2014 League of Ireland Cup

EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland  Northern Ireland
Dates	10 March – 20 September
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	Dundalk
Runner-up	Shamrock Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
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The 2014 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2014 EA Sports Cup, was the 41st season of the Irish football knockout competition.

Dundalk defeated Shamrock Rovers 3–2 in the final on 20 September.^[1][2][3]

The draw for the First Round took place on 12 February 2014. The First Round games were played on the 10 March 2014.

Cork City v Limerick

10 March 2014	Cork City	4–0	Limerick	Turners Cross
19:45	Lehane 39', 80' Dennehy 51' (pen.) O'Sullivan 83'	Report		Attendance: 1009 Referee: Jim McKell

Waterford United v Avondale United

10 March 2014	Waterford United	2–1	Avondale United	RSC
19:45	Barrett 11' Corcoran 34'	Report	McCarthy 9'	Referee: Shane Dunphy

Finn Harps v Cockhill Celtic

10 March 2014	Finn Harps	3–2	Cockhill Celtic	Finn Park
19:45	McCarron 2' O'Donnell 14' (o.g.) Keating 73'	Report	McDermott 66' O'Donnell 85'	Attendance: 250 (est) Referee: Paul Duddy

Crumlin United v Drogheda United

10 March 2014	Crumlin United	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Drogheda United	Pearse Park
19:45	Dempsey 40'	Report	O'Neill 89' Doyle 117' Andrews 118'	Referee: Ben Connolly

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

10 March 2014	Shelbourne	2–5 (a.e.t.)	Bray Wanderers	Tolka Park
20:00	Tinnelly 47', 67'	Report	Byrne 5', 9' Kelly 93', 111', 120+1' (pen.)	Attendance: 256 est Referee: Tomas Connolly

Athlone Town v Longford Town

10 March 2014	Athlone Town	0–1	Longford Town	Athlone Town Stadium
19:45		Report	Shaw 71'	Attendance: 320 Referee: Neil Doyle

UCD v Bohemians

10 March 2014	UCD	0–3	Bohemians	UCD Bowl
19:45		Report	Devaney 11' Byrne 55' Hyland 84'	Attendance: 145 Referee: Simon Rogers

Galway v Mayo League

10 March 2014	Galway	2–0	Mayo League	Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45	Owens 75' Keegan 83'	Report		Referee: Rob Hennessey

Bray Wanderers v Dundalk

5 May 2014	Bray Wanderers	0–3	Dundalk	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
16:00		Report	McMillan 51', 77' McDonald 58'	Referee: Rob Harvey

Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers

5 May 2014	Drogheda United	1–2	Shamrock Rovers	United Park, Drogheda
16:00	Foley 75' (pen.)	Report	Kilduff 2' Kelly 64' (pen.)	Referee: Neil Doyle

Cork City v Waterford United

5 May 2014	Cork City	2–0	Waterford United	Turners Cross, Turners Cross
17:00	Buckley 16', 18'	Report		Referee: Kevin O'Regan

Sligo Rovers v Derry City

5 May 2014	Sligo Rovers	0–1	Derry City	The Showgrounds, Sligo
17:00		Report	Patterson 14'	Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Galway v Finn Harps

5 May 2014	Galway	1–0	Finn Harps	Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway
17:30	Faherty 9'	Report		Referee: Ray Matthews

Wexford Youths v Cobh Ramblers

5 May 2014	Wexford Youths	1–0	Cobh Ramblers	Ferrycarrig Park, Crossabeg
20:00	Skelly 51'	Report		Referee: Simon Rogers

Bohemians v St Patrick's Athletic

6 May 2014	Bohemians	3–2	St Patrick's Athletic	Dalymount Park, Phibsborough
19:45	Hyland 7', 43' Corcoran 82'	Report	Kavanagh 31' Brennan 34' (pen.)	Referee: David McKeon

Longford Town v Mervue United

6 May 2014	Longford Town	2–0	Mervue United	Strokestown Road, Longford
19:45	Shaw 22', 27'	Report		Referee: Ben Connolly

Derry City v Dundalk

27 May 2014	Derry City	1–2	Dundalk	Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19:45	McEleney 82'	Report	McMillan 26' Byrne 75'	Referee: David McKeon

Wexford Youths v Galway

27 May 2014	Wexford Youths	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Galway	Ferrycarrig Park, Crossabeg
20:00	Furlong 90+5'	Report	Shanahan 114'	Attendance: 120 Referee: Keith Callanan

Longford Town v Bohemians

26 May 2014	Longford Town	0–2	Bohemians	Strokestown Road, Longford
20:20		Report	Corcoran 42', 88'	Referee: Rob Rogers

Shamrock Rovers v Cork City

21 July 2014	Shamrock Rovers	2–0	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:45	Finn 41' Kilduff 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 622 Referee: Paul Tuite

Dundalk v Wexford Youths

4 August 2014	Dundalk	5–0	Wexford Youths	Oriel Park, Dundalk
17:00	Griffin 24' Ward 42' McMillan 77', 90+3' Mountney 79'	Report		Attendance: 1078 Referee: Rob Harvey

Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers

4 August 2014	Bohemians	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	Dalymount Park, Dublin
19:30		Report	Waters 8' Kelly 54'	Referee: Rob Rogers

Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers

19 September 2014	Dundalk	3–2	Shamrock Rovers	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	Massey 4', 46' Hoban 49'	Report	McGuinness 28' Kilduff 76'	Referee: Graham Kelly