2014 FAI Cup

{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = FAI Cup

| year = 2014

| other_titles = FAI Ford Cup

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| country = Republic of Ireland

| num_teams = 40

| champions = St. Patrick's Athletic

| runner-up = Derry City

| matches = 47

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| prevseason = 2013

| nextseason = 2015

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The 2014 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2014 FAI Ford Senior Cup, was the 94th season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

A total of 40 teams competed in the 2014 competition, which commenced in March 2014. The teams entered from the 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division received byes into the second round stage. Four non-league clubs also received byes to the second round. The remaining 12 teams entered at the first round stage. These non-league teams are composed of the sixteen clubs, which reached the fourth round of the 2013–14 FAI Intermediate Cup and the semi-finalists of the FAI Junior Cup in 2013–14.{{cite web|url=http://www.fai.ie/domestic-a-grassroots/competitions/fai-ford-senior-cup/104019-plenty-of-surprises-in-fai-ford-cup-second-round.html |title=Plenty of surprises in FAI Ford cup second round |date=7 June 2014 |work=FAI.ie |access-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717175255/http://www.fai.ie/domestic-a-grassroots/competitions/fai-ford-senior-cup/104019-plenty-of-surprises-in-fai-ford-cup-second-round.html |archive-date=17 July 2014 }}

Teams

class="wikitable"
RoundClubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering at this round
First roundstyle="text-align:center;"| 40style="text-align:center;"| 16style="text-align:center;"| nonestyle="text-align:center;"| 16Leinster Senior League
Munster Senior League
Ulster Senior League
Second roundstyle="text-align:center;"| 32style="text-align:center;"| 32style="text-align:center;"| 8style="text-align:center;"| 24League of Ireland
Third roundstyle="text-align:center;"| 16style="text-align:center;"| 16style="text-align:center;"| 16style="text-align:center;"| nonenone
Quarter-finalsstyle="text-align:center;"| 8style="text-align:center;"| 8style="text-align:center;"| 8style="text-align:center;"| nonenone
Semi-finalsstyle="text-align:center;"| 4style="text-align:center;"| 4style="text-align:center;"| 4style="text-align:center;"| nonenone
Finalstyle="text-align:center;"| 2style="text-align:center;"| 2style="text-align:center;"| 2style="text-align:center;"| nonenone

First round

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|date=25 April

|time=19:30

|team1=Belgrove

|score=1–0

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|team2=Drumcondra

|goals1=E. Mooney {{goal|43}}

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|date=25 April

|time=19:45

|team1=Leixlip United

|score=1–2

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|team2=St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.

|goals1=G. Kelleher {{goal|28}}

|goals2=L. Ridgeway {{goal|17}}
M. Boland {{goal|56}}

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|time=19:45

|team1=Malahide United

|score=2–1

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|team2=Tolka Rovers

|goals1=K. Thomas {{goal|5}}
S. Magden {{goal|71}}

|goals2=A. Crowther {{goal|63|pen.}}

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|date=26 April

|time=15:00

|team1=Avondale United

|score=4–1

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|team2={{nobold|Carrigaline United}}

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|time=11:00

|team1={{nobold|Swilly Rovers}}

|score=1–2

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|team2=UCC

|goals1=Hegarty {{goal|15}}

|goals2=Henry {{goal|27||85}}

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|date=27 April

|time=15:00

|team1=St Michael's

|score=2–1

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|team2={{nobold|St Francis}}

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|date=27 April

|time=11:00

|team1=Bluebell United

|score=2–3

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|team2=Phoenix F.C.

|goals1=J. Cleary {{goal|6}}
G. Cooney {{goal|33}}

|goals2=P. Ryan {{goal|38}}
W. McDonald {{goal|40||90}}

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Second round

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|date=1 June

|time=14:00

|team1=Mayfield United

|score=1–3

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|team2=Malahide

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|date=1 June

|time=15:00

|team1=Collinstown

|score=0–2

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|team2=Avondale United

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|date=6 June

|time=19:30

|team1=Belgrove

|score=0–1

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26706/2/ Report]

|team2=Finn Harps

|goals1=

|goals2=Patrick McCann {{goal|8}}

|stadium=Frank Cooke Park, Dublin

|attendance=

|referee=Simon Rogers

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|date=6 June

|time=19:45

|team1=Athlone Town

|score=0–2

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26694/2/ Report]

