2004–05 Irish League Cup

2004–05 Irish League Cup
CIS Insurance Cup
Country  Northern Ireland
Teams 16
Champions Glentoran (5th win)
Runners-up Linfield
Matches played 55
Goals scored 162 (2.95 per match)

The 2004–05 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 9 November 2004 with the final.

Cliftonville were the defending champions after their first ever League Cup win the previous season; a penalty shootout victory over Larne in the previous final. This season Cliftonville reached the semi-finals but were defeated by Linfield, who were then defeated 2–1 in the final by cup winners Glentoran. This was the eighth final in nine years that had featured either Linfield or Glentoran, and the third time in four years that both clubs had faced each other in the final. It was also Glentoran's second cup win in three years, taking their tally to five League Cups overall.[1][2]

The 16 clubs taking part were divided into four groups of four clubs. The clubs in each group played each other at home and away. The top two clubs from each group then advanced to the quarter-finals where they played a single knock-out tie against another quarter-finalist. The semi-finals were played in the same format with the two winners of the ties advancing to the single match final.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 2–1 Ards
Glentoran 1–0 Ballymena United
Linfield 3–1 Dungannon Swifts
Lisburn Distillery 1–0 Coleraine

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 1–2 (aet) Linfield
Glentoran 2–0 Lisburn Distillery

Final

Linfield 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Glentoran
Picking  81' Report Lockhart  4'
Morgan  104'

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Northern Ireland League Cup 2004/05". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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