2012 Setanta Sports Cup

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.

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First leg

Knight O'Hanlon

Patterson

Moore

Second leg

Cliftonville won 2 − 0 on aggregate

McLaughlin
Patterson Derry City won 7 − 0 on aggregate

Bohemians won 3 − 1 on aggregate

Nixon 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.

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First leg

Quigley

Hawkins

Second leg

McMaster Crusaders won 2 − 0 on aggregate

Gormley Caldwell Donnelly O'Carroll Turner Gartland}} Shamrock Rovers won 3 – 1 on penalties after 2 – 2 draw on aggregate

McLaughlin
Madden Derry City won 4 − 2 on aggregate

Sligo Rovers won 3 − 1 on aggregate

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made following the second leg quarter-final matches.

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First leg

McEleney McBride

Second leg

Quigley Crusaders won 3 − 2 on aggregate

Derry City won 3 − 2 on aggregate

Final

Main article: 2012 Setanta Sports Cup Final

McBride Morrow Snoddy Gargan Dallas McKeown Higgins Molloy Morrison McEleney McCaffrey

Goalscorers

;6 goals

• NIR Rory Patterson (Derry City)

;3 goals

• IRL Stephen McLaughlin (Derry City)
• NIR Colin Coates (Crusaders)

;2 goals

• 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

• 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

References

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2. (12 May 2012). "Crusaders 2-2 Derry City". BBC Sport.
3. [http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/draw-for-first-round-of-setanta-sports-cup-announced-537275.html Draw For First Round Of Setanta Sports Cup Announced] - irishexaminer.com
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5. [http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/7085/setanta-sports-cup-quarter-final-draw/ Setanta Sports Cup Quarter-Final Draw] {{webarchive. link. (2012-04-25 - irishfa.com)
6. (20 March 2012). "Rovers, Derry and Sligo through to Setanta semi-finals". RTÉ News.