FAI Super Cup
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{{ infobox football tournament
| fullname = FAI Super Cup
| organiser = Football Association of Ireland
| current =
| logo =
| founded = 1998
| abolished = 2001
| number of teams = 4
| region = Republic of Ireland
| current champions =
| most successful club = Shamrock Rovers (1)
St Patrick's Athletic (1)
UCD (1)
Shelbourne (1)
| website =
}}
The FAI Super Cup was an association football super cup featuring clubs from the Republic of Ireland. It was played for between 1998 and 2001. It was a pre-season tournament played in the summer before the regular League of Ireland season began. The same four clubs that qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland in UEFA competitions also qualified for the Super Cup. League of Ireland clubs had previously played in a similar competition known as the Top Four Cup. A similar competition, the LFA President's Cup, co-existed with the FAI Super Cup. Since 2014 the FAI has organised a new super cup, the President's Cup.
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Format
The first three tournaments were played as a single-elimination tournament, featuring two semi-finals, a third place play-off and a final. The 2001 tournament featured a single round robin group with the group winners being awarded the cup.{{cite web|url=https://leagueofirelandhistory.wordpress.com/tag/lfa-presidents-cup/|title=LFA President's Cup|publisher=leagueofirelandhistory.wordpress.com|access-date=5 October 2016|date=2 March 2014}}
History
In 1998 the FAI announce their plans to establish a super cup. It was to be played during the summer and it was intended to act as a warm up and provide the clubs involved in Europe with some competitive games. However the UEFA Intertoto Cup representatives had already played their tie before the FAI Super Cup kicked off. Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick's Athletic, UCD and Shelbourne all won one tournament each.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/fai-plans-to-revamp-league-26187443.html|title=FAI plans to revamp League|work=The Irish Independent|access-date=8 October 2016|date=20 May 1998}}
List of participants
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Winners ! Runners up ! 3rd Place ! 4th place |
| 1998–99 |
| 1999–2000 |
| 2000–01
| UCD |
| 2001–02 |
{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.stpatsfc.com/honours.php|title=St Patrick's Athletic – Honours|publisher=stpatsfc.com|access-date=6 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/honours |title=Roll of Honour |publisher=shamrockrovers.ie |access-date=7 October 2016 |date=26 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912110558/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history/honours |archive-date=12 September 2016 }} }}
Tournaments
=1998 FAI Super Cup=
;Semi-finals
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|date = 1 July 1998
|time =
|team1 = Shamrock Rovers
|score = 2–1
|penaltyscore =
|team2 = Cork City
|goals1 = Kenny {{goal|51}}
Stokes {{goal|55}}
|goals2 = Kabia {{goal|78}} (pen.)
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Morton Stadium{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rovers-coast-to-victory-1.169180|title=Rovers coast to victory|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=8 October 2016|date=2 July 1998}}
|attendance =
|referee = Paul McKeon
|report= }}
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|date = 2 July 1998
|time =
|team1 = Shelbourne
|score = 0–0
|penaltyscore = 4–5
|team2 = St Patrick's Athletic
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Morton Stadium{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/super-cup-st-patrick-s-win-on-penalties-1.169460|title=Super Cup: St Patrick's win on penalties|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=8 October 2016|date=3 July 1998}}
|attendance =
|referee = Hugh Byrne
|report= [ Report]}}
;3rd Place Playoff
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|date = 5 July 1998
|time =
|team1 = Shelbourne
|score = 1–1
|penaltyscore = 1–4
|team2 = Cork City
|goals1 = Baker {{goal|44}}
|goals2 = Kabia {{goal|17}}
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Tolka Park{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/shelbourne-1-cork-city-1-1.170420|title=Shelbourne – 1, Cork City – 1|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=8 October 2016|date=6 July 1998}}
|attendance =
|referee = Eddie Barr
|report= }}
;Final
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|date = 5 July 1998
|time =
|team1 = Shamrock Rovers
|score = 2–0
|penaltyscore =
|team2 = St Patrick's Athletic
|goals1 = Woods {{goal|11}}
Morrisroe {{goal|89}}
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Tolka Park
|attendance =
|referee = John McDermott
|report= }}
=1999 FAI Super Cup=
;Semi-finals
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|date = 1 July 1999
|time = 19:30
|team1 = Cork City
|score = 0–2
|penaltyscore =
|team2 = St Patrick's Athletic
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Molloy {{goal|18}}, {{goal|76}} (pen.)
