| Coca-Cola League Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 20 |
| Defending champions | Linfield |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Glentoran (3rd win) |
| Runners-up | Glenavon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.05 per match) |
The2000–01 Irish League Cup (known as theCoca-Cola League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of theIrish League Cup,Northern Ireland's secondaryfootball knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 24 April 2001 with the final.
Linfield were the defending champions after their third consecutive and sixth overall League Cup win last season; a 4–0 victory overColeraine in the previous final. This season they went out in the semi-finals toGlenavon, who condemned Linfield to their first defeat in the competition for four years.Glentoran were the eventual winners, defeating Glenavon 1–0 in the final to lift the cup for the third time overall, and the first time since the1990–91 competition 10 years earlier.[1][2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Carrick Rangers | 1–0 | Ballyclare Comrades |
| Dungannon Swifts | 0–3 | Limavady United |
| Larne | 2–0 | Bangor |
| Lisburn Distillery | 0–2 | Ards |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Armagh City | 0–0 (4–3p) | Coleraine |
| Ballymena United | 1–2 | Ards |
| Carrick Rangers | 0–2 | Glenavon |
| Cliftonville | 2–3 | Omagh Town |
| Crusaders | 1–2 | Linfield |
| Glentoran | 2–1 | Limavady United |
| Institute | 2–2 (1–3p) | Newry Town |
| Larne | 0–1 | Portadown |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ards | 0–2 | Omagh Town |
| Armagh City | 0–1 | Glentoran |
| Glenavon | 3–0 | Portadown |
| Newry Town | 0–0 (3–4p) | Linfield |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Omagh Town | 0–2 | Glentoran |
| Linfield | 0–1 | Glenavon |