The 2015 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 EA Sports Cup, was the 42nd season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.
Teams Pool 1Pool 2Pool 3Pool 4 Cobh Ramblers Cork City * Limerick Waterford United * Wexford Youths UCC Cockhill Celtic * Derry City * Finn Harps Galway United Mayo League Sligo Rovers Bray Wanderers Crumlin United Drogheda United Dundalk * St Patrick's Athletic * Shelbourne Athlone Town Bohemians Cabinteely Longford Town * Shamrock Rovers * University College Dublin
Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round
First round The draw for the First Round took place on 10 February 2015. The First Round games were played on 9 and 10 March 2015.
Second round The draw for the second round took place on 18 March. The draw was regionalised, based on geographical pools. Ties were played on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 April.
Quarter finals The draw for the quarter-finals took place on Wednesday 15 April. The draw was an open draw, following on from previous draws made on a regional basis. Ties were played Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 May.
Semi finals Ties were played Monday 3 August.
Final
The EA Sports Cup Final was played on Saturday 19 September. The match took place at Eamonn Deacy Park, following a coin-toss for home advantage, and was screened live on Setanta Sports. St Patrick's Athletic won the tie on penalties, following a scoreless draw.
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