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The '''League of Ireland Cup 2004''' was the 31st staging of the [[League of Ireland Cup]], which was won by [[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]], the club's first victory in the competition.

The 2004 League Cup kicked off in May. It featured two teams representing the [[Kerry League F.C.|Kerry]] and [[Mayo League F.C.|Mayo League]]s plus the 10 teams from the [[2004 League of Ireland Premier Division|Premier Division]] and the 12 from the [[2004 League of Ireland First Division|First Division]].  There was 24 teams drawn into eight groups of three.  Each team played the other two in their group. The winner of each group progressed to the quarter-finals.

==Group stage==
Matches played between 3 May and 18 May 2004.

===Group 1===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 1
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=COR|name_COR=[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]
|team2=COB|name_COB=[[Cobh Ramblers F.C.|Cobh Ramblers]]
|team3=KER|name_KER=[[Kerry League F.C.|Kerry League]]
|win_COR=2|draw_COR=0|loss_COR=0|gf_COR=6|ga_COR=1
|win_COB=0|draw_COB=1|loss_COB=1|gf_COB=1|ga_COB=2
|win_KER=0|draw_KER=1|loss_KER=1|gf_KER=0|ga_KER=4

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advanced to [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]]
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
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{| width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=20%| !!width=12%| !!width=20%|
!
|-
|May 3, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Cork City'''||align=center|'''4–0'''||'''Kerry League'''||''[[Turners Cross (stadium)|Turners Cross]]''
|-
|May 11, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Cobh Ramblers'''||align=center|'''1–2'''||'''Cork City'''||''[[St. Colman's Park]]''
|-
|May 18, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Kerry League'''||align=center|'''0–0'''||'''Cobh Ramblers'''||''[[Mount Hawk Park]]''
|}

===Group 2===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 2
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=LIM|name_LIM=[[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]
|team2=KIL|name_KIL=[[Kilkenny City F.C.|Kilkenny City]]
|team3=WAT|name_WAT=[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]]
|win_LIM=0|draw_LIM=2|loss_LIM=0|gf_LIM=4|ga_LIM=4
|win_KIL=0|draw_KIL=2|loss_KIL=0|gf_KIL=2|ga_KIL=2
|win_WAT=0|draw_WAT=2|loss_WAT=0|gf_WAT=2|ga_WAT=2

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advanced to [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]]
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{| width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=20%| !!width=12%| !!width=20%|
!
|-
|May 4, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Waterford United'''||align=center|'''0–0'''||'''Kilkenny City'''||''[[Regional Sports Centre]]''
|-
|May 11, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Limerick'''||align=center|'''2–2'''||'''Waterford United'''||''[[Hogan Park]]''
|-
|May 18, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Kilkenny City'''||align=center|'''2–2'''||'''Limerick'''||''[[Buckley Park]]''
|}

===Group 3===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 3
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=LON|name_LON=[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]
|team2=KIL|name_KIL=[[Kildare County F.C.|Kildare County]]
|team3=ATH|name_ATH=[[Athlone Town A.F.C.|Athlone Town]]
|win_LON=2|draw_LON=0|loss_LON=0|gf_LON=6|ga_LON=1
|win_KIL=1|draw_KIL=0|loss_KIL=1|gf_KIL=5|ga_KIL=2
|win_ATH=0|draw_ATH=0|loss_ATH=2|gf_ATH=0|ga_ATH=8

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advanced to [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]]
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{| width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=20%| !!width=12%| !!width=20%|
!
|-
|May 3, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Kildare County'''||align=center|'''4–0'''||'''Athlone Town'''||''[[Station Road, Newbridge|Station Road]]''
|-
|May 11, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Longford Town'''||align=center|'''2–1'''||'''Kildare County'''||''[[Flancare Park]]''
|-
|May 18, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Athlone Town'''||align=center|'''0–4'''||'''Longford Town'''||''[[St. Mel's Park]]''
|}

