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FAI Cup#FAI Cup Final results

{{short description|Association Football competition in Republic of Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox football tournament

| current = 2025 FAI Cup

| organiser = Football Association of Ireland

| logo = Logo_for_sports_direct_fai_cup.jpg

| founded = 1921–22

| number of teams = 44

| region = Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland

| domestic cup = President of Ireland's Cup

| qualifier for = UEFA Europa League

| current champions = Drogheda United (2nd title)

| most successful club = Shamrock Rovers (25 titles)

| website = {{URL|https://www.fai.ie/competitions/sports-direct-mens-fai-cup/|fai.ie/mens-fai-cup}}

|name = Sports Direct FAI Cup

}}

The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup{{Cite web |format=jpg |url=http://dynimg.rte.ie/0000ff2b10dr.jpg |title=Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup |access-date=19 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227012532/http://dynimg.rte.ie/0000ff2b10dr.jpg |archive-date=27 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} (FAI Cup), known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup{{cite web | url=https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/fai-and-sports-direct-announce-three-year-partnership | title=FAI and Sports Direct announce three-year partnership | Football Association of Ireland | access-date=30 May 2023 | archive-date=30 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530121103/https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/fai-and-sports-direct-announce-three-year-partnership | url-status=live }} for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry City from Northern Ireland). Organised by the FAI (Football Association of Ireland), the competition is currently sponsored by Sports Direct. It was known as the Free State Cup from 1923 to 1936. Shamrock Rovers hold the record of most wins with 25.

The current holders are Drogheda United F.C. who won their 2nd title on 10 November 2024, defeating Derry City F.C. 2-0 at Aviva Stadium.

Venues

Since the early 1920s until the 1980s, all but a handful of FAI Cup finals were held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. Two replays in the 1920s were held at Shelbourne Park, the 1973 replay was held in Flower Lodge in Cork and the 1984 replay was in Tolka Park. However, since 1990, due to the lack of development of Dalymount, the final has been played at a number of different venues. From 1990 until 1997 it was played at Lansdowne Road stadium, from 1997 to 1999 back at Dalymount, from 1999 to 2002 at Tolka Park and from 2003 to 2006 back at Lansdowne Road. Due to the redevelopment of Lansdowne, the 2007 and 2008 finals were played at the RDS Arena. The 2009 final took place in Tallaght Stadium. Finals from 2010 onwards take place at the Aviva Stadium.

History

Shelbourne, Bohemians and Derry City are the only clubs to have won both the (Northern) Irish Cup and the FAI Cup, although Shelbourne and Bohemians only won it before partition, while Derry City remained in the Northern Irish league system until 1973, entering the League of Ireland in 1985. Alton United based in Belfast and Derry City are the only sides from outside the Republic of Ireland to win the competition.

Athlone Town in 1924, Dundalk in 1958, Shamrock Rovers in 1968 and Sligo Rovers in 2010 are the only sides ever to win the Cup without conceding a goal.

File:ShelsHibs.jpg]]

Since 2003, Irish domestic football has moved from the traditional European August–May season to a summer set-up, as favoured in Scandinavia. As an "interim" season was played in the second half of 2002, two FAI Cup Finals took place that year – Dundalk winning in April, and Derry City lifting the trophy in November.

Following the 1985 expansion of the League of Ireland to two Divisions, Bray Wanderers were the first First Division team to win the Cup, defeating non-League St. Francis in 1990. Bray were also the first team to win the Cup in a season that saw them relegated, in 1999. Dundalk were relegated in 2002 while winning the first of that year's trophies.

After two defeats in Cup Finals in the 1970s, Drogheda United finally reached the summit in 2005. Goals from Gavin Whelan (whose father, Paul, captained Bohemians to the 1992 cup and whose grandfather, Ronnie, won two cups with St. Patrick's Athletic) and captain Declan O'Brien helped "the Drogs" to a 2–0 win over Cork City.

The last soccer game to be played at the old Lansdowne Road was the 2006 final, contested between St. Patrick's Athletic and Derry City, who ran out eventual 4–3 winners after extra-time. The original FAI Cup was also retired after the game with a brand new version of the trophy to be used in the following seasons.

