Champions Crusaders (1st title) Champion Crusaders F.C. Teams 12 Matches played 21 | Runners-up Derry City Start date 2012 Goals scored 52 | |
Country Northern Ireland &
Republic of Ireland | ||
The 2012 Setanta Sports Cup was the seventh staging of the annual all-Ireland association football competition. It commenced on 11 February 2012 and ended on 12 May 2012, with the final played at The Oval, Belfast.
Contents
The draw for the 2012 competition was made at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, on 25 January 2012.
Crusaders won the competition for the first time, defeating Derry City 5–4 on penalties after the scores were level at 2–2 after extra time. It was the first time a club from the Northern Irish IFA Premiership had won the cup since Linfield won the inaugural competition in 2005.
First round
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 11 and 13 February and the second legs were played on 20 February.
Second leg
Cliftonville won 2 − 0 on aggregate
Derry City won 7 − 0 on aggregate
Bohemians won 3 − 1 on aggregate
Glentoran won 7 − 2 on aggregate
Quarter-finals
The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams (Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers, Crusaders, and Linfield) who received byes into the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 5 March 2012 and the second legs were played on 20 March 2012. The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 20 February 2012.
Second leg
Crusaders won 2 − 0 on aggregate
Shamrock Rovers won 3 – 1 on penalties after 2 – 2 draw on aggregate
Derry City won 4 − 2 on aggregate
Sligo Rovers won 3 − 1 on aggregate
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made following the second leg quarter-final matches.
Second leg
Crusaders won 3 − 2 on aggregate
Derry City won 3 − 2 on aggregate