2005–06 Irish League Cup

2005–06 Irish League Cup

CIS Insurance Cup
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Champions	Linfield (8th win)
Runners-up	Glentoran
Matches played	55
Goals scored	180 (3.27 per match)
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The 2005–06 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 10 December 2005 with the final.

Glentoran were the defending champions after their fifth League Cup win last season; a 2–1 victory over Linfield in the previous final. This season both clubs reached the final again but this time Linfield came out on top by defeating the Glens 3–0 to lift the cup for the eighth time, with Glenn Ferguson scoring a Hat-trick. This was the seventh, and to date, last time that both clubs met in the final.^[1][2]

The 16 clubs taking part were divided into four groups of four clubs. The clubs in each group played each other at home and 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 the same format with the two winners of the ties advancing to the single match final.

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Glentoran 6 5 1 0 14 7 +7 16 Armagh City 6 3 2 1 12 9 +3 11 Institute 6 1 1 4 9 13 –4 4 Coleraine 6 0 2 4 3 9 –6 2

Home ╲ Away ARM COL GLT INS Armagh City 1–0 1–2 5–3 Coleraine 1–1 1–4 1–1 Glentoran 2–2 1–0 3–2 Institute 1–2 1–0 1–2 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.

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Portadown 6 4 2 0 10 5 +5 14 Newry City 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11 Ballymena United 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 Glenavon 6 0 0 6 5 12 –7 0

Home ╲ Away BYM GLA NEW POR Ballymena United 1–0 1–2 1–1 Glenavon 1–2 2–3 1–2 Newry City 1–1 1–0 1–1 Portadown 1–0 3–1 2–1 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.

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Linfield 6 6 0 0 20 1 +19 18 Limavady United 6 3 1 2 9 12 –3 10 Ards 6 2 1 3 6 12 –6 7 Loughgall 6 0 0 6 5 15 –10 0

Home ╲ Away ARD LIM LIN LGL Ards 0–1 0–7 2–1 Limavady United 1–1 1–6 2–1 Linfield 1–0 2–0 2–0 Loughgall 1–3 2–4 0–2 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.

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Lisburn Distillery 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Dungannon Swifts 6 3 1 2 18 13 +5 10 Cliftonville 6 1 4 1 6 7 –1 7 Larne 6 1 1 4 7 17 –10 4

Home ╲ Away CLI DUN LRN LIS Cliftonville 2–4 0–0 1–1 Dungannon Swifts 2–2 4–1 0–2 Larne 0–1 3–7 1–5 Lisburn Distillery 0–0 3–1 0–2 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
Glentoran	2–1	Newry City
Linfield	4–0	Dungannon Swifts
Lisburn Distillery	6–0	Limavady United
Portadown	4–2	Armagh City

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Glentoran	2–1	Portadown
Linfield	5–0	Lisburn Distillery

Final

Linfield v Glentoran

10 December 2005

Linfield	3 – 0	Glentoran
Ferguson  3', 49', 75'	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

References

1. "Northern Ireland - List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
2. "Northern Ireland League Cup 2005/06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.