1996–97 Ulster Cup

1996–97 Ulster Cup

Tournament details
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)

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
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
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
Coleraine	1–0	Glentoran
Crusaders	4–0	Cliftonville

Final

17 September 1996

Coleraine	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Crusaders
McAllister 39'		Brunton 89' (o.g.)
Penalties
McAllister Brunton Aspinall Shiels Gaston	4–3	McMullan Morgan Baxter Dwyer McKeown

Windsor Park, Belfast

Referee: Herbie Barr (Bangor)

External links

• Ulster Cup Winners