2016 FAI Cup
FAI Irish Daily Mail Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
Teams40
Final positions
ChampionsCork City (3rd title)
Runner-upDundalk
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The 2016 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2016 FAI Irish Daily Mail Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 96th 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 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

A total of 40 teams competed in the 2016 competition, which commenced in April 2016. The teams entered from the 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division received byes into the second round stage. Four non-league teams 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 2015–16 FAI Intermediate Cup, and the semi-finalists of the 2015–16 FAI Junior Cup.

Cork City won the cup with a late extra-time goal for a 1-0 win against Dundalk in the final on 6 November.[1]

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Leagues entering at this round
First round 40 16 N/A 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 the first round was made on 14 March 2016 at Abbotstown. 20 Non-League teams were included in the draw. [2]

2 April St.John Bosco2–4 Janesboro F.C. Brickfields Park
14:00 Report
3 April Pike Rovers 1–0RockmountPike Rovers Complex
14:00 Report
3 April Killester United 1–1 Cherry Orchard Hadden Park
15:00 McKay 35' Report Rafferty
3 April Carrigaline United0–5 Bluebell United Ballea Park
15:00 Report
10 April Portmarnock A.F.C. 1–1 Letterkenny Rovers Paddys Hill
14:30 Burgess 9' Report McElwaine 63'
Bonnar Red card 65'
12 April Crumlin United 1–0Greystones UnitedPearse Park
20:00 Report
16 April St Peters F.C. 2–1Leeside A.F.C.Dubarry Park
17:00 McGee 15'
Scullion 75'		 Report Hyde 37'
21 April Bandon A.F.C. 1–1 Ringmahon Rangers A.F.C. Town Park
18.30 Holden 45' Report Higgins 49'

First round Replays

23 April Ringmahon Rangers A.F.C. 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Bandon A.F.C.Ringmahon Park
15.00 Report
24 April Cherry Orchard 1–0Killester UnitedElmdale Crescent
11:00 Report
24 April Letterkenny Rovers 2–1Portmarnock A.F.C.Leckview Park
14.00 Connaghan 10'
Shiels 87'		 Report Moran 17'

Second round

The draw for the second round was made on 26 April 2016 at the Aviva Stadium. The 20 League of Ireland clubs were entered into this round.[3]

20 May Bohemians 2–0Galway UnitedDalymount Park
19:45 Kavanagh 10'
Quigley 56'		 Report
20 May Cork City 4–0St Peters F.C.Turners Cross
19:45 O'Connor 10'
Holohan 20'
Dooley 32'
O'Sullivan 51'		 Report
20 May Derry City 1–1 Drogheda United Brandywell Stadium
19:45 McEneff 73' Report O'Connor 33'
20 May Dundalk 2–0ShelbourneOriel Park
19:45 Horgan 21'
Kilduff 85'		 Report
20 May UCD 4–3Bray WanderersUCD Bowl
19:45 O'Neill 3'
Sloggett 34'
Walters 45'
Douglas 68' (o.g.)		 Report Brennan 46', 52', 56'
20 May Waterford United0–2 Longford Town RSC
19:45 Report Duffy 24'
Gannon 38'
20 May Shamrock Rovers 4–0MidletonTallaght Stadium
20:00 Shaw 28'
Heaney 67'
Cregg 76'
Miele 90+2'		 Report
20 May Wexford Youths 3–0Firhouse Clover F.C.Ferrycarrig Park
20:20 Bonner 61'
Murphy 85', 90+2'		 Report Vickery Red card 46'
21 May Limerick 5–2Bluebell UnitedMarkets Field
14:00 Mulhall 14'
O'Flynn 41(p)', 51', 55(p)'
O'Conor 90+2'		 Report Byrne 77'
Mustapha 84'
21 May Ringmahon Rangers A.F.C. 2–1Glebe North F.C.Ringmahon Park
14:00 Deasy 50'
Kenny 60'		 Report Burke Red card 59'
O'Connor 68'
21 May Cobh Ramblers 2–1Cherry OrchardSt. Colman's Park
14:30 O'Connor 2'
McGreevy 49'		 Report Penrose 41'
21 May St Patrick's Athletic 8–0Pike RoversRichmond Park
15:00 Dennehy 2', 14'
Timlin 4', 54'
Barker 34'
Kelly 48', 59'
Corcoran 60'		 Report
21 May Athlone Town 0–0 Letterkenny Rovers Athlone Town Stadium
19:45 Report
21 May Sligo Rovers 3–0CabinteelyThe Showgrounds
19:45 Sadlier 16', 66'
Keohane 26'		 Report
21 May Finn Harps0–1 Crumlin United Finn Park
20:00 Molloy Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 64' Report Moorehouse 49'
22 May Janesboro F.C. 2–1Sheriff Y.C.Pearse Stadium
15:00 O'Reilly 57'
Nunan 70'		 Report Flood 22'
Dunne Red card 60'
Lester Red card 65'
O'Neill Red card 85'

