2016 League of Ireland Cup

2016 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
Dates21 March – 17 September
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic
Runner-upLimerick
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Top goal scorer(s)John O'Flynn, Limerick
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The 2016 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 EA Sports Cup, was the 43rd 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

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round

First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 17 February 2016. [1] The First Round games were played on 21, 22 and 28 March 2016.

21 March 2016 Galway United 3–1 Mayo League Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45 Pauric Cunningham 3', 14', 16' JP O'Gorman 61'
21 March 2016 Shelbourne 5–0 Cabinteely Tolka Park
Gavin Boyne 8'
Sodiq Oguntula 61', 66'
James English 75'
Mark Sandford 88'
21 March 2016 Drogheda United 0–0* (PN) (a.e.t.)
(3-4 p)		 Bluebell United Hunky Dorys Park
19:45 [1]
22 March 2016 Finn Harps 1–0 Cockhill Celtic Finn Park
20:00 Ethan Boyle 24'
22 March 2016 Cobh Ramblers 2–4 Limerick St. Colman's Park
19:15 Markus Gustavsson 75', 78' Robbie Williams 15'
Stephen Kenny 17'
John O'Flynn 47', 52'
22 March 2016 UCD 0–2 Bray Wanderers UCD Bowl
19:45 Mark Salmon 45+1'
Andrew Lewis 54'
22 March 2016 Bohemians 3–1 Longford Town Dalymount Park
19:45 Peter McGlynn 3' (o.g.)
Derek Prendergast 48'
Jake Kelly 53'		 David O'Sullivan 3'
28 March 2016 Waterford United 4–0 Rockmount Waterford Regional Sports Centre
14:00 Eoin Rhodes 7', 28'
James Dermody 33'
Dean Broaders 59'

Second round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 23 March 2016. The games were played on 18 and 19 April 2016.

18 April 2016 Cork City 7–0 Waterford United Turners Cross
19:45 Danny Morrissey 46'
Ian Turner 50'
Gavan Holohan 54'
Gearoid Morrissey 57'
Mark O'Sullivan 60'
Conor McCarthy 70'
Mark O'Sullivan 72'
18 April 2016 Galway United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Finn Harps Eamon Deacy Park
19:45
18 April 2016 Dundalk 0–1 (a.e.t.) St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park
19:45 Rory Feely 113'
18 April 2016 Shelbourne 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Bohemians Tolka Park
19:45
19 April 2016 Limerick 4–0 Wexford Youths Market's Field
19:15 Aaron Greene 32'
John O'Flynn 38', 71'
Aaron Greene 90'
19 April 2016 Derry City 2–0 Sligo Rovers The Brandywell
19:45 Nathan Boyle 34', 45'
19 April 2016 Bray Wanderers 4–2 (a.e.t.) Bluebell United Carlisle Grounds
19:45 Ryan Brennan 27' (pen.)
Ger Pender (34)
Andrew Lewis 101'
Dylan Connolly 115' (pen.)		 Sean Byrne 40', 69'
19 April 2016 Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Athlone Town Tallaght Stadium
19:45 Sean Heaney 24'
Sean Boyd 45'
Trevor Clarke 79'

Quarter finals

2 May 2016 Bray Wanderers 2–3 (a.e.t.) St Patrick's Athletic Carlisle Grounds
15:00 Dylan Connolly 59'
Gareth McDonagh 106'		 Billy Dennehy 53'
Jamie McGrath 96'
Mark Timlin 111'		 Attendance: 700
Referee: Ben Connolly
2 May 2016 Shelbourne 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park
19:00 Danny North (o.g.) Dean Clarke 62' Attendance: 779
Referee: Ray Matthews
2 May 2016 Cork City 1–2 (a.e.t.) Derry City Turners Cross
19:45 Mark O'Sullivan 9' Barry McNamee 38'
Dean Jarvis 95'		 Attendance: 901
Referee: Sean Grant
3 May 2016 Limerick 2–0 Galway United Markets Field
19:15 Paudie O'Connor 27'
Shane Duggan 52'		 Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Semi finals

1 August 2016 Derry City 0–1 Limerick The Brandywell
19:45 Report Stephen Kenny 15' Referee: Robert Harvey
8 August 2016 Shamrock Rovers 1–3 St Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium
21:45 Dean Clarke 33' Report Billy Dennehy 45+2'
Jamie McGrath 57'
Christy Fagan 80'		 Referee: D. McKeon

Final

17 September 2016 Limerick 1–4 St Patrick's Athletic Markets Field
17:30 Lee Lynch 17' Report Christy Fagan 65'
Conan Byrne 84'
Jamie McGrath 87'
Graham Kelly 90+1'		 Attendance: 4,362
Referee: Robert Rogers (Dublin)

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland John O'Flynn Limerick 4
2 Republic of Ireland Padraic Cunningham Galway United 3
Republic of Ireland Mark O'Sullivan Cork City 3
Republic of Ireland Jamie McGrath St Patrick's Athletic 3
3 Sweden Markus Gustavsson Cobh Ramblers 2
Republic of Ireland Sean Byrne Waterford United 2
Republic of Ireland Aaron Greene Limerick 2
Northern Ireland Nathan Boyle Derry City 2
Republic of Ireland Stephen Kenny Limerick 2
Nigeria Sodiq Oguntola Shelbourne FC 2

References

  1. ^ "EA Sports Cup draw sets up Bohs-Longford clash". 17 February 2016 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)