2005 Setanta Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Linfield (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Shelbourne |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.54 per match) |
The 2005 Setanta Cup was the first edition of the Setanta Sports Cup, a club football competition featuring teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland. It was inaugurated as a cross-border competition between clubs from the League of Ireland in the Republic of Ireland and the Irish League in Northern Ireland. The cup is sponsored by Setanta Sports; the Irish sports television network. The competition was launched with Setanta providing support for prize money (€350,000) and sponsorship (€1.6 million over 4 years). For this season the cup was simply known as the Setanta Cup before being renamed the Setanta Sports Cup from 2006 onwards. Glentoran beat Longford Town 2–1 in the first ever game of the competition on 15 March 2005. The first final saw Belfast side Linfield defeat Dublin's Shelbourne 2–0 at Tolka Park in Dublin on 21 May 2005 to collect the winner's prize of €150,000.[1]
Format
The teams would be split into two groups of 3 teams and play each other twice, once at home and once away. The winners of each group would play in a single game final, to be held in Tolka Park if at least one team from the Republic of Ireland was involved. If the final was played between two teams from Northern Ireland, the final would be held at Windsor Park.
Qualification
League of Ireland
Shelbourne qualified by winning the 2004 League of Ireland Premier Division title. Longford Town qualified by winning the 2004 FAI Cup Final. Cork City took the third spot by finishing second in the 2004 League of Ireland Premier Division.
Irish League
Linfield qualified by winning the 2003–04 Irish Premier League. Glentoran qualified by winning the 2003–04 Irish Cup. The third spot went to Portadown for finishing second in the 2003–04 Irish Premier League. Following a draw (in which league winners were kept apart), the teams were placed as follows;
- Group 1; Linfield, Longford Town, Glentoran
- Group 2; Shelbourne, Portadown, Cork City
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland Linfield (A) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland Longford Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland Glentoran | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
| Glentoran | 2 – 1 | Longford Town |
|---|---|---|
| Halliday File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Parkhouse File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
(Report) | Keegan File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
| Longford Town | 2 – 1 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Paisley File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Myler File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' |
(Report) | McAreavey File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
| Linfield | 3 – 2 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Larmour File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' King File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Simpson o.g. File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' |
(Report) | Halliday File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Melaugh File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
| Linfield | 1 – 0 | Longford Town |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' McCann Red card 82' |
(Report) |
| Glentoran | 2 – 4 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Lockhart File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Holmes File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
(Report) | McAreavey File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Murphy File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Ferguson File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Mouncey File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Ireland Shelbourne (A) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Northern Ireland Portadown | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland Cork City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Cork City | 1 – 0 | Shelbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Behan File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Gamble Red card 85' |
(Report) | Crawley Red card 90' |
| Portadown | 1 – 1 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' | (Report) | Doyle File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
| Portadown | 0 – 1 | Shelbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Feeney Red card 53' | (Report) | Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' |
| Shelbourne | 1 – 0 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| Harris File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | (Report) |
| Cork City | 0 – 1 | Portadown |
|---|---|---|
| McNulty Red card | (Report) | Hamilton File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Hamilton Red card |
Final
| Shelbourne | 0 – 2 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Byrne Red card 90+' Moore Red card 90+' |
(Report) | Ferguson File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' |
| Winner of 2005 Setanta Sports Cup |
|---|
| Northern Ireland Linfield 1st title |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- Northern Ireland Gary Hamilton (Portadown)
- 2 goals
- Republic of Ireland Richie Baker (Shelbourne)
- Republic of Ireland Jason Byrne (Shelbourne)
- Northern Ireland Glenn Ferguson (Linfield)
- Northern Ireland Michael Halliday (Glentoran)
- Northern Ireland Paul McAreavey (Linfield)
- Republic of Ireland Stephen Paisley (Longford Town)
- Northern Ireland Peter Thompson (Linfield)
- 1 goal
- Republic of Ireland Denis Behan (Cork City)
- Northern Ireland Wesley Boyle (Portadown)
- Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle (Cork City)
- Wales Jamie Harris (Shelbourne)
- Northern Ireland Shaun Holmes (Glentoran)
- Republic of Ireland Paul Keegan (Longford Town)
- Northern Ireland Darren Kelly (Portadown)
- Northern Ireland Stuart King (Linfield)
- Northern Ireland Davy Larmour (Linfield)
- Northern Ireland Darren Lockhart (Glentoran)
- Northern Ireland Gavin Melaugh (Glentoran)
- Northern Ireland Tim Mouncey (Linfield)
- Northern Ireland William Murphy (Linfield)
- Republic of Ireland Andy Myler (Longford Town)
- Northern Ireland Stephen Parkhouse (Glentoran)
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- 1 own goal
- Northern Ireland Philip Simpson (Glentoran)