Football tournament season
1996–97 Irish League CupWilkinson Sword League Cup |
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Tournament details |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
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Teams | 32 |
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Defending champions | Portadown |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Crusaders (1st win) |
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Runner-up | Glentoran |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 31 |
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Goals scored | 122 (3.94 per match) |
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The 1996–97 Irish League Cup (known as the Wilkinson Sword League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 15 October 1996 with the final.
Portadown were the defending champions after their first League Cup win last season; a 2–1 victory over Crusaders in the previous final. This season they went out in the semi-finals to Glentoran. Crusaders were victorious in the final this time, lifting the cup for the first time with a 1–0 victory over Glentoran.[1][2]
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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1996–97 in Northern Ireland association football |
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Related to national team | - FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 9)
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Women | - Women's Premiership
- Championship 1
- Championship 2
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