Second round Replays

24 May Letterkenny Rovers0–1 (a.e.t.) Athlone Town Leckview Park
18:00 Report O'Sullivan 117'
24 May Drogheda United1–2 Derry City United Park
19:45 Thornton 35' Report Patterson 4'
Daniels 55'

Third round

The draw for the third round was made on 29 July 2016 in Clonmel.[4]

19 August Athlone Town0–5 Shamrock Rovers Athlone Town Stadium
19:45 Report McCabe 48'
Boyd 52'
Miele 63'
Madden 73'
Doona 78'
19 August Bohemians0–2 Derry City Dalymount Park
19:45 Report Monaghan 39'
Boyle 48'
19 August St Patrick's Athletic 2–0LimerickRichmond Park
19:45 Byrne 42'
Fagan 77'		 Report
19 August Wexford Youths 2–1Sligo RoversFerrycarrig Park
20:00 Dempsey 20'
Mulligan 90+2'		 Report Cretaro 64'
20 August Ringmahon Rangers A.F.C.1–4 Cobh Ramblers Turners Cross
18:00 O'Brien 40' Report Ellis 8'
O'Connor 15', 25'
Lehane 69'
20 August UCD 3–1Janesboro F.C.UCD Bowl
19:00 Swan 5'
Waters 29'
Scales 78'		 Report Ryan 38'
20 August Longford Town1–4 Cork City Strokestown Road
19:30 Dsane 80' Report K.O'Connor 5'
Maguire 68'
Sheppard 71'
Ogbene 90+2'
30 August Dundalk 5–0Crumlin UnitedOriel Park
19:45 Shields 8', 79'
Barrett 25'
Shiels 44'
O'Connor 74'		 Report

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals was made on 24 August 2016.[5][6] RTÉ 2 HD televised the Shamrock Rovers v Cork City game.[7]

9 September Shamrock Rovers0–5 Cork City Tallaght Stadium
19:45 Report Maguire 4', 46', 49'
Buckley 12'
Sheppard 33'
9 September UCD0–1 Dundalk UCD Bowl
19:45 Report Kilduff 66'
9 September Wexford Youths1–3 Derry City Ferrycarrig Park
20:00 Molloy 6' Report Patterson 45'
Schubert 67'
McNamee 84'
10 September St Patrick's Athletic 3–2Cobh RamblersRichmond Park
16:00 Fagan 14'
McGrath 20'
Dennehy 37'		 Report Ellis 49'
Lehane 61'

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 13 September 2016 on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1.[8][9] RTÉ 2 HD televised both games.[10]

2 October Dundalk 2–2 Derry City Oriel Park
13:45 Shiels 21'
Kilduff 45+3'		 Report Patterson 65'
Curtis 86'
2 October St Patrick's Athletic1–3 Cork City Richmond Park
15:55 Fagan 39' Report Bennett 24'
Maguire 51', 79'

Semi-final replays

4 October Derry City1–2 Dundalk Brandywell Stadium
19:45 Curtis 4' Report Kilduff 38' (pen.)
Finn 68'

Final

Main article: 2016 FAI Cup Final
6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) Cork City 1–0 (a.e.t.)DundalkDublin
15:40 GMT Maguire 120' Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Referee: Rob Rogers [11]

References

  1. ^ "Late, late Maguire strike seals Cork cup win". RTE Sport. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup First Round Draw". FAI.ie. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup Second Round Draw". FAI.ie. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup Third Round Draw". FAI.ie. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Shamrock Rovers and Cork City the pick of the bunch in FAI Cup Quarter-final Draw". Irish Independent.ie. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup Quarter-final Draw". FAI.ie. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. ^ "RTE to show Shamrock Rovers' games with St Patrick's Athletic and Cork City". RTE.ie. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup Semi-final Draw". FAI.ie. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  9. ^ "FAI Cup holders Dundalk drawn against Derry City in Semi-final". Irish Independent.ie. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Details for FAI Cup Semi-finals Confirmed". RTE.ie. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  11. ^ "FIFA Referees News: Ireland : 2016 FAI Cup Final". November 6, 2016.
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