The 2006 Setanta Sports Cup was the 2nd staging of the Setanta Sports Cup, a cross-border cup competition that takes place between football clubs from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The final was played at Tolka Park in Dublin, Republic of Ireland on 22 April 2006, where Drogheda United beat Cork City to win the competition for the first time.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Linfield |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Drogheda United (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Cork City |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 59 (2.19 per match) |
Group stage
editThe draw for this round was held 12 December 2005. The matches were played 20 February 2006 – 3 April 2006.
Group A
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City (A)
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 16 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Drogheda Utd (A)
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Dungannon Swifts
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Portadown
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 |
| Cork City | 2 – 0 | Drogheda United |
|---|---|---|
Behan  58' Gavin o.g. 80' |
(Report) | Bradley  76' Fahey 77' |
Alan Kelly| Dungannon Swifts | 1 – 1 | Portadown |
|---|---|---|
| McAree 85 pen' |
(Report) | Convery 23' |
| Cork City | 2 – 0 | Dungannon Swifts |
|---|---|---|
| O'Flynn 39' O'Callaghan 47' O'Donovan 28' |
(Report) |
| Drogheda United | 4 – 0 | Portadown |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan 7' Barrett 9' O'Brien 33', 55' |
(Report) | Neill 69' |
| Dungannon Swifts | 1 – 2 | Drogheda United |
|---|---|---|
| Scullion 74' |
(Report) | O'Brien 9' Bradley 59' |
| Drogheda United | 0 – 2 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| Connor 78' |
(Report) | Behan 13' O'Callaghan 79 pen' |
| Portadown | 1 – 2 | Dungannon Swifts |
|---|---|---|
| McStay 86' |
(Report) | Adamson 74' Bulow 84' |
Group B
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield (A)
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Shelbourne (A)
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Derry City
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Glentoran
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 |
| Linfield | 1 – 1 | Derry City |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson 9' |
(Report) | Farren 16' |
| Shelbourne | 3 – 0 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan 29' Crowe 36', 60' |
(Report) |
| Glentoran | 3 – 3 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Lockhart 11' Nixon 21 pen' Browne 74' |
(Report) | McAreavey 17' Kearney 50', 69' Ferguson 57' |
| Derry City | 3 – 1 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Hargan 11', 35' Beckett 38' |
(Report) | Walker 90' |
| Linfield | 2 – 0 | Shelbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Gault 35' Thompson 53' |
(Report) |
| Shelbourne | 0 – 0 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkins 75' |
(Report) | McAreavey 24' |
Alan Kelly| Shelbourne | 1 – 1 | Derry City |
|---|---|---|
| Byrne 17' |
(Report) | Martyn 89' |
Semi-finals
editThe draw for the semi-finals was made by drawing the winners of Group A against the runners-up of Group B and vice versa, with group winners having home advantage. There would be no replays if the matches were drawn; instead, extra time would decide winners immediately thereafter. If extra time did not decide the winners, a set of five alternating penalty kicks would decide winners.
| Cork City | 2 – 0 | Shelbourne |
|---|---|---|
| O'Brien 34' Fenn 62' |
(Report) |
| Linfield | 0 – 1 | Drogheda United |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Keddy 33' |
Final
editSimilarly to the semi-finals, there would be no replay even if the match was drawn; instead, extra time would be used to decide the winners. If extra time failed to separate the two sides, the match would go to penalties.
| Cork City | 0 – 1 (AET) | Drogheda United |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Leech 102' |
| Winner of 2006 Setanta Sports Cup |
|---|
| Drogheda United 1st title |
Goalscorers
edit- 4 goals
Denis Behan (Cork City)
Peter Thompson (Linfield)
- 3 goals
- Jason Byrne (Shelbourne)
- George O'Callaghan (Cork City)
- Paul McAreavey (Linfield)
- Declan O'Brien (Drogheda United)
- 2 goals
- Glen Crowe (Shelbourne)
- Sean Hargan (Derry City)
- Oran Kearney (Linfield)
- Mark Leech (Drogheda United)
- John O'Flynn (Cork City)
- 1 goal
- Timmy Adamson (Dungannon Swifts)
- Shane Barrett (Drogheda United)
- Gary Beckett (Derry City)
- Stephen Bradley (Drogheda United)
- Gary Browne (Glentoran)
David Bulow (Dungannon Swifts)- Ollie Cahill (Shelbourne)
- John Convery (Portadown)
- Mark Farren (Derry City)
- Neale Fenn (Cork City)
- Michael Gault (Linfield)
- Andrew Hunter (Linfield)
- James Keddy (Drogheda United)
- Paul Keegan (Drogheda United)
- Darren Kelly (Portadown)
- Darren Lockhart (Glentoran)
- Ciarán Martyn (Derry City)
- Rodney McAree (Dungannon Swifts)
- Henry McStay (Portadown)
- William Murphy (Linfield)
- Colin Nixon (Glentoran)
- Colin O'Brien (Cork City)
- Paddy Quinn (Portadown)
Jamie Reed (Glentoran)- Bobby Ryan (Shelbourne)
- David Scullion (Dungannon Swifts)
- Chris Walker (Glentoran)
- Billy Woods (Cork City)
- 1 own goal
- Jason Gavin (Drogheda United)