2016–17 Northern Ireland Football League Cup

2016–17 Northern Ireland Football League Cup
Country  Northern Ireland
Teams 36
Champions Ballymena United (1st Win)
Runners-up Carrick Rangers

The 2016–17 Northern Ireland Football League Cup was the 31st edition of Northern Ireland's football knock-out cup competition for national league clubs, and the third edition of the competition as the Northern Ireland Football League Cup. This season's League Cup was contested by the 36 clubs in the Northern Ireland Football League. The competition began on 6 August 2016 with the first round, and concluded on 18 February 2017.

For the fourth consecutive season Cliftonville were the defending champions, following their 3–0 win over Ards in the 2016 final. This secured the trophy for the fourth consecutive season and the fifth time overall.[1]

Format and Schedule

The competition was played in a straight knock-out format and was open to the 36 members of the NIFL Premiership, NIFL Championship and NIFL Premier Intermediate League. Replays were not used in the competition, with all matches using extra time and penalties to determine the winner if necessary.

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First Round 6 August 2016 8 36 → 32
Second Round 30 August 2016 16 32 → 16
Third Round 12 October 2016 8 16 → 8
Quarter-Finals 16 November 2016 4 8 → 4
Semi-Finals 13 December 2016 2 4 → 2
Final 18 February 2017 1 2 → 1

Results

The league tier of each club at the time of entering the competition is listed in parentheses.

First Round

The matches took place on 8 August.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
PSNI (2) 0–1 Banbridge Town (3)
Lurgan Celtic (2) 1–1 (aet)
(5–4p)		 Bangor (3)
Limavady United (3) 2–1 (aet) Queen's University (3)
Moyola Park (3) 1–3 Institute (2)

Second Round

The matches took place on 30 August.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United (1) 4–1 Newington YC (3)
Linfield (1) 5–0 Larne (2)
Ards (1) 3–1 Newry City (2)
Warrenpoint Town (2) 4–2 (aet) Banbridge Town (3)
Crusaders (1) 3–1 Loughgall (2)
Portadown (1) 6–1 Donegal Celtic (3)
Knockbreda (2) 4–3 Lurgan Celtic (2)
Coleraine (1) 3–0 Limavady United (3)
Glenavon (1) 5–0 Tobermore United (3)
Institute (2) 0–2 (aet) Harland & Wolff Welders (2)
Annagh United (2) 3–2 Glentoran (1)
Cliftonville (1) 11–1 Lisburn Distillery (3)
Dungannon Swifts (1) 6–2 Sport & Leisure Swifts (3)
Ballinamallard United (1) 3–0 Dundela (3)
Armagh City (2) 3–1 (aet) Dergview (2)
Ballyclare Comrades (2) 0–2 Carrick Rangers (1)

Third Round

The matches took place on 12 October.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United (1) 4–1 Linfield (1)
Ards (1) 2–4 (aet) Warrenpoint Town (2)
Portadown (1) 3–4 Crusaders (1)
Coleraine (1) 3–0 Knockbreda (2)
Glenavon (1) 4–2 Harland & Wolff Welders (2)
Annagh United (2) 0–6 Cliftonville (1)
Dungannon Swifts (1) 6–1 Ballinamallard United (1)
Armagh City (2) 0–2 Carrick Rangers (1)

Quarter-finals

The matches took place on 16 November.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Warrenpoint Town (2) 0–2 Ballymena United (1)
Coleraine (1) 1–1 (aet)
(5–4p)		 Crusaders (1)
Glenavon (1) 3–2 (aet) Cliftonville (1)
Carrick Rangers (1) 2–0 Dungannon Swifts (1)

Semi-finals

The matches took place on 13 December.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United (1) 3–0 (aet) Coleraine (1)
Glenavon (1) 0–1 Carrick Rangers (1)

Final

The final was played on 18 February 2017 at Ballymena Showgrounds.

Ballymena United (1) 2–0 Carrick Rangers (1)
Referee: Ian McNabb

References

  1. ↑ "League Cup final: Cliftonville beat Ards 3-0 at Solitude". BBC Sport. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.



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