Setanta Cup 1st Round fixtures confirmed
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The First Round fixtures for the Setanta Sports Cup were confirmed by the competition’s organising committee on Friday afternoon.
Dundalk’s visit to Linfield on Monday, February 14, for their first leg clash will promise a Valentine’s night to remember for Irish football. Sporting Fingal will meet Lisburn Distillery in the other tie that evening.
Reigning Setanta Sports Cup Champions Bohemians will face Portadown in their opening fixture at Dalymount Park a week later on the 21st while St Patrick’s Athletic will travel to Cliftonville on the same day.
“I’m looking forward to the competition starting again,” said Milo Corcoran, Setanta Sports Cup chairman. “With the changes to the format and the extension of the tournament to six clubs from each jurisdiction, it promises to produce some very exciting games. There’ll be a lot of interest in the visit of Dundalk to Linfield on opening night. It’s a tie that should whet the appetite of all football fans from north and south of the island.”
Monday, February 14 – First Leg
Linfield v Dundalk; Sporting Fingal v Lisburn Distillery
Monday, February 21 – First Leg
Bohemians v Portadown; Cliftonville v St. Patrick’s Athletic
Monday, February 28 – Second Leg
Dundalk v Linfield; Lisburn Distillery v Sporting Fingal
Tuesday, March 1 – Second Leg
Portadown v Bohemians; St. Patrick’s Athletic v Cliftonville
All matches kick-off at 7.45 pm. Kick-off time may change in the event of a fixture being televised live.
Dundalk’s visit to Linfield on Monday, February 14, for their first leg clash will promise a Valentine’s night to remember for Irish football. Sporting Fingal will meet Lisburn Distillery in the other tie that evening.
Reigning Setanta Sports Cup Champions Bohemians will face Portadown in their opening fixture at Dalymount Park a week later on the 21st while St Patrick’s Athletic will travel to Cliftonville on the same day.
“I’m looking forward to the competition starting again,” said Milo Corcoran, Setanta Sports Cup chairman. “With the changes to the format and the extension of the tournament to six clubs from each jurisdiction, it promises to produce some very exciting games. There’ll be a lot of interest in the visit of Dundalk to Linfield on opening night. It’s a tie that should whet the appetite of all football fans from north and south of the island.”
Monday, February 14 – First Leg
Linfield v Dundalk; Sporting Fingal v Lisburn Distillery
Monday, February 21 – First Leg
Bohemians v Portadown; Cliftonville v St. Patrick’s Athletic
Monday, February 28 – Second Leg
Dundalk v Linfield; Lisburn Distillery v Sporting Fingal
Tuesday, March 1 – Second Leg
Portadown v Bohemians; St. Patrick’s Athletic v Cliftonville
All matches kick-off at 7.45 pm. Kick-off time may change in the event of a fixture being televised live.
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