2011 Setanta Sports Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions | Bohemians |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Shamrock Rovers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Dundalk |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 69 (3.29 per match) |
The 2011 Setanta Sports Cup was the sixth staging of the Setanta Sports Cup, an association football competition featuring clubs from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It commenced on 14 February 2011 with the final played on 14 May 2011.[1]
The draw for the 2011 competition was made at Belfast City Hall on 13 December 2010.
Changes to structure
[edit ]For the 2011 competition, the Setanta Cup was expanded to 12 teams, of which the four highest ranked teams received a bye into the quarter-finals. Also unlike previous years the tournament was played as a straight knock-out competition over two legs apart from the final.[2]
Television Coverage
[edit ]Setanta Sports broadcast live coverage of five games, starting with the quarter-finals.
First round
[edit ]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 14 February/21 February/1 March 2011 and the second legs were played on 28 February/1 March/7 March 2011. Sporting Fingal had originally been scheduled to compete in the tournament against Lisburn Distillery but withdrew on 9 February due to financial difficulties which saw them fold the following day and were replaced by UCD.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield Northern Ireland | 4−6 | Republic of Ireland Dundalk | 3−5 | 1−1 |
| UCD Republic of Ireland | 0−2 | Northern Ireland Lisburn Distillery | 0−0 | 0−2 |
| Cliftonville Northern Ireland | 3−2 | Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic | 3−0 | 0−2 |
| Bohemians Republic of Ireland | 1−4 | Northern Ireland Portadown | 1−2 | 0−2 |
Matches
[edit ]First leg
[edit ]| Linfield | 3 – 5 | Dundalk |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson 43' Garrett 64' Allen 81' |
Report | Kearns 31', 66', 90+2' Quigley 54', 75' |
| UCD | 0 – 0 | Lisburn Distillery |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Cliftonville | 3 − 0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| McMullan 31', 49' O'Connor 42' |
Report |
Second leg
[edit ]Dundalk won 6 − 4 on aggregate
| Lisburn Distillery | 2 − 0 | UCD |
|---|---|---|
| Browne 18' (pen.) Davidson 86' |
Report |
Distillery won 2 − 0 on aggregate.
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2 − 0 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
| Mulcahy 41' McMillan 80' |
Report |
Cliftonville won 3 − 2 on aggregate.
Portadown won 4−1 on aggregate
Quarter−Finals
[edit ]The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams (Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Crusaders and Glentoran) who received a Bye into the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 7 March/14 March/28 March 2011 and the second legs were played on 21 March/22 March/4 April 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glentoran Northern Ireland | 1−2 | Republic of Ireland Dundalk | 0−1 | 1−1 |
| Cliftonville Northern Ireland | 10−6 | Northern Ireland Crusaders | 4−2 | 6−4 |
| Lisburn Distillery Northern Ireland | 2−7 | Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers | 0−3 | 2−4 |
| Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland | 5−0 | Northern Ireland Portadown | 3−0 | 2−0 |
Matches
[edit ]First leg
[edit ]| Cliftonville | 4 − 2 | Crusaders |
|---|---|---|
| McMullan 24' McVeigh 71' Garrett 85' Holland 86' |
Report [permanent dead link ] | Magee 32' Halliday 54' Gibson Red card 79' |
| Lisburn Distillery | 0 − 3 | Shamrock Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Cooling Red card 78' | Report | Sheppard 35' Kilduff 40' Kelly 68' |
| Sligo Rovers | 3 − 0 | Portadown |
|---|---|---|
| Dillon 21' Russell 58' Cretaro 90' |
Report |
Second leg
[edit ]Dundalk won 2−1 on aggregate
| Crusaders | 4 − 6 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
| Sweeney 13' Faulkner 18' Caddell 39', 74' |
Report [permanent dead link ] | O'Connor 5', 20' Holland 10' McMullan 54' (pen.) Garrett 61' Donnelly 89' |
Cliftonville won 10−6 on aggregate
| Shamrock Rovers | 4 − 2 | Lisburn Distillery |
|---|---|---|
| Kilduff 42' Rice 47' Kavanagh 82', 89' |
Report | Liggett 14', 57' |
Shamrock Rovers won 7−2 on aggregate.