===Group 4===

<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 4
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=FIN|name_FIN=[[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]]
|team2=DER|name_DER=[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|team3=MON|name_MON=[[Monaghan United F.C.|Monaghan United]]
|win_FIN=1|draw_FIN=0|loss_FIN=1|gf_FIN=3|ga_FIN=2
|win_DER=1|draw_DER=0|loss_DER=1|gf_DER=2|ga_DER=1
|win_MON=1|draw_MON=0|loss_MON=1|gf_MON=1|ga_MON=3

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advanced to [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]]
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{| width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=20%| !!width=12%| !!width=20%|
!
|-
|May 4, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Derry City'''||align=center|'''2–0'''||'''Finn Harps'''||''[[The Brandywell]]''
|-
|May 11, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Monaghan United'''||align=center|'''1–0'''||'''Derry City'''||''[[Finn Park]]''
|-
|May 18, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Finn Harps'''||align=center|'''3–0'''||'''Monaghan United'''||''[[Kingspan Century Park]]''
|}

===Group 5===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 5
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=SLI|name_SLI=[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
|team2=GAL|name_GAL=[[Galway United F.C.|Galway United]]
|team3=MAY|name_MAY=[[Mayo League F.C.|Mayo League]]
|win_SLI=1|draw_SLI=1|loss_SLI=0|gf_SLI=2|ga_SLI=0
|win_GAL=0|draw_GAL=2|loss_GAL=0|gf_GAL=1|ga_GAL=1
|win_MAY=0|draw_MAY=1|loss_MAY=1|gf_MAY=1|ga_MAY=3

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advanced to [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]]
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{| width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=20%| !!width=12%| !!width=20%|
!
|-
|May 3, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Galway United'''||align=center|'''0–0'''||'''Sligo Rovers'''||''[[Terryland Park]]''
|-
|May 11, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Mayo League'''||align=center|'''1–1'''||'''Galway United'''||
|-
|May 18, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Sligo Rovers'''||align=center|'''2–0'''||'''Mayo League'''||''[[The Showgrounds, Sligo Town|The Showgrounds]]''
|}

===Group 6===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 6
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=UCD|name_UCD=[[UCD A.F.C.|UCD]]
|team2=BRA|name_BRA=[[Bray Wanderers A.F.C.|Bray Wanderers]]
|team3=SHM|name_SHM=[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|win_UCD=1|draw_UCD=1|loss_UCD=0|gf_UCD=1|ga_UCD=0
|win_BRA=1|draw_BRA=0|loss_BRA=1|gf_BRA=3|ga_BRA=2
|win_SHM=0|draw_SHM=1|loss_SHM=1|gf_SHM=1|ga_SHM=3

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advanced to [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]]
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{| width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=20%| !!width=12%| !!width=20%|
!
|-
|May 4, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Bray Wanderers'''||align=center|'''0–1'''||'''UCD'''||''[[Carlisle Grounds]]''
|-
|May 10, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Shamrock Rovers'''||align=center|'''1–3'''||'''Bray Wanderers'''||''[[Richmond Park (football ground)|Richmond Park]]''
|-
|May 17, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''UCD'''||align=center|'''0–0'''||'''Shamrock Rovers'''||''[[Belfield Park]]''
|}

===Group 7===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 7
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=DUB|name_DUB=[[Dublin City F.C.|Dublin City]]
|team2=SHE|name_SHE=[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|team3=StP|name_StP=[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|win_DUB=2|draw_DUB=0|loss_DUB=0|gf_DUB=5|ga_DUB=2
|win_SHE=1|draw_SHE=0|loss_SHE=1|gf_SHE=4|ga_SHE=4
|win_StP=0|draw_StP=0|loss_StP=2|gf_StP=3|ga_StP=6

