2013 FAI Cup
FAI Ford Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
Teams40
Final positions
ChampionsSligo Rovers
Runner-upDrogheda United
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The 2013 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2013 FAI Ford Senior Cup, was the 93rd season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2014-15 UEFA Europa League.

A total of 40 teams are competing in the 2013 competition, which commenced on the weekend ending on 31 March 2013. The teams entered from the 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division received byes into the second round stage. Four non-league clubs also received byes to the second round. The remaining 12 teams entered at the first round stage. These non-league teams are composed of the sixteen clubs, which reached the fourth round of the 2012–13 FAI Intermediate Cup and the seni-finalists of the FAI Junior Cup 2012-13.

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Leagues entering at this round
First round 40 16 none 16 Leinster Senior League
Munster Senior League
Ulster Senior League
Second round 32 32 8 24 League of Ireland
Third round 16 16 16 none none
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

First round

The draw for this round was conducted by FAI President Paddy McCaul at the FAI headquarters in Abbotstown on 5 March 2013.[1] 16 of the 20 non-League of Ireland clubs are participating in this round, with the remaining 4 clubs earning a bye to the second round. The matches were played on the weekend ending 31 March 2013.

29 March 2013 Leixlip United1 − 3 Sheriff Y.C. Leixlip Amenities Centre
19:45 IST Martin soccer ball with red X 50'
Markey 88'		 Report 36', 79' Murphy
76' Dunne		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Declan Troy
29 March 2013 Tolka Rovers 2 − 1Bangor CelticFrank Cooke Park
19:45 IST Murray 2'
Rogers 90+5'		 90+1' Burke
30 March 2013 St. Mary's0 − 1 Phoenix F.C. Navan Road St. Mary's Park
14:00 IST 71' Gleeson
30 March 2013 Parkvilla1 − 1Blarney UnitedClaremont Stadium, Navan
15:00 IST O'Neill 30' 73' Leahy
30 March 2013 St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. 3 − 2 Carew Park F.C. Irishtown Stadium
17:00 IST O'Connor 44'
Doolin 75'
Mooney 90'		 4' Connery
72' Grant
31 March 2013 Glenville F.C. 0 − 0 Beggsboro A.F.C. Oakcourt Avenue, Palmerstown
11:00 IST
31 March 2013 Everton1 − 3 Pike Rovers Everton Park
14:00 IST Hore 24' 8' Moloney
43' O'Shea
72' Tierney		 Referee: Aiden O'Regan
6 April 2013 College Corinthians1 − 1Newbridge TownCorinthians Park
15:00 IST Carroll 62'

First round Replays

5 April 2013 Beggsboro A.F.C. 2 − 3 Glenville F.C. Kilkiernan Road
19:30 IST
6 April 2013 Blarney United 2 − 1ParkvillaO'Shea Park
15:00 IST O'Leary 83'
Murray 90+3'		 Report 45+1' (pen.) McCrossan Attendance: 60
Referee: Aiden O'Regan
20 April 2013 Newbridge Town0 – 1 (a.e.t.) College Corinthians Station Road, Newbridge
15:00 IST McDonald Red card 67' Report 101' Tobin Attendance: 100
Referee: Colin Duffy

Second round

The draw for the second round was made live on Monday Night Soccer on 29 April.[2] The draw was made by FAI President Paddy McCaul and Nicky Byrne, a former international goalkeeper for Republic of Ireland youth sides and former member of the boy band Westlife.[2]