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Turners Cross
|attendance =
|referee = Dick O'Hanlon
|report= [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cork-city-0-st-patrick-s-ath-2-1.202223 Report]}}
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|date = 1 July 1999
|time = 19:30
|team1 = Shelbourne
|score = 2–0
|penaltyscore =
|team2 = Bray Wanderers
|goals1 = Haylock {{goal|12}}
Ogden {{goal|70}}
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Tolka Park
|attendance =
|referee = John McDermott
|report= [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/shelbourne-adapt-well-in-difficult-conditions-1.202220 Report]}}
;3rd Place Playoff
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|date = 3 July 1999
|time =
|team1 = Cork City
|score = 1–2
|penaltyscore =
|team2 = Bray Wanderers
|goals1 = Barry-Murphy {{goal|0}}
|goals2 = J. Byrne {{goal|0}}
Tresson {{goal|0}}
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Turners Cross
|attendance =
|referee =
|report=}}
;Final
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|date = 4 July 1999
|time =
|team1 = St Patrick's Athletic
|score = 0–0
|penaltyscore = 3–2
|team2 = Shelbourne
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Richmond Park{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/st-patrick-s-prevail-1.203254|title=St Patrick's prevail|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=8 October 2016|date=5 July 1999}}
|attendance =
|referee = Gerard Perry
|report= }}
{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.braywanderers.com/showarticle.php?id=78|title=FAI Super Cup, 1999|publisher=braywanderers.com|access-date=8 October 2016}} }}
=2000 FAI Super Cup=
;Semi-finals
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|date = 30 June 2000
|time =
|team1 = Cork City
|score = 2–2
|penaltyscore = 4–5
|team2 = Bohemians
|goals1 = Gamble {{goal|47}}
Delaney {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = Daly {{goal|8}} (o.g.)
Crowe {{goal|70}} (pen.)
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Turners Cross
|attendance =
|referee =
|report= [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2000/0630/150109-fai/ Report] }}
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|date = 30 June 2000
|time =
|team1 = UCD
|score = 2–0
|penaltyscore =
|team2 = Shelbourne
|goals1 = McLoughlin {{goal|27}}
Lynch {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 =
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Belfield Park
|attendance =
|referee =
|report= [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2000/0630/150109-fai/ Report] }}
;3rd Place Playoff
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|date = 2 July 2000
|time =
|team1 = Shelbourne
|score = 0–2
|penaltyscore =
|team2 = Cork City
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Tynan {{goal|3}}
Hartigan {{goal|9}}
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Belfield Park
|attendance =
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|report=}}
;Final
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|date = 2 July 2000
|time = 15:00
|team1 = UCD
|score = 2–2
|penaltyscore = 5–4
|team2 = Bohemians
|goals1 = Mooney {{goal|11}}
Mullen {{goal|19}} (o.g.)
|goals2 = O'Driscoll {{goal|16}}
Brennan {{goal|60}}
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
|stadium = Tolka Park
|attendance =
|referee = John McDermott
|report= [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/kilmurray-hits-spot-for-ucd-1.288649 Report]}}
=2001 FAI Super Cup=
==Standings==
|section=2001
|update=1 July 2001
|team1=SHE |team2=BOH |team3=COR |team4=LON
|result1=CHA
|win_SHE=1 |draw_SHE=2 |loss_SHE=0 |gf_SHE=4 |ga_SHE=2
|win_BOH=0 |draw_BOH=3 |loss_BOH=0 |gf_BOH=3 |ga_BOH=3
|win_COR=0 |draw_COR=3 |loss_COR=0 |gf_COR=2 |ga_COR=2
|win_LON=0 |draw_LON=2 |loss_LON=1 |gf_LON=3 |ga_LON=5
|name_BOH=Bohemians
|name_COR=Cork City
|name_LON=Longford Town
|name_SHE=Shelbourne
|res_col_header=QR
|col_CHA=green1 |text_CHA=2001 FAI Super Cup Champions
}}
==Matches==
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|date = 27 June 2001
|time = 19:30
|team1 = Longford Town
|score = 1–1
|team2 = Cork City
|goals1 = Alan Reynolds {{goal|24}}
|goals2 = James Mulligan {{goal|90}}
|stadium = Longford Rugby Club
|attendance =
|referee =
|report=}}
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|date = 27 June 2001
|time = 19:45
|team1 = Bohemians
|score = 1–1
|team2 = Shelbourne
|goals1 = Brian Shelley {{goal|36}}
|goals2 = Trevor Fitzpatrick {{goal|88}}
|stadium = Dalymount Park
|attendance =
|referee =
|report=}}
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|date = 29 June 2001
|time = 18:45
|team1 = Cork City
|score = 0–0
|team2 = Bohemians
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Knockgriffin Park
|attendance =
|referee =
|report=}}
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|date = 29 June 2001
|time = 19:45
|team1 = Shelbourne
|score = 2–0
|team2 = Longford Town
|goals1 = Garry Haylock {{goal|7}}
Pat Fenlon {{goal|55}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Tolka Park
|attendance =
|referee =
|report=}}
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|date = 1 July 2001
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Shelbourne
|score = 1–1
|team2 = Cork City
|goals1 = Richie Foran {{goal|88}}
|goals2 = Anthony Buckley {{goal|85}}
|stadium = Tolka Park
|attendance =
|referee = Paul McKeon
|report=[http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/7-000-goes-to-tolka-1.315889 Report]}}
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|date = 1 July 2001
|time = 17:00
|team1 = Longford Town
|score = 2–2
|team2 = Bohemians
|goals1 = Keith O'Connor {{goal|11}}, {{goal|39}}
|goals2 = Darren Meade {{goal|18}}
Alex Nesovic {{goal|40}}
|stadium = Longford Rugby Club
|attendance =
|referee = Ian Stokes
|report=[http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/gypsies-hit-back-to-earn-a-draw-26078902.html Report]}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{League of Ireland}}
{{Association football cup competitions in Ireland}}
{{National football Supercups (UEFA region)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fai Super Cup}}
Category:Defunct association football cup competitions in the Republic of Ireland