|team2=Longford Town

|goals1=

|goals2=David O'Sullivan {{goal|77}}
Mark Salmon {{goal|79|pen.}}

|stadium=Athlone Town Stadium

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|date=6 June

|time=19:45

|team1=Cork City

|score=6–0

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26699/2/ Report]

|team2=St. Mochta's

|goals1=Mark O'Sullivan {{goal|4}}
Billy Dennehy {{goal|25}}
Rob Lehane {{goal|31}}
Billy Dennehy {{goal|45}}
Danny Morrissey {{goal|50}}
Ian Turner {{goal|76}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Turner's Cross

|attendance=677

|referee= Keith Callanan

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|date=6 June

|time=19:45

|team1=Dundalk

|score=3–0

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26693/2/ Report]

|team2=Sligo Rovers

|goals1=David McMillan {{goal|31}}
Daryl Horgan {{goal|47}}
Brian Gartland {{goal|65}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Oriel Park

|attendance=2,016

|referee=Paul Tuite

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|date=6 June

|time=19:45

|team1=St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.

|score=0–3

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26697/2/ Report]

|team2=St Patrick's Athletic

|goals1=

|goals2=Conan Byrne {{goal|43}}
Keith Fahey {{goal|53}}
Daryl Kavanagh {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Richmond Park

|attendance=672

|referee=Robert Rogers

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|date=6 June

|time=19:45

|team1=UCD

|score=1–3

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26698/2/ Report]

|team2=Galway

|goals1=Robbie Creevy {{goal|68}}

|goals2=Jason Molloy {{goal|29}}
Stephen Walsh {{goal|59}}
Keegan {{goal|90}}

|stadium=UCD Bowl

|attendance=145

|referee=David McKeon

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|date=6 June

|time=20:00

|team1=Drogheda United

|score=4–2

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26704/2/ Report]

|team2=Cockhill Celtic

|goals1=Declan O'Brien {{goal|1}}, {{goal|72}}, {{goal|90}}
Gavin Holohan {{goal|77}}

|goals2=Gerry Gill {{goal|20|pen.}}
Gerard McLaughlin {{goal|46}}

|stadium=United Park

|attendance=400

|referee=Neil Doyle

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|date=6 June

|time=20:00

|team1=Shelbourne

|score=1–0

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26683/2/ Report]

|team2=Waterford United

|goals1=Jordan Keegan {{goal|16}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Tolka Park

|attendance=493

|referee=Robert Harvey

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|date=6 June

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|team1=Wexford Youths

|score=1–0

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26705/2/ Report]

|team2=Bray Wanderers

|goals1=Craig Shortt {{goal|60}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Ferrycarrig Park

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|date=7 June

|time=17:00

|team1=Sheriff Y.C.

|score=0–4

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26700/2/ Report]

|team2=Shamrock Rovers

|goals1=

|goals2=G. McCabe {{goal|2}}
C. Kilduff {{goal|6}}
K. Waters {{goal|49}}
É. Zayed {{goal|64}}

|stadium=Tolka Park

|attendance=759

|referee=Thomas Connolly

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|date=7 June

|time=17:30

|team1=Limerick

|score=1–2

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26695/2/ Report]

|team2=Bohemians

|goals1=R. Gaffney {{goal|69}}

|goals2=S. Beattie {{goal|35}}
P. Kavanagh {{goal|59}}

|stadium=Thomond Park

|attendance=842

|referee=Graham Kelly

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|date=7 June

|time=19:45

|team1=Cobh Ramblers

|score=0–2

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26696/2/ Report]

|team2=Derry City

|goals1=

|goals2=B. McNamee {{goal|54}}
R. Patterson {{goal|80}}

|stadium=St. Colman's Park

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|date=8 June

|time=14:30

|team1=Ballynanty Rovers

|score=2–1

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26707/2/ Report]

|team2=Phoenix F.C.

