2016 League of Ireland Cup
# 2016 League of Ireland Cup

The 2016 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 EA Sports Cup, was the 43rd season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.

## Teams

| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cobh Ramblers Cork City * Limerick Rockmount Waterford United Wexford Youths * | Cockhill Celtic Derry City * Finn Harps Galway United Mayo League Sligo Rovers * | Bluebell United Bray Wanderers Drogheda United Dundalk * St Patrick's Athletic * UCD | Athlone Town * Bohemians Cabinteely Longford Town Shamrock Rovers * Shelbourne |

Clubs denoted with * received a bye into Second Round

## First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 17 February 2016. The First Round games were played on 21, 22 and 28 March 2016.

## Second round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 23 March 2016. The games were played on 18 and 19 April 2016.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John O'Flynn | Limerick | 4 |
| 2 | Padraic Cunningham | Galway United | 3 |
| 2 | Mark O'Sullivan | Cork City | 3 |
| 2 | Jamie McGrath | St Patrick's Athletic | 3 |
| 3 | Markus Gustavsson | Cobh Ramblers | 2 |
| 3 | Sean Byrne | Waterford United | 2 |
| 3 | Aaron Greene | Limerick | 2 |
| 3 | Nathan Boyle | Derry City | 2 |
| 3 | Stephen Kenny | Limerick | 2 |
| 3 | Sodiq Oguntola | Shelbourne FC | 2 |
