2015 FAI Cup final

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{{Infobox football match

| title = 2015 FAI Cup Final

| event = 2015 FAI Cup

| team1 = Cork City

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Dundalk

| team2score = 1

| date = 8 November 2015

| stadium = Aviva Stadium

| city = Dublin

| manofthematch =

| referee = David McKeon{{cite web|url=http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/officials-appointed-for-fai-cup-finals|title=Officials appointed for FAI Cup Finals|date=30 October 2015|work=FAI.ie|access-date=4 November 2015}}

| attendance = 25,103

| previous = 2014

| next = 2016

}}

The 2015 FAI Cup Final was the final match of the 2015 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on 8 November 2015 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and was contested between Cork City and Dundalk.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/match-reports/dundalk-2-0-longford-town-6563284|title=Dundalk 2-0 Longford Town: Lilywhites' double dreams alive after dominant display|date=2 October 2015|work=Irish Mirror|access-date=12 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/match-reports/bray-wanderers-0-1-cork-6573601|title=Bray Wanderers 0-1 Cork City: Cork through to FAI Cup Final after cagey affair against Seagulls|date=4 October 2015|work=Irish Mirror|access-date=12 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/dundalk-ponder-pitch-issues-as-cup-final-excitement-builds-34168569.html|title=Dundalk ponder pitch issues as cup final excitement builds|date=4 November 2015|work=Irish Independent|access-date=4 November 2015}}

Dundalk were looking to achieve the Double, having already won the league title.

{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/1103/739345-video-cawley-dundalk-cork-fai-cup-final/|title=Analysis: Cork face challenge to topple Dundalk in Cup final|date=4 November 2015|work=RTÉ.ie|access-date=4 November 2015}}

The match was broadcast live on RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD in Ireland, and via the RTÉ Player worldwide.{{cite web|url=http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/15462/ |title=Cork City FC upbeat about forthcoming Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Final |date=3 November 2015 |work=Extra Time |access-date=4 November 2015 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The match finished scoreless in normal time, but a goal from Richie Towell in extra-time, from a Daryl Horgan pass,{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/live-cork-dundalk-fai-cup-final-2432818-Nov2015/|title=Cork City 0-1 Dundalk: as it happened |date=8 November 2015|work=The 42|access-date=10 November 2015}} was enough to win the Cup for Dundalk for a tenth time.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/richie-towell-pounces-to-seal-double-delight-for-dundalk-34180649.html|title=Richie Towell pounces to seal double delight for Dundalk|date=8 November 2015|work=Irish Independent|access-date=10 November 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/dundalk-go-extra-inch-against-cork-city-to-realise-double-dream-363889.html|title=Dundalk go extra inch against Cork City to realise double dream|date=8 November 2015|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=10 November 2015}}

With the win, Dundalk claimed their third league and cup double.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/1108/740443-live-fai-cup-final/|title=As it happened - FAI Cup final: Dundalk 1-0 Cork|date=8 November 2015|work=RTÉ Sport|access-date=10 November 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/1108/740495-dundalk-do-the-double-with-extra-time-cup-win/|title=Cork City 0-1 Dundalk|date=8 November 2015|work=RTÉ Sport|access-date=10 November 2015}}