2024 FAI Cup final

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{{Infobox football match

| title = 2024 FAI Cup Final

| event = 2024 FAI Cup

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| team1 = Drogheda United

| team1score = 2

| team2 = Derry City

| team2score = 0

| details =

| date = 10 November 2024

| stadium = Aviva Stadium

| city = Dublin

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| man_of_the_match1a = Elicha Ahui (Drogheda United)

| referee = Rob Harvey

| attendance = 38,723

| weather =

| previous = 2023

| next = 2025

}}

The 2024 FAI Cup Final, known as the 2024 Sports Direct FAI Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2024 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 10 November 2024 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, between Drogheda United and Derry City.{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/1004/1473533-duffys-dalymount-double-sends-derry-city-to-aviva/|title=Michael Duffy's Dalymount double sends Derry City to Aviva|date=4 October 2024|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=9 October 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/1006/1473850-fai-cup-drogheda-united-v-wexford-updates/|title=FAI Cup recap: Drogheda United 3-2 Wexford|date=6 October 2024|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=9 October 2024}}

Drogheda won the game 2-0 to win the FAI Cup for the second time in their history.{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/1110/1480160-fai-cup-final-derry-city-v-drogheda-united-updates/|title=FAI Cup Final recap: Drogheda United 2-0 Derry City|date=10 November 2024|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=27 November 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41513876.html|title=Drogheda United shock Derry to claim first FAI Cup since 2005|date=10 November 2024|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=27 November 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/drogheda-stun-limp-derry-to-claim-famous-fai-cup-final-win/a360695469.html|title=Drogheda stun limp Derry to claim famous FAI Cup final win|date=10 November 2024|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=27 November 2024}}

Route to the final

{{main|2024 FAI Cup}}

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! colspan="2" |Drogheda United

! rowspan="2" |Round

! colspan="2" |Derry City

style="background:#c1e0ff" |Opponent

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Score

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Opponent

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Score

Dundalk

|2–1 (H)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Second round

|St Patrick's Athletic

|3–0 (H)

Wilton United

|9–0 (H)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Third round

|Cork City

|1–0 (A)

Athlone Town

|4–1 (A)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Quarter-finals

|Shelbourne

|2–0 (H)

Wexford

|3–2 (H)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Semi-finals

|Bohemians

|2–0 (A)

colspan="5style="background-color:white;"" |Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Match

=Details=

{{football box

|date = 10 November 2024

|time = 15:00

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/1110/1480128-drogheda-outsmart-derry-to-land-second-fai-cup/

|team1 = Drogheda United

|goals1 = Quinn {{goal|37}}
James-Taylor {{goal|58|pen.}}

|team2 = Derry City

|goals2 =

|stadium = Aviva Stadium

|location = Dublin

|attendance = 38,723

|referee = Robert Harvey

}}

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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%"

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GK36{{flagicon|USA}} Luke Dennison
RB2{{flagicon|ENG}} Elicha Ahui
CB4{{flagicon|IRL}} Andrew Quinn{{goal|37}}
CB15{{flagicon|IRL}} David Webster
CB18{{flagicon|IRL}} James Bolger
LB23{{flagicon|IRL}} Conor Kane
CM17{{flagicon|IRL}} Shane Farrell{{suboff|73}}
CM19{{flagicon|IRL}} Ryan Brennan (c){{yel|45+3}}{{suboff|90+3}}
AM7{{flagicon|IRL}} Darragh Markey
ST10{{flagicon|ENG}} Douglas James-Taylor{{goal|58|pen.}}
ST9{{flagicon|HAI}} Frantz Pierrot{{yel|67}}{{suboff|68}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK1{{flagicon|IRL}} Andrew Wogan
CB5{{flagicon|ENG}} Aaron Harper-Bailey
CB6{{flagicon|IRL}} Jack Keaney
CM8{{flagicon|IRL}} Gary Deegan{{subon|90+3}}
RW11{{flagicon|IRL}} Adam Foley{{subon|68}}{{yel|90+2}}
CM21{{flagicon|IRL}} Luke Heeney{{subon|73}}
LB22{{flagicon|IRL}} Aaron McNally
LW24{{flagicon|IRL}} Warren Davis
ST25{{flagicon|IRL}} Bridel Bosakani
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|IRL}} Kevin Doherty

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width=25|width=25|
GK1{{flagicon|IRL}} Brian Maher
RB2{{flagicon|IRL}} Ronan Boyce{{suboff|65}}
CB16{{flagicon|IRL}} Shane McEleney{{yel|70}}
CB6{{flagicon|IRL}} Mark Connolly{{yel|89}}
LB20{{flagicon|ENG}} Andre Wisdom{{suboff|82}}
CM15{{flagicon|ENG}} Sadou Diallo
CM28{{flagicon|IRL}} Adam O'Reilly{{yel|84}}
CM10{{flagicon|NIR}} Patrick McEleney (c){{suboff|45+4}}
RW12{{flagicon|SCO}} Paul McMullan{{suboff|57}}
ST21{{flagicon|SCO}} Danny Mullen{{suboff|56}}
LW7{{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Duffy
colspan=3|Substitutes:
CM8{{flagicon|ENG}} Will Patching{{subon|45+4}}
ST9{{flagicon|IRL}} Patrick Hoban{{subon|65}}
ST11{{flagicon|IRL}} Colm Whelan{{subon|56}}
CM19{{flagicon|ENG}} Jacob Davenport{{subon|82}}
CB25{{flagicon|ENG}} Duncan Idehen
GK26{{flagicon|IRL}} Tadhg Ryan
RB29{{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Robertson{{subon|57}}
CM34{{flagicon|IRL}} Callum Doherty
CB39{{flagicon|NIR}} Conor Barr
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|NIR}} Ruaidhrí Higgins

|}

References

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