31 May 2013 Tolka Rovers 2 – 2 College Corinthians The Frank Cooke Complex
19:45 Doyle 5'
Nolan 70'		 Report Stanton 19'
Holmes 30'		 Referee: Ben Connolly
31 May 2013 Bray Wanderers 2 – 0Mervue UnitedCarlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 Byrne 20', 25' (pen.) Report Referee: Padraigh Sutton
31 May 2013 Bohemians0 – 3 Drogheda United Dalymount Park, Phibsborough
19:45 Report Quigley 4'
O'Brien 38'
Hand 67'		 Referee: Neil Doyle
31 May 2013 Salthill Devon0 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway
19:45 Report Dennehy 61', 79' Referee: Paul McLaughlin
31 May 2013 Phoenix0 – 4 Dundalk Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 Report Hoban 7', 25'
Byrne 39'
Mulvenna 89'		 Referee: Adriano Reale
31 May 2013 Finn Harps 2 – 1Wexford YouthsFinn Park, Ballybofey
20:00 Cowan 55'
McCarron 79' (pen.)		 Report Molloy 85' Referee: Ray Matthews
31 May 2013 Shelbourne 3 – 0BandonTolka Park, Drumcondra
20:00 Kelly 21', 61'
Leech 87'		 Report Referee: Rob Harvey
1 June 2013 St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. 3 – 4 Cobh Ramblers Frank Cooke Park
14:30 Dunne 61', 90+5' (pen.)
Mooney 90'		 Report Fitzgerald 3'
Meade 11', 49' (pen.)
Donoghue 55'		 Referee: Neil Doyle
1 June 2013 Blarney United0 – 4 Derry City O'Shea Park
15:00 Report Patterson 53', 88', 90'
Curran 86'		 Referee: Anthony Buttimer
1 June 2013 Glenville F.C. 0 – 3 Limerick Whitehall Stadium, Whitehall
15:00 Report Gaffney 22', 56'
Bradley 66'		 Referee: Paul Tuite
1 June 2013 St Patrick's Athletic 4 – 0UCDRichmond Park, Inchicore
15:00 Fagan 31', 52'
Kelly 62'
Matthews 79' (o.g.)		 Report Referee: Rob Rogers
1 June 2013 Bluebell United 2 – 2 Athlone Town John Hyland Park
19:00 Griffiths 8' (pen.)
Douglas 77'		 Report Sweeney 31', 66' Referee: Simon Rogers
1 June 2013 Waterford United0 – 2 Sligo Rovers Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford
19:00 Report Ventre 21'
Elding 45+2'		 Referee: Sean Grant
1 June 2013 Longford Town 4 – 0Pike RoversCity Calling Stadium, Longford
19:30 O'Sullivan 15', 59', 75'
Salmon 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Referee: Alan Sherlock
9 June 2013 Avondale United1 – 2 Sheriff Y.C. Avondale Park
14:00 McCarthy 90' Report Rock 70' (pen.), 85' Referee: Keith Callanan
5 August 2013 Cork City 3 – 1 Kilbarrack United Turners Cross
19:45 Morrissey 1', 54'
Buckley 62'		 Report McHugh 67' Referee: Keith Callanan

Second round Replays

4 June 2013 Athlone Town2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Bluebell United Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone
20:45 Sweeney 35'
Mustapha 69'		 Report Molloy 45', 57'
Darcy 101'		 Referee: Paul McLaughlin
8 June 2013 College Corinthians 3 – 0 (a.e.t.)Tolka RoversCastletreasure
16:00 Kra 100'
Heffernan 115'
Donovan 117'		 Report Referee: Tommy Mazur

Third round

The draw for the third round was made live on Monday Night Soccer on 15 July.[3] The draw was made by FAI President Paddy McCaul and Republic of Ireland U19 team manager Paul Doolin.[3]

