1997–98 Floodlit Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 18 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (2nd win) |
Runner-up | Cliftonville |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 53 (3.12 per match) |
The 1997–98 Floodlit Cup was the 11th and final edition of the Floodlit Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]
Linfield won the tournament for the 2nd time, defeating Cliftonville 2–0 in the final.[2][3]
Results
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballyclare Comrades | 1–2 | Distillery |
Limavady United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) |
Bangor |
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 0–1 | Cliftonville |
Carrick Rangers | 0–7 | Glenavon |
Distillery | 3–0 | Portadown |
Dungannon Swifts | 0–3 | Coleraine |
Glentoran | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) |
Newry Town |
Larne | 2–3 | Ballymena United |
Linfield | 3–0 | Bangor |
Omagh Town | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) |
Crusaders |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 1–0 | Coleraine |
Cliftonville | 3–0 | Omagh Town |
Distillery | 0–2 | Linfield |
Glenavon | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) |
Newry Town |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Cliftonville | 2–1 | Ballymena United |
Linfield | 1–0 | Glenavon |
Final
Linfield | 2–0 | Cliftonville |
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Larmour 44' Feeney 87' |
Referee: Michael Ross (Carrickfergus)
References
- ^ "Irish League Archive, Floodlit Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Feeno Is The Real Thing!". Belfast News Letter. 29 April 1998. p. 47.
- ^ "Floodlit Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2023.