FAI Cup 2007
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The FAI Cup 2007 was the 84th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. It was the first FAI Cup to be sponsored by Ford.
The 2007 FAI Ford Cup officially kicked-off in late April, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance to face eircom League of Ireland opposition in the Second Round.
The ten winners of those ties were joined in the Second Round by the 22 eircom League of Ireland clubs.
The competition ran until late November, with the final taking place on Sunday, 25 November.
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[edit] First Round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 22 April 2007.
Phoenix F.C. 5-1 College Corinthians
Cherry Orchard 2-0 Villa F.C.
Mayfield United 0-1 St. Mochtas
Celbridge Town 1-0 Killester United
Drogheda Town 0-1 St. John Bosco
Fanad United 2-0 Bangor Celtic
Kildrum Tigers 1-2 Malahide United
Douglas Hall 2-1 Crumlin United
Salthill Devon 1-0 Avondale
Tolka Rovers 3-1 Belgrove
[edit] Second Round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 17 June 2007. The draw took place on Thursday, 31 May 2007 and was made by Emma Byrne and Paddy McCaul, and televised live on RTÉ One.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longford Town | 1-0 | Celbridge Town |
| 2 | Fanad United | 1-0 | St. John Bosco |
| 3 | Dundalk | 3-0 | Athlone Town |
| 4 | Limerick 37 | 1-1 | Wexford Youths |
| replay | Wexford Youths | 0-1 | Limerick 37 |
| 5 | Phoenix | 0-4 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 6 | Salthill Devon | 0-4 | UCD |
| 7 | Bray Wanderers | 7-0 | St Mochtas |
| 8 | Kildare County | 0-1 | Kilkenny City |
| 9 | Tolka Rovers | 2-2 | Waterford United |
| replay | Waterford United | 4-1 | Tolka Rovers |
| 10 | Derry City | 2-0 | Monaghan United |
| 11 | Galway United | 2-2 | Finn Harps |
| replay | Finn Harps | 0-0 | Galway United |
| Finn Harps won 4-2 on penalties | |||
| 12 | Douglas Hall | 4-1 | Cobh Ramblers |
| 13 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-3 | Sligo Rovers |
| 14 | Drogheda United | 0-1 | Bohemians |
| 15 | Malahide United | 2-1 | Cherry Orchard |
| 16 | Shelbourne | 0-1 | Cork City |
[edit] Third Round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 19 August 2007. The draw took place on Thursday, 5 July 2007 and was made by David Flood and Steve Staunton, and televised live on RTÉ One.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finn Harps | 0-1 | Derry City |
| 2 | Limerick 37 | 1-1 | Douglas Hall |
| replay | Douglas Hall | 0-1 | Limerick 37 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 1-2 | UCD |
| 4 | Waterford United | 1-1 | Sligo Rovers |
| replay | Sligo Rovers | 2-2 | Waterford United |
| Waterford United won 4-3 on penalties | |||
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 1-2 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 6 | Longford Town | 2-0 | Fanad United |
| 7 | Malahide United | 0-1 | Bohemians |
| 8 | Cork City | 5-1 | Kilkenny City |
[edit] Quarter-finals
Matches to be played weekend of Sunday, 23 September. The draw took place on Monday, 27 August 2007 and was made by David Flood and Ronnie Whelan, and televised live on RTÉ One.
| 24 September 2007 19:45 |
St Patrick's Athletic | 1– 2 | Bohemians | Richmond Park, Dublin Attendance: Referee: Alan Kelly  |
Keith Fahey  57' |
(Report) | Darren Mansaram 25', 64' |
| 21 September 2007 19:45 |
Derry City | 0–1 | UCD | The Brandywell, Derry Attendance: 2,450 Referee: Damien Hancock |
| (Report) | Conor Sammon 60' |
| 22 September 2007 19:30 |
Longford Town | 3–1 | Limerick 37 | Flancare Park, Longford Attendance: Referee: Declan Haney |
| Dessie Baker 71' Dave Mooney 81'Jamie Duffy 90' |
(Report) | John Tierney 85' |
| 22 September 2007 19:45 |
Waterford United | 1–1 | Cork City | Regional Sports Centre, Waterford Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Pat Whelan |
| Dave Warren 10' |
(Report) | Denis Behan 49' |
[edit] Replays
| 25 September 2007 19:45 |
Cork City | 4– 0 | Waterford United | Turner's Cross, Cork
Attendance: |
| Denis Behan 11', 35', 84' Liam Kearney 61' |
(Report) |
[edit] Semi-finals
Matches to be played weekend of Sunday, 28 October. The draw took place on Wednesday, 10 October, and was made by Paddy McCaul and Kevin McDonald and was televised live on RTÉ One.
| 26 October 2007 19:35 |
Bohemians | 0 – 2 | Cork City | Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: Referee: Damien Hancock |
| (Report) | Liam Kearney 24', 77' |
| 28 October 2007 15:15 |
UCD | 0 – 1 | Longford Town | Belfield Park, Dublin Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| (Report) | Robbie Martin 39' |
[edit] Final
| 2 December 2007 15:30 |
Cork City | 1 – 0 | Longford Town | RDS, Dublin Attendance: ~10,000[1] Referee: Dave McKeon |
| Denis Behan 60' |
| Winner of FAI Cup 2007 |
|---|
Cork City 2nd Title |
[edit] Player of the Round
| Round | Name | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lawlor |
Defender | Malahide United |
| 2 | Brendan Sweeney |
Midfielder | Douglas Hall |
| 3 | Daryl Kavanagh |
Striker | Waterford United |
| Quarter-Finals | Conor Sammon |
Striker | UCD |
