2012 Setanta Sports Cup

Setanta Sports Cup 2012 Northern IrelandRepublic of Ireland 12 Crusaders (1st title) Derry City 21 52 2011 2013 The 2012 Setanta Sports Cup was the seventh staging of the Setanta Sports Cup, an annual association football competition featuring clubs from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 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.https://archive.today/20120731001040/http://www.fai.ie/domestic-a-grassroots/competitions/setanta-cup/102294.html Setanta Sports Cup Committee Agrees 2012 Draw Date - FAI.ie 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18033244 Crusaders 2-2 Derry City 12 May 2012 BBC Sport 12 May 2012 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.Draw For First Round Of Setanta Sports Cup Announced - irishexaminer.comChange To 2012 Setanta Cup Fixture https://web.archive.org/web/20120311145049/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/matchzone/other-competitions/44-setanta-cup/3907-change-to-2012-setanta-cup-fixture 2012-03-11 - airtricityleague.ie Bray Wanderers IRE 2−7 Glentoran NIR 2−4 0−3 Lisburn Distillery NIR 0−7 Derry City IRE 0−4 0−3 Bohemians IRE 3−1 Portadown NIR 2−1 1−0 Cliftonville NIR 2−0 St Patrick's Athletic IRE 1−0 1−0 |} First leg EEEEEE 11 February 2012 15:00 Bray Wanderers 2 − 4 Report Glentoran Waters 18 42 Murray 19Knight 51 88O'Hanlon 60 Carlisle Grounds, Bray 650 Alan Kelly, (Cork) EEEEEE 11 February 2012 15:00 Lisburn Distillery 0 − 4 https://archive.today/20130221145927/http://www.derrycityfc.net/2012/02/patterson-hits-three-as-city-cruise-past-distillery/ Report Derry City Cushley 0 62 McLaughlin 23Patterson 28 51 60 New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh M.Smith (Belfast) EEEEEE 13 February 2012 19:15 Bohemians 2 − 1 Report Portadown Corcoran 45Moore 58 Braniff 61 Dalymount Park, Dublin Tomás Connolly (Dublin) EEEEEE 13 February 2012 19:45 Cliftonville 1 − 0 Report St Patrick's Athletic Boyce 48 Solitude, Belfast 600 Raymond Hetherington Second leg EEEEEE 20 February 2012 19.15 St Patrick's Athletic 0 − 1 (Report) Cliftonville Russell 0 65 Gormley 69 Richmond Park, Dublin Cliftonville won 2 − 0 on aggregate EEEEEE 20 February 2012 19.45 Derry City 3 − 0 (Report) Lisburn Distillery McEleney 25 McLaughlin 60 Patterson 63 The Brandywell, Derry Derry City won 7 − 0 on aggregate EEEEEE 20 February 2012 19.45 Portadown 0 − 1 (Report) Bohemians Martin 86 Shamrock Park, Portadown Bohemians won 3 − 1 on aggregate EEEEEE 20 February 2012 19.45 Glentoran 3 − 0 (Report) Bray Wanderers Boyce 11, 75 pen Nixon 45 The Oval, Belfast 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.Setanta Sports Cup Quarter-Final Draw https://web.archive.org/web/20120425040802/http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/7085/setanta-sports-cup-quarter-final-draw/ 2012-04-25 - irishfa.com Crusaders NIR 2−0 Bohemians IRL 0−0 2−0 Linfield NIR 2−4 Derry City IRE 1−1 1−3 Shamrock Rovers IRL 2−2 Cliftonville NIR 2−0 0−2 Sligo Rovers IRL 3−1 Glentoran NIR 2−0 1−1 |} First leg EEEEEE 5 March 2012 19:30 Linfield 1 – 1 (Report) Derry City Thompson 13 McDaid 85 Windsor Park, Belfast EEEEEE 5 March 2012 19:45 Sligo Rovers 2 – 0 (Report) Glentoran Boco 37 Quigley 63 Nixon 0 84 Showgrounds, Sligo EEEEEE 5 March 2012 19:45 Crusaders 0 – 0 (Report) Bohemians Seaview, Belfast