The largest ever win in the competition occurred on 29 November 2020 when Dundalk beat Athlone Town 11–0 at the semi-final stage.{{cite web |last1=Newberry |first1=Niall |title=Dundalk put 11 past Athlone in record-breaking FAI Cup hammering |url=https://www.the42.ie/dundalk-athlone-2-5283159-Nov2020/#:~:text=Dundalk%2011&text=HISTORY%20WAS%20MADE%20on%20Sunday,the%20FAI%20Cup%20semi%2Dfinals |website=The42 |date=29 November 2020 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en |archive-date=17 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317174126/https://www.the42.ie/dundalk-athlone-2-5283159-Nov2020/#:~:text=Dundalk%2011&text=HISTORY%20WAS%20MADE%20on%20Sunday,the%20FAI%20Cup%20semi%2Dfinals |url-status=live }}

The largest ever attendance at an FAI Cup game was 43,881 people, as St Patrick's Athletic defeated Bohemians 3–1 in the 2023 FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1112/1416080-fai-cup-final-bohemians-v-st-pats-updates/|title=FAI Cup final recap: Bohemians 1-3 St Pat's|first=James|last=Fenton|date=12 November 2023|via=www.rte.ie}}

Eligibility

40 clubs compete in the FAI Cup. All clubs in the League of Ireland are automatically eligible. Clubs from Level 3–7 (non-league football) are also eligible provided they qualify from either the FAI Intermediate Cup or FAI Junior Cup competitions in the current season. All participating clubs must also have a stadium suitable for the competition.

The total number of entries in the FAI Cup has changed as Non-League football has gradually been expanded and reorganised over time. In the 2022 season, 39 clubs entered the competition. It is very rare for top clubs to miss the competition, although it can happen in exceptional circumstances.

Northern Irish sides that play in Republic of Ireland leagues are eligible. There is only one club currently competing: Derry City.

=Eligibility for the FAI Cup=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Lvl

!Competition

!Entering cup at

!No. of clubs

1

|League of Ireland Premier Division

|First Round

|All 10 teams qualify automatically

2

|League of Ireland First Division

|First Round

|All 10 teams qualify automatically

3–7

|FAI Intermediate Cup

|Preliminary Round, First Round

|16 fourth round teams

7–12

|FAI Junior Cup

|Preliminary Round

|4 semi-finalists

Qualification for subsequent competitions

= European football =

The FAI Cup winners qualify for the following season's UEFA Europa Conference League. This European place applies even if the team is relegated or is not in the Republic of Ireland top flight. In the past, if the FAI Cup winning team also qualified for the following season's Champions League or Conference League through their league or European performance, then the losing FAI Cup finalists were given the European berth of the FAI Cup winners. Now the FAI Cup berth is then given to the highest-place team in the league who has not yet qualified. FAI Cup winners enter the UEFA Conference League at the Second qualifying round. Each club that qualifies for the UEFA Conference League gets prize money worth up to 10 million pounds.

= Presidents Cup =

The FAI Cup winners also qualify for the following season's single-match President of Ireland's Cup, the traditional season opener played against the previous season's Premier Division champions (or the Premier Divisions runners-up if the FAI Cup winners also won the league – the double).

FAI Cup Finals

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width=6%|Season

!width=10%|Winner

!width=12%|Score

!width=10%|Runner-up

!width=22%|Venue

!width=10%|Attendance

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|1921–22

|St James's Gate

|1 – 1 / 1 – 0 (R)

|Shamrock Rovers

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|15,000 / 10,000

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|1922–23

|Alton United

|1–0

|Shelbourne

|Dalymount Park

|14,000

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|1923–24

|Athlone Town

|1–0

|Fordsons

|Dalymount Park

|18,000

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|1924–25

|Shamrock Rovers

|2–1

|Shelbourne

|Dalymount Park

|23,000

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|1925–26

|Fordsons

|3–2

|Shamrock Rovers

|Dalymount Park

|25,000

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|1926–27

|Drumcondra

| 1 – 1 / 1 – 0 (R)

