Ireland - List of League Cup Finals


This competition succeeded that for the League of Ireland Shield.

Another pre-decessor was the PJ Casey Cup between all League of Ireland clubs, played on one occasion as a knock-out competition:

1962-63 Drumcondra           3-0 Dundalk

Extensive Date 1973-2006


1973-74 Waterford            2-1 Finn Harps
1974-75 Bohemians            1-1 Finn Harps 
 replay Bohemians            2-1 Finn Harps
1975-76 Limerick         4-0 0-1 Sligo Rovers 
1976-77 Shamrock Rovers      1-0 Sligo Rovers
1977-78 Dundalk          2-2 2-2 Cork Alberts    [Dundalk on pen]
1978-79 Bohemians            2-0 Shamrock Rovers
1979-80 Athlone Town         4-2 St. Patrick's Athletic
1980-81 Dundalk          0-0 0-0 Galway Rovers   [Dundalk on pen]
1981-82 Athlone Town         1-0 Shamrock Rovers
1982-83 Athlone Town         2-1 Dundalk
1983-84 Drogheda United      3-1 Athlone Town
1984-85 Waterford United     2-1 Finn Harps
1985-86 Galway United        2-0 Dundalk
1986-87 Dundalk              1-0 Shamrock Rovers
1987-88 Cork City            1-0 Shamrock Rovers
1988-89 Derry City           4-0 Dundalk
1989-90 Dundalk              1-1 Derry City      [4-1 pen]
1990-91 Derry City           2-0 Limerick City
1991-92 Derry City           1-0 Bohemians
1992-93 Limerick             2-0 St. Patrick's Athletic
1993-94 Derry City           3-1 Shelbourne      [aggregate over 2 legs]
1994-95 Cork City        1-0 1-1 Dundalk      
1995-96 Shelbourne           2-2 Sligo Rovers    [aggregate over 2 legs; Shelbourne on pen]
1996-97 Galway United    3-1 1-1 Cork City  
1997-98 Sligo Rovers     1-0 0-0 Shelbourne  
1998-99 Cork City        1-1 1-0 Shamrock Rovers 
1999-00 Derry City       3-1 2-1 Athlone Town    
2000-01 St. Patrick's A. 3-1 2-2 UCD  
2001-02 Limerick FC      2-1 0-1 Derry City      [3-2 pen]
2003    St. Patrick's A.     1-0 Longford Town 
2004    Longford Town        2-1 Bohemians
2005    Derry City           2-1 UCD
2006    Derry City           0-0 Shelbourne      [aet, 3-0 pen]
2007    Derry City           1-0 Bohemians       [aet]
2008    Derry City           6-1 Wexford Youths
2009    Bohemians            3-1 Waterford United
2010    Sligo Rovers         1-0 Monaghan United
2011    Derry City           1-0 Cork City
2012    Drogheda United      3-1 Shamrock Rovers
2013    Shamrock Rovers      2-0 Drogheda United  
2014    Dundalk              3-2 Shamrock Rovers
2015    St. Patrick's A.     0-0 Galway United   [aet, 4-3 pen]
2016    St. Patrick's A.     4-1 Limerick FC
2017    Dundalk              3-0 Shamrock Rovers
2018    Derry City           3-1 Cobh Ramblers
2019    Dundalk              2-2 Derry City      [aet, 6-5 pen]
2020      abandoned
2021      abandoned
2022      not contested

Number of Titles (46; lost finals between square brackets):

11 [ 3] Derry City

 7 [ 4] Dundalk

 4 [ 2] Saint Patrick's Athletic

 3 [ 3] Bohemians 
 3 [ 2] Athlone Town
 3 [ 2] Cork City 
 3 [ 2] Limerick FC (includes Limerick and Limerick City)

 2 [ 8] Shamrock Rovers 
 2 [ 3] Sligo Rovers
 2 [ 2] Galway United (includes Galway Rovers) 
 2 [ 1] Drogheda United 
 2 [ 1] Waterford United (includes Waterford)

 1 [ 3] Shelbourne
 1 [ 1] Longford Town
   
   [ 3] Finn Harps
   [ 2] UCD
   [ 1] Cobh Ramblers
   [ 1] Cork Alberts
   [ 1] Monaghan United
   [ 1] Wexford Youths


Combined Records with League of Ireland Shield:

Number of Titles (98; runners-up finishes between square brackets):

20 [17] Shamrock Rovers 

11 [ 3] Derry City

 9 [10] Dundalk (does not include PJ Casey Cup)
 9 [ 8] Bohemians 
 9 [ 8] Shelbourne

 7 [ 3] Waterford United (includes Waterford)

 5 [ 4] Saint Patrick's Athletic

 4 [ 5] Drumcondra (does not include PJ Casey Cup)
 4 [ 4] Limerick FC (includes Limerick and Limerick City)

 3 [ 4] Athlone Town
 3 [ 2] Cork City 

 2 [ 4] Sligo Rovers
 2 [ 2] Cork Hibernians
 2 [ 2] Galway United (includes Galway Rovers) 
 2 [ 1] Cork United
 2 [ 1] Drogheda United 
 2      St. James' Gate 

 1 [ 2] Cork Celtic
 1 [ 1] Longford Town
   
   [ 3] Finn Harps
   [ 3] Transport
   [ 2] UCD
   [ 1] Bray Unknowns
   [ 1] Cobh Ramblers
   [ 1] Cork
   [ 1] Cork Alberts
   [ 1] Dolphin
   [ 1] Drogheda United
   [ 1] Evergreen United
   [ 1] Monaghan United
   [ 1] Wexford Youths


Number of League-Cup-and-League Cup Trebles (5) 

NB: until 1973, the third trophy was the League of Ireland Shield

 3 Shamrock Rovers           [1924/25, 1931/32, 1963/64]

 1 Bohemians                 [1927/28]
   Derry City                [1988/89]


About this document

Information on PJ Casey Cup 1962-63 thanks to Sean DeLoughry (seandeloughry@yahoo.co.uk)

Prepared and maintained by Julian Canny the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Julian Canny
Last updated: 10 Nov 2022

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