1998–99 Irish Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 32 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Portadown (2nd win) |
Runner-up | N/A |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 36 |
Goals scored | 108 (3 per match) |
The 1998–99 Irish Cup was the 119th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. The last match was played on 20 April 1999. The final did not take place this year, for only the third time in the competition's history.
Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 17th Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over Glenavon in the 1998 final. This season they reached the sixth round, where they were defeated 2–1 by Cliftonville.
Portadown won the cup for the second time, after Cliftonville were disqualified from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the semi-final replay against Linfield. Linfield were not permitted to replace Cliftonville in the final, so Portadown were awarded the cup without the final being played.[1][2]
Fifth round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 1–0 | Ards Rangers |
Ballymena United | 3–1 | Larne |
Bangor | 0–3 | Glenavon |
Brantwood | 3–1 | Drummond United |
Carrick Rangers | 2–2 | Dungannon Swifts |
Cliftonville | 6–1 | Crewe United |
Coleraine | 1–1 | Limavady United |
Crusaders | 1–1 | Newry Town |
Distillery | 4–0 | Harland & Wolff Welders |
Drumaness Mills | 0–2 | Lurgan Celtic |
Glentoran | 3–0 | Tobermore United |
Institute | 0–1 | Chimney Corner |
Linfield | 6–0 | Crumlin United |
Loughgall | 2–1 | Dundela |
Omagh Town | 1–2 | Ballyclare Comrades |
Portadown | 1–0 | Ballymoney United |
Replays
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dungannon Swifts | 3–4 | Carrick Rangers |
Limavady United | 0–1 | Coleraine |
Newry Town | 2–3 | Crusaders |
Sixth round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 3–0 | Ballyclare Comrades |
Carrick Rangers | 2–0 | Ards |
Cliftonville | 2–1 | Glentoran |
Coleraine | 2–1 | Loughgall |
Distillery | 5–0 | Brantwood |
Glenavon | 3–0 | Crusaders |
Linfield | 3–1 | Chimney Corner |
Lurgan Celtic | 0–3 | Portadown |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Carrick Rangers | 1–2 | Cliftonville |
Coleraine | 1–2 | Portadown |
Distillery | 1–1 | Ballymena United |
Linfield | 0–0 | Glenavon |
Replays
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 2–1 (aet) | Distillery |
Glenavon | 1–2 | Linfield |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ballymena United | 0–2 | Portadown |
Cliftonville | 1–1 | Linfield |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Linfield | 0–1 | Cliftonville |
Final
On 29 April 1999, Cliftonville were disqualified from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the semi-final replay against Linfield. The player in question had played for a junior club in an earlier round and was therefore ineligible. However, Linfield's protest came more than 48 hours after the tie (the usual deadline for protests), and as a result the IFA did not allow them to take Cliftonville's place in the final. Portadown were therefore awarded the cup without the final taking place.[2]
References
- ^ "Northern Ireland Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Northern Ireland 1998/99". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. rsssf.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.