2009 League of Ireland Cup

The 2009 EA Sports Cup is the 36th staging of the League of Ireland football knockout competition.

2009 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Country Ireland
&
 Northern Ireland
Teams24
Defending championsDerry City
ChampionsBohemians
Runners-upWaterford United
2008
2010

Twenty nine clubs participated in this year's competition. The ten Premier Division, twelve First Division and the five non-reserve teams from the A Championship were joined by Kildrum Tigers, the 2008 Ulster Senior League champions, and the Kerry District League representative side. For the Preliminary, First and Second Rounds of the competition, all participating clubs were split into 4 regional pools with the further rounds of the competition having an open draw.

The 2009 EA Sports Cup kicked off on Monday, 30 March 2009 with the preliminary round. The Final was played on Saturday, 26 September 2009, and was won by Bohemians.[1]

Preliminary round

The matches were played on Monday, 30 and Tuesday, 31 March 2009.

Pool 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kildrum Tigers 1–2 Finn Harps
Salthill Devon 2–2 (aet, p. 4–3) Mervue United

First round

The matches were played on Monday, 13 and Tuesday, 14 April 2009.

Pool 1

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Limerick 1–1 (aet, p. 3–5) Wexford Youths
Kerry District League 1–3 (aet) Cork City
FC Carlow 3–2 Cobh Ramblers

Pool 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Galway United 2–2 (aet, p. 3–2) Salthill Devon
Castlebar Celtic 0–4 Finn Harps

Pool 3

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Shelbourne 3–0 Dundalk
Monaghan United 1–2 Sporting Fingal
Bray Wanderers 0–2 Drogheda United

Pool 4

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Athlone Town 3–0 Longford Town
Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Kildare County
Tullamore Town 0–2 University College Dublin

Second round

The matches were played on Monday, 4 and Tuesday, 5 May 2009.

Pool 1

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Carlow 1–3 (aet) Waterford United
Cork City 1–1 (aet, p. 4–5) Wexford Youths

Pool 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Galway United 1–0 Derry City
Sligo Rovers 4–1 Finn Harps

Pool 3

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Drogheda United 0–2 Sporting Fingal
Bohemians 4–3 (aet) Shelbourne

Pool 4

Team 1  Score  Team 2
St Patrick's Athletic 0–1 Shamrock Rovers
Athlone Town 0–1 University College Dublin

Quarter finals

The matches were played on Monday, 18 and Tuesday, 19 May 2009.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Galway United 0–2 University College Dublin
Sporting Fingal 0–1 Sligo Rovers
Waterford United 2–1 Shamrock Rovers
Wexford Youths 1–2 Bohemians

Semifinals

The matches were played on Monday, 3 and Tuesday, 4 August 2009.

Bohemians4–2 (a.e.t.)Sligo Rovers
Neale Fenn 56'
Paul Keegan 90'
Ken Oman 99'
Joseph Ndo 101'
Report Matthew Blinkhorn 37'
Martin Nicolas Camano Red card 49'
Alan Keane 61' (pen.)

University College Dublin1–3Waterford United
Chris Mulhall Red card 87'
Ronan Finn 90' (pen.)
Report Kenny Browne 58'
Graham Cummins 64'
Graham Cummins 86'

Final

Waterford United1–3Bohemians
Kenny Browne 81' Report Killian Brennan 8' 30' (pen.)
Neale Fenn 43'
Attendance: c. 4,000
Referee: D. Tomney

References

  1. "Bohs end Cup wait but focus returns to league". The Herald. 2009-09-28. Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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