2013 Setanta Sports Cup

2013 Setanta Sports Cup
Country  Northern Ireland &
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams 12
Champions Shamrock Rovers (2nd title)
Runners-up Drogheda United
Matches played 21
Goals scored 66 (3.14 per match)

The 2013 Setanta Sports Cup was the eighth staging of the annual all-Ireland football competition. It commenced on 11 February 2013 and ended on 11 May 2013 with the final played at the Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.

Crusaders were the defending champions, after they defeated Derry City 5–4 on penalties in the 2012 final, when the match ended 2–2 after extra time. However, this season they went out 4–1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals to Cork City. Shamrock Rovers were the eventual winners for the second time overall, following a comfortable 7–1 win over Drogheda United in the final. This season's competition was notable for the fact that all four semi-finalists represented the Republic of Ireland. It was also the sixth time in the eight competitions played thus far that the winner had been a League of Ireland club.

Qualifiers

The following clubs qualified to take part in this year's competition. The eight unseeded clubs entered in the first round, while the four seeded clubs entered in the quarter-finals.

Seeded teams

Unseeded teams

First round

The first round draw was made on 6 December 2012. Four League of Ireland and four IFA Premiership clubs played each other in the first round over two games with the winners qualifying for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 11 February 2013 and the second legs were played on 18 February 2013.[1]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cork City Republic of Ireland 6–2 Northern Ireland Cliftonville 4–0 2–2
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland 8–2 Northern Ireland Portadown 3–2 5–0
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 2–1 Northern Ireland Coleraine 0–1 2–0
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 0–1 Northern Ireland Glentoran 0–0 0–1

First Leg

11 February 2013
19:30
St Patrick's Athletic 0 – 0 Glentoran
Flood  85' Report Birney  15'
Magee  68'
Kane  77'
Hill  82'
Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Derek Tomney

11 February 2013
19:45
Cork City 4 – 0 Cliftonville
G. Morrissey  16'
Turner  26' (pen.), 45+1'}
Kavanagh  69' 		Report
Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance: 1,273
Referee: Pádraig Sutton

Second Leg

18 February 2013
19:30
Coleraine 0 – 2 Shamrock Rovers
Report Quigley  5'  73'
McCabe  53'
Sullivan  66'
Kilduff  90'
The Showgrounds, Coleraine
Referee: Arnold Hudson

Shamrock Rovers won 2−1 on aggregate.

18 February 2013
19:45
Glentoran 1 – 0 St Patrick's Athletic
Murray  62' Report Fagan  42'
The Oval, Belfast
Referee: Hugh Carvill

Glentoran won 1−0 on aggregate.

18 February 2013
19:45
Cliftonville 2 – 2 Cork City
Boyce  38'
Garrett  87' 		Report Horgan  15'
Furlong  52'
Morrissey  72'
Spillane Red card 90+2'
Solitude, Belfast
Referee: Ross Dunlop

Cork City won 6−2 on aggregate.

18 February 2013
19:45
Portadown 0 – 5 Drogheda United
Murray  10'
McNeill  61'
Ramsey  64'
Burns  89' 		Report Byrne  1'
O'Conor  12'
Brennan  55'
Cassidy  78'
Hand  90+3'
Shamrock Park, Portadown
Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Drogheda United won 8−2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams in the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 26 February and 4 March, while the second legs were played on 4 and 11 March 2013.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cork City Republic of Ireland 4–1 Northern Ireland Crusaders 1–0 3–1
Derry City Republic of Ireland 2–3 Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1–1 1–2
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 7–2 Northern Ireland Linfield 4–1 3–1
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland 8–0 Northern Ireland Glentoran 5–0 3–0

First Leg

26 February 2013
19:45
Cork City 1 – 0 Crusaders
D Morrissey  88' Report
Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Alan Kelly

4 March 2013
19:45
Sligo Rovers 5 – 0 Glentoran
Lynch  2', 38'
Elding  20'
Connolly  36'
McMillan  53' 		Report
Showgrounds, Sligo
Attendance: 1,235

4 March 2013
19:45
Derry City 1 – 1 Drogheda United
Patterson  10'  43' Report Prendergast  4'
O'Brien  53'
Sava  66'
The Brandywell, Derry
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ray Hetherington

4 March 2013
20:30
Shamrock Rovers 4 – 1 Linfield
Finn  34'  50'
Powell  42'
Kilduff  45', 73'
Rice  82' 		Report Mulgrew  23'
McCaul  31'
Burns  62'  72'
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Neil Doyle

Second Leg

4 March 2013
19:45
Crusaders 1 – 3 Cork City
Heatley  89' Report Morrissey  55'
D Horgan  62'
Kavanagh  67'
Magowan  89' (o.g.)
Seaview, Belfast
Attendance: 600
Referee: David Baxter

Cork City won 4−1 on aggregate.

11 March 2013
19:45
Glentoran 0 – 3 Sligo Rovers
Clarke  59' Report Lynch  7'
Cretaro  25'
Henderson  62'
Martin  85'
The Oval, Belfast
Attendance: 150
Referee: Bob Rogers

Sligo Rovers won 8−0 on aggregate.

11 March 2013
19:45
Drogheda United 2 – 1 Derry City
Prendergast  68'
Brennan  90+4' 		Report McEleney  37'
McBride Red card 48'
Rafter  64'
Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
Referee: Neil Doyle

Drogheda United won 3−2 on aggregate.

11 March 2013
19:45
Linfield 1 – 3 Shamrock Rovers
Armstrong  4'  26' Report Stewart  32', 69'
McCormack  53'
Dennehy  80'

Shamrock Rovers won 7−2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs of the semi-finals will be played on 16 April and the second legs on 22 April.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland 2−1 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 2−0 0−1
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 3−3 Republic of Ireland Cork City 1−1 2−2

First Leg

16 April 2013
19:30
Shamrock Rovers 1 − 1 Cork City
D. Murphy  39' (o.g.) Report Kavanagh  41'
Healy  81'
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Neil Doyle

16 April 2013
19:45
Drogheda United 2 − 0 Sligo Rovers
O'Neill  24'
Cassidy  35'
Grimes  52' 		Report
Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
Attendance: 756
Referee: Mark Courtney

Second Leg

22 April 2013
19:30
Cork City 2 − 2 Shamrock Rovers
Horgan  45+1'
Kavanagh  63'  87' 		Report Foran  29'
Rice  32'  72'
Dennehy  54'  90+3'
Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Padraigh Sutton

3–3 on aggregate. Shamrock Rovers won on away goals

22 April 2013
19:45
Sligo Rovers 1 − 0 Drogheda United
Cawley  30'  46'
Ventre  71' 		Report O'Neill  24'
Cassidy  39'
Showgrounds, Sligo
Attendance: 1,286
Referee: Arnie Hunter

Drogheda United won 2−1 on aggregate.

Final

11 May 2013
15:00
Shamrock Rovers 7 − 1 Drogheda United
Chambers  11'
O'Connor  13'
Sheppard  45'
Finn  55', 56'
Dennehy  75', 88' 		Report O'Neill  65'
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Rob Rogers

References

  1. ↑ "Cliftonville to face Cork City in Setanta Cup first round". BBC Sport. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

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