2013 Setanta Sports Cup
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Setanta Sports Cup
| year = 2013
| country = Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
| num_teams = 12
| defending champions = Crusaders
| champions = {{nowrap|Shamrock Rovers (2nd title)}}
| runner-up = Drogheda United
| matches = 21
| goals = 66
| prevseason = 2012
| nextseason = 2014
}}
The 2013 Setanta Sports Cup was the eighth staging of the Setanta Sports Cup, an annual football competition featuring clubs from Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. It commenced on 11 February 2013 and ended on 11 May 2013 with the final played at the Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.
Crusaders were the defending champions, after they defeated Derry City 5–4 on penalties in the 2012 final, when the match ended 2–2 after extra time. However, this season they went out 4–1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals to Cork City. Shamrock Rovers were the eventual winners for the second time overall, following a comfortable 7–1 win over Drogheda United in the final. This season's competition was notable for the fact that all four semi-finalists represented the Republic of Ireland. It was also the sixth time in the eight competitions played thus far that the winner had been a League of Ireland club.
Qualifiers
The following clubs qualified to take part in this year's competition. The eight unseeded clubs entered in the first round, while the four seeded clubs entered in the quarter-finals.
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Seeded teams
- {{flagicon|NIR}} Crusaders (holders)
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Derry City (2012 FAI Cup winners)
- {{flagicon|NIR}} Linfield (2011–12 IFA Premiership champions and 2011–12 Irish Cup winners)
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Sligo Rovers (2012 League of Ireland Premier Division champions)
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Unseeded teams
- {{flagicon|NIR}} Cliftonville
- {{flagicon|NIR}} Coleraine
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Cork City
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Drogheda United
- {{flagicon|NIR}} Glentoran
- {{flagicon|NIR}} Portadown
- {{flagicon|IRL}} St Patrick’s Athletic
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Shamrock Rovers
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First round
The first round draw was made on 6 December 2012. Four League of Ireland and four IFA Premiership clubs played each other in the first round over two games with the winners qualifying for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 11 February 2013 and the second legs were played on 18 February 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20634582|title=Cliftonville to face Cork City in Setanta Cup first round|date=6 December 2012|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=6 December 2012}}
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Cork City|IRE|6–2|Cliftonville|NIR|4–0|2–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Drogheda United|IRE|8–2|Portadown|NIR|3–2|5–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Shamrock Rovers|IRE|2–1|Coleraine|NIR|0–1|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|St Patrick's Athletic|IRE|0–1|Glentoran|NIR|0–0|0–1}}
|}
=First leg=
{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=11 February 2013
|time=19:30
|team1=St Patrick's Athletic
|score=0 – 0
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/18924/2/ Report]
|team2=Glentoran
|goals1=Flood {{yel|85}}
|goals2=Birney {{yel|15}}
Magee {{yel|68}}
Kane {{yel|77}}
Hill {{yel|82}}
|stadium=Richmond Park, Dublin
|attendance=1,041
|referee=Derek Tomney
}}
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|bg=EEEEEE
|date=11 February 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Cork City
|score=4 – 0
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/18921/2/ Report]
|team2=Cliftonville
|goals1=G. Morrissey {{goal|16}}
Turner {{goal|26|pen.|45+1}}}
Kavanagh {{goal|69}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Turners Cross, Cork
|attendance=1,273
|referee=Pádraig Sutton
}}
=Second leg=
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|bg=EEEEEE
|date=18 February 2013
|time=19:30
|team1=Coleraine
|score=0 – 2
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/18926/2/ Report]
|team2=Shamrock Rovers
|goals1=
|goals2=Quigley {{goal|5}} {{yel|73}}
McCabe {{yel|53}}
Sullivan {{yel|66}}
Kilduff {{goal|90}}
|stadium=The Showgrounds, Coleraine
|attendance=
|referee=Arnold Hudson
}}
Shamrock Rovers won 2−1 on aggregate.
