1997–98 Irish News Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Land | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 7 |
Defending champions | Derry City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Omagh Town |
Runner-up | Ballymena United |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 32 (3.56 per match) |
The 1997–98 Irish News Cup was the 3rd edition of the Irish News Cup, an association football cup competition featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[1]
Omagh Town won the title, defeating Ballymena United 2–1 on aggregate in the two-legged final.[2][3][4]
Results
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 2–0 | Limavady United |
Dundalk | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Omagh Town |
Finn Harps | 2–0 | Derry City |
Coleraine | bye |
Semi-finals
[edit]Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Coleraine | 2–11 | Ballymena United | 2–5 | 0–6 |
Omagh Town | 5–1 | Finn Harps | 3–0 | 2–1 |
Final
[edit]Omagh Town | 1–1 | Ballymena United |
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McHugh ![]() |
Loughery ![]() |
Omagh Town win 2–1 on aggregate.
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish League Archive, Irish News Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Bass Irish Cup". Belfast News Letter. 13 March 1998. p. 43.
- ^ "Joy for Omagh". Belfast Telegraph. 3 April 1998. p. 29.
- ^ "Irish News Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2023.