2019 League of Ireland Cup

2019 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Dates4 March – 14 September 2019
Teams23
Final positions
ChampionsDundalk
Runner-upDerry City
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Top goal scorer(s)David Parkhouse (7 goals)
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The 2019 League of Ireland Cup, also known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 EA Sports Cup, was the 46th season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup featured teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams. Dundalk defeated Derry City in the final in a penalty shoot-out, following a 2-2 draw.[1]

The competition structure was altered for 2019 with all Premier Division entering at the second round stage.[2]

Preliminary round

16 February 2019 Midleton0–1 Bluebell United Midleton
15:00 GMT Gary Seery 85' Stadium: Knockgriffin Park

First round

All ten teams from the League of Ireland First Division as well as one representative from the Leinster Senior League and one representative from the Ulster Senior League entered the competition at this stage. The draw for the first round was made on 20 February 2019 with fixtures set for 4 and 5 March 2019. The game between Cobh Ramblers and Limerick was postponed until 18 March 2019 due to inclement weather on the original date [3]

4 March 2019 Athlone1–2 (a.e.t.) Galway United Athlone
19:45 GMT George Mukete 7' Conor Barry 70'
Vinny Faherty 112'		 Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
4 March 2019 Bray Wanderers 3–2WexfordBray
19:45 GMT Derek Daly 25'
Dylan Barnett 29'
Dylan McGlade 30' (pen.)		 Report Ryan Nolan 49'
Sean Roche 90'		 Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Attendance: 427
Referee: Alan Carey
4 March 2019 Drogheda United0–1 Cabinteely Drogheda
19:45 GMT Report Luke Clucas 71' Stadium: United Park
Attendance: 150 (estimate)
Referee: Alan Patchell
4 March 2019 Shelbourne 1–0Bluebell UnitedDrumcondra, Dublin
19:45 GMT Daniel McKenna 21' Report Stadium: Tolka Park
Referee: Paul Tuite
5 March 2019 Longford Town 1–0Cockhill CelticLongford
19:45 GMT Adam Evans 6' Stadium: City Calling Stadium
Referee: Marc Lynch
18 March 2019 Cobh Ramblers 3–1LimerickCobh
15:00 GMT Denzil Fernandes 6'
Bryan Murphy 73'
Jaze Kabia 87'		 Report Sean McSweeney 84' Stadium: St Colman's Park
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Second round

All ten League of Ireland Premier Division clubs entered at this stage of the competition. The draw for the second round was made on 12 March 2019 with fixtures taking place on 1/2 April 2019.[4]

1 April 2019 Bohemians 2–1CabinteelyPhibsborough, Dublin
19:45 GMT Ryan Graydon 56'
Sam Byrne 77' (pen.)		 Report Luke Clucas 33' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 500 (Estimate)
Referee: Stephen Parnell
1 April 2019 Bray Wanderers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Shamrock RoversBray
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Attendance: 635
Referee: Derek Tomney
Penalties
Luka Lovic soccer ball with check mark
Richie Purdy soccer ball with check mark
Dylan McGlade soccer ball with check mark
Dylan Barnett soccer ball with check mark		 Greg Bolger soccer ball with check mark
Brandon Kavanagh soccer ball with red X
Aaron Greene soccer ball with red X
Dylan Watts soccer ball with check mark
1 April 2019 Cork City 4–1Cobh RamblersCork
19:45 GMT James Tilley 37'
Liam Nash 48'
Gary Comerford 66'
Darragh Crowley 78'		 Report Denzil Fernandez 77' Stadium: Turners Cross
Attendance: 991
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
1 April 2019 Finn Harps 2–1 (a.e.t.)Sligo RoversBallybofey
20:00 GMT Mark Coyle 87'
Stephen Doherty 95'		 Report Dante Leverock 89' Stadium: Finn Park
Referee: Michael Connolly
1 April 2019 St Patrick's Athletic1–2 Dundalk Inchicore, Dublin
19:45 GMT James Doona 12' Report Georgie Kelly 6'
Dean Jarvis 34'		 Stadium: Richmond Park
Referee: Robert Harvey
1 April 2019 Waterford 2–1Galway UnitedWaterford
19:00 GMT Dean Walsh 32'
Cory Galvin 66'		 Report Jeff McGowan 57' Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre
Referee: Sean Grant
2 April 2019 Derry City 3–0Longford TownDerry
19:45 GMT Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe 19'
Eoghan Stokes 38'
Gerardo Bruna 70'		 Report Stadium: Brandywell Stadium
Attendance: 2,400 (est)
Referee: Damien MacGraith
2 April 2019 Shelbourne1–2 UCD Drumcondra, Dublin
19:45 GMT Derek Prendergast 2' Report Neil Farrugia 29'
Timmy Molloy 90'		 Stadium: Tolka Park
Attendance: 250 (Estimate)
Referee: Alan Patchell

Quarter-final

The draw for the quarter-final was made on 8 April 2019 with fixtures taking place on Monday, 27 May 2019.[5]

27 May 2019 Bohemians 2–0Cork CityPhibsborough, Dublin
19:45 GMT Ross Tierney 33'
Danny Mandroiu 82' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 665
Referee: Robert Hennessy
27 May 2019 Bray Wanderers0–1 Waterford Bray
19:45 GMT Report Scott Twine 15' Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Attendance: 400 (Estimate)
Referee: Robert Harvey
27 May 2019 Derry City 2–1 (a.e.t.)Finn HarpsDerry
19:45 GMT David Parkhouse 83', 94' Report Nathan Boyle 55' Stadium: Brandywell Stadium
27 May 2019 Dundalk 3–1UCDDundalk
19:45 GMT Brian Gartland 7'
John Mountney 18'
Georgie Kelly 90'		 Report Yousef Mahdy 80' Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 500 (estimate)
Referee: David Dunne

Semi-final

The draw for the semi-final was made on 28 May 2019. Both matches were scheduled to be played on 5 August 2019. The fixture between Dundalk and Bohemians was postponed until 19 August due to Dundalk's involvement in the UEFA Champions League.

5 August 2019 Derry City 4–2 (a.e.t.)WaterfordDerry
19:00 David Parkhouse 45' (pen.), 70', 96', 108' Report Walter Figueira 24', 84' Stadium: Brandywell Stadium
Attendance: 1,100 (estimate)
Referee: Robert Rogers
19 August 2019 Dundalk 6–1BohemiansDundalk
19:45 Patrick Hoban 4', 10', 14', 51'
Patrick McEleney 42'
Daniel Kelly 71'		 Report Ross Tierney 62' Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 1,500 (estimate)
Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Final

Main article: 2019 League of Ireland Cup Final
14 September 2019 Derry City2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Dundalk Derry
20:00 David Parkhouse 3'
Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe 51'		 Report Michael Duffy 38'
Sean Gannon 69'		 Stadium: Brandywell Stadium

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures & Results - Senior Team". Braywanderers.ie. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ "SSE AIRTRICITY LEAGUE - 2019 SEASON FIXTURES RELEASED". Sseairtricityleague.ie. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Cockhill drawn away to Longford in EA Sports Cup". 20 February 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ "EA Sports Cup draw throws up several derby games". RTÉ.ie. 12 March 2019.
  5. ^ "SSE Airtricity League". Archived from the original on 2019-04-08.