The Setanta Sports Cup committee confirmed yesterday that it has been unable to reach agreement on dates required for the tournament to go ahead this year.
Irish Premiership sides Glenavon, Crusaders, Glentoran and Portadown were scheduled to face League of Ireland quartet Dundalk, St Patrick's Athletic, Cork City and Shamrock Rovers in the quarter-finals.
However, with conflicting schedules in the Danske Bank Irish Premiership and the League of Ireland, an agreement between all parties was unable to be reached
“Over recent months, we have been trying to find dates that can work for the broadcaster, the IFA clubs and the FAI clubs. Unfortunately, despite the best of intentions, it has not been possible to do so, even if I felt we were close to achieving agreement with all of the clubs required at one stage,” said Milo Corcoran, Chairman of the Setanta Sports Cup committee.
“Despite the setback, I believe this competition has a lot to offer. It is my hope that with time over the coming year, we will find a solution in 2016. I take this opportunity to thank Setanta Sports for their partnership and support for the competition, and all of the clubs who have made efforts to work together.”