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|date=18 February 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Glentoran
|score=1 – 0
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/18927/2/ Report]
|team2=St Patrick's Athletic
|goals1=Murray {{goal|62}}
|goals2=Fagan {{Yel|42}}
|attendance=
|referee=Hugh Carvill
}}
Glentoran won 1−0 on aggregate.
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|bg=EEEEEE
|date=18 February 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Cliftonville
|score=2 – 2
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/18925/2/ Report]
|team2=Cork City
|goals1=Boyce {{goal|38}}
Garrett {{goal|87}}
|goals2=Horgan {{goal|15}}
Furlong {{goal|52}}
Morrissey {{Yel|72}}
Spillane {{sentoff|0|90+2}}
|attendance=
|referee=Ross Dunlop
}}
Cork City won 6−2 on aggregate.
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{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=18 February 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Portadown
|score=0 – 5
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/18928/2/ Report]
|team2=Drogheda United
|goals1=Murray {{yel|10}}
McNeill {{yel|61}}
Ramsey {{yel|64}}
Burns {{yel|89}}
|goals2=Byrne {{goal|1}}
O'Conor {{goal|12}}
Brennan {{goal|55}}
Cassidy {{goal|78}}
Hand {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium=Shamrock Park, Portadown
|attendance=
|referee=Paul McLaughlin
}}
Drogheda United won 8−2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams in the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 26 February and 4 March, while the second legs were played on 4 and 11 March 2013.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Cork City|IRE|4–1|Crusaders|NIR|1–0|3–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Derry City|IRE|2–3|Drogheda United|IRE|1–1|1–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Shamrock Rovers|IRE|7–2|Linfield|NIR|4–1|3–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Sligo Rovers|IRE|8–0|Glentoran|NIR|5–0|3–0}}
|}
=First leg=
{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=26 February 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Cork City
|score=1 – 0
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19542/2/ Report]
|team2=Crusaders
|goals1=D Morrissey {{goal|88}}
|stadium=Turners Cross, Cork
|attendance=1,026
|referee=Alan Kelly
}}
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|bg=EEEEEE
|date=4 March 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Sligo Rovers
|score=5 – 0
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19543/2/ Report]
|team2=Glentoran
|goals1=Lynch {{goal|2||38}}
Elding {{goal|20}}
Connolly {{goal|36}}
McMillan {{goal|53}}
|stadium=Showgrounds, Sligo
|attendance=1,235
|referee=
}}
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|bg=EEEEEE
|date=4 March 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Derry City
|score=1 – 1
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19544/2/ Report]
|team2=Drogheda United
|goals1=Patterson {{goal|10}} {{yel|43}}
|goals2=Prendergast {{yel|4}}
O'Brien {{goal|53}}
Sava {{yel|66}}
|stadium=The Brandywell, Derry
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Ray Hetherington
}}
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{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=4 March 2013
|time=20:30
|team1=Shamrock Rovers
|score=4 – 1
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19545/2/ Report]
|team2=Linfield
|goals1=Finn {{goal|34}} {{yel|50}}
Powell {{yel|42}}
Kilduff {{goal|45||73}}
Rice {{goal|82}}
|goals2=Mulgrew {{yel|23}}
McCaul {{yel|31}}
Burns {{goal|62}} {{yel|72}}
|stadium=Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
|attendance=3,500
|referee=Neil Doyle
}}
=Second leg=
{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=4 March 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Crusaders
|score=1 – 3
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19555/2/ Report]
|team2=Cork City
|goals1=Heatley {{goal|89}}
|goals2=Morrissey {{yel|55}}
D Horgan {{goal|62}}
Kavanagh {{goal|67}}
Magowan {{goal|89|o.g.}}
|attendance=600
|referee=David Baxter
}}
Cork City won 4−1 on aggregate.
