The competition began in 1973–74, replacing the League of Ireland Shield and the Dublin City Cup. It has had several formats since its inception and has been a knock-out competition since 2005. As there was no European qualification for winners of the League of Ireland Cup, it had a lower status than the FAI Cup and was therefore seen as the third most important trophy in the Irish playing season.
The competition was not held in 2020 and 2021 as a result of delays and restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] and has yet to resume being held as of 2023.
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This article is about the tournament in the Republic of Ireland For the equivalent tournament in Northern Ireland see Northern Ireland Football League Cup The League of Ireland Cup Irish Corn Sraithe na hEireann also referred to in Ireland as the League Cup was an annual knockout competition in men s football in the Republic of Ireland It was contested by League of Ireland clubs and invited clubs from the lower levels of the Republic of Ireland football league system It has been sponsored by Electronic Arts and branded the EA Sports Cup since 2009 2 League of Ireland CupOrganising bodyFootball Association of IrelandLeague of IrelandFounded1973Region IrelandNumber of teams24 2019 Current championsDundalkMost successful club s Derry City 11 titles N A 1 The competition began in 1973 74 replacing the League of Ireland Shield and the Dublin City Cup It has had several formats since its inception and has been a knock out competition since 2005 As there was no European qualification for winners of the League of Ireland Cup it had a lower status than the FAI Cup and was therefore seen as the third most important trophy in the Irish playing season The competition was not held in 2020 and 2021 as a result of delays and restrictions caused by the COVID 19 pandemic 1 and has yet to resume being held as of 2023 Contents 1 List of League Cup Finals 2 Performance by club 3 Sponsors 4 Television coverage 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksList of League Cup Finals editKey to the list of finals Score on aggregate after 2 legsMatch was won on a penalty shootoutSeason Winner Score Runner up Venue Attendance1973 74 Waterford 2 1 Finn Harps1974 75 Bohemians 3 2 Finn Harps1975 76 Limerick 4 1 Sligo Rovers1976 77 Shamrock Rovers 1 0 Sligo Rovers1977 78 Dundalk 4 4 Cork Alberts1978 79 Bohemians 2 0 Shamrock Rovers1979 80 Athlone Town 4 2 St Patrick s Athletic1980 81 Dundalk 0 0 Galway Rovers1981 82 Athlone Town 1 0 Shamrock Rovers1982 83 Athlone Town 2 1 Dundalk1983 84 Drogheda United 3 1 Athlone Town1984 85 Waterford United 2 1 Finn Harps1985 86 Galway United 2 0 Dundalk1986 87 Dundalk 1 0 Shamrock Rovers1987 88 Cork City 1 0 Shamrock Rovers1988 89 Derry City 4 0 Dundalk1989 90 Dundalk 1 1 Derry City1990 91 Derry City 2 0 Limerick1991 92 Derry City 1 0 Bohemians1992 93 Limerick City 2 0 St Patrick s Athletic1993 94 Derry City 1 0 Shelbourne1994 95 Cork City 2 1 Dundalk1995 96 Shelbourne 2 2 Sligo Rovers1996 97 Galway United 4 2 Cork City1997 98 Sligo Rovers 1 0 Shelbourne1998 99 Cork City 2 1 Shamrock Rovers1999 2000 Derry City 5 2 Athlone Town2000 01 St Patrick s Athletic 5 3 UCD2001 02 Limerick F C 2 2 Derry City2002 03 No Competition due to change in seasons2003 St Patrick s Athletic 1 0 Longford Town Richmond Park Dublin2004 Longford Town 2 1 Bohemians Flancare Park Longford2005 Derry City 2 1 UCD Belfield Park 2 1502006 Derry City 0 0 Shelbourne Brandywell Stadium Derry2007 Derry City 1 0 Bohemians Brandywell Stadium Derry 7 7002008 Derry City 6 1 Wexford Youths Ferrycarrig Park Crossabeg 3 5002009 Bohemians 3 1 Waterford United Waterford Regional Sports Centre Waterford 4 0002010 Sligo Rovers 1 0 Monaghan United Showgrounds Sligo 3 0002011 Derry City 1 0 Cork City Turner s Cross Cork 4 1642012 Drogheda United 3 1 Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium Dublin 3 1202013 Shamrock Rovers 2 0 Drogheda United Tallaght Stadium Dublin 3 8202014 Dundalk 3 2 Shamrock Rovers Oriel Park Dundalk 3 5002015 St Patrick s Athletic 0 0 Galway United Eamonn Deacy Park Galway 3 6622016 St Patrick s Athletic 4 1 Limerick Markets Field Limerick 4 3622017 Dundalk 3 0 Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium Dublin 4 1022018 Derry City 3 1 Cobh Ramblers Brandywell Stadium Derry 3 500 est 2019 Dundalk 2 2 Derry City Brandywell Stadium Derry 3 500 est 2020 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland2021Performance by club editClub Winners Runners up Winning Years Years runners upDerry City 11 3 1988 89 1990 91 1991 92 1993 94 1999 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2018 1989 90 2001 02 2019Dundalk 7 4 1977 78 1980 81 1986 87 1989 90 2014 2017 2019 1982 83 1985 86 1988 89 1994 95St Patrick s Athletic 4 2 2000 01 2003 2015 2016 1979 80 1992 93Bohemians 3 3 1974 75 1978 79 2009 1991 92 2005 2007Athlone Town 3 2 1979 80 1981 82 1982 83 1983 84 1999 2000Cork City 3 2 1987 88 1994 95 1998 99 1996 97 2011Limerick 1 3 2 1975 76 1992 93 2001 02 1990 91 2016Shamrock Rovers 2 8 1976 77 2013 1978 79 1981 82 1986 87 1987 88 1998 99 2012 2014 2017Sligo Rovers 2 3 1997 98 2010 1975 76 1976 77 1995 96Galway United 2 2 2 1985 86 1996 97 1980 81 2015Waterford United 3 2 1 1973 74 1984 85 2009Drogheda United 2 1 1983 84 2012 2013Shelbourne 1 3 1995 96 1993 94 1997 98 2006Longford Town 1 1 2004 2003Finn Harps 3 1973 74 1974 75 1984 85UCD 2 2000 01 2005Cork Alberts 1 1977 78Wexford Youths 1 2008Monaghan United 1 2010Cobh Ramblers 1 20181 Includes results for Limerick and Limerick City 2 Includes results for Galway Rovers 3 Includes results for Waterford FC Sponsors editBass League Cup 1975 76 1978 79Opel League Cup 1986 87 1989 90Bord Gais League Cup 1990 91 1995 96Harp Lager League Cup 1996 97 1998 99Eircom League Cup 1999 2000 2008EA Sports Cup 2009 Television coverage editThe Final has been broadcast live since 2005 first by Setanta Sports then since 2016 by its successor channel Eir SportSee also editLeague of Ireland League of Ireland Shield FAI CupReferences edit a b EA Sports Cup is cancelled extratime com Retrieved 3 February 2021 EA SPORTS confirmed as new title sponsor of League of Ireland Cup FAI Retrieved 5 July 2009 External links editIreland League Cup Finals from RSSSF League of Ireland Shield Winners from RSSSF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title League of Ireland Cup amp oldid 1167986004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,