23 August 2013 Bray Wanderers0 – 3 St. Patrick's Athletic Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 Report Bolger 18'
Byrne 61'
Brennan 67' (pen.)		 Attendance: 700
Referee: Padraigh Sutton
23 August 2013 Derry City 0 – 0 Bluebell United Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19:45 Report Referee: Paul McLaughlin
23 August 2013 Dundalk 5 – 3LimerickOriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 O'Donnell 6' (pen.)
Towell 24'
Byrne 38', 61'
Meenan 58'		 Report Bossekota 16'
Gaffney 75'		 Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
23 August 2013 Finn Harps 1 – 1 Cobh Ramblers Finn Park, Ballybofey
20:00 McHugh 7' Report Meade 90+1' Referee: Ray Matthews
23 August 2013 Shelbourne 1 – 0 College Corinthians Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 Kelly 5' Report Attendance: 336
Referee: Rob Rogers
23 August 2013 Shamrock Rovers 3 – 1 Sheriff Y.C. Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00 Stewart 9'
Robinson 21'
Quigley 65' (pen.)		 Report Rock 56' Referee: Rob Harvey
24 August 2013 Longford Town2 – 3 Drogheda United City Calling Stadium, Longford
19:30 McCarthy 17'
O'Brien 90'		 Report O'Conor 55'
Grimes 56'
Brady 73'		 Referee: Kevin O'Regan
24 August 2013 Sligo Rovers 1 – 0Cork City F.C.The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45 Peers 57' Report Attendance: 1,978
Referee: Paul Tuite

Third round Replays

26 August 2013 Cobh Ramblers0 – 4 Finn Harps St. Colman's Park, Cobh
20:00 Report McHugh 35'
Toland 38'
McVeigh 80'
Funston 90'		 Referee: Andrew Mullally
27 August 2013 Derry City 2 – 1Bluebell UnitedBrandywell Stadium, Derry
19:45 Patterson 36'
McNamee 83'		 Report Sherlock 90+1' Attendance: 400
Referee: Rob Rogers

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 26 August on Monday Night Soccer.[4] The draw was made by FAI President Paddy McCaul and former goalkeeper Alan O'Neill who won the FAI Cup with Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk and UCD. Fixtures took place on the weekend of 15 September 2013.

13 September 2013 St. Patrick's Athletic0 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Richmond Park, Dublin
19:45 Report Finn 16'
Robinson 33'		 Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Alan Kelly
13 September 2013 Shelbourne1 – 5 Dundalk Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 Murphy 50' Report Towell 13', 45'
Boyle 19'
Hoban 32'
Byrne 44'		 Attendance: 1,158
Referee: Padraigh Sutton
13 September 2013 Finn Harps 1 – 1 Drogheda United Finn Park, Ballybofey
20:00 McHugh 22' Report Daly 85' Referee: Tomas Connolly
15 September 2013 Sligo Rovers 1 – 0Derry CityThe Showgrounds, Sligo
17:00 Cretaro 15' Report Referee: Neil Doyle

Quarter-finals replays

16 September 2013 Drogheda United 2 – 0Finn HarpsHunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:45 O'Brien 50'
Cassidy 90+2'		 Report Referee: Derek Tomney

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 16 September on Monday Night Soccer.[5] The draw was made by the Director of the Airtricity League Fran Gavin and former Irish national player Turlough O'Connor. Fixtures took place on the weekend of 6 October 2013. Both matches were shown live on RTÉ Two.[6]

6 October 2013 Drogheda United 1 – 0DundalkHunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
13:45 Brennan 31' (pen.) Report Attendance: 2,000
6 October 2013 Sligo Rovers 3 – 0Shamrock RoversThe Showgrounds, Sligo
15:55 Ventre 25'
Keane 74' (pen.)
Elding 89'		 Report Attendance: 3,933

Final

Main article: 2013 FAI Cup Final
3 November 2013 Drogheda United 2 – 3 Sligo Rovers Aviva Stadium, Dublin
15:30 GMT O'Conor 13'
R. Brennan 90+2'		 Report North 78', 85'
Elding 90+4'		 Attendance: 17,753
Referee: Paul Tuite

References

  1. ^ "FAI Ford Cup First round draws". Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "FAI Ford Cup Second Round draw made". www.fai.ie. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b "FAI Ford Cup Third Round draw made". www.fai.ie. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. ^ "FAI Ford Cup Quarter-final draw made". League of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. ^ "FAI Ford Cup semi-final draw made". League of Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Order decided for FAI Ford Cup semi-finals". Extra Time. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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