2016–17 Irish Cup
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The 2016–17 Irish Cup (known as the Tennent's Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) is the 137th edition of the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football since its introduction in 1881. The competition begins on 20 August 2016 with the first round and concludes with the final at Windsor Park on 6 May 2017
Glenavon are the defending champions, after they lifted the cup for the seventh time by defeating Linfield 2–0 in the 2016 final.[1]
Format and Schedule
126 clubs entered this season's competition, an decrease of three clubs compared with the 2015–16 total of 129 clubs. 12 members of the NIFL Premier Intermediate League and 90 regional league clubs from tiers 4–7 in the Northern Ireland football league system entered the competition in the first round, 26 of whom received a bye to proceed directly into the second round as necessitated by the number of participants. These clubs contested the first four rounds, with the eight surviving clubs joining the 24 senior NIFL Premiership and NIFL Championship clubs in the fifth round. All ties level after 90 minutes used extra time to determine the winner, with a penalty shoot-out to follow if necessary.
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First round
Ties to be play on 20 August 2016.[2][3][4] Twenty-six clubs received byes into the second round: Ardglass, Ards Rangers, Ballymoney United, Ballynahinch United, Barn United, Camlough Rovers, Crumlin Star, Donard Hospital, Dromara Village, Drumaness Mills, Dundela, Killyleagh Youth, Larne Tech. Old Boys, Lisburn Rangers, Maiden City, Mossley Young Men, Nortel, Portstewart, Richhill A.F.C., St Luke's, St Mary's Youth, Seagoe, Short Brothers, Strabane Athletic, Tobermore United and Wakehurst. Maiden City later withdrew.
Second round
Due to there being an uneven number of clubs left on account of Maiden City's withdrawal, in the draw Dollingstown received a bye to the third round.[6]
Third round
Ties played on 5 November 2016.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Abbey Villa (5) | 2-3 | Dollingstown (4) |
Comber Rec (5) | 2-3 | St Luke's (7) |
Crewe United (4) | 3-1 | Ballymoney United (4) |
Derriaghy CC (4) | 2-0 | Valley Rangers (4) |
Dromara Village (6) | 1-2 | Drumaness Mills (4) |
Dundela (3) | 3-2 | Downshire YM (6) |
East Belfast (5) | 0-2 | Shorts (7) |
Fivemiletown United (4) | 5-4 | Newington (3) |
Glebe Rangers (4) | 0-0 (aet) (3-4 p) |
Grove United (6) |
Killyleagh YC (5) | 0-5 | Portstewart (4) |
Lisburn Rangers (4) | 0-1 | Lisburn Distillery (3) |
Richhill A.F.C. (5) | 1-0 | Oxford United Stars (4) |
Sofia Farmer (4) | 0-2 | Windmill Stars (4) |
Sport & Leisure Swifts (3) | 3-2 | Ards Rangers (4) |
Tobermore United (3) | 2-1 | Wakehurst (4) |
Trojans (4) | ?-? | 18th Newtownabbey OB (7) |
Fourth round
Ties to be played on 3 December 2016
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Derriaghy CC (4) | 2-4 | Portstewart (4) |
Dundela (3) | 3-4 | Fivemiletown United (4) |
Lisburn Distillery (3) | 3-0 | St Luke's (7) |
Richhill A.F.C. (5) | 6-2 | Grove United (6) |
Sport & Leisure Swifts (3) | 1-3 | Dollingstown (4) |
Tobermore United (3) | 6-0 | Shorts (7) |
Trojans (4) | 3-1 | Drumaness Mills (4) |
Windmill Stars (4) | 3-4 | Crewe United (4) |
References
- ↑ Irish Cup final 2016: Glenavon beat Linfield 2-0
- ↑ Tennent's Irish Cup 2016/17 First Round Draw
- ↑ Tennent's Irish Cup
- 1 2 3 Tennent's Irish Cup First Round Preview
- ↑ Prior to the tie Killymoon withdrew from all football, Press Statement - dated 11th August 2016
- ↑ The Dollybirds Receive Bye In Round 2 Of Tennents Irish Cup
- ↑ Islandmagee withdrew after fielding an ineligible player so Killyleagh were reinstated, Killyleagh YC Facebook page
- ↑ Nortel withdrew from the Irish Cup prior to the tie taking place but after the draw was made, Richhill AFC Facebook
- ↑ Donard Hospital were dissolved before the tie could take place, Announcement of dissolution on Official Twitter