2008 FAI Cup

Fixtures were played on the weekend of Sunday 30 March 2008.

Fixtures were played on the weekend of Sunday 20 April 2008.

¹Played on April 13, 2008 as Corduff FC gave up home advantage in tie due to unavailability of side on April 20.

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 8 June 2008. The draw took place on Monday, 12 May 2008 and was made by Giovanni Trapattoni and Marco Tardelli, and televised live on RTÉ Two.

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 17 August 2008. The draw place on Monday, 7 July 2008 and televised live on RTÉ Two.

Matches were played on the weekend of Sunday, 14 September 2008. The draw took place on Monday, 25 August 2008 and was made by Turlough O'Connor and David Flood, and televised live on RTÉ Two.

{{football box

|date = 11 September 2008
19:45 IST

|team1 = Sporting Fingal

|score = 3 – 3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20081030062655/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0911/fingal_stpats.html Report]

|team2 = St. Patrick's Athletic

|goals1 = Hynes {{goal|6}}
P. Byrne {{goal|18}}
James {{goal|90|pen.}}

|goals2 = Quigley {{goal|35}} {{goal|42|pen.}}
Dempsey {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Morton Stadium, Dublin

|attendance = 1,932

|referee = D. McKeon

}}

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{{football box

|date = 12 September 2008
19:45 IST

|team1 = Galway United

|score = 1 – 1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080914164457/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0912/galwayunited_braywanderers.html Report]

|team2 = Bray Wanderers

|goals1 = McCulloch {{goal|45}}

|goals2 = Myler {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Terryland Park, Galway

|attendance = 2,234

|referee = A. Kelly

}}

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{{football box

|date = 13 September 2008
19:30 IST

|team1 = Cork City

|score = 1 – 1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090521133036/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0913/cork_derry.html Report]

|team2 = Derry City

|goals1 = Murphy {{goal|36}}

|goals2 = Morrow {{goal|83|pen.}}

|stadium = Turners Cross, Cork

|attendance = 4,258

|referee = R. Winter

}}

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{{football box

|date = 14 September 2008
15:00 IST

|team1 = Wayside Celtic

|score = 1 – 6

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20081003060547/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0914/wayside_bohemians.html Report]

|team2 = Bohemians

|goals1 = Callaghan {{goal|60}}

|goals2 = Kelly {{goal|13}}
J. Byrne {{goal|19}} {{goal|55|pen.}}
McGuinness {{goal|52}}
Fenn {{goal|77}}
Crowe {{goal|81}}

|stadium = Carlisle Grounds, Bray

|attendance = 1,784

|referee = Ian Stokes

}}

{{football box

|date = 16 September 2008
19:45 IST

|team1 = Bray Wanderers

|score = 0 – 2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080920010941/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0916/bray_galway.html Report]

|team2 = Galway United

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Keane {{goal|37}}
O'Shea {{goal|53}}

|stadium = Carlisle Grounds, Bray

|attendance = 1,596

|referee = A. Kelly

}}

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{{football box

|date = 26 September 2008
19:45 IST

|team1 = St. Patrick's Athletic

|score = 2 – 0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20081003060552/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0926/pats_fingal.html Report]

|team2 = Sporting Fingal

|goals1 = Quigley {{goal|42}}
Fitzpatrick {{goal|61}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Richmond Park, Dublin

|attendance = 1,149

|referee = D. Hancock

}}

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{{football box

|date = 30 September 2008
19:45 IST

|team1 = Derry City

|score = 0 – 0 (aet)

|report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0930/derrycity_corkcity.html Report]

|team2 = Cork City

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = The Brandywell, Derry

|attendance = 3,275

|referee = R. Winter

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 5–3

|penalties2 =

}}

Matches were played on the weekend of Sunday, 26 October 2008. The draw took place on Monday, 29 September 2008 and was made by John Ryan and David Flood, and televised live on RTÉ Two.

{{football box

|date = 24 October 2008
19:35 IST

|team1 = St. Patrick's Athletic

|score = 1 – 3

|report = [http://www.eircomloi.ie/news-centre/news-1/2008/news-4/index.xml Report]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = Bohemians

|goals1 = Fahey {{goal|53}}

|goals2 = Brennan {{goal|14}}
Deegan {{goal|16}}
Heary {{goal|42}}

|stadium = Richmond Park, Dublin

|attendance = 4,879

|referee = D. McKeown

}}

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{{football box

|date = 26 October 2008
15:15 GMT

|team1 = Galway United

|score = 0 – 1

|report = [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3734 Report]

|team2 = Derry City

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Farren {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Terryland Park, Galway

|attendance = 2,857

|referee = A. Kelly

}}

{{main|2008 FAI Cup Final}}

The 2008 FAI Cup Final took place on Sunday 23 November 2008 at the RDS, Dublin.

{{football box

|date = 23 November 2008
15:00 UTC

|team1 = Bohemians

|score = 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)

|report = [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3829 Report]

|team2 = Derry City

|goals1 = Crowe {{goal|64}}
J. Byrne {{goal|70|pen.}}

|goals2 = Morrow {{goal|60}} {{goal|76}}

|stadium = RDS, Dublin

|attendance = 10,281

|referee = Anthony Buttimer

|penalties1 = Brennan {{pengoal}}
O'Donnell {{pengoal}}
Deegan {{pengoal}}
Rossiter {{penmiss}}
Kalonas {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 4 – 2

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Farren
{{pengoal}} McHugh
{{penmiss}} Deery
{{penmiss}} Higgins

}}

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40 Official website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080503063746/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/soccer_results_faicup.html Results on rte.ie]

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