2011 League of Ireland Cup


The 2011 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2011 EA Sports Cup, was the 38th season of the League of Ireland Cup knockout competition.
The competition was won by Derry City who defeated Cork City in the final on 24 September 2011 in Turners Cross.
A total of 27 teams entered the 2011 competition. The ten Premier Division and eleven First Division clubs were joined by four A Championship teams plus the 2010 Ulster Senior League champions, Cockhill Celtic and the Kerry District League representative side. For the Preliminary, First and Second Rounds of the competition, all participating clubs were split into 4 regional pools with the further rounds of the competition having an open draw. Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Bohemians and St. Patrick's Athletic all received automatic byes into the Second round of the competition due to each club's European football participation. The 2011 competition commenced with the Preliminary Round in March 2011.

Teams

Preliminary round

The draw for the Preliminary Round took place on 2 March 2011.
The Preliminary Round games were played on 14 March 2011.
Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance
1Salthill DevonFanad United

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance
1Longford TownAthlone Town

First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 2 March 2011.
The First Round Games were played on 25 March, 28 March and 30 March 2011.

Pool 1

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1Cobh Ramblers1 - 3Wexford Youths
2Kerry District League0 - 1Limerick
3Tralee Dynamos0 - 4Waterford United

Pool 2

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1Galway United1 - 3Cockhill Celtic
2Mervue United1 - 0
AET		Finn Harps
3Salthill Devon2 - 4
AET		Derry City

Pool 3

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1Bray Wanderers0 - 1Drogheda United
2Longford Town2 - 3UCD

Pool 4

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1FC Carlow0 - 4Shelbourne

Second round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 30 March 2011.
The Second Round games were played on 25 April 2011.

Pool 1

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1Limerick1 - 0Waterford United
2Wexford Youths0 - 1Cork City

Pool 2

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1Cockhill Celtic0 - 4Sligo Rovers
2Derry City2 - 1Mervue United

Pool 3

Pool 4

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1Monaghan United2 - 1
AET		Dundalk
2Shelbourne4 - 2Bohemians

Quarter-Finals

The draw for the Quarter-Finals was made on 2 May 2011 on MNS on RTÉ Two.
The Quarter-Final games were played on 06/27/28 June 2011.
Tie NoHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1Shelbourne1 - 2Sligo Rovers
2Limerick5 - 0Monaghan United
3Cork City2 - 1St Patrick's Athletic
4UCD0 - 3Derry City

Semi−Finals

The Semi-Final games were played on the 8/23 August 2011.

Final

The final was played on Saturday 24 September 2011 in Turners Cross, Cork.

Match