2006 FAI Cup Final

Event

2006 FAI Cup

Derry City	St Patrick's Athletic

4	3

Date

3 December 2006

Venue

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Referee

Damien Hancock

Attendance

16,022

The 2006 FAI Cup Final was a soccer match held at Lansdowne Road, Dublin on 3 December 2006 and was the final match of the 2006 FAI Cup competition. The match was the 83rd FAI Cup Final, and the last to be held at the old Lansdowne Road before it shut for redevelopment. It was also the last ever soccer match to be held at the old Lansdowne Road venue. The match was contested by Derry City and St Patrick's Athletic, with Derry City winning 4–3 after extra time.^[1] and it was the fourth time Derry City had won the trophy. Damien Hancock was the referee for the match,^[2] attended by a crowd of 16,022.

The winning team qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2007 Setanta Sports Cup. The match was broadcast live on RTÉ Two.

In 2013, this final was voted as the Greatest Ever FAI Cup Final.^[3]

Team news

Derry City were without suspended midfielder Ciarán Martyn. Their manager Stephen Kenny was returning from his exodus to Dunfermline Athletic.^[4] St Patrick's Athletic had central defender Darragh Maguire suspended and two players cup-tied, midfielder Keith Fahey and striker Mark Rooney. Michael Foley returned to partner Dave Mulcahy in the middle with veteran Mark Rutherford, in what was his eighth final, on the left. The team had not won the cup since 1961, losing the last five finals in which they have played, and had not beaten Derry since April 2003, 14 matches previously.^[5]

Match details

Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic

3 December 2006

Derry City	4-3 (AET)	St Patrick's Athletic
M. Farren 25' C. Delaney 84' P. Hutton 106' S. Brennan (OG) 109'	Match report	D. Mulcahy 19' T. Molloy (pen) 74' S. O'Connor 103'

15.15 - Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 16,022
Referee: Damien Hancock

Derry City

St Patrick's Athletic

MATCH OFFICIALS

Assistant referees:
- Ciaran Delaney
- Marc Douglas
Fourth official: Dave McKeon

MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
? named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions.

References

↑ "Molloy lauds Derry team spirit". RTÉ. 2006-12-03. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
↑ "Referee named for FAI Cup final". RTÉ. 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
↑ "2006 Cup Final voted Greatest Ever FAI Cup Final". Extra Time. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
↑ "Kenny flies in to prepare for Cup final". RTÉ. 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
↑ "FAI Cup final team news". RTÉ. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2008-11-24.

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