|Brideville

|Dalymount Park / Shelbourne Park

|25,000 / 10,000

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|1927–28

|Bohemians

|2–1

|Drumcondra

|Dalymount Park

|25,000

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|1928–29

|Shamrock Rovers

|0 – 0 / 3 – 0 (R)

|Bohemians

|Dalymount Park / Shelbourne Park

|22,000 / 15,000

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|1929–30

|Shamrock Rovers

|1–0

|Brideville

|Dalymount Park

|17,000

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|1930–31

|Shamrock Rovers

|1 – 1 / 1 – 0 (R)

|Dundalk

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|20,000 / 10,000

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|1931–32

|Shamrock Rovers

|1–0

|Dolphin

|Dalymount Park

|32,000

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|1932–33

|Shamrock Rovers

|3 – 3 / 3 – 0 (R)

|Dolphin

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|22,000 / 18,000

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|1933–34

|Cork

|2–1

|St James's Gate

|Dalymount Park

|21,000

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|1934–35

|Bohemians

|4–3

|Dundalk

|Dalymount Park

|22,000

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|1935–36

|Shamrock Rovers

|2–1

|Cork

|Dalymount Park

|30,946

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|1936–37

|Waterford

|2–1

|St James's Gate

|Dalymount Park

|24,000

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|1937–38

|St James's Gate

|2–1

|Dundalk

|Dalymount Park

|30,000

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|1938–39

|Shelbourne

|1 – 1 / 1 – 0 (R)

|Sligo Rovers

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|30,000 / 25,000

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|1939–40

|Shamrock Rovers

|3–0

|Sligo Rovers

|Dalymount Park

|38,509

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|1940–41

|Cork United

|2 – 2 / 3 – 1 (R)

|Waterford

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|30,132 / 13,057

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|1941–42

|Dundalk

|3–1

|Cork United

|Dalymount Park

|34,298{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=22640|title=DUNDALK'S FIRST CUP Dublin issue – British Pathé|website=britishpathe.com|access-date=17 March 2018}}

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|1942–43

|Drumcondra

|2–1

|Cork United

|Dalymount Park

|30,549

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|1943–44

|Shamrock Rovers

|3–2

|Shelbourne

|Dalymount Park

|34,000

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|1944–45

|Shamrock Rovers

|1–0

|Bohemians

|Dalymount Park

|41,238

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|1945–46

|Drumcondra

|2–1

|Shamrock Rovers

|Dalymount Park

|34,248

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|1946–47

|Cork United

|2 – 2 / 2 – 1 (R)

|Bohemians

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

| 20,198 / 5,519

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|1947–48

|Shamrock Rovers

|2–1

|Drumcondra

|Dalymount Park

|33,812

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|1948–49

|Dundalk

|3–0

|Shelbourne

|Dalymount Park

|28,539

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|1949–50

|Transport

|2 – 2 / 2 – 2 (R) / 3 – 1 (R)

|Cork Athletic

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|28,807 / 21,123 / –

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|1950–51

|Cork Athletic

|1 – 1 / 1 – 0 (R)

|Shelbourne

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|38,912 / 22,000

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|1951–52

|Dundalk

|1 – 1 / 3 – 0 (R)

|Cork Athletic

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|26,479 / 20,753

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|1952–53

|Cork Athletic

|2 – 2 / 2 – 1 (R)

|Evergreen United

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|17,396 / 6,000

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|1953–54

|Drumcondra

|1–0

|St Patrick's Athletic

|Dalymount Park

|20,000

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|1954–55

|Shamrock Rovers

|1–0

|Drumcondra

|Dalymount Park

|33,041

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|1955–56

|Shamrock Rovers

|3–2

|Cork Athletic

|Dalymount Park

|35,017

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|1956–57

|Drumcondra

|2–0

|Shamrock Rovers

|Dalymount Park

|30,000

align=center

|1957–58

|Dundalk

|1–0

|Shamrock Rovers

|Dalymount Park

|27,000

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|1958–59

|St Patrick's Athletic

|2 – 2 / 2 – 1 (R)