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|date=8 June

|time=15:00

|team1=UCC

|score=0–0

|report=[http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/26708/2/ Report]

|team2=St. Michael's

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=The Farm

|attendance=

|referee=David Keeler

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=Replay=

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|date=15 June

|time=15:00

|team1=St. Michael's

|score=4–2

|report=[http://www.fai.ie/domestic-a-grassroots/competitions/fai-ford-senior-cup/104035-plenty-of-surprises-in-fai-ford-cup-second-round-2.html Report]

|team2=UCC

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Third round

=First legs=

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|date=22 August 2014

|time=

|team1=Wexford Youths

|score=1–2

|report=[http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12890/fai-cup-st-patricks-athletic-1---1-shelbourne/ Report]

|team2= Finn Harps F.C.

|goals1=Broaders {{goal|89}}

|goals2=McMonagle {{goal|26}}
Funston {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Ferrycarrig Park, Crossabeg

|attendance=

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|date=22 August 2014

|time=

|team1= Cork City F.C.

|score=2–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113531/http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12891/ Report]

|team2= Bohemians F.C.

|goals1=Dennehy {{goal|71}}
Murray {{goal|88}}

|goals2=Corcoran {{goal|31||83}}

|stadium=Turners Cross, Cork

|attendance=2197

|referee=

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|date=22 August 2014

|time=

|team1= Derry City F.C.

|score=3–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115144/http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12893/ Report]

|team2=Malahide United

|goals1=McEleney {{goal|53}}
Duffy {{goal|54}}
Lowry {{goal|73}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Brandywell Stadium, Derry

|attendance=

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|date=22 August 2014

|time=

|team1= St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

|score=1–1

|report=[http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12890/fai-cup-st-patricks-athletic-1---1-shelbourne/ Report]

|team2= Shelbourne F.C.

|goals1=Fagan {{goal|3}}

|goals2=Sullivan {{goal|10}}

|stadium=Richmond Park, Dublin

|attendance=

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|date=22 August 2014

|time=

|team1= Dundalk F.C.

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115606/http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12889/ Report]

|team2=Galway

|goals1=McDermott {{goal|28}}
Mountney {{goal|73}}

|goals2=Cunningham {{goal|81}}

|stadium=Oriel Park, Dundalk

|attendance=1,441

|referee=Paul Tuite

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|date=22 August 2014

|time=

|team1= Shamrock Rovers F.C.

|score=3–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161221/http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12892/ Report]

|team2=Longford Town

|goals1=O'Connor {{goal|25}}
McCabe {{goal|36}}
Cregg {{goal|90}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

|attendance=

|referee=Neil Doyle

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|date=23 August 2014

|time=

|team1=St Michael's

|score=0–0

|report=[http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/37-fai-ford-cup/5667-all-square-in-tipperary Report]

|team2=Avondale United

|goals1=

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|stadium=Cooke Park, Tipperary

|attendance=

|referee=Jonathan Walsh

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|date=23 August 2014

|time=

|team1=Ballynanty Rovers

|score=0–4

|report=[http://www.limerickpost.ie/2014/08/24/drogheda-prove-too-strong-for-ballynanty-rovers/ Report]

|team2=Drogheda United

|goals1=

|goals2=Holohan {{goal|24||44}}
Gary O'Neill {{goal|47||75}}

|stadium=Fairgreen, Limerick

|attendance=

|referee=Kevin O'Regan

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=Replays=

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|date=25 August 2014

|time=

|team1=Bohemians

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230149/http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12910/ Report]

|team2=Cork City

|goals1=Corcoran {{goal|39}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Dalymount Park, Dublin

|attendance=

|referee=Neil Doyle

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|date=30 August 2014

|time=

|team1= Avondale United F.C.

|score=2–0

|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12944/fai-cup-avondale-united-2---0-st-michaels-afc/ Report]

|team2= St Michael's F.C.

|goals1=Dave Warren
Danny Long

|goals2=

|stadium=Avondale Park, Carrigaline

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|date=1 September 2014

|time=

|team1= Shelbourne

|score= 0–1

|report=[http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12946/fai-cup-replay-shelbourne-0---1-st-pats/ Report]

|team2= St Patrick's Athletic

|goals1=

|goals2= Conan Byrne {{goal|44}}

|stadium= Tolka Park, Dublin

|attendance= 1,239

|referee= Dave McKeon

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Quarter-finals

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|date=12 September 2014

|time=19:05

|team1= Shamrock Rovers F.C.

|score=0–0

|report=[http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12997/fai-cup-report-shamrock-rovers-0---0-dundalk/ Report]

|team2= Dundalk F.C.

|goals1=

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|stadium=Tallaght Stadium

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|date=12 September 2014

|time=19:45

|team1= Drogheda United F.C.

