| Event | 2011 League of Ireland Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 24 September 2011 (2011-09-24) | ||||||
| Venue | Turners Cross,Cork | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Davin O'Neill (Cork City) | ||||||
| Referee | Paul Tuite (Dublin) | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,164 | ||||||
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The2011 League of Ireland Cup Final also known as the 2011 EA Sports Cup Final was the final match of the2011 League of Ireland Cup, the 38th season of theLeague of Ireland Cup, afootball competition for the 27 teams from thePremier Division,First Division,A Championship and theUlster Senior League. The match was contested byCork City[1] andDerry City, atTurners Cross inCork on 24 September 2011.[2] It was broadcast live onSetanta Sports.
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
| 25 April 2011Second Round | Wexford Youths | 0–1 | Cork City | Ferrycarrig Park |
| 18:00 | Report | Stephen Mulcahy 55'Danny Murphy  87' | Attendance: 200 |
| 6 June 2011Quarter-Finals | Cork City | 2–1 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Turners Cross |
| 15:00 | Derek O'Brien 19' Graham Cummins 71' | Report | Neil Harney 57' | Attendance: 1077 |
| 8 August 2011Semi-Final | Cork City | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Limerick | Turners Cross |
| 19:45 | Davin O'Neill 28' (pen.) Vincent Escudé-Candau 103' (pen.)Graham Cummins 118' | Report | Peter Hynes 13' | Attendance: 2059 |
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
| 28 March 2011First Round | Salthill Devon | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Derry City | Drom Clubhouse |
| 19:45 | Etanda Nkololo 35' Victor Collins 59' | Report | James McClean 55' Emmet Friars 75'Ryan McBride 112'Gareth McGlynn 114' |
| 25 April 2011Second Round | Derry City | 2–1 | Mervue United | Brandywell Stadium |
| 15:00 | David McDaid 7' Michael McCrudden 56' | Report | Alex Lee 92' |
| 27 June 2011Quarter-Finals | UCD | 0–3 | Derry City | UCD Bowl |
| 19:45 | Sean Harding 74' | Report | Stephen McLaughlin 48' Ruairí Harkin 58'Michael McCrudden 62' | Attendance: 200 |
| 23 August 2011Semi-Final | Derry City | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–3p) | Sligo Rovers | Brandywell Stadium |
| Daniel Lafferty 33', 90' Stephen McLaughlin 76' (93) | Report | Danny Ventre 45' Eoin Doyle 80' (108) | Attendance: 1200 | |
| Penalties | ||||
Emmet Friars Ruaidhri Higgins Owen Morrison Ruairí Harkin Stephen McLaughlin | Joseph Ndo Eoin Doyle Richie Ryan  Alan Kirby | |||
The final was played on 24 September 2011 atCork'sTurners Cross.[3]Derry City defeatedCork City 1-0, thanks to a penalty scored byÉamon Zayed. This was Derry City's record 10thLeague of Ireland Cup.[4]
| Cork City | 0–1 | Derry City |
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| Report | Éamon Zayed 67' (pen.) Shane McEleney 92' |
      Cork City |    Derry City |
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