2002–03 Irish League Cup

2002–03 Irish League Cup
CIS Insurance Cup
Country  Northern Ireland
Teams 20
Champions Glentoran (4th win)
Runners-up Linfield
Matches played 47
Goals scored 146 (3.11 per match)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 3 December 2002 with the final.

Linfield were the defending champions after their seventh League Cup win last season; a 3–1 victory over Glentoran in the previous final. This season both clubs met in the final again but this time Glentoran defeated Linfield 2–0 in the final to win their fourth League Cup overall, and second in three years. This was the fourth time in six years that the two clubs had met in the final, with Linfield coming out on top on all three of the previous occasions.[1][2]

The twenty clubs taking part were divided into four groups of five clubs based on region. The clubs in each group played each other once, either at home or away. The top two clubs from each group then advanced to the quarter-finals where they played a single knock-out tie against another quarter-finalist. The semi-finals were played in the same format with the two winners of the ties advancing to the single match final.

Group Stage

Eastern Region

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Cliftonville 422063+38
Crusaders 422042+28
Carrick Rangers 413042+26
Larne 410357–23
Ballyclare Comrades 401327–51
Home ╲ Away BCC CRK CLICRULRN
Ballyclare Comrades 0–0 0–2
Carrick Rangers 1–1 2–0
Cliftonville 1–1 2–1
Crusaders 1–0 1–1
Larne 4–2 0–1

Source: rsssf.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Greater Belfast Region

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Linfield 4310105+510
Glentoran 422063+38
Lisburn Distillery 41125504
Ards 402258–32
Bangor 402205–52
Home ╲ Away ARD BGR GLTLINLIS
Ards 0–0 1–3
Bangor 0–0 0–2
Glentoran 1–1 2–1
Linfield 4–3 3–0
Lisburn Distillery 1–1 1–2

Source: rsssf.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Northern Region

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Ballymena United 4310153+1210
Omagh Town 431062+410
Coleraine 42021110+16
Institute 4103510–53
Limavady United 4004315–120
Home ╲ Away BYM COL INSLIMOMA
Ballymena United 3–1 5–1
Coleraine 4–3 1–3
Institute 1–0 0–1
Limavady United 1–7 1–5
Omagh Town 0–0 2–1

Source: rsssf.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern Region

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Portadown 4301134+99
Glenavon 420254+16
Dungannon Swifts 42027706
Newry Town 420246–26
Armagh City 4103311–83
Home ╲ Away ARM DUN GLANEWPOR
Armagh City 1–3 0–1
Dungannon Swifts 2–1 2–3
Glenavon 3–0 0–2
Newry Town 0–2 2–0
Portadown 7–0 1–2

Source: rsssf.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ballymena United 2–0 Crusaders
Cliftonville 0–5 Omagh Town
Linfield 2–0 Glenavon
Portadown 1–2 Glentoran

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Glentoran 5–3 Ballymena United
Omagh Town 2–3 Linfield

Final

3 December 2002
Glentoran 2 – 0 Linfield
Halliday  27'
Smyth  63'		 Report

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Northern Ireland League Cup 2002/03". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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