2016 League of Ireland Cup Final
# 2016 League of Ireland Cup Final

The 2016 League of Ireland Cup Final was the final match of the 2016 League of Ireland Cup, played between Limerick and defending champions St Patrick's Athletic. The match was played on 17 September 2016 at 5.30 pm. Limerick's route to the final involved them beating fellow First Division side Cobh Ramblers, before beating Premier Division sides Wexford Youths, Galway United and Derry City. St Pat's however were drawn away from home in every round as they knocked out Dundalk, Bray Wanderers and Shamrock Rovers en route to the final. Limerick lead at half time thanks to a terrific Lee Lynch strike but Pats hit back in the second half and equalised through Christy Fagan 20 minutes into the half. The game had a dramatic final 6 minutes as the Saints scored 3 goals through Conan Byrne, Jamie McGrath and Graham Kelly to retain the trophy.

## Match

| Limerick | St Patrick's Athletic |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Freddy Hall |
| RB | 2 | Shaun Kelly | | 67' |
| CB | 24 | Padhraic O'Connor | 66' |
| CB | 3 | Robbie Williams |
| LB | 14 | Sean Russell |
| CM | 8 | Shane Duggan (c) |
| CM | 6 | Paul O'Conor |
| CM | 7 | Lee Lynch |
| RW | 16 | Stephen Kenny | | 79' |
| ST | 20 | Chris Mulhall | | 70' |
| LW | 10 | Aaron Greene | 53' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 20 | Tommy Holland |
| ST | 9 | John O'Flynn | | 70' |
| RW | 12 | Garbhan Coughlan | | 79' |
| CB | 15 | Tony Whitehead |
| LW | 11 | Shane Treacy | | 67' |
| ST | 19 | Ross Mann |
| CM | 25 | Sean McSweeney |
| Manager: ||
| Martin Russell ||
| GK | 16 | Conor O'Malley |
| RB | 2 | Ger O'Brien (c) |
| CB | 22 | Michael Barker |
| CB | 5 | Seán Hoare |
| LB | 3 | Ian Bermingham |
| CM | 14 | Graham Kelly | 89' | 90+2' |
| CM | 12 | Lee Desmond |
| CM | 19 | Jamie McGrath | 88' |
| RW | 7 | Conan Byrne | 58' | 84' |
| ST | 9 | Christy Fagan | 65' | 85' |
| LW | 20 | Billy Dennehy | 66' | 88' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Brendan Clarke |
| ST | 10 | Dinny Corcoran | | 85' |
| LW | 11 | Mark Timlin | | 88' |
| CB | 13 | Rory Feely |
| CM | 18 | Sam Verdon |
| LW | 27 | Steven Kinsella |
| CM | 28 | Jonathan Lunney |
| Manager: ||
| Liam Buckley ||
