2016 League of Ireland Cup

The 2016 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 EA Sports Cup, was the 43rd season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.

2016 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Country Republic of Ireland
Dates21 March – 17 September
Teams24
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic
Runners-upLimerick
Matches played23
Top goal scorer(s)John O'Flynn, Limerick
2015
2017

Teams

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round

First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 17 February 2016. [1] The First Round games were played on 21, 22 and 28 March 2016.

21 March 2016 Galway United 3–1 Mayo League Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45 Pauric Cunningham  3', 14', 16' JP O'Gorman  61'
21 March 2016 Shelbourne 5–0 Cabinteely Tolka Park
Gavin Boyne  8'
Sodiq Oguntula  61', 66'
James English  75'
Mark Sandford  88'
22 March 2016 Finn Harps 1–0 Cockhill Celtic Finn Park
20:00 Ethan Boyle  24'
22 March 2016 Cobh Ramblers 2–4 Limerick St. Colman's Park
19:15 Markus Gustavsson  75', 78' Robbie Williams  15'
Stephen Kenny  17'
John O'Flynn  47', 52'
22 March 2016 UCD 0–2 Bray Wanderers UCD Bowl
19:45 Mark Salmon  45+1'
Andrew Lewis  54'
22 March 2016 Bohemians 3–1 Longford Town Dalymount Park
19:45 Peter McGlynn  3' (o.g.)
Derek Prendergast  48'
Jake Kelly  53'
David O'Sullivan 3'
28 March 2016 Waterford United 4–0 Rockmount Waterford Regional Sports Centre
14:00 Eoin Rhodes  7', 28'
James Dermody  33'
Dean Broaders  59'

Second round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 23 March 2016. The games were played on 18 and 19 April 2016.

18 April 2016 Cork City 7–0 Waterford United Turners Cross
19:45 Danny Morrissey  46'
Ian Turner  50'
Gavan Holohan  54'
Gearoid Morrissey  57'
Mark O'Sullivan  60'
Conor McCarthy  70'
Mark O'Sullivan  72'
18 April 2016 Shelbourne 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Bohemians Tolka Park
19:45
19 April 2016 Limerick 4–0 Wexford Youths Market's Field
19:15 Aaron Greene  32'
John O'Flynn  38', 71'
Aaron Greene  90'
19 April 2016 Derry City 2–0 Sligo Rovers The Brandywell
19:45 Nathan Boyle  34', 45'
19 April 2016 Bray Wanderers 4–2 (a.e.t.) Bluebell United Carlisle Grounds
19:45 Ryan Brennan  27' (pen.)
Ger Pender  (34)
Andrew Lewis  101'
Dylan Connolly  115' (pen.)
Sean Byrne  40', 69'
19 April 2016 Shamrock Rovers 3–0 Athlone Town Tallaght Stadium
19:45 Sean Heaney  24'
Sean Boyd  45'
Trevor Clarke  79'

Quarter finals

2 May 2016 Bray Wanderers 2–3 (a.e.t.) St Patrick's Athletic Carlisle Grounds
15:00 Dylan Connolly  59'
Gareth McDonagh  106'
Billy Dennehy  53'
Jamie McGrath  96'
Mark Timlin  111'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ben Connolly
2 May 2016 Shelbourne 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
Shamrock Rovers Tolka Park
19:00 Danny North (o.g.) Dean Clarke  62' Attendance: 779
Referee: Ray Matthews
2 May 2016 Cork City 1–2 (a.e.t.) Derry City Turners Cross
19:45 Mark O'Sullivan  9' Barry McNamee  38'
Dean Jarvis  95'
Attendance: 901
Referee: Sean Grant
3 May 2016 Limerick 2–0 Galway United Markets Field
19:15 Paudie O'Connor  27'
Shane Duggan  52'
Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Semi finals

1 August 2016 Derry City 0–1 Limerick The Brandywell
19:45 Report Stephen Kenny  15' Referee: Robert Harvey

Final

17 September 2016 Limerick 1–4 St Patrick's Athletic Markets Field
17:30 Lee Lynch  17' Report Christy Fagan  65'
Conan Byrne  84'
Jamie McGrath  87'
Graham Kelly  90+1'
Attendance: 4,362
Referee: Robert Rogers (Dublin)

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 John O'Flynn Limerick 4
2 Padraic Cunningham Galway United 3
Mark O'Sullivan Cork City 3
Jamie McGrath St Patrick's Athletic 3
3 Markus Gustavsson Cobh Ramblers 2
Sean Byrne Waterford United 2
Aaron Greene Limerick 2
Nathan Boyle Derry City 2
Stephen Kenny Limerick 2
Sodiq Oguntola Shelbourne FC 2

References

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