|score=2–2

|report=[http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/12998/fai-cup-report-drogheda-united-2---2-derry-city/ Report]

|team2= Derry City F.C.

|goals1=McNally {{goal|23}}, {{goal|52}}

|goals2=McBride {{goal|13}}
Lowry {{goal|84}}

|stadium=United Park

|attendance=952

|referee=Michael Daly

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|date=12 September 2014

|time=19:45

|team1= St. Patrick's Athletic F.C.

|score=3–2

|report=[http://www.goal.com/en-ie/match/st-patricks-vs-bohemians/1923043/report Report]

|team2= Bohemians F.C.

|goals1= Fagan {{goal|23}}, {{goal|58}}
Brennan {{goal|49}}

|goals2= Pender {{goal|20}}
Price {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Richmond Park

|attendance=2,158

|referee=

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|date=14 September 2014

|time=14:00

|team1= Avondale United F.C.

|score=1–1

|report=[http://www.goal.com/en-ie/match/avondale-vs-finn-harps/1923029/report Report]

|team2= Finn Harps F.C.

|goals1= Long {{goal|77}}

|goals2= Funston {{goal|52}}

|stadium=Avondale Park

|attendance=250

|referee=

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=Replays=

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|date=15 September 2014

|time=19:45

|team1= Dundalk F.C.

|score=1–2

|report=[http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/13012/fai-cup-replay-dundalk-1---2-shamrock-rovers/ Report]

|team2= Shamrock Rovers F.C.

|goals1= Hoban {{goal|41}}

|goals2= Sheppard {{goal|81}}, {{goal|88}}

|stadium=Oriel Park

|attendance= 2,016

|referee=David McKeon

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|date=15 September 2014

|time=19:45

|team1= Derry City F.C.

|score=5–0

|report=[http://www.goal.com/en-ie/match/derry-city-vs-drogheda-united/1940665/report Report]

|team2= Drogheda United F.C.

|goals1=McEleney {{goal|6}}
Patterson {{goal|60}}, {{goal|81}}, {{goal|90}}
Duffy {{goal|72}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Brandywell

|attendance=

|referee=T. Connolly

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|date=17 September 2014

|time=19:45

|team1= Finn Harps F.C.

|score=4–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141010122808/http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/13016/ Report]

|team2= Avondale United F.C.

|goals1= McHugh {{goal|11}}, {{goal|60}}, {{goal|65}}
McNulty {{goal|38}}

|goals2= Long {{goal|85}}

|stadium=Finn Park

|attendance=

|referee= Ray Matthews.

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Semi-finals

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|date=5 October 2014

|time=13:45

|team1= St. Patrick's Athletic

|score=6–1

|report=[http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/saints-on-march-to-end-hoodoo-as-harps-are-swept-aside-30640590.html Report]

|team2=Finn Harps F.C.

|goals1= Brennan {{goal|21}}, {{goal|65}}
Hoare {{goal|37}}
Byrne {{goal|44}}, {{goal|79}}
Christy Fagan {{goal|71}}

|goals2= Mailey {{goal|27}}

|stadium=Richmond Park

|attendance=

|referee=D Tomney

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|date=5 October 2014

|time=15:55

|team1= Shamrock Rovers F.C.

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141010123325/http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/13111/ Report]

|team2= Derry City F.C.

|goals1= Kelly {{goal|78}}

|goals2= Patterson {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Tallaght Stadium

|attendance=3,000

|referee=Neil Doyle

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=Replay=

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|date=7 October 2014

|time=

|team1= Derry City F.C.

|score= 2–0

|report=[http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2014/1007/650750-derry-sink-10-man-shamrock-rovers-for-final-spot/ Report]

|team2= Shamrock Rovers F.C.

|goals1= Duffy {{goal|88}}
Patterson {{goal|90}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Brandywell

|attendance=

|referee=Paul McLaughlin

}}

Final

{{main|2014 FAI Cup Final}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|bg=eeeeee

|date=2 November 2014

|time=15:30

|team1=St. Patrick's Athletic

|score= 2–0

|report=[http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/13272/st-patricks-athletic-win-the-fai-cup-after-a-53-year-wait/ Report]

|team2=Derry City F.C.

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Aviva Stadium

|attendance=17,038

|referee=Padraigh Sutton

}}

References

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