The 2012 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2012 EA Sports Cup, is the 39th season of the Irish football knockout competition.
For the First and Second Rounds of the competition, all participating clubs were split into 4 regional pools with the further rounds of the competition having an open draw.
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 7 May 2012 on MNS on RTÉ Two.
The draw for the semi-finals was made on MNS on 9 July 2012.
[4] The final will be played on Saturday, 22 September 2012 in Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.