2016 League of Ireland Cup

The 2016 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 EA Sports Cup, was the 43rd season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.

2016 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
Dates21 March – 17 September
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic
Runner-upLimerick
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Top goal scorer(s)John O'Flynn, Limerick
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Teams

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Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round

First round

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The draw for the First Round took place on 17 February 2016. [1] The First Round games were played on 21, 22 and 28 March 2016.

21 March 2016 Galway United 3–1 Mayo League Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45 Pauric Cunningham   3', 14', 16' JP O'Gorman   61'
21 March 2016 Shelbourne 5–0 Cabinteely Tolka Park
Gavin Boyne   8'
Sodiq Oguntula   61', 66'
James English   75'
Mark Sandford   88'
22 March 2016 Finn Harps 1–0 Cockhill Celtic Finn Park
20:00 Ethan Boyle   24'
22 March 2016 Cobh Ramblers 2–4 Limerick St. Colman's Park
19:15 Markus Gustavsson   75', 78' Robbie Williams   15'
Stephen Kenny   17'
John O'Flynn   47', 52'
22 March 2016 UCD 0–2 Bray Wanderers UCD Bowl
19:45 Mark Salmon   45+1'
Andrew Lewis   54'
22 March 2016 Bohemians 3–1 Longford Town Dalymount Park
19:45 Peter McGlynn   3' (o.g.)
Derek Prendergast   48'
Jake Kelly   53'
David O'Sullivan 3'
28 March 2016 Waterford United 4–0 Rockmount Waterford Regional Sports Centre
14:00 Eoin Rhodes   7', 28'
James Dermody   33'
Dean Broaders   59'

Second round

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The draw for the Second Round took place on 23 March 2016. The games were played on 18 and 19 April 2016.

18 April 2016 Cork City 7–0 Waterford United Turners Cross
19:45 Danny Morrissey   46'
Ian Turner   50'
Gavan Holohan   54'
Gearoid Morrissey   57'
Mark O'Sullivan   60'
Conor McCarthy   70'
Mark O'Sullivan   72'
18 April 2016 Shelbourne 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Bohemians Tolka Park
19:45
19 April 2016 Limerick 4–0 Wexford Youths Market's Field
19:15 Aaron Greene   32'
John O'Flynn   38', 71'
Aaron Greene   90'
19 April 2016 Derry City 2–0 Sligo Rovers The Brandywell
19:45 Nathan Boyle   34', 45'
19 April 2016 Bray Wanderers 4–2 (a.e.t.) Bluebell United Carlisle Grounds
19:45 Ryan Brennan   27' (pen.)
Ger Pender   (34)
Andrew Lewis   101'
Dylan Connolly   115' (pen.)
Sean Byrne   40', 69'
19 April 2016 Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Athlone Town Tallaght Stadium
19:45 Sean Heaney   24'
Sean Boyd   45'
Trevor Clarke   79'

Quarter finals

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2 May 2016 Bray Wanderers 2–3 (a.e.t.) St Patrick's Athletic Carlisle Grounds
15:00 Dylan Connolly   59'
Gareth McDonagh   106'
Billy Dennehy   53'
Jamie McGrath   96'
Mark Timlin   111'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ben Connolly
2 May 2016 Shelbourne 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park
19:00 Danny North (o.g.) Dean Clarke   62' Attendance: 779
Referee: Ray Matthews
2 May 2016 Cork City 1–2 (a.e.t.) Derry City Turners Cross
19:45 Mark O'Sullivan   9' Barry McNamee   38'
Dean Jarvis   95'
Attendance: 901
Referee: Sean Grant
3 May 2016 Limerick 2–0 Galway United Markets Field
19:15 Paudie O'Connor   27'
Shane Duggan   52'
Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Semi finals

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1 August 2016 Derry City 0–1 Limerick The Brandywell
19:45 Report Stephen Kenny   15' Referee: Robert Harvey

Final

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17 September 2016 Limerick 1–4 St Patrick's Athletic Markets Field
17:30 Lee Lynch   17' Report Christy Fagan   65'
Conan Byrne   84'
Jamie McGrath   87'
Graham Kelly   90+1'
Attendance: 4,362
Referee: Robert Rogers (Dublin)

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   John O'Flynn Limerick 4
2   Padraic Cunningham Galway United 3
  Mark O'Sullivan Cork City 3
  Jamie McGrath St Patrick's Athletic 3
3   Markus Gustavsson Cobh Ramblers 2
  Sean Byrne Waterford United 2
  Aaron Greene Limerick 2
  Nathan Boyle Derry City 2
  Stephen Kenny Limerick 2
  Sodiq Oguntola Shelbourne FC 2

References

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  1. ^ "EA Sports Cup draw sets up Bohs-Longford clash". 17 February 2016 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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