The 2011 Setanta Sports Cup is the sixth staging of the all Ireland association football competition known as the Setanta Sports Cup. It commenced on 14 February 2011 with the final played on 14 May 2011.[1]
The draw for the 2011 competition was made at Belfast City Hall on 13 December 2010.
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For the 2011 competition, the Setanta Cup has been expanded to 12 teams, of which the four highest ranked teams will receive a Bye into the Quarter-Finals. Also unlike previous years the tournament will be played as a straight knock-out competition over two legs apart from the final.[2]
Despite Setanta sponsoring the competition they did not cover any of the first round games and only covered one quarter final.
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 14 February/21 February/1 March 2011 and the second legs were played on 28 February/1 March/7 March 2011. Sporting Fingal had originally been scheduled to compete in the tournament against Lisburn Distillery but withdrew on the 9th February due to financial difficulties which saw them fold the following day and were replaced by UCD.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Linfield | 4−6 | Dundalk | 3−5 | 1−1 |
| UCD | 0−2 | Lisburn Distillery | 0−0 | 0−2 |
| Cliftonville | 3−2 | St Patrick's Athletic | 3−0 | 0−2 |
| Bohemians | 1−4 | Portadown | 1−2 | 0−2 |
| 14 February 2011 19.45 |
Linfield | 3 – 5 | Dundalk | Windsor Park, Belfast Referee: Stephen Weatherall (Antrim) |
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| Thompson 43' Garrett 64' Allen 81' |
Report | Kearns 31', 66', 90+2' Quigley 54', 75' |
| 14 February 2011 19.45 |
UCD | 0 – 0 | Lisburn Distillery | Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 150 Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin) |
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| 21 February 2011 19.45 |
Cliftonville | 3 − 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Solitude, Belfast Attendance: 400 Referee: Davie Malcom |
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| McMullan 31', 49' O'Connor 42' |
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| 01 March 2011 19.45 |
Bohemians | 1 − 2 | Portadown | Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 800 Referee: Tom Connolly |
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| Somers 63' Brennan 77' |
Report | Braniff 45' O'Hara 59' |
| 28 February 2011 20.00 |
Dundalk | 1 − 1 | Linfield | Oriel Park, Dundalk Attendance: 2250 Referee: Damien Hancock, Dublin |
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| Gaynor 11' | Report | Gault 45+3' |
Dundalk won 6 − 4 on aggregate
| 28 February 2011 19.45 |
Lisburn Distillery | 2 − 0 | UCD | New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh Referee: Colin Burns |
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| Browne 18' (pen.) Davidson 86' |
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Lisburn won 2 − 0 on aggregate.
| 01 March 2011 19.45 |
St Patrick's Athletic | 2 − 0 | Cliftonville | Richmond Park, Dublin Attendance: 1000 Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin) |
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| Mulcahy 41' McMillan 80' |
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Cliftonville won 3 − 2 on aggregate.
