The 2013
League of Ireland Cup
The League of Ireland Cup ( ga, Corn Sraithe na hÉireann), also referred to in Ireland as the 'League Cup', is an annual knockout competition in men's football in the Republic of Ireland. It is contested by League of Ireland clubs and invited c ...
, also known as the 2013 EA Sports Cup, is the 40th season of the Irish
football knockout competition.
A total of 22 teams have entered the 2013 competition. The 12
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland ( ga, Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland. The term was originally use ...
Premier Division and 8 League of Ireland First Division clubs were joined by
Ulster Senior League runners up
Cockhill Celtic and the
Mayo League
Mayo Association Football League is an association football league that features amateur and junior clubs from County Mayo. Its top division, the Super League, is a seventh level division in the Republic of Ireland football league system. The t ...
representative side. For the First and Second rounds of the competition, all participating clubs will be split into 4 regional pools while the further rounds of the competitions will have an open draw. The 2013 competition will commence with the First round on 2 March 2013.
Teams
First round
The draw for the First Round took place on 30 January 2013. The First Round games were played on the 2, 3, 11 and 19 March 2013.
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Second round
The draw for the Second Round took place on 3 April 2013. The Second Round games were played on the 20 and 21 May 2013.
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Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 10 June 2013.
All of the remaining teams play in the League of Ireland Premier Division; this had not happened since 2005.
The tie between Shamrock Rovers and St. Patrick's Athletic was postponed from 1 July due to the latter club travelling to Lithuania for a Europa League fixture.
Semi-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 8 July 2013.
Final
The final, which was broadcast live on Setanta Sports,
took place at Tallaght Stadium, the home ground of finalists Shamrock Rovers, on 21 September 2013.
The
2012 League of Ireland Cup Final was also contested by Drogheda United and Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.
Shamrock Rovers won the game 2–0 with a penalty from Gary McCabe in the 11th minute and Thomas Stewart scoring the second in the 58th minute when he slotted the ball past the goalkeeper after a pass by Paul O'Connor.
References
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Cup
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League of Ireland Cup seasons