Tournament details | |
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Country |
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | Coleraine |
Final positions | |
Champions | Derry City |
Runner-up | Sligo Rovers |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 49 (3.5 per match) |
The 1996–97 Irish News Cup was the 2nd edition of the Irish News Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. [1]
Derry City won the title, defeating Sligo Rovers 5–4 on aggregate in the two-legged final. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Finn Harps | 4–2 | Coleraine | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Limavady United | 1–4 | Dundalk | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Omagh Town | 2–3 | Derry City | 0–3 | 2–0 |
Sligo Rovers | 5–2 | Ballymena United | 1–0 | 4–2 |
Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Dundalk | 2–9 | Derry City | 1–4 | 1–5 |
Sligo Rovers | 5–1 | Finn Harps | 2–1 | 3–0 |
Sligo Rovers | 3–0 | Derry City |
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Thew 32', 80', 83' |
Derry City | 5–1 | Sligo Rovers |
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Kelly 32' Hargan 71', 79' McCabe 83' Hegarty 87' |
Oates 15' |
Derry City win 5–4 on aggregate.