1997–98 Irish News Cup
Football tournament season
Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
Teams | 7 |
Defending champions | Derry City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Omagh Town |
Runner-up | Ballymena United |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 32 (3.56 per match) |
The 1997–98 Irish News Cup was the 3rd edition of the Irish News Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[1]
Omagh Town won the title, defeating Ballymena United 2–1 on aggregate in the two-legged final.[2][3][4]
Results
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 2–0 | Limavady United |
Dundalk | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Omagh Town |
Finn Harps | 2–0 | Derry City |
Coleraine | bye |
Semi-finals
Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Coleraine | 2–11 | Ballymena United | 2–5 | 0–6 |
Omagh Town | 5–1 | Finn Harps | 3–0 | 2–1 |
Final
Omagh Town | 1–1 | Ballymena United |
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McHugh 59' | Loughery 54' |
Omagh Town win 2–1 on aggregate.
References
External links
- Irish League Archive - Irish News Cup
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1997–98 in Northern Irish football
- Irish Cup
- Irish League Cup
- Gold Cup
- Floodlit Cup
- County Antrim Shield
- Irish News Cup
- 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 9)