FAI Cup
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| FAI Cup | |
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| Current season or competition: FAI Cup 2009 |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1922 |
| No. of teams | 44 |
| Country(ies) |  Ireland |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Bohemian FC |
The FAI Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup 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), 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 known as the Free State Cup from 1923 to 1936. 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.
Athlone Town A.F.C. in 1924, Dundalk F.C. in 1958 and Shamrock Rovers F.C. in 1968 are the only three sides to ever win the Cup without conceding a goal.
Since the early 1920s, all but a handful of FAI Cup finals were held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. 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 Landsdowne Road, stadium, from 1997-1999, back at Dalymount, from 1999 to 2002 at Tolka Park and from 2003 to 2006 back at Landsdowne Road. Due to the redelepmonet of Landsdowne, the 2007 and 2008 finals have been played at the Royal Dublin Society stadium.
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.
The current holders are Bohemians who beat Derry City in the RDS on November 23rd 2008. The full time score ended at 2 goals apiece and with the deadlock unbroken after extra time, a penalty shoot out decided the tie with Bohemians eventually winning 4-2.
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[edit] FAI Cup Final results
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| 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 | Cork Athletic | 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 |
| 2008 | Bohemians | 2-2, Won on penalties 4-2 | Derry City |
[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 | 7 | 7 | 1928, 1935, 1970, 1976, 1992, 2001, 2008 |
| Drumcondra | 5 | 4 | 1927, 1943, 1946, 1954, 1957 |
| Cork Athletic[1] | 4 | 5 | 1941, 1947, 1951, 1953 |
| Derry City[2] | 4 | 4 | 1989, 1995, 2002, 2006 |
| Waterford United[3] | 2 | 7 | 1937, 1980 |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | 2 | 7 | 1959, 1961 |
| Sligo Rovers | 2 | 5 | 1983, 1994 |
| Limerick F.C.[4] | 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 [5] | 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
- ^ Includes Cork United
- ^ Includes Waterford
- ^ Includes Limerick United
- ^ Includes Drogheda
- ^ Since 1985 when Derry joined league
[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
