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The 2011 Setanta Sports Cup was the sixth staging of the Setanta Sports Cup, an association football competition featuring clubs from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It commenced on 14 February 2011 with the final played on 14 May 2011.[1]

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The draw for the 2011 competition was made at Belfast City Hall on 13 December 2010.

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Changes to structure

For the 2011 competition, the Setanta Cup was expanded to 12 teams, of which the four highest ranked teams received a bye into the quarter-finals. Also unlike previous years the tournament was played as a straight knock-out competition over two legs apart from the final.[2]

Television Coverage

Setanta Sports broadcast live coverage of five games, starting with the quarter-finals.

First round

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Four League of Ireland and Four IFA Premiership teams played each other in the first round over two games with the winners qualifying for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 14 February/21 February/1 March 2011 and the second legs were played on 28 February/1 March/7 March 2011. Sporting Fingal had originally been scheduled to compete in the tournament against Lisburn Distillery but withdrew on 9 February due to financial difficulties which saw them fold the following day and were replaced by UCD.[3]

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Matches

First leg

More information Linfield, 3 – 5 ...
Referee: Stephen Weatherall (Antrim)

More information UCD, 0 – 0 ...
Attendance: 150
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

More information Cliftonville, 3 − 0 ...
Attendance: 400
Referee: Davie Malcolm

More information Bohemians, 1 − 2 ...
Attendance: 800
Referee: Tom Connolly

Second leg

More information Dundalk, 1 − 1 ...
Attendance: 2250

Dundalk won 6 − 4 on aggregate


More information Lisburn Distillery, 2 − 0 ...
Referee: Colin Burns

Distillery won 2 − 0 on aggregate.


More information St Patrick's Athletic, 2 − 0 ...
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

Cliftonville won 3 − 2 on aggregate.


More information Portadown, 2 − 0 ...

Portadown won 4−1 on aggregate

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Quarter−Finals

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The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams (Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Crusaders and Glentoran) who received a Bye into the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 7 March/14 March/28 March 2011 and the second legs were played on 21 March/22 March/4 April 2011.

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Matches

First leg

More information Glentoran, 0 − 1 ...
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Fermanagh)

More information Cliftonville, 4 − 2 ...

More information Lisburn Distillery, 0 − 3 ...

More information Sligo Rovers, 3 − 0 ...
Referee: T.Connolly

Second leg

More information Dundalk, 1 − 1 ...
Attendance: 2100
Referee: Richie Winter (Dublin)

Dundalk won 2−1 on aggregate


More information Crusaders, 4 − 6 ...

Cliftonville won 10−6 on aggregate


More information Shamrock Rovers, 4 − 2 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Neil Doyle

Shamrock Rovers won 7−2 on aggregate.


More information Portadown, 0 − 2 ...

Sligo Rovers won 5−0 on aggregate

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Semi−Finals

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The four winners of the quarter-final games played each other over two games for a place in the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup final. The first legs were played on 4 April/11 April 2011 and the second legs were played on 18 April/19 April 2011. The draw for the semi-finals was made on 23 March 2011.[4]

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Matches

First leg

More information Cliftonville, 1 − 3 ...
Attendance: 750

More information Sligo Rovers, 0 − 2 ...

Second leg

More information Dundalk, 2 − 1 ...
Referee: Alan Black (Antrim)

Dundalk won 5−2 on aggregate


More information Shamrock Rovers, 2 − 1 ...
Referee: Raymond Crangle

Shamrock Rovers won 4−1 on aggregate

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Final

The two winners of the semi-final games played each other over one game to decide who would be crowned Setanta Sports Cup winners for 2011. The final took place on Saturday 14 May 2011 in Tallaght Stadium.[5] Shamrock Rovers beat Dundalk to win the competition for the first time.[6]

Match

More information Dundalk, 0 – 2 ...
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Alan Kelly
More information Winner of 2011 Setanta Sports Cup ...
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Goalscorers

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  • Northern Ireland Curtis Allen (Linfield)
  • Northern Ireland Jordan Baker (Portadown)
  • Northern Ireland Kevin Braniff (Portadown)
  • Republic of Ireland Johnny Breen (Dundalk)
  • Northern Ireland Gary Browne (Lisburn Distillery)
  • Northern Ireland Matty Burrows (Glentoran)
  • Republic of Ireland Jason Byrne (Dundalk)
  • Republic of Ireland Raffaele Cretaro (Sligo Rovers)
  • Northern Ireland Scott Davidson (Lisburn Distillery)
  • Republic of Ireland John Dillon (Sligo Rovers)
  • Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle (Sligo Rovers)
  • Northern Ireland Rory Donnelly (Cliftonville)
  • Northern Ireland William Faulkner (Crusaders)
  • Republic of Ireland Ronan Finn (Shamrock Rovers)
  • Northern Ireland Robert Garrett (Linfield)
  • Northern Ireland Michael Gault (Linfield)
  • Northern Ireland Michael Halliday (Crusaders)
  • Republic of Ireland Daryl Horgan (Sligo Rovers)
  • Republic of Ireland Dean Kelly (Shamrock Rovers)
  • Northern Ireland Jonathan Magee (Crusaders)
  • Republic of Ireland David McMillan (St Patrick's Athletic)
  • Northern Ireland Dermot McVeigh (Cliftonville)
  • Northern Ireland Tim Mouncey (Portadown)
  • Republic of Ireland Dave Mulcahy (St Patrick's Athletic)
  • Cameroon Joseph Ndo (Sligo Rovers)
  • Northern Ireland Keith O'Hara (Portadown)
  • Republic of Ireland Gary O'Neill (Shamrock Rovers)
  • Republic of Ireland Stephen Rice (Shamrock Rovers)
  • Republic of Ireland John Russell (Sligo Rovers)
  • Republic of Ireland Karl Somers (Bohemians)
  • Northern Ireland Vincent Sweeney (Crusaders)
  • Northern Ireland Peter Thompson (Linfield)
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