| Portadown | 0 − 2 | Sligo Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Horgan 40' Ndo 75' |
Sligo Rovers won 5−0 on aggregate
Semi−Finals
[edit ]The four winners of the quarter-final games played each other over two games for a place in the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup final. The first legs were played on 4 April/11 April 2011 and the second legs were played on 18 April/19 April 2011. The draw for the semi-finals was made on 23 March 2011.[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville Northern Ireland | 2−5 | Republic of Ireland Dundalk | 1−3 | 1−2 |
| Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland | 1−4 | Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers | 0−2 | 1−2 |
Matches
[edit ]First leg
[edit ]| Cliftonville | 1 − 3 | Dundalk |
|---|---|---|
| McMullan 24' | Report | Quigley 49', 82' Kearns 73' |
| Sligo Rovers | 0 − 2 | Shamrock Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Red card 74' | Report | Finn 27' Sheppard 58' |
Second leg
[edit ]| Dundalk | 2 − 1 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
| Byrne 67' Breen 90+3' |
Report | O'Connor 59' |
Dundalk won 5−2 on aggregate
| Shamrock Rovers | 2 − 1 | Sligo Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Sheppard 8' Dennehy 25' |
Report | Doyle 4' |
Shamrock Rovers won 4−1 on aggregate
Final
[edit ]The two winners of the semi-final games played each other over one game to decide who would be crowned Setanta Sports Cup winners for 2011. The final took place on Saturday 14 May 2011 in Tallaght Stadium.[5] Shamrock Rovers beat Dundalk to win the competition for the first time.[6]
Match
[edit ]| Dundalk | 0 – 2 | Shamrock Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | O'Neill 65' Dennehy 90+3' |
| Winner of 2011 Setanta Sports Cup |
|---|
| Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 1st Title |
Goalscorers
[edit ]- 5 goals
- Republic of Ireland Mark Quigley (Dundalk)
- Northern Ireland George McMullan (Cliftonville)
- 4 goals
- Northern Ireland Kieran O'Connor (Cliftonville)
- Republic of Ireland Daniel Kearns (Dundalk)
- 3 goals
- Republic of Ireland Karl Sheppard (Shamrock Rovers)
- 2 goals
- Northern Ireland Declan Caddell (Crusaders)
- Republic of Ireland Billy Dennehy (Shamrock Rovers)
- Northern Ireland Stephen Garrett (Cliftonville)
- Republic of Ireland Ross Gaynor (Dundalk)
- Northern Ireland Mark Holland (Cliftonville)
- Republic of Ireland Patrick Kavanagh (Shamrock Rovers)
- Republic of Ireland Ciarán Kilduff (Shamrock Rovers)
- Northern Ireland Gary Liggett (Lisburn Distillery)
- 1 goal
- Northern Ireland Curtis Allen (Linfield)
- Northern Ireland Jordan Baker (Portadown)
- Northern Ireland Kevin Braniff (Portadown)
- Republic of Ireland Johnny Breen (Dundalk)
- Northern Ireland Gary Browne (Lisburn Distillery)
- Northern Ireland Matty Burrows (Glentoran)
- Republic of Ireland Jason Byrne (Dundalk)
- Republic of Ireland Raffaele Cretaro (Sligo Rovers)
- Northern Ireland Scott Davidson (Lisburn Distillery)
- Republic of Ireland John Dillon (Sligo Rovers)
- Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle (Sligo Rovers)
- Northern Ireland Rory Donnelly (Cliftonville)
- Northern Ireland William Faulkner (Crusaders)
- Republic of Ireland Ronan Finn (Shamrock Rovers)
- Northern Ireland Robert Garrett (Linfield)
- Northern Ireland Michael Gault (Linfield)
- Northern Ireland Michael Halliday (Crusaders)
- Republic of Ireland Daryl Horgan (Sligo Rovers)
- Republic of Ireland Dean Kelly (Shamrock Rovers)
- Northern Ireland Jonathan Magee (Crusaders)
- Republic of Ireland David McMillan (St Patrick's Athletic)
- Northern Ireland Dermot McVeigh (Cliftonville)
- Northern Ireland Tim Mouncey (Portadown)
- Republic of Ireland Dave Mulcahy (St Patrick's Athletic)
- Cameroon Joseph Ndo (Sligo Rovers)
- Northern Ireland Keith O'Hara (Portadown)
- Republic of Ireland Gary O'Neill (Shamrock Rovers)
- Republic of Ireland Stephen Rice (Shamrock Rovers)
- Republic of Ireland John Russell (Sligo Rovers)
- Republic of Ireland Karl Somers (Bohemians)
- Northern Ireland Vincent Sweeney (Crusaders)
- Northern Ireland Peter Thompson (Linfield)
References
[edit ]- ^ Setanta Cup draw pits Dundalk against Linfield - LOI.ie
- ^ New Format for 2011 Setanta Sports Cup - irishtimes.ie
- ^ Fingal Players Have Contracts Terminated Archived 10 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine - RTÉ.ie
- ^ Setanta Cup Semi-final Draw Made - irishtimes.com
- ^ Setanta Sports Cup Final Details Confirmed - FAI.ie
- ^ Dundalk 0–2 Shamrock Rovers Archived 16 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine - RTÉ.ie