2011–12 Irish League Cup
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The 2011–12 Irish League Cup (known as the Irn-Bru League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th edition of the Irish League Cup, Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. The competition was contested by the 12 members of the IFA Premiership, as well as the 30 members of the IFA Championship. The competition began on 27 August 2011 and ended with the final on 28 January 2012.
Irn-Bru League Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 42 |
Defending champions | Lisburn Distillery |
Final positions | |
Champions | Crusaders (2nd win) |
Runner-up | Coleraine |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 41 |
Goals scored | 178 (4.34 per match) |
Lisburn Distillery were the defending champions, following a 2–1 victory over Portadown in the previous season's final. However, they were eliminated in the Third Round by Crusaders.
Crusaders went on to win the cup for the second time by defeating Coleraine 1–0 in the final.[1]