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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Teams that progressed to the Semi-Finals are indicated in bold type.
Teams eliminated from the Setanta Cup are indicated in italics.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1. Cork City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 16 |
| 2. Drogheda Utd | 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 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1. Linfield | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 2. Shelbourne | 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 |
(KEY: Pts= Points; Pld= Matches Played; W= Matches Won; D= Matches Drawn; L= Matches Lost; GF= Goals For; GA= Goals Against; GD= Goal Difference)
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 |
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| O'Brien 34' Fenn 62' |
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| 11 April 2006 20:05 IST |
Linfield | 0–1 | Drogheda United | Windsor Park, Belfast |
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| (Report) | Keddy 33' |
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 |
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| (Report) | Leech 102' |
| Winner of Setanta Sports Cup 2006 |
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Drogheda United 1st Title |
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