The 1996–97 Irish News Cup was the 2nd edition of the
Irish News Cup
The Irish News Cup was a all-Ireland, "north-south" association football competition in Ireland involving teams from the IFA Premiership, Irish League and League of Ireland mostly located in the north-west of the island. It is thus not counted amo ...
, an
association football
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cup competition featuring teams from
Northern Ireland
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and the
Republic of Ireland
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.
Derry City won the title, defeating
Sligo Rovers
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The club was founded in 1928 and have been in ...
5–4 on aggregate in the two-legged final.
Results
Quarter-finals
Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.
Semi-finals
Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.
Final
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Derry City win 5–4 on aggregate.''
References
External links
Irish League Archive - Irish News Cup
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1996–97 in Northern Ireland association football
1996–97 in Republic of Ireland association football