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{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=11 March 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Glentoran
|score=0 – 3
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19558/2/ Report]
|team2=Sligo Rovers
|goals1=Clarke {{yel|59}}
|goals2=Lynch {{goal|7}}
Cretaro {{goal|25}}
Henderson {{yel|62}}
Martin {{goal|85}}
|attendance=150
|referee=Bob Rogers
}}
Sligo Rovers won 8−0 on aggregate.
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{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=11 March 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Drogheda United
|score=2 – 1
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19559/2/ Report]
|team2=Derry City
|goals1=Prendergast {{goal|68}}
R. Brennan {{goal|90+4}}
|goals2=McEleney {{yel|37}}
McBride {{sent off|0|48}}
Rafter {{goal|64}}
|stadium=Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
|attendance=
|referee=Neil Doyle
}}
Drogheda United won 3−2 on aggregate.
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{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=11 March 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Linfield
|score= 1 – 3
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19560/2/ Report]
|team2=Shamrock Rovers
|goals1=Armstrong {{yel|4}} {{goal|26}}
|goals2=Stewart {{goal|32||69}}
McCormack {{yel|53}}
Dennehy {{goal|80}}
|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
Shamrock Rovers won 7−2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The first legs of the semi-finals will be played on 16 April and the second legs on 22 April.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Drogheda United|IRE|2−1|Sligo Rovers|IRE|2−0|0−1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Shamrock Rovers|IRE|3−3|Cork City|IRE|1−1|2−2}}
|}
=First leg=
{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=16 April 2013
|time=19:30
|team1=Shamrock Rovers
|score=1 − 1
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19608/2/ Report]
|team2=Cork City
|goals1=D. Murphy {{goal|39|o.g.}}
|goals2=Kavanagh {{goal|41}}
Healy {{yel|81}}
|stadium=Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
|attendance=1,250
|referee=Neil Doyle
}}
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{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=16 April 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Drogheda United
|score=2 − 0
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19609/2/ Report]
|team2=Sligo Rovers
|goals1=O'Neill {{goal|24}}
Cassidy {{goal|35}}
Grimes {{Yel|52}}
|stadium=Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
|attendance=756
|referee=Mark Courtney
}}
=Second leg=
{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=22 April 2013
|time=19:30
|team1=Cork City
|score=2 − 2
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19622/0/ Report]
|team2=Shamrock Rovers
|goals1=Horgan {{goal|45+1}}
Kavanagh {{yel|63}} {{goal|87}}
|goals2=Foran {{yel|29}}
Rice {{yel|32}} {{goal|72}}
Dennehy {{yel|54}} {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium=Turners Cross, Cork
|attendance=2,007
|referee=Padraigh Sutton
}}
3–3 on aggregate. Shamrock Rovers won on away goals
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{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=22 April 2013
|time=19:45
|team1=Sligo Rovers
|score=1 − 0
|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/19621/0/ Report]
|team2=Drogheda United
|goals1=Cawley {{goal|30}} {{yel|46}}
Ventre {{yel|71}}
|goals2=O'Neill {{yel|24}}
Cassidy {{Yel|39}}
|stadium=Showgrounds, Sligo
|attendance=1,286
|referee=Arnie Hunter
}}
Drogheda United won 2−1 on aggregate.
Final
{{main|2013 Setanta Sports Cup Final}}
{{footballbox
|bg=EEEEEE
|date=11 May 2013
|time= 15:00
|team1=Shamrock Rovers
|score= 7 − 1
|report=[http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/10249/ Report]
|team2=Drogheda United
|goals1= Chambers {{goal|11}}
O'Connor {{goal|13}}
Sheppard {{goal|45}}
Finn {{goal|55||56}}
Dennehy {{goal|75||88}}
|goals2= O'Neill {{goal|65}}
|stadium=Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
|attendance= 4,022
|referee=Rob Rogers
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/played/110/ Fixtures and Results]
{{Setanta Sports Cup Seasons}}
{{2012–13 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{2013 in Republic of Ireland association football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2013 Setanta Sports Cup}}