2004–05 Irish League Cup

2004–05 Irish League Cup

CIS Insurance Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	16
Defending champions	Cliftonville
Final positions
Champions	Glentoran (5th win)
Runner-up	Linfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	55
Goals scored	162 (2.95 per match)
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The 2004–05 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 9 November 2004 with the final.

Cliftonville were the defending champions after their first ever League Cup win the previous season; a penalty shootout victory over Larne in the previous final. This season Cliftonville reached the semi-finals but were defeated by Linfield, who were then defeated 2–1 in the final by cup winners Glentoran. This was the eighth final in nine years that had featured either Linfield or Glentoran, and the third time in four years that both clubs had faced each other in the final. It was also Glentoran's second cup win in three years, taking their tally to five League Cups overall.^[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

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

9 November 2004

Linfield	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Glentoran
Picking 81'	Report	Lockhart 4' Morgan 104'

Windsor Park, Belfast

References