2011 Setanta Sports Cup
| Country |
 Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland
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| Teams | 12 | ||
| Champions |
Shamrock Rovers (1st title) |
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| Runners-up |
Dundalk
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| Matches played | 21 | ||
| Goals scored | 69 (3.29 per match) | ||
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The 2011 Setanta Sports Cup was the sixth staging of the all Ireland association football competition. It commenced on 14 February 2011 with the final played on 14 May 2011.
The draw for the 2011 competition was made at Belfast City Hall on 13 December 2010.
For the 2011 competition, the Setanta Cup was expanded to 12 teams, of which the four highest ranked teams received a bye into the Quarter-Finals. Also unlike previous years the tournament was played as a straight knock-out competition over two legs apart from the final.
Setanta Sports broadcast live coverage of five games, starting with the quarter-finals.
Four League of Ireland and Four IFA Premiership teams played each other in the first round over two games with the winners qualifying for the Quarter-Finals. The first legs were played on 14 February/21 February/1 March 2011 and the second legs were played on 28 February/1 March/7 March 2011. Sporting Fingal had originally been scheduled to compete in the tournament against Lisburn Distillery but withdrew on 9 February due to financial difficulties which saw them fold the following day and were replaced by UCD.
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