FAI Cup
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| FAI Cup | |
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| Current season or competition: FAI Cup 2008 |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1922 |
| No. of teams | 44 |
| Country(ies) |  Ireland |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Cork City F.C. |
The FAI Cup 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), it is of similar format to the FA Cup played in England and the Scottish Cup in Scotland. The competition is currently sponsored by the car manufacturer, Ford. It was originally called the Free State Cup, after the Irish Free State. Shamrock Rovers hold the record of most wins with 24.
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 April's Cup, Derry City lifting the trophy in November.
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 2 cups with St. Patrick's Athletic) and captain Declan O'Brien helped "the Drogs" to a 2-0 win over Cork City.
Shelbourne , Bohemians and Derry City are the only clubs to win 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.
The last ever 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.
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[edit] FAI Cup Final results
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | St. James' Gate | 1-1, 1-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1923 | Alton United | 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1924 | Athlone Town | 1-0 | Fordsons |
| 1925 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-1 | Shelbourne |
| 1926 | Fordsons | 3-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1927 | Drumcondra | 1-1, 1-0 | Brideville |
| 1928 | Bohemians | 2-1 | Drumcondra |
| 1929 | Shamrock Rovers | 0-0, 3-0 | Bohemians |
| 1930 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-0 | Brideville |
| 1931 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-1, 1-0 | Dundalk |
| 1932 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-0 | Dolphin |
| 1933 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-3, 3-0 | Dolphin |
| 1934 | Cork | 2-1 | St. James' Gate |
| 1935 | Bohemians | 4-3 | Dundalk |
| 1936 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-1 | Cork |
| 1937 | Waterford United | 2-1 | St. James' Gate |
| 1938 | St. James' Gate | 2-1 | Dundalk |
| 1939 | Shelbourne | 1-1, 1-0 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1940 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-0 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1941 | Cork | 2-2, 3-1 | Waterford United |
| 1942 | Dundalk | 3-1 | Cork United |
| 1943 | Drumcondra | 2-1 | Cork United |
| 1944 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-2 | Shelbourne |
| 1945 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-0 | Bohemians |
| 1946 | Drumcondra | 2-1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1947 | Cork United | 2-2, 2-1 | Bohemians |
| 1948 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-1 | Drumcondra |
| 1949 | Dundalk | 3-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1950 | Transport | 2-2, 2-2, 3-1 | Cork Athletic |
| 1951 | Transport | 1-1, 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1952 | Dundalk | 1-1, 3-0 | Cork Athletic |
| 1953 | Cork Athletic | 2-2, 2-1 | Evergreen United |
| 1954 | Drumcondra | 1-0 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 1955 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-0 | Drumcondra |
| 1956 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-2 | Cork Athletic |
| 1957 | Drumcondra | 2-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1958 | Dundalk | 1-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1959 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 2-2, 2-1 | Waterford United |
| 1960 | Shelbourne | 2-0 | Cork Hibernians |
| 1961 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 2-1 | Drumcondra |
| 1962 | Shamrock Rovers | 4-1 | Shelbourne |
| 1963 | Shelbourne | 2-0 | Cork Hibernians |
| 1964 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-1, 2-1 | Cork Celtic |
| 1965 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-0 | Limerick |
| 1966 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-0 | Limerick |
| 1967 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-2 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 1968 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-0 | Waterford United |
| 1969 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-1, 4-1 | Cork Celtic |
| 1970 | Bohemians | 0-0, 0-0, 2-1 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1971 | Limerick | 0-0, 3-0 | Drogheda United |
| 1972 | Cork Hibernians | 3-0 | Waterford United |
| 1973 | Cork Hibernians | 0-0, 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1974 | Finn Harps | 3-1 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 1975 | Home Farm | 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1976 | Bohemians | 1-0 | Drogheda United |
| 1977 | Dundalk | 2-0 | Limerick |
| 1978 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-0 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1979 | Dundalk | 2-0 | Waterford United |
| 1980 | Waterford United | 1-0 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 1981 | Dundalk | 2-0 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1982 | Limerick United | 1-0 | Bohemians |
| 1983 | Sligo Rovers | 2-1 | Bohemians |
| 1984 | UCD | 2-1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1985 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-0 | Galway United |
| 1986 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-0 | Waterford United |
| 1987 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-0 | Dundalk |
| 1988 | Dundalk | 1-0 | Derry City |
| 1989 | Derry City | 0-0, 1-0 | Cork City |
| 1990 | Bray Wanderers | 3-0 | St. Francis |
| 1991 | Galway United | 1-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1992 | Bohemians | 1-0 | Cork City |
| 1993 | Shelbourne | 1-0 | Dundalk |
| 1994 | Sligo Rovers | 1-0 | Derry City |
| 1995 | Derry City | 2-1 | Shelbourne |
| 1996 | Shelbourne | 1-1, 2-1 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 1997 | Shelbourne | 2-0 | Derry City |
| 1998 | Cork City | 0-0, 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1999 | Bray Wanderers | 0-0, 2-2, 2-1 | Finn Harps |
| 2000 | Shelbourne | 0-0, 1-0 | Bohemians |
| 2001 | Bohemians | 1-0 | Longford Town |
| 2002 | Dundalk | 2-1 | Bohemians |
| 2002 (2) | Derry City | 1-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 2003 | Longford Town | 2-0 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 2004 | Longford Town | 2-1 | Waterford United |
| 2005 | Drogheda United | 2-0 | Cork City |
| 2006 | Derry City | 4-3 (aet) | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 2007 | Cork City | 1-0 | Longford Town |
[edit] Performance By Club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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| Shamrock Rovers | 24 | 8 | 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Dundalk | 9 | 5 | 1942, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1988, 2002 |
| Shelbourne | 7 | 10 | 1939, 1960, 1963, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000 |
| Bohemians | 6 | 7 | 1928, 1935, 1970, 1976, 1992, 2001 |
| Drumcondra | 5 | 4 | 1927, 1943, 1946, 1954, 1957 |
| Cork Athletic | 4 | 5 | 1941, 1947, 1951, 1953 |
| Derry City | 4 | 3 | 1989, 1995, 2002, 2006 |
| Waterford United | 2 | 7 | 1937, 1980 |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | 2 | 7 | 1959, 1961 |
| Sligo Rovers | 2 | 5 | 1983, 1994 |
| Limerick F.C. | 2 | 3 | 1971, 1982 |
| Cork City | 2 | 3 | 1998, 2007 |
| Cork Hibernians | 2 | 2 | 1972, 1973 |
| Longford Town | 2 | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
| St. James's Gate | 2 | 2 | 1922, 1938 |
| Bray Wanderers | 2 | - | 1990, 1999 |
| Drogheda United | 1 | 2 | 2005 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 1934 |
| Finn Harps | 1 | 1 | 1974 |
| Fordsons | 1 | 1 | 1926 |
| Galway United | 1 | 1 | 1991 |
| Alton United | 1 | - | 1923 |
| Athlone Town | 1 | - | 1924 |
| Home Farm | 1 | - | 1975 |
| Transport | 1 | - | 1950 |
| UCD | 1 | - | 1984 |
| Brideville | - | 2 | - |
| Cork Celtic | - | 2 | - |
| Dolphin | - | 2 | - |
| Evergreen United | - | 1 | - |
| St. Francis | - | 1 | - |
[edit] Notes
[edit] Resources
- Ireland - List of Cup Finals
- Ireland - FA of Ireland Cup 1921/22-1993/94
- Ford named as new FAI Cup sponsors until 2010
