2011 Setanta Sports Cup

Changes to structure

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.

Television coverage

Setanta Sports broadcast live coverage of five games, starting with the quarter-finals.

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 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.

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Matches

First leg

Garrett Allen Quigley

O'Connor

Brennan O'Hara

Second leg

Dundalk won 6 − 4 on aggregate

Davidson Distillery won 2 − 0 on aggregate.

McMillan Cliftonville won 3 − 2 on aggregate.

Mouncey Portadown won 4−1 on aggregate

Quarter−Finals

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.

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Matches

First leg

McVeigh Garrett Holland Halliday Gibson

Kilduff Kelly

Russell Cretaro

Second leg

Taylor Dundalk won 2−1 on aggregate

Faulkner Caddell Holland McMullan Garrett Donnelly Cliftonville won 10−6 on aggregate

Rice Kavanagh Shamrock Rovers won 7−2 on aggregate.

Ndo Sligo Rovers won 5−0 on aggregate

Semi−Finals

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.

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Matches

First leg

Kearns

Sheppard

Second leg

Breen Dundalk won 5−2 on aggregate

Dennehy Shamrock Rovers won 4−1 on aggregate

Final

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. Shamrock Rovers beat Dundalk to win the competition for the first time.

Match

Dennehy

Goalscorers

;5 goals

• IRL Mark Quigley (Dundalk)
• NIR George McMullan (Cliftonville)

;4 goals

• NIR Kieran O'Connor (Cliftonville)
• IRL Daniel Kearns (Dundalk)

;3 goals

• IRL Karl Sheppard (Shamrock Rovers)

;2 goals

• NIR Declan Caddell (Crusaders)
• IRL Billy Dennehy (Shamrock Rovers)
• NIR Stephen Garrett (Cliftonville)
• IRL Ross Gaynor (Dundalk)
• NIR Mark Holland (Cliftonville)
• IRL Patrick Kavanagh (Shamrock Rovers)
• IRL Ciarán Kilduff (Shamrock Rovers)
• NIR Gary Liggett (Lisburn Distillery)

;1 goal

• NIR Curtis Allen (Linfield)
• NIR Jordan Baker (Portadown)
• NIR Kevin Braniff (Portadown)
• IRL Johnny Breen (Dundalk)
• NIR Gary Browne (Lisburn Distillery)
• NIR Matty Burrows (Glentoran)
• IRL Jason Byrne (Dundalk)
• IRL Raffaele Cretaro (Sligo Rovers)
• NIR Scott Davidson (Lisburn Distillery)
• IRL John Dillon (Sligo Rovers)
• IRL Eoin Doyle (Sligo Rovers)
• NIR Rory Donnelly (Cliftonville)
• NIR William Faulkner (Crusaders)
• IRL Ronan Finn (Shamrock Rovers)
• NIR Robert Garrett (Linfield)
• NIR Michael Gault (Linfield)
• NIR Michael Halliday (Crusaders)
• IRL Daryl Horgan (Sligo Rovers)
• IRL Dean Kelly (Shamrock Rovers)
• NIR Jonathan Magee (Crusaders)
• IRL David McMillan (St Patrick's Athletic)
• NIR Dermot McVeigh (Cliftonville)
• NIR Tim Mouncey (Portadown)
• IRL Dave Mulcahy (St Patrick's Athletic)
• CMR Joseph Ndo (Sligo Rovers)
• NIR Keith O'Hara (Portadown)
• IRL Gary O'Neill (Shamrock Rovers)
• IRL Stephen Rice (Shamrock Rovers)
• IRL John Russell (Sligo Rovers)
• IRL Karl Somers (Bohemians)
• NIR Vincent Sweeney (Crusaders)
• NIR Peter Thompson (Linfield)

References

References

1. [https://archive.today/20130116095019/http://www.airtricityleague.com/index.php/matchzone/other-competitions/44-setanta-cup/2503-setanta-cup-draw-pits-dundalk-against-linfield Setanta Cup draw pits Dundalk against Linfield] - LOI.ie
2. [http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2010/0504/1224269711919.html New Format for 2011 Setanta Sports Cup] - irishtimes.ie
3. [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0209/sportingfingal.html Fingal Players Have Contracts Terminated] {{webarchive. link. (10 February 2011 - RTÉ.ie)
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5. [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101711:setanta-sports-cup-final-details-confirmed&catid=21:setanta-sports-cup&Itemid=53 Setanta Sports Cup Final Details Confirmed] - FAI.ie
6. [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0514/dundalk_shamrockrovers.html Dundalk 0–2 Shamrock Rovers] {{webarchive. link. (16 May 2011 - RTÉ.ie)