2012 Setanta Sports Cup
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Teams | 12 |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 52 (2.48 per match) |
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The 2012 Setanta Sports Cup was the seventh staging of the annual all-Ireland association football competition. It commenced on 11 February 2012 and ended on 12 May 2012, with the final played at The Oval, Belfast.
The draw for the 2012 competition was made at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, on 25 January 2012.[1]
Crusaders won the competition for the first time, defeating Derry City 5–4 on penalties after the scores were level at 2–2 after extra time. It was the first time a club from the Northern Irish IFA Premiership had won the cup since Linfield won the inaugural competition in 2005.[2]
First round
Four League of Ireland and four IFA Premiership teams 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 and 13 February and the second legs were played on 20 February.[3][4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bray Wanderers |
2−7 | 2−4 | 0−3 | |
Lisburn Distillery |
0−7 | 0−4 | 0−3 | |
Bohemians |
3−1 | 2−1 | 1−0 | |
Cliftonville |
2−0 | 1−0 | 1−0 |
First Leg
Bray Wanderers | 2 − 4 | Glentoran |
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Waters |
Report | Murray Knight O'Hanlon |
Lisburn Distillery | 0 − 4 | Derry City |
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Cushley |
Report | McLaughlin Patterson |
Cliftonville | 1 − 0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
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Boyce |
Report |
Second leg
St Patrick's Athletic | 0 − 1 | Cliftonville |
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Russell |
(Report) | Gormley |
Cliftonville won 2 − 0 on aggregate
Derry City | 3 − 0 | Lisburn Distillery |
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McEleney McLaughlin Patterson |
(Report) |
Derry City won 7 − 0 on aggregate
Bohemians won 3 − 1 on aggregate
Glentoran won 7 − 2 on aggregate
Quarter-finals
The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams (Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Crusaders, and Linfield) who received byes into the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 5 March 2012 and the second legs were played on 20 March 2012. The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 20 February 2012.[5]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Crusaders |
2−0 | 0−0 | 2−0 | |
Linfield |
2−4 | 1−1 | 1−3 | |
Shamrock Rovers |
2−2 | 2−0 | 0−2 | |
Sligo Rovers |
3−1 | 2−0 | 1−1 |
First leg
Linfield | 1 – 1 | Derry City |
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Thompson |
(Report) | McDaid |
Shamrock Rovers | 2 – 0 | Cliftonville |
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Dennehy Hawkins |
(Report) |
Second leg
Crusaders won 2 − 0 on aggregate
Cliftonville | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Shamrock Rovers |
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Johnston Gormley |
(Report) | |
Penalties | ||
Gormley Caldwell Donnelly O'Carroll |
1 – 3 |
Shamrock Rovers won 3 – 1 on penalties after 2 – 2 draw on aggregate
Derry City | 3 – 1 | Linfield |
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Molloy McLaughlin Madden |
(Report) | Lowry |
Derry City won 4 − 2 on aggregate
Sligo Rovers won 3 − 1 on aggregate
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made following the second leg quarter-final matches.[6]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Crusaders |
3−2 | 2−0 | 1−2 | |
Shamrock Rovers |
2−3 | 0−3 | 2−0 |
First leg
Shamrock Rovers | 0 – 3 | Derry City |
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Pieterse |
(Report) | Deery McEleney McBride |
Second leg
Crusaders won 3 − 2 on aggregate
Derry City | 0 – 2 | Shamrock Rovers |
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(Report) | Twigg |
Derry City won 3 − 2 on aggregate
Final
Crusaders | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Derry City |
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Coates McBride |
(Report) | Patterson |
Penalties | ||
Coates Morrow Snoddy Gargan Dallas McKeown |
5 – 4 |
Winner of 2012 Setanta Sports Cup |
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1st title |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
Rory Patterson (Derry City)
- 3 goals
Stephen McLaughlin (Derry City) Colin Coates (Crusaders)
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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References
- ↑ Setanta Sports Cup Committee Agrees 2012 Draw Date - FAI.ie
- ↑ "Crusaders 2-2 Derry City". BBC Sport. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ↑ Draw For First Round Of Setanta Sports Cup Announced - irishexaminer.com
- ↑ Change To 2012 Setanta Cup Fixture Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. - airtricityleague.ie
- ↑ Setanta Sports Cup Quarter-Final Draw Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. - irishfa.com
- ↑ "Rovers, Derry and Sligo through to Setanta semi-finals". RTÉ News. 20 March 2012.