2006 Setanta Sports Cup
| Country |
 Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions |
Drogheda United (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up |
Cork City | ||
| Matches played | 27 | ||
| Goals scored | 59 (2.19 per match) | ||
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The 2006 Setanta Sports Cup was the 2nd staging of the cross-border cup competition that takes place between football clubs from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The final was played at Tolka Park in Dublin, Republic of Ireland on 22 April 2006, where Drogheda United beat Cork City to win the competition for the first time.
Group stage
The draw for this round was held 12 December 2005. The matches were played 20 February 2006 – 3 April 2006.
Teams that progressed to the Semi-Finals are indicated in bold type.
Teams eliminated from the Setanta Cup are indicated in italics.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cork City |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 16 |
| 2. Drogheda Utd |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| 3. Dungannon Swifts |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 4. Portadown |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Linfield |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 2. Shelbourne |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 3. Derry City |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 4. Glentoran |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 4 |
2006-02-28 |
| Glentoran | 3 – 3 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
Lockhart  11' Nixon 21 pen' Browne 74' |
(Report) | McAreavey 17' Kearney 50', 69' Ferguson  57' |
2006-04-03 |
| Linfield | 6 – 0 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter 25 pen' Thompson 41', 90' McAreavey 56', 82' Murphy 62' |
(Report) | Glendinning 40' |
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made by drawing the winners of Group A against the runners-up of Group B and vice versa, with group winners having home advantage. There would be no replays if the matches were drawn; instead, extra time would decide winners immediately thereafter. If extra time did not decide the winners, a set of five alternating penalty kicks would decide winners.
Final
Similarly to the semi-finals, there would be no replay even if the match was drawn; instead, extra time would be used to decide the winners. If extra time failed to separate the two sides, the match would go to penalties.
| Winner of 2006 Setanta Sports Cup |
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| Drogheda United 1st Title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- Denis Behan (Cork City)
- Peter Thompson (Linfield)
- 3 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
- Jason Gavin (Drogheda United)