EEEEEE 5 March 2012 19:45 Shamrock Rovers 2 – 0 (Report) Cliftonville Dennehy 12 Hawkins 71 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Second leg EEEEEE 20 March 2012 19:45 Bohemians 0 – 2 (Report) Crusaders Pender 0 90 Caddell 3 McMaster 36 Dalymount Park, Dublin Crusaders won 2 − 0 on aggregate EEEEEE 20 March 2012 19:45 Cliftonville 2 – 0 yes (Report) Shamrock Rovers Johnston 45 Gormley 86 Solitude, Belfast Gormley CaldwellDonnelly O'Carroll 1 – 3 Dennehy Turner Gartland Shamrock Rovers won 3 – 1 on penalties after 2 – 2 draw on aggregate EEEEEE 20 March 2012 19:45 Derry City 3 – 1 (Report) Linfield Molloy 69 McLaughlin 77 Madden 90 Lowry 31 The Brandywell, Derry Derry City won 4 − 2 on aggregate EEEEEE 20 March 2012 19:45 Glentoran 1 − 1 (Report) Sligo Rovers Ward 23 North 89 pen. The Oval, Belfast Sligo Rovers won 3 − 1 on aggregate Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was made following the second leg quarter-final matches.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2012/0320/313192-setanta-sports-quarter-finals-round-up/ RTÉ News Rovers, Derry and Sligo through to Setanta semi-finals 20 March 2012 Crusaders NIR 3−2 Sligo Rovers IRL 2−0 1−2 Shamrock Rovers IRL 2−3 Derry City IRE 0−3 2−0 |} First leg EEEEEE 16 April 2012 19:45 Crusaders 2 – 0 (Report) Sligo Rovers Rainey 40 80 Seaview, Belfast EEEEEE 16 April 2012 19:45 Shamrock Rovers 0 – 3 (Report) Derry City Pieterse 0 12 Deery 15McEleney 51McBride 85 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Second leg EEEEEE 23 April 2012 20:00 Sligo Rovers 2 – 1 yes (Report) Crusaders Boco 35Quigley 48 Coates 105 pen. Showgrounds, Sligo Crusaders won 3 − 2 on aggregate EEEEEE 23 April 2012 19:45 Derry City 0 – 2 (Report) Shamrock Rovers Twigg 52 86 The Brandywell, Derry Derry City won 3 − 2 on aggregate Final 2012 Setanta Sports Cup Final EEEEEE 12 May 2012 16:00 Crusaders 2 – 2 yes (Report) Derry City Coates 85 96McBride 0 90 Patterson 80 101 pen. Coates Morrow Snoddy Gargan Dallas McKeown 5 – 4 Patterson Higgins Molloy Morrison McEleney McCaffrey The Oval, Belfast 3,275 Raymond Crangle Winner of 2012 Setanta Sports CupNIR Crusaders1st title Goalscorers 6 goals NIR Rory Patterson (Derry City) 3 goals IRL Stephen McLaughlin (Derry City) NIR Colin Coates (Crusaders) 2 goals 22em BEN Romauld Boco (Sligo Rovers) NIR Darren Boyce (Glentoran) NIR Joe Gormley (Cliftonville) ENG Leon Knight (Glentoran) IRL Patrick McEleney (Derry City) IRL Mark Quigley (Sligo Rovers) NIR David Rainey (Crusaders) IRL Gary Twigg (Shamrock Rovers) IRL Kieran Waters (Bray Wanderers) 1 goal 22em NIR Liam Boyce (Cliftonville) NIR Kevin Braniff (Portadown) NIR Declan Caddell (Crusaders) IRL Daniel Corcoran (Bohemians) IRL Billy Dennehy (Shamrock Rovers) IRL Kevin Deery (Derry City) IRL Colin Hawkins (Shamrock Rovers) IRL Barry Johnston (Cliftonville) NIR Philip Lowry (Linfield) IRL Simon Madden (Derry City) ENG Adam Martin (Bohemians) IRL Ryan McBride (Derry City) NIR David McDaid (Derry City) NIR David McMaster (Crusaders) NIR Barry Molloy (Derry City) IRL Karl Moore (Bohemians) NIR Martin Murray (Glentoran) NIR Colin Nixon (Glentoran) ENG Danny North (Sligo Rovers) NIR Jim O'Hanlon (Glentoran) NIR Peter Thompson (Linfield) NIR Sean Ward (Glentoran) References 2012 1 Category:2011–12 in Northern Ireland association football cups