| 07 March 2011 19.45 |
Portadown | 2 − 0 | Bohemians | Shamrock Park, Portadown |
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| Baker 10' Mouncey 47' |
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Portadown won 4−1 on aggregate
The winners of the four first round games joined the four seeded teams (Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Crusaders and Glentoran) who received a Bye into the Quarter-Finals. The first legs were played on 7 March/14 March/28 March 2011 and the second legs were played on 21 March/22 March/4 April 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Glentoran | 1−2 | Dundalk | 0−1 | 1−1 |
| Cliftonville | 10−6 | Crusaders | 4−2 | 6−4 |
| Lisburn Distillery | 2−7 | Shamrock Rovers | 0−3 | 2−4 |
| Sligo Rovers | 5−0 | Portadown | 3−0 | 2−0 |
| 07 March 2011 19.45 |
Glentoran | 0 − 1 | Dundalk | The Oval, Belfast Referee: Arnold Hunter (Fermanagh) |
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| Report | Quigley 82' |
| 14 March 2011 19.45 |
Cliftonville | 4 − 2 | Crusaders | Solitude, Belfast |
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| McMullan 24' McVeigh 71' Garrett 85' Holland 86' |
Report | Magee 32' Halliday 54' Gibson 79' |
| 14 March 2011 19.45 |
Lisburn Distillery | 0 − 3 | Shamrock Rovers | New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh |
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| Cooling 78' | Report | Sheppard 35' Kilduff 40' Kelly 68' |
| 28 March 2011 19.45 |
Sligo Rovers | 3 − 0 | Portadown | Showgrounds, Sligo Referee: T.Connolly |
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| Dillion 21' Russell 58' Cretaro 90' |
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| 21 March 2011 19.55 |
Dundalk | 1 − 1 | Glentoran | Oriel Park, Dundalk Attendance: 2100 Referee: Richie Winter (Dublin) |
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| Gaynor 80' | Report | Burrows 59' (pen.) Taylor 79' |
Dundalk won 2−1 on aggregate
| 21 March 2011 19.45 |
Crusaders | 4 − 6 | Cliftonville | Seaview, Belfast |
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| Sweeney 13' Faulkner 18' Caddell 39', 74' |
Report | O'Connor 5', 20' Holland 10' Mc Mullan 54' (pen.) Garrett 61' Donnelly 89' |
Cliftonville won 10−6 on aggregate
| 22 March 2011 19.45 |
Shamrock Rovers | 4 − 2 | Lisburn Distillery | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 500 Referee: Neil Doyle |
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| Kilduff 42' Rice 47' Kavanagh 82', 89' |
Report | Liggett 14', 57' |
Shamrock Rovers won 7−2 on aggregate.
| 04 April 2011 19.45 |
Portadown | 0 − 2 | Sligo Rovers | Shamrock Park, Portadown |
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| Report | Horgan 40' Ndo 75' |
Sligo Rovers won 5−0 on aggregate
The four winners of the quarter final games played each other over two games for a place in the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup final. The first legs were played on 04 April/11 April 2011 and the second legs were played on the 18 April/19 April 2011. The draw for the semi-finals was made on the 23 March 2011.[4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Cliftonville | 2−5 | Dundalk | 1−3 | 1−2 |
| Sligo Rovers | 1−4 | Shamrock Rovers | 0−2 | 1−2 |
| 04 April 2011 19.45 |
Cliftonville | 1 − 3 | Dundalk | Solitude, Belfast Attendance: 750 Referee: Damien Hancock, Dublin |
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| McMullan 24' | Report | Quigley 49' Kearns 73', 82' |
| 11 April 2011 19.45 |
Sligo Rovers | 0 − 2 | Shamrock Rovers | Showgrounds, Sligo Referee: Alan Kelly, Cork |
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| Russell 74' | Report | Finn 27' Sheppard 58' |
| 18 April 2011 19.45 |
Dundalk | 2 − 1 | Cliftonville | Oriel Park, Dundalk Referee: Alan Black (Antrim) |
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| Byrne 67' Breen 90+3' |
Report | O'Connor 59' |
Dundalk won 5−2 on aggregate
| 19 April 2011 19.45 |
Shamrock Rovers | 2 − 1 | Sligo Rovers | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Referee: Raymond Crangle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppard 8' Dennehy 25' |
Report | Doyle 4' |
Shamrock Rovers won 4−1 on aggregate
The two winners of the semi final games played each other over one game to decide who would be crowned Setanta Sports Cup winners for 2011. The final took place on Saturday 14 May 2011 in Tallaght Stadium.[5] Shamrock Rovers beat Dundalk to win the competition for the first time.[6]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Dundalk | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 14 May 2011 18.15 IST |
Dundalk | 0 – 2 | Shamrock Rovers | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 4,789 Referee: Alan Kelly, Cork |
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| Report | O'Neill 65' Dennehy 90+3' |
| Winner of 2011 Setanta Sports Cup |
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| Shamrock Rovers 1st Title |
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