|Waterford

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|22,000 / 22,800

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|1959–60

|Shelbourne

|2–0

|Cork Hibernians

|Dalymount Park

|32,308

align=center

|1960–61

|St Patrick's Athletic

|2–1

|Drumcondra

|Dalymount Park

|22,000

align=center

|1961–62

|Shamrock Rovers

|4–1

|Shelbourne

|Dalymount Park

|32,000

align=center

|1962–63

|Shelbourne

|2–0

|Cork Hibernians

|Dalymount Park

|15,000

align=center

|1963–64

|Shamrock Rovers

|1 – 1 / 2 – 1 (R)

|Cork Celtic

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|35,500 / 23,600

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|1964–65

|Shamrock Rovers

|1 – 1 / 1 – 0 (R)

|Limerick

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|22,000 / 19,436

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|1965–66

|Shamrock Rovers

|2–0

|Limerick

|Dalymount Park

|26,898

align=center

|1966–67

|Shamrock Rovers

|3–2

|St Patrick's Athletic

|Dalymount Park

|12,000

align=center

|1967–68

|Shamrock Rovers

|3–0

|Waterford

|Dalymount Park

|39,128

align=center

|1968–69

|Shamrock Rovers

|1 – 1 / 4 – 1 (R)

|Cork Celtic

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|28,000 / 18,000

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|1969–70

|Bohemians

|0 – 0 / 0 – 0 (R) / 2 – 1 (R)

|Sligo Rovers

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|16,000 / 11,000 / 22,000

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|1970–71

|Limerick

|0 – 0 / 3 – 0 (R)

|Drogheda

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|16,000 / 15,000

align=center

|1971–72

|Cork Hibernians

|3–0

|Waterford

|Dalymount Park

|22,500

align=center

|1972–73

|Cork Hibernians

|0 – 0 / 1 – 0 (R)

|Shelbourne

|Dalymount Park / Flower Lodge

|12,500 / 11,000

align=center

|1973–74

|Finn Harps

|3–1

|St Patrick's Athletic

|Dalymount Park

|14,000

align=center

|1974–75

|Home Farm

|1–0

|Shelbourne

|Dalymount Park

|10,000

align=center

|1975–76

|Bohemians

|1–0

|Drogheda United

|Dalymount Park

|10,400

align=center

|1976–77

|Dundalk

|2–0

|Limerick

|Dalymount Park

|17,000

align=center

|1977–78

|Shamrock Rovers

|1–0

|Sligo Rovers

|Dalymount Park

|12,500

align=center

|1978–79

|Dundalk

|2–0

|Waterford

|Dalymount Park

|14,000

align=center

|1979–80

|Waterford

|1–0

|St Patrick's Athletic

|Dalymount Park

|18,000

align=center

|1980–81

|Dundalk

|2–0

|Sligo Rovers

|Dalymount Park

|12,000

align=center

|1981–82

|Limerick United

|1–0

|Bohemians

|Dalymount Park

|12,000

align=center

|1982–83

|Sligo Rovers

|2–1

|Bohemians

|Dalymount Park

|8,500

align=center

|1983–84

|UCD

|0 – 0 / 2 – 1 (R)

|Shamrock Rovers

|Dalymount Park / Tolka Park

|8,000 / 6,500

align=center

|1984–85

|Shamrock Rovers

|1–0

|Galway United

|Dalymount Park

|7,000

align=center

|1985–86

|Shamrock Rovers

|2–0

|Waterford United

|Dalymount Park

|11,500

align=center

|1986–87

|Shamrock Rovers

|3–0

|Dundalk

|Dalymount Park

|8,569

align=center

|1987–88

|Dundalk

|1–0

|Derry City

|Dalymount Park

|21,000

align=center

|1988–89

|Derry City

|0 – 0 / 1 – 0 (R)

