EA Sports Cup | |||
Country | Republic of Ireland | ||
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Dates | 9 March – 19 September | ||
Teams | 24 | ||
Champions | St. Patrick's Athletic | ||
Runners-up | Galway United | ||
Matches played | 23 | ||
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The 2015 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 EA Sports Cup, is the 42nd season of the Irish football knockout competition.
Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round
The draw for the First Round took place on 10 February 2015. The First Round games were played on the 9th and 10 March 2015.
The draw for the second round took place on the 18th of March. The draw was regionalised based on geographical pools. Ties were played on Monday, April 6 & Tuesday, April 7.
The draw for the quarter finals took place on Wednesday, April 15. The draw was an open draw, following on from previous draws made on a regional basis. Ties were played Monday, May 18 & Tuesday, May 19.
Ties were played Monday, August 3.
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 penaties, following a scoreless draw.