2000–01 Gold Cup

The 2000–01 Gold Cup was the 82nd and final edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.[1]

2000–01 Gold Cup
Country Northern Ireland
Teams20
ChampionsGlentoran (14th win)
Runners-upColeraine
Matches played21
Goals scored85 (4.05 per match)
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The tournament was won by Glentoran for the 14th time and 3rd consecutive season, defeating Coleraine 4–2 in the final at Windsor Park.[2]

Results

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Preliminary round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Armagh City 3–1 Limavady United
Dungannon Swifts 3–1 Ards
Institute 5–4 (a.e.t.) Bangor
Lisburn Distillery 2–0 Larne

First round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cliftonville 0–1 Glentoran
Coleraine 4–3 (a.e.t.) Lisburn Distillery
Dungannon Swifts 2–1 Ballymena United
Glenavon 2–0 Ballyclare Comrades
Linfield 1–0 Carrick Rangers
Newry Town 5–3 (a.e.t.) Armagh City
Omagh Town 3–0 Institute
Portadown 1–0 Crusaders

Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dungannon Swifts 1–2 Coleraine
Glentoran 2–1 Portadown
Linfield 4–3 (a.e.t.) Glenavon
Newry Town 3–2 (a.e.t.) Omagh Town

Semi-finals

Teams on the left were at home in the first leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Glentoran 3–2 Newry Town 0–1 3–1
Linfield 4–6 Coleraine 1–3 3–3

Final
Glentoran4–3Coleraine
Ferguson 7'
Lockhart 52'
Smyth 76'
McCann 82'		 Devine 40' (pen.)
Loughery 60'
Tolan 86'
McLaughlin Red card 70'
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Limavady)

References
  1. "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. "Oval men turn from paupers into princes". Belfast Telegraph. 13 December 2000. p. 34.
  3. "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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