The 2012 Setanta Sports Cup was the seventh staging of the

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, an annual

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competition featuring clubs from

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and the

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. It commenced on 11 February 2012 and ended on 12 May 2012, with the final played at

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. The draw for the 2012 competition was made at

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, on 25 January 2012.

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won the competition for the first time, defeating Derry City 5–4 on penalties after the scores were level at 2–2 after extra time. It was the first time a club from the Northern Irish

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had won the cup since Linfield won the inaugural competition in

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First round

Four

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and four

teams played each other in the first round over two games with the winners qualifying for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 11 and 13 February and the second legs were played on 20 February.

First leg

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Second leg

''Cliftonville won 2 − 0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Derry City won 7 − 0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Bohemians won 3 − 1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Glentoran won 7 − 2 on aggregate''

Quarter-finals

The winners of the four first-round games joined the four seeded teams (

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, and Linfield) who received byes into the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 5 March 2012 and the second legs were played on 20 March 2012. The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 20 February 2012.

First leg

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Second leg

''Crusaders won 2 − 0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Shamrock Rovers won 3 – 1 on penalties after 2 – 2 draw on aggregate'' ---- ''Derry City won 4 − 2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Sligo Rovers won 3 − 1 on aggregate''

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made following the second leg quarter-final matches.

First leg

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Second leg

''Crusaders won 3 − 2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Derry City won 3 − 2 on aggregate''

Final

Goalscorers

;6 goals * Rory Patterson (Derry City) ;3 goals * Stephen McLaughlin (Derry City) * Colin Coates (Crusaders) ;2 goals * Romauld Boco (Sligo Rovers) * Darren Boyce (Glentoran) * Joe Gormley (Cliftonville) * Leon Knight (Glentoran) * Patrick McEleney (Derry City) * Mark Quigley (Sligo Rovers) * David Rainey (Crusaders) * Gary Twigg (Shamrock Rovers) * Kieran Waters (Bray Wanderers) ;1 goal * Liam Boyce (Cliftonville) * Kevin Braniff (Portadown) * Declan Caddell (Crusaders) * Daniel Corcoran (Bohemians) * Billy Dennehy (Shamrock Rovers) * Kevin Deery (Derry City) * Colin Hawkins (Shamrock Rovers) * Barry Johnston (Cliftonville) * Philip Lowry (Linfield) * Simon Madden (Derry City) * Adam Martin (Bohemians) * Ryan McBride (Derry City) * David McDaid (Derry City) * David McMaster (Crusaders) * Barry Molloy (Derry City) * Karl Moore (Bohemians) * Martin Murray (Glentoran) * Colin Nixon (Glentoran) * Danny North (Sligo Rovers) * Jim O'Hanlon (Glentoran) * Peter Thompson (Linfield) * Sean Ward (Glentoran)

References

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