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advanced to [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]]
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{| width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=20%| !!width=12%| !!width=20%|
!
|-
|May 3, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''St Patrick's Athletic'''||align=center|'''1–3'''||'''Dublin City'''||''[[Richmond Park (football ground)|Richmond Park]]''
|-
|May 11, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Shelbourne'''||align=center|'''3–2'''||'''St Patrick's Athletic'''||''[[Tolka Park]]''
|-
|May 17, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Dublin City'''||align=center|'''2–1'''||'''Shelbourne'''||''[[Tolka Park]]''
|}

===Group 8===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group 8
|res_col_header=Q

|team1=BOH|name_BOH=[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|team2=DRO|name_DRO=[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]]
|team3=DUN|name_DUN=[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|win_BOH=1|draw_BOH=1|loss_BOH=0|gf_BOH=3|ga_BOH=1
|win_DRO=1|draw_DRO=0|loss_DRO=1|gf_DRO=5|ga_DRO=4
|win_DUN=0|draw_DUN=1|loss_DUN=1|gf_DUN=1|ga_DUN=4

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advanced to [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]]
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}</onlyinclude>

{| width=100% cellspacing=1
!width=20%| !!width=12%| !!width=20%|
!
|-
|May 4, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Dundalk'''||align=center|'''0–0'''||'''Bohemians'''||''[[Oriel Park]]''
|-
|May 10, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Drogheda United'''||align=center|'''4–1'''||'''Dundalk'''||''[[United Park]]''
|-
|May 17, 2004
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''Bohemians'''||align=center|'''3–1'''||'''Drogheda United'''||''[[Dalymount Park]]''
|}

==Quarter-finals==
Matches played between 14 June and 28 June 2004.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Tie no
!Home team
!Score
!Away team
|-
|1
|'''[[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]'''
|2–0
|[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]
|-
|2
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
|1–5
|'''[[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]]'''
|-
|3
|'''[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]'''
|2–0
|[[Dublin City F.C.|Dublin City]]
|-
|4
|'''[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]'''
|2–1
|[[UCD A.F.C.|UCD]]
|}

==Semi-finals==
{{football box
|date = 2004-07-06
|time = 19:45<ref name="breakingnews-ie">{{Cite web |date=2004-06-23 |title=Eircom League semi-final fixtures finalised |url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/eircom-league-semi-final-fixtures-finalised-153820.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117150514/http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/eircom-league-semi-final-fixtures-finalised-153820.html |archive-date=2018-01-17}}</ref>
|team1 = [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|score = 4–1
|report = 
|team2 = [[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]] 
|goals1 = [[Stephen Ward (footballer)|Ward]] {{goal|50}}, {{goal|70}} <br> [[Glen Crowe|Crowe]] {{goal|60}} <br> [[Damien Lynch|Lynch]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = [[Keith Hartnett|Hartnett]] {{goal|9}}
|stadium = [[Dalymount Park]], [[Dublin]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

----

{{football box
|date = 2004-07-20
|time = 19:45<ref name="breakingnews-ie"/>
|team1 = [[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]]
|score = 1–2
|report = 
|team2 = [[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]
|goals1 = [[Kevin McHugh|McHugh]] {{goal|57}}
|goals2 = [[Sean Francis (footballer)|Francis]] {{goal|18}} <br> [[Dessie Baker|Baker]] {{goal|55}}
|stadium = [[Finn Park]], [[Ballybofey]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
}}

==Final==
{{football box
|date = 2004-08-30
|time = 19:45<ref name="breakingnews-ie"/>
|team1 = [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|score = 1–2
|report =
|team2 = [[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]
|goals1 = [[Bobby Ryan (footballer)|Ryan]] {{goal|85|pen}}
|goals2 = [[Sean Dillon (footballer)|Dillon]] {{goal|4}} <br> Prunty {{goal|81}}
|stadium = [[Flancare Park]], [[Longford]]
|attendance =
|referee = }}

{{winners||League of Ireland Cup Winner 2004|[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]|1st}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier04.html 2004 Season in Ireland on rsssf website]

{{League of Ireland Cup Seasons}}
{{2003–04 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2004–05 in European Football (UEFA)}}

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