2017–18 Northern Ireland Football League Cup
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The 2017–18 Northern Ireland Football League Cup will be the 32nd edition of Northern Ireland's football knock-out cup competition for national league clubs, and the fourth edition of the competition as the Northern Ireland Football League Cup. This season's League Cup will be contested by all 36 clubs of the three divisions of the Northern Ireland Football League. The competition begins on 5 August 2017 with the first round, and will conclude in February 2018 with the final. The competition will be sponsored for the first time by McClean Bookmakers and will be called the BetMcClean.com League Cup
Ballymena United are the defending champions.
The competition will be played in a straight knock-out format and is open to the 36 members of the Northern Ireland Football League. Replays are not used in the competition, with all matches using extra time and penalties to determine the winner if necessary.
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