EA Sports Cup 2013

**adamd164** · 29/01/2013, 10:24 PM

EA Sports Cup First Round draw tomorrow

The draw for the First Round of the 2013 EA SPORTS Cup will be made at the FAI National League Executive Committee meeting tomorrow. The draw will be released tomorrow evening following the conclusion of that meeting.

The First Round draw, which will be conducted on a geographical basis, will consist of six ties and ten byes which must include the six clubs that qualified for UEFA club competition and/or the Setanta Sports Cup. These clubs are Cork City, Derry City, Drogheda United, St. Patrick’s Athletic, Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers.

Cockhill Celtic of the Ulster Senior League and the Mayo League have been invited to participate in the competition. The holders are Drogheda United.

http://www.airtricityleague.ie/match...-draw-tomorrow

**NeverFeltBetter** · 30/01/2013, 12:46 AM

I'm sure it will be just as geographical as the last one.

Hope Limerick can make another good run at this. Two semi's in a row, a final would be nice.

**bullit** · 30/01/2013, 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

I'm sure it will be just as geographical as the last one.

Hope Limerick can make another good run at this. Two semi's in a row, a final would be nice.

When you's were a Div 1 side. Prem side now so out in 1st round of games

**Lim till i die** · 30/01/2013, 1:35 AM

I'm going to stick my neck out and back Derry to have a right lash off this.

**El-Pietro** · 30/01/2013, 5:29 AM

Wexford will either get a bye, or will win their first round tie and draw City in the next round. Think its due to be played in Wexford this year.

**atfconline** · 30/01/2013, 4:12 PM

The draw for the First Round of the EA SPORTS Cup was made today by the National League Executive Committee.

The competition will be played on a knockout basis and is divided into four regionalized pools until the quarter-final stage.

The First Round Draw is:

POOL 1

Waterford United v Cobh Ramblers

Byes: Cork City, Limerick and Wexford Youths

POOL 2

Mayo League v Finn Harps

Mervue United v Cockhill Celtic

Byes: Derry City and Sligo Rovers

POOL 3

Bohemians v UCD

Byes: Bray Wanderers, St. Patrick’s Athletic and Salthill Devon

POOL 4

Athlone Town v Longford Town

Dundalk v Shelbourne

Byes: Drogheda United and Shamrock Rovers

First Round matches must be played on Monday, March 11 but may be played earlier by agreement of both clubs and the Airtricity League. The match dates will be confirmed in due course.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 30/01/2013, 4:21 PM

Athlone/Longford the pick of the ties I suppose.

**Dillonman** · 30/01/2013, 4:25 PM

Abit baffled as to why Salthill are playing in the Dublin group. Would it not be more feasible for Wexford to play there and put Salthill in with the Munster teams?

**El-Pietro** · 30/01/2013, 4:31 PM

Originally Posted by Dillonman

Abit baffled as to why Salthill are playing in the Dublin group. Would it not be more feasible for Wexford to play there and put Salthill in with the Munster teams?

No, because then Cork City couldn't draw Wexford Youths for the 6th year running in the League cup.

2008 Cork City 0-1 Wexford Youths
2009 Cork City 1-1 Wexford Youths (Wexford on Pens)
2010 Cork City 3-0 Wexford Youths
2011 Wexford Youths 0-1 Cork City
2012 Cork City 5-1 Wexford Youths

We've both received byes to the second round this year so thats a banker draw.

**Longfordian** · 30/01/2013, 4:35 PM

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

Athlone/Longford the pick of the ties I suppose.

I'd imagine that'll be the live Sky game all right.

**Dodge** · 30/01/2013, 4:59 PM

Originally Posted by Dillonman

Abit baffled as to why Salthill are playing in the Dublin group. Would it not be more feasible for Wexford to play there and put Salthill in with the Munster teams?

Its 2 hours from dublin to galway now. fairly certain Cork to galway is double that. There's no perfect group but looking at the Northern/western group one of the Galway clubs had to move out of it. So makes sense to put them in one of the 2 dublin/eastern groups

Wexford in the southern group makes a bit of sense to be fair

**Jofspring** · 30/01/2013, 5:02 PM

Na cork to Galway is max 2 and a half hours. 1hr 30 to limerick and then another 50-60 minutes to Galway.

**El-Pietro** · 30/01/2013, 5:21 PM

How long would it take from Waterford though.

**Jofspring** · 30/01/2013, 5:50 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

How long would it take from Waterford though.

Ya to Waterford you must be talking 3 and a half to 4 hours.

**nigel-harps1954** · 30/01/2013, 5:56 PM

Surely Harps away to the Mayo League is the tie of the round? Packed house for that one.

**BonnieShels** · 31/01/2013, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Jofspring

Na cork to Galway is max 2 and a half hours. 1hr 30 to limerick and then another 50-60 minutes to Galway.

But is there a direct bus?

**brendy_éire** · 31/01/2013, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

But is there a direct bus?

Yep. But Alan Kelly TD wants ye to use the train. http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0131/365...il-alan-kelly/

**pineapple stu** · 31/01/2013, 12:27 PM

Three trips to Dalymount in 12 days for us.

That's Bohs' financial worries over so.

**BonnieShels** · 31/01/2013, 3:21 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Three trips to Dalymount in 12 days for us.

That's Bohs' financial worries over so.

Students never have any money.

**harps1954** · 28/02/2013, 2:22 PM

This gets underway on Sunday. Harps travel to play the Mayo League in Castlebar. Match preview here: http://www.finnharps.com/site/index....ures&Itemid=91