2001–02 Irish League Cup

2001–02 Irish League Cup

CIS Insurance Cup
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	20
Champions	Linfield (7th win)
Runners-up	Glentoran
Matches played	49
Goals scored	124 (2.53 per match)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 27 November 2001 with the final.

Glentoran were the defending champions after their third League Cup win last season; a 1–0 victory over Glenavon in the previous final. This season they reached the final again but were defeated 3–1 by arch-rivals Linfield, who won their seventh League Cup overall, and fourth in five years. This was also the third time in five years that the two clubs had met in the final, with Linfield coming out on top on all three occasions.^[1][2]

The competition had a major reformat this season. The twenty clubs taking part were divided into four groups of five clubs based on region. The clubs in each group played each other once, either at home or away. The top two clubs from each group then advanced to the quarter-finals where they played a single knock-out tie against another quarter-finalist. The semi-finals were played in a home and away two-legged aggregate score format with the two winners of the ties advancing to the single match final.

Group Stage

Eastern Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Carrick Rangers 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10 Crusaders 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9 Cliftonville 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Ballyclare Comrades 4 1 0 3 3 8 –5 3 Larne 4 0 0 4 1 7 –6 0

Home ╲ Away BCC CRK CLI CRU LRN Ballyclare Comrades 1–2 1–0 Carrick Rangers 4–0 2–0 Cliftonville 2–1 0–0 Crusaders 2–0 1–0 Larne 1–2 0–3 Source: rsssf.com 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Greater Belfast Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Linfield 4 2 2 0 10 3 +7 8 Glentoran 4 2 2 0 4 0 +4 8 Lisburn Distillery 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 Ards 4 1 1 2 3 8 –5 4 Bangor 4 0 1 3 3 9 –6 1

Home ╲ Away ARD BGR GLT LIN LIS Ards 0–4 0–0 Bangor 2–3 Glentoran 2–0 2–0 Linfield 3–0 0–0 3–3 Lisburn Distillery 1–1 0–0 Source: rsssf.com 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Northern Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Institute 4 4 0 0 7 0 +7 12 Coleraine 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Ballymena United 4 2 0 2 4 9 –5 6 Limavady United 4 1 0 3 2 6 –4 3 Omagh Town 4 0 0 4 1 5 –4 0

Home ╲ Away BYM COL INS LIM OMA Ballymena United 2–1 2–1 Coleraine 5–0 1–0 Institute 2–0 2–0 Limavady United 0–2 1–0 Omagh Town 0–1 0–1 Source: rsssf.com 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Newry Town 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9 Glenavon 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Armagh City 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5 Portadown 4 1 1 2 3 6 –3 4 Dungannon Swifts 4 0 2 2 3 5 –2 2

Home ╲ Away ARM DUN GLA NEW POR Armagh City 0–0 2–0 0–1 Dungannon Swifts 1–1 1–2 1–2 Glenavon Newry Town 3–1 3–1 Portadown 0–0 1–3 Source: rsssf.com 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Carrick Rangers	2–0	Institute
Crusaders	1–3	Coleraine
Glentoran	3–2	Glenavon
Linfield	3–1	Newry Town

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Glentoran	8–1	Carrick Rangers	3–1	5–0
Coleraine	2–3	Linfield	0–2	2–1

Final

Linfield v Glentoran

27 November 2001

Linfield	3 – 1	Glentoran
Morgan  16' Gorman  36' Kelly  81'	Report	Haylock  79'

Windsor Park, Belfast

References

1. "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
2. "Northern Ireland League Cup 2001/02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 December 2012.