2004–05 Irish League Cup

Irish League Cup CIS Insurance Cup 2004–05 Northern Ireland 16 Glentoran (5th win) Linfield 55 162 2003–04 2005–06 The 2004–05 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 9 November 2004 with the final. Cliftonville were the defending champions after their first ever League Cup win the previous season; a penalty shootout victory over Larne in the previous final. This season Cliftonville reached the semi-finals but were defeated by Linfield, who were then defeated 2–1 in the final by cup winners Glentoran. This was the eighth final in nine years that had featured either Linfield or Glentoran, and the third time in four years that both clubs had faced each other in the final. It was also Glentoran's second cup win in three years, taking their tally to five League Cups overall.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilleagcuphist.html Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 28 December 2012https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilleagcup05.html Northern Ireland League Cup 2004/05 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF 28 December 2012 The 16 clubs taking part were divided into four groups of four clubs. The clubs in each group played each other at home and away. The top two clubs from each group then advanced to the quarter-finals where they played a single knock-out tie against another quarter-finalist. The semi-finals were played in the same format with the two winners of the ties advancing to the single match final. Group stage Group A main WDL Q 175 LIN ARD CRU LGL 5 1 0 15 3 A 2 1 3 6 7 A 2 1 3 7 10 1 1 4 4 12 #ccffcc A A Advanced to quarter-finals y FBR grey Ards 3–2 1–2 0–0 Crusaders 2–0 0–2 3–0 Linfield 0–0 4–0 5–1 Loughgall 1–0 1–1 1–2 complete Irish Football Club Project Group B main WDL Q 175 CLI DUN POR LIM 3 2 1 8 5 A 3 2 1 8 6 A 3 1 2 11 7 0 1 5 6 15 #ccffcc A A Advanced to quarter-finals y FBR grey Cliftonville 2–0 1–1 1–3 Dungannon Swifts 0–0 3–1 2–1 Limavady United 1–3 1–2 1–3 Portadown 0–1 1–1 3–1 complete Irish Football Club Project Group C main WDL Q 175 LIS BYM INS LRN 3 2 1 13 4 A 2 3 1 9 7 A 2 1 3 8 10 2 0 4 5 14 #ccffcc A A Advanced to quarter-finals y FBR grey Ballymena United 3–0 1–3 1–1 Institute 1–1 4–1 0–2 Larne 0–1 0–3 0–5 Lisburn Distillery 2–2 3–0 0–1 complete Irish Football Club Project Group D main WDL Q 175 GLT COL NEW OMA 5 1 0 20 5 A 3 1 2 8 7 A 3 0 3 12 12 0 0 6 5 21 #ccffcc A A Advanced to quarter-finals y FBR grey Coleraine 0–3 1–0 2–0 Glentoran 1–1 3–2 4–0 Newry City 3–1 0–4 4–2 Omagh Town 0–3 2–5 1–3 complete Irish Football Club Project Quarter-finals Cliftonville 2–1 Ards Glentoran 1–0 Ballymena United Linfield 3–1 Dungannon Swifts Lisburn Distillery 1–0 Coleraine Semi-finals Cliftonville 1–2 (aet) Linfield (at The Oval) Glentoran 2–0 Lisburn Distillery Final 9 November 2004 Linfield 1 – 2 yes Report Glentoran Picking 81 Lockhart 4Morgan 104 Windsor Park, Belfast References Category:Irish League Cup seasons League Cup