|Cork City

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

|20,000 / 12,000

align=center

|1989–90

|Bray Wanderers

|3–0

|St. Francis

|Lansdowne Road

|29,000

align=center

|1990–91

|Galway United

|1–0

|Shamrock Rovers

|Lansdowne Road

|15,257

align=center

|1991–92

|Bohemians

|1–0

|Cork City

|Lansdowne Road

| 17,000

align=center

|1992–93

|Shelbourne

|1–0

|Dundalk

|Lansdowne Road

| 11,000

align=center

|1993–94

|Sligo Rovers

|1–0

|Derry City

|Lansdowne Road

| 13,800

align=center

|1994–95

|Derry City

|2–1

|Shelbourne

|Lansdowne Road

|15,000

align=center

|1995–96

|Shelbourne

|1 – 1 / 2 – 1 (R)

|St Patrick's Athletic

|Lansdowne Road / Dalymount Park

|15,000 / 10,000

align=center

|1996–97

|Shelbourne

|2–0

|Derry City

|Dalymount Park

|10,000

align=center

|1997–98

|Cork City

|0 – 0 / 1 – 0 (R)

|Shelbourne

|Dalymount Park / Dalymount Park

| – / –

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|1998–99

|Bray Wanderers

|0 – 0 / 2 – 2 (R) / 2 – 1 (R)

|Finn Harps

|Tolka Park / Tolka Park / Tolka Park

|8,000 / – / 5,000

align=center

|1999–2000

|Shelbourne

|0 – 0 / 1 – 0 (R)

|Bohemians

|Tolka Park / Dalymount Park

|9,000 / 9,000

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|2000–01

|Bohemians

|1–0

|Longford Town

|Tolka Park

|10,100

align=center

|2001–02

|Dundalk

|2–1

|Bohemians

|Tolka Park

|10,100

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|2002 (Interim)

|Derry City

|1–0

|Shamrock Rovers

|Tolka Park

|10,100

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|2003

|Longford Town

|2–0

|St Patrick's Athletic

|Lansdowne Road

|12,000

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|2004

|Longford Town

|2–1

|Waterford United

|Lansdowne Road

|9,676

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|2005

|Drogheda United

|2–0

|Cork City

|Lansdowne Road

|24,521

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|2006

|Derry City

|4 – 3 (a.e.t.)

|St Patrick's Athletic

|Lansdowne Road

|16,022

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|2007

|Cork City

|1–0

|Longford Town

|RDS

|10,000

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|2008

|Bohemians

|2 – 2 (a.e.t.) 4 – 2 (pen.)

|Derry City

|RDS

|10,281

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|2009

|Sporting Fingal

|2–1

|Sligo Rovers

|Tallaght Stadium

|8,105{{cite web |title=Sligo Rovers 1-2 Sporting Fingal |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1122/sporting_sligo.html |website=RTE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330184009/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1122/sporting_sligo.html |access-date=31 October 2021|archive-date=30 March 2010 }}

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|2010

|Sligo Rovers

|0 – 0 (a.e.t.) 2 – 0 (pen.)

|Shamrock Rovers

|Aviva Stadium

|36,101{{cite web |title=Redemption day for heroic Kelly |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/redemption-day-for-heroic-kelly-26699661.html |website=Irish Independent |access-date=28 October 2021}}

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|2011

| Sligo Rovers

|1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 4 – 1 (pen.)

|Shelbourne

|Aviva Stadium

|21,662{{cite web |title=Sligo Rovers win FAI Cup after penalty shoot-out |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1106/286743-shelbourne_sligorovers_report/ |website=RTE |date=6 November 2011 |access-date=11 January 2022}}

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|2012

|Derry City

|3 – 2 (a.e.t.)

|St Patrick's Athletic

|Aviva Stadium

|16,117{{cite web |title=Derry City win the 2012 FAI Cup |url=https://www.extratime.com/matches/detail/18833/2/ |website=extra time |access-date=11 January 2022}}

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|2013

| Sligo Rovers

|3–2

|Drogheda United

|Aviva Stadium

|17,573{{cite web |title=North the hero as Sligo edge epic FAI Cup final |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/north-the-hero-as-sligo-edge-epic-fai-cup-final-29722811.html |website=Independent |access-date=12 January 2022}}

