Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Portadown |
Final positions | |
Champions | Coleraine (8th win) |
Runner-up | Crusaders |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 76 (3.3 per match) |
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The 1996–97 Ulster Cup was the 49th edition of the Ulster Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. It was the final edition to feature top-flight clubs.
Coleraine won the tournament for the 8th time, defeating Crusaders 4–3 on penalties after the final finished in a 1–1 draw.
Results
First round
Teams that were at home in the first leg listed on the left.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ballymena United | 3–4 | Crusaders | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Bangor | 1–2 | Glentoran | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Carrick Rangers | 0–5 | Ards | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Distillery | 2–6 | Linfield | 1–3 | 1–3 |
Larne | 1–4 | Cliftonville | 1–4 | 0–0 |
Newry Town | 3–5 | Coleraine | 2–3 | 1–2 |
Omagh Town | 3–4 | Glenavon | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Portadown | 2–3 | Ballyclare Comrades | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Glentoran |
Cliftonville | 4–1 | Ballyclare Comrades |
Glenavon | 1–3 | Coleraine |
Linfield | 2–3 | Crusaders |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Coleraine | 1–0 | Glentoran |
Crusaders | 4–0 | Cliftonville |
Final
Coleraine | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Crusaders |
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McAllister 39' | Brunton 89' (o.g.) | |
Penalties | ||
McAllister Brunton Aspinall Shiels Gaston |
4–3 | McMullan Morgan Baxter Dwyer McKeown |
References
- "Irish League Archive, Ulster Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- "Spot-on Coleraine have final say". Belfast Telegraph. 18 September 1996. p. 32.
- "Kenny's Braves Sink Crues". Belfast News Letter. 18 September 1996. p. 40.
- "Ulster Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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