The draw
Group One
Drogheda United
Cliftonville
Cork City
Dungannon Swifts
Fixtures - Feb 26th: Drogheda Utd v Cliftonville, Dungannon Swifts v Cork City; Mar 18th: Cork City v Drogheda Utd, Cliftonville v Dungannon Swifts; Apr 14th: Cork City v Cliftonville, Dungannon Swifts v Drogheda Utd; Sept 1st: Cliftonville v Cork City, Drogheda Utd v Dungannon Swifts; Sept 15th: Drogheda Utd v Cork City, Dungannon Swifts v Cliftonville; Sept 22nd: Cliftonville v Drogheda Utd, Cork City v Dungannon Swifts.
Group Two
Linfield
Derry City
St Patrick's Athletic
Glentoran
Fixtures - Mar 10th: Linfield v Derry City, St Patrick's Ath v Glentoran; Apr 7th: Glentoran v Linfield, Derry City v St Patrick's Ath; Apr 15th: Glentoran v Derry City, St Patrick's Ath v Linfield; Sept 2nd: Derry City v Glentoran, Linfield v St Patrick's Ath; Sept 15th: Linfield v Glentoran, St Patrick's Ath v Derry City; Sept 23rd: Derry City v Linfield, Glentoran v St Patrick's Athletic.
Semi-finals- Oct 6th: Winner Group One v Runner-up Group Two; Oct 7th: Winner Group Two v Runner-up Group One.
Final- Oct 18th.