Football tournament season
1989–90 Irish League CupRoadferry Freight League Cup |
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Tournament details |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
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Teams | 30 |
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Defending champions | Glentoran |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Glenavon (1st win) |
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Runner-up | Newry Town |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 29 |
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Goals scored | 120 (4.14 per match) |
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The 1989–90 Irish League Cup (known as the Roadferry Freight League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 4th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 19 December 1989 with the final.
Glentoran were the defending champions after defeating arch-rivals Linfield 2–1 in the previous final. This season they went out at the quarter-final stage with a defeat to Portadown. Glenavon were the eventual winners, becoming the fourth different winner of the competition in its first four seasons. They defeated Newry Town 3–1 in the final.[1][2]
First round
Ballyclare Comrades and Omagh Town both received byes into the second round.
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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Women | - Women's Premiership
- Championship 1
- Championship 2
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On request of the Soviet Union, UEFA imposed sanctions against Georgia and Lithuania |