High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2012–13 Irish League Cup (known as the Irn-Bru League Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 27th season of the League Cup in Northern Ireland. It is being contested by the twelve members of the IFA Premiership, as well as the 29 members of the IFA Championship. The competition began on 14 August 2012, and will end with the final on 26 January 2013.