An all-Premiership tie will be the livestreamed game in round five of this season’s Clearer Water Irish Cup.
BBC Sport NI has announced it will stream the game between Coleraine and Crusaders on Friday 9 January (7.45pm kick-off).
Coleraine Showgrounds is the venue for the match, which will kick off a weekend of Clearer Water Irish Cup fifth round action. It is set to be streamed live on the BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Sport NI website.
Coleraine are currently leading the NIFL Premiership, while Crusaders are 10th in the 12-team top flight just now.
Crusaders manager Declan Caddell told BBC Sport NI: "We'll go there full of confidence. It's a tough draw and Coleraine are flying high, and we'll have to be at our very best. For me, the Irish Cup is a welcome distraction from the league. We'll go in all guns blazing and at the end of it you're either in it or you are out.
"Every team wants to get to the final, it's a huge day for the club and the fans. This season if we want to get there it looks like we'll have to do it the hard way."
The Coleraine v Crues encounter is one of three all-Irish Premiership ties in the fifth round. Larne, looking to win the competition for the first time, will travel to Ballymena United, while record 44-time winners Linfield will host Bangor.
The revised Clearer Water Irish Cup fifth round draw is as follows:
Friday 9 January 2026 (7.45pm)
Coleraine v Crusaders
Saturday 10 January (1.30pm)
Comber Rec v Ballymacash Rangers
Knockbreda v Loughgall
Lisburn Distillery v Warrenpoint Town
Strabane Athletic v Glentoran
Saturday 10 January (3pm)
Armagh City v Drumaness Mills
Ballinamallard United v Institute
Ballymena United v Larne
Carrick Rangers v Queen’s University
Cliftonville v Dundela
Dungannon Swifts v Ards
Glenavon v Newington
Limavady United v Lisburn Rangers
Linfield v Bangor
Moyola Park v Harland and Wolff Welders
Portadown v Annagh United
Image: Representatives from Coleraine and Crusaders met at a photocall after the Clearer Water Irish Cup fifth round draw. They will meet again on the pitch in January.