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|2014

| St Patrick's Athletic

|2–0

|Derry City

|Aviva Stadium

|17,038{{cite web|url= http://www.the42.ie/fai-cup-final-2014-derry-city-st-patricks-athletic-1758164-Nov2014/|title=As it happened: Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic, FAI Cup final|date=2 November 2014|work=The42.ie|access-date=3 February 2015}}

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|2015

|Dundalk

|1 – 0 (a.e.t.)

|Cork City

|Aviva Stadium

|25,103{{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}}

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|2016

| Cork City

| 1 – 0 (a.e.t.)

| Dundalk

|Aviva Stadium

| 26,400{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/watch-drama-as-sean-maguire-pounces-at-the-death-to-win-fai-cup-for-cork-city-35192867.html|title=Watch: Drama as Sean Maguire pounces at the death to win FAI Cup for Cork City|date=7 November 2016|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=8 November 2016}}

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|2017

| Cork City

| 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 5 – 3 (pen.)

| Dundalk

|Aviva Stadium

| 24,210{{cite web |title=LIVE UPDATES FOR CORK CITY -V- DUNDALK |url=https://www.extratime.com/matches/detail/32727/1/ |website=extra time |access-date=19 January 2022}}

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|2018

| Dundalk

| 2–1

| Cork City

|Aviva Stadium

| 30,412{{cite web |title=McEleney the FAI Cup hero as Dundalk bag second double in four years before 30,412 spectators |url=https://www.the42.ie/cork-city-vs-dundalk-fai-cup-final-2018-report-sse-airtricity-league-final-4322360-Nov2018/ |website=the42 |access-date=20 January 2022}}

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|2019

| Shamrock Rovers

| 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 4 – 2 (pen.)

| Dundalk

|Aviva Stadium

| 33,111{{cite web |title=Shamrock Rovers beat Dundalk on penalties to end 32-year wait for FAI Cup glory |url=https://www.the42.ie/dundalk-shamrock-rovers-report-4877560-Nov2019/ |website=the42 |access-date=22 January 2022}}

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|2020

| Dundalk

| 4 – 2 (a.e.t.)

| Shamrock Rovers

|Aviva Stadium

| 0*{{cite web |title=FAI Cup Final Report: Shamrock Rovers 2 - 4 Dundalk (Dundalk win after extra-time) |url=https://www.extratime.com/fixtures/detail/42676/2/ |website=extra time |access-date=18 March 2021}}

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|2021

| St Patrick's Athletic

| 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 4 – 3 (pen.)

|Bohemians

|Aviva Stadium

| 37,126{{cite web |title=Benson keeps his nerve to win dramatic FAI Cup final for Saint Patrick's Athletic |url=https://www.the42.ie/fai-cup-final-3-5614360-Nov2021/ |website=the42 |access-date=28 November 2021}}

2022

| Derry City

| 4–0

|Shelbourne

|Aviva Stadium

| 32,412{{cite web |title=Derry outclass Shelbourne to deny Duff fairytale FAI Cup ending |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2022/11/13/derry-outclass-shelbourne-to-deny-duff-fairytale-fai-cup-ending/ |website=Irish Times |access-date=13 November 2022 |archive-date=13 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113172555/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2022/11/13/derry-outclass-shelbourne-to-deny-duff-fairytale-fai-cup-ending/ |url-status=live }}

2023

|St Patrick's Athletic

|3–1

|Bohemians

|Aviva Stadium

|43,881{{cite web |title=St Pat's come from behind to beat Bohemians in a record-breaking FAI Cup final |url=https://www.the42.ie/fai-cup-final-4-6220903-Nov2023/ |website=the42 |access-date=13 November 2023}}

2024

|Drogheda United

|2–0

|Derry City

|Aviva Stadium

|38,723{{cite web |title=Drogheda United shock Derry City to win FAI Cup |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2024/11/10/drogheda-united-shock-derry-city-to-win-fai-cup/ |website=Irish Times |access-date=10 November 2024}}

colspan="6" style="text-align: left;font-size:90%" |  *Denotes match in which Covid-19 restrictions limited attendance

