

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{{infobox football tournament season

| title = League of Ireland Cup

| year = 2011

| other_titles = EA Sports Cup

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| country = Ireland
Northern Ireland

| num_teams = 27

| defending champions = Sligo Rovers

| champions = Derry City

| runner-up = Cork City

| matches = 26

| goals = 85

| top goal scorer = Jeffrey Judge
Stephen McLaughlin
Eoin Doyle
(3 goals)

| player =

| prevseason = 2010

| nextseason = 2012

}}

The 2011 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2011 EA Sports Cup, was the 38th season of the League of Ireland Cup knockout competition.

The competition was won by Derry City who defeated Cork City in the final on 24 September 2011 in Turners Cross.

A total of 27 teams entered the 2011 competition. The ten Premier Division and eleven First Division clubs were joined by four A Championship teams plus the 2010 Ulster Senior League champions, Cockhill Celtic and the Kerry District League representative side. For the Preliminary, 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. Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Bohemians and St. Patrick's Athletic all received automatic byes into the second round of the competition due to each club's European football participation. The 2011 competition commenced with the preliminary round in March 2011.

Teams

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width=16%|Pool 1

!width=16%|Pool 2

!width=16%|Pool 3

!width=16%|Pool 4

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Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round took place on 2 March 2011.{{cite news |title=EA SPORTS CUP 2011 |url=http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101577:ea-sports-cup-2011-&catid=22:ea-sports-cup&Itemid=52 |publisher=Football Association of Ireland |date=2 March 2011 |access-date=4 March 2011 }}

The Preliminary Round games were played on 14 March 2011.

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!Home team

!Score1

!Away team

!Attendance

1Salthill Devon[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12728/2/ 2 – 0]Fanad United{{n/a}}

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+ Pool 3
Tie no

!Home team

!Score1

!Away team

!Attendance

1Longford Town[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12727/2/ 2 – 1]Athlone Town{{n/a}}

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First round

The draw for the first round took place on 2 March 2011.

The First round Games were played on 25 March, 28 March and 30 March 2011.

=Pool 1=

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!Report

1Cobh Ramblers1–3Wexford Youths
2Kerry District League0–1Limerick[https://web.archive.org/web/20110504013532/http://limerickfc.ie/fixtures/matchreports/match052011.html Report]
3Tralee Dynamos0–4Waterford United[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725190257/http://www.waterford-united.ie/tidy-away-win-sets-up-limerick-tie/ Report]

=Pool 2=

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!Report

1Galway United1–3Cockhill Celtic[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12737/2/ Report]
2Mervue United1–0
AET		Finn Harps[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12740/2/ Report]
3Salthill Devon2–4
AET		Derry City[http://www.derrycityfc.net/cityweb/Latest/salthill-devon-2-4-derry-city.html Report]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=Pool 3=

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1Bray Wanderers0–1Drogheda United[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12736/2/ Report]
2Longford Town2–3UCD[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12739/2/ Report]

=Pool 4=

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Tie no

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Report

1FC Carlow0–4Shelbourne[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12742/2/ Report]

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 30 March 2011.

The Second Round games were played on 25 April 2011.

=Pool 1=

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!Home team

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!Away team

!Report

1Limerick1–0Waterford United[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12999/2/ Report]
2Wexford Youths0–1Cork City[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12998/2/ Report]

=Pool 2=

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Tie no

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Report

1Cockhill Celtic0–4Sligo Rovers
2Derry City2–1Mervue United

=Pool 3=

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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Report

1Drogheda United2–3UCD
2St Patrick's Athletic1–1
AET		Shamrock Rovers[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/13002/2/ Report]
colspan="5"|St Patrick's Athletic Athletic won 3 – 1 on penalties

=Pool 4=

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!Home team

!Score

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!Report

1Monaghan United2–1
AET		Dundalk[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/13004/2/ Report]
2Shelbourne4–2Bohemians[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/13005/2/ Report]

Quarterfinals

The draw for the Quarterfinals was made on 2 May 2011 on MNS on RTÉ Two.[http://www.airtricityleague.ie/index.php/matchzone/other-competitions/36-ea-sports-cup/3494-holders-sligo-face-trip-to-shels-in-ea-sports-cup-last-eight Holders Sligo Face Trip To Shels In EA Sports Cup Last Eight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727214534/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/index.php/matchzone/other-competitions/36-ea-sports-cup/3494-holders-sligo-face-trip-to-shels-in-ea-sports-cup-last-eight |date=27 July 2011 }} – airtricityleague.ie

The Quarterfinal games were played on 06/27/28 June 2011.

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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

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1Shelbourne1–2Sligo Rovers
2Limerick5–0Monaghan United
3Cork City2–1St Patrick's Athletic[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/17443/2/ Report]
4UCD0–3Derry City

Semi−Finals

The Semifinal games were played on the 8/23 August 2011.

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Tie No

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

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1Cork City3–1
AET		Limerick{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110815203534/http://www.corkcityfc.net/home/2011/08/08/cork-city-3-1-limerick/ Report]}}
2Derry City3–3
AET		Sligo Rovers[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/17498/2/ Report]
colspan="5"|Derry City won 5 – 3 on penalties

Final

{{main|2011 League of Ireland Cup Final}}

The final was played on Saturday 24 September 2011 in Turners Cross, Cork.[http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/6493/ea-sports-cup-final-set-turners-cross/ EA Sports Cup Final set for Turners Cross] – Extratime.ie[http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/6741/derry-win-ea-sports-cup Derry City win EA Sports Cup] – Extratime.ie

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{{OneLegResult|Cork City||0–1 |Derry City}}

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=Match=

{{football box

|bg=EEEEEE

|date=24 September 2011

|time=18.00 IST

|team1=Cork City

|score=0–1

|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/6741/derry-win-ea-sports-cup Report]

|team2=Derry City

|goals1=

|goals2=Zayed {{goal|66|pen.}}

|stadium=Turners Cross, Cork

|attendance=4,164

|referee=Paul Tuite (Dublin)

}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=22&Itemid=52 Official website]
  • [https://int.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/league-cup/2011/final-stages/ 2011 League of Ireland Cup at Soccerway]

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