2024 All Island Cup

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The draw for the Group Stages of the Women’s All-Island Cup 2024 has taken place.

The competition kicks off on Saturday, March 23 with teams listed as numbers 1 & 3 playing at home twice and away once, while numbers 2 & 4 playing once at home and twice away with full fixture details to be confirmed in due course.

Group A

1. Linfield Women
2. Bohemians
3. Peamount United
4. Lisburn Ladies


Group B

1. Wexford
2. Cliftonville Ladies
3. Cork City
4. Shelbourne

Group C

1. Crusaders Strikers
2. Treaty United
3. DLR Waves
4. Shamrock Rovers

Group D

1. Galway United
2. Glentoran Women
3. Sligo Rovers
4. Athlone Town
https://www.nifootballleague.com/news/2024/february/womens-all-island-cup-draw-confirmed/

Note that there doesn't appear to be a competition sponsor, whereas last year it was the Avenir All Island Cup.

[EalingGreen]

First round of Cup games at the w/end:

All-Island Cup results

Group A: Peamount United 2-2 Linfield, Bohemians 4-0 Lisburn

Group B: Cliftonville 1-1 Shelbourne, Cork City 2-2 Wexford

Group C: DLR Waves 0-1 Crusaders Strikers, Treaty United 1-1 Shamrock Rovers

Group D: Sligo Rovers 0-2 Galway United, Glentoran 2-5 Athlone Town

More info here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68649645 and here: https://www.extratime.com/articles/33203/all-island-cup-round-up-big-wins-for-athlone-and-bohs-as-galway-have-positive-start-to-title-defence/

[EalingGreen]

Bad weekend for the Northern sides in the 2nd set of games in the All-Island Cup:
https://us.soccerway.com/international/europe/all-island-cup/2024/group-stage/r78238/

[EalingGreen]

Better w/end for the NIWFL sides this time, although it didn't prove enough in terms of qualifying for Stage Two (Linfield excepted):

Group A
Linfield 6 v 0 Lisburn
Peamount 1 v 0 Bohs

Group B
Cork 1 v 3 Cliftonville
Wexford 1 v 2 Shelbourne

Group C
Crusaders 2 v 2 Shamrock R
DLR 1 v 1 Treaty

Group D
Galway 2 v 2 Athlone
Sligo R 1 v 5 Glentoran

The top two finishers in each Group are in bold and go through to the next stage (last eight).

More here:https://us.soccerway.com/international/europe/all-island-cup/2024/group-stage/r78238/ and https://www.nifootballleague.com/news/2024/may/strong-finish-to-womens-all-island-cup-group-stages/

[ForzaForth]

Quarter-final draw:-

Linfield v Wexford
Galway v Treaty
Shelbourne v Athlone
Shamrock Rovers v Peamount

Winners of Linfield and Galway ties play each other in one semi-final and Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers ties in the other.

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Quarter-final draw:-

Linfield v Wexford
Galway v Treaty
Shelbourne v Athlone
Shamrock Rovers v Peamount

Winners of Linfield and Galway ties play each other in one semi-final and Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers ties in the other.Three of the Quarter Final results from yesterday:
Linfield 2 v 3 Wexford
Shamrock R 3 v 0 Peamount
Shelbourne 2 v 1 Athlone
(Galway v Treaty to play next Saturday, 29th June)
https://www.leagueofireland.ie/news/shels-shamrock-rovers-and-wexford-through-avenir-sports-all-island-cup/

Seems there's a big gap between LOI and IL, possibly not helped by the LOI starting their season at beginning of March? (IL at beginning of May)