Setanta Sports Cup 2006

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The Setanta Sports Cup 2006 is the 2nd staging of the 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.

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[edit] Group stage

The draw for this round was held 12 December 2005. The matches were played 20 February-3 April 2006.

[edit] Tie-breaking criteria

Teams that progressed to the Semi-Finals are indicated in bold type.

Teams eliminated from the Setanta Cup are indicated in italics.

[edit] Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Flag of Ireland Cork City 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 16
2. Flag of Ireland Drogheda Utd 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
3. Flag of Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts 6 1 1 4 4 8 -4 4
4. Flag of Northern Ireland Portadown 6 0 3 3 4 11 -7 3

[edit] Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Flag of Northern Ireland Linfield 6 2 4 0 12 4 +8 10
2. Flag of Ireland Shelbourne 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4 9
3. Flag of Ireland Derry City 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 7
4. Flag of Northern Ireland Glentoran 6 1 1 4 5 18 -13 4

(KEY: Pts= Points; Pld= Matches Played; W= Matches Won; D= Matches Drawn; L= Matches Lost; GF= Goals For; GA= Goals Against; GD= Goal Difference)

[edit] Semi-finals

The 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.

10 April 2006
20:05 IST
Cork City 2–0 Shelbourne Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance:
Referee:
O'Brien Scored after 34 minutes 34'
Fenn Scored after 62 minutes 62'
(Report)

11 April 2006
20:05 IST
Linfield 0–1 Drogheda United Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance:
Referee:
(Report) Keddy Scored after 33 minutes 33'

[edit] Final

Similarly 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.

22 April 2006
17:00 IST
Cork City 0–1 (AET) Drogheda United Tolka Park, Dublin
(Report) Leech Scored after 102 minutes 102'


Winner of Setanta Sports Cup 2006

Drogheda United
1st Title

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