Performances

=Performance by club=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=10xp|Rank

!width=120xp|Club

!width=30xp|Winners

!width=30xp|Runners-up

!width=700xp|Winning Years

1

|Shamrock Rovers

| {{center|25}}

| {{center|10}}

| 1924–25, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1939–40, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1947–48, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1977–78, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2019

2

|Dundalk

| {{center|12}}

| {{center|8}}

| 1941–42, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1987–88, 2001–02, 2015, 2018, 2020

rowspan="2" |3

|Shelbourne

| {{center|7}}

| {{center|12}}

| 1938–39, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00

Bohemians

| {{center|7}}

| {{center|9}}

| 1927–28, 1934–35, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2008

5

|Derry City

| {{center|6}}

| {{center|6}}

| 1988–1989, 1994–1995, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2022

rowspan="3" |6

|St Patrick's Athletic

| {{center|5}}

| {{center|8}}

| 1958–59, 1960–61, 2014, 2021, 2023

Sligo Rovers

| {{center|5}}

| {{center|6}}

| 1982–83, 1993–94, 2010, 2011, 2013

Drumcondra

| {{center|5}}

| {{center|4}}

| 1926–27, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1953–54, 1956–57

9

|Cork City

| {{center|4}}

| {{center|5}}

| 1997–98, 2007, 2016, 2017

rowspan="10" |10

|Waterford

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|7}}

| 1936–37, 1979–80

Cork Athletic

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|3}}

| 1950–52, 1952–53

Limerick{{ref|1}}

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|3}}

| 1970–71, 1981–82

Drogheda United{{ref|2}}

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|3}}

| 2005, 2024

Cork/Fordsons

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|2}}

| 1925–26, 1933–34

Cork Hibernians

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|2}}

| 1971–72, 1972–73

Cork United

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|2}}

| 1940–41, 1946–47

Longford Town

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|2}}

| 2003, 2004

St. James's Gate

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|2}}

| 1921–22, 1937–38

Bray Wanderers

| {{center|2}}

| {{center

}}

| 1989–90, 1998–99

rowspan="8" |20

|Finn Harps

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|1}}

| 1973–74

Galway United

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|1}}

| 1990–91

Alton United

| {{center|1}}

| {{center

}}

| 1922–23

Athlone Town

| {{center|1}}

| {{center

}}

| 1923–24

Transport

| {{center|1}}

| {{center

}}

| 1949–50

Home Farm

| {{center|1}}

| {{center

}}

| 1974–75

UCD AFC

| {{center|1}}

| {{center

}}

| 1983–84

Sporting Fingal

| {{center|1}}

| {{center

}}

| 2009

rowspan="4" |28

| Cork Celtic{{ref|3}}

| {{center

}}

| {{center|3}}

| –

Brideville

| {{center

}}

| {{center|2}}

| –

Dolphin

| {{center

}}

| {{center|2}}

| –

St. Francis

| {{center

}}

| {{center|1}}

| –

Notes:

  • 1 {{note|1}}Includes Limerick United
  • 2 {{note|2}}Includes Drogheda F.C.
  • 3 {{note|3}}Includes Evergreen United

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons category}}

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphist.html Ireland – List of Cup Finals]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150525004214/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html Ireland – FAI Cup 1921/22-1993/94]
  • [https://extra.ie/2019/07/08/sport/soccernews/fai-announce-1st-digital-sponsor-with-the-extra-ie-fai-cup FAI announce 1st digital sponsor with the extra.ie FAI cup]
  • [https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/0512/1137993-you-cant-lose-youll-make-the-league-look-bad/ "'You can't lose, you'll make the league look bad'"], RTÉ Sport, 13 May 2020.
  • https://worldsportsweekly.com/fai-cup-previous-winners
  • https://www.otbsports.com/soccer/the-nearly-neverending-epic-when-bray-wanderers-last-won-a-major-trophy-257383

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