2019 FAI Cup
Extra.ie FAI Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
 Northern Ireland
Venue(s)Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Dates19 April – 3 November 2019
Teams40
Final positions
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (25th title)
Runner-upDundalk
Europa LeagueDerry City[note 1]
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored117 (3.34 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Kris Twardek, David Cawley, Liam Kerrigan (4 goals)
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.
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The 2019 FAI Cup (known as the Extra.ie FAI Cup for sponsorship purposes[1]) was the 99th edition of the annual Republic of Ireland's cup competition.[2] Forty teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the Premier Division and First Division. The competition began on 19 April 2019 with the first of five rounds and ended on 3 November 2019 with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.

The defending champions were Premier Division side Dundalk, after they defeated Cork City 2–1 in the previous final.

Shamrock Rovers won the final 4–2 against Dundalk for their 25th title. Because Rovers qualified for the Europa League through the Premier Division, the fourth-place team in the Premier Division, Derry City, earned qualification for 2020–21 edition of the UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round was made on 20 March 2019 at the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown. Former Republic of Ireland international Keith Fahey and FAI Vice President Noel Fitzroy performed the draw, with representatives from the clubs in attendance.

A total of 20 teams were in the qualifying round draw: 16 intermediate teams and four junior teams. Four teams received byes into the first round of the competition: Cobh Wanderers, Crumlin United, Letterkenny Rovers and Killester Donnycarney.[3]

All ties were set to be played the week ending Sunday 21 April.

19 April 2019 Maynooth University Town 5–1RockmountMaynooth
19:00 Darragh Reynor
Darragh Reynor
Eoin McDermott
Eoin McDermott
Eoin McDermott 		Report Danny Whelan-Aherne 7' Stadium: Rathcoffey Road
19 April 2019 St. Mochta's0–1 Collinstown Clonsilla
19:45 Dean Kelly Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card Report Ian McNeill 26' Stadium: Porterstown Road
20 April 2019 Newtown Rangers3–4 (a.e.t.) Avondale United Tallaght
14:00
  • Lee Murtagh 44'
    David Costigan 76'
    Carl Wynne 82'
 Report David Shovlin 23'
Danny O'Connell 61'
Jamie Murphy 66'
David Shovlin 113'		 Stadium: Farrell Park
20 April 2019 UCC0–2 Malahide United Cork
15:00 Report Mark Brennan 1'
Calvin Dooney 90'		 Stadium: The Farm
20 April 2019 Glebe North 2–1MidletonBalbriggan
14:00 Sean O'Connor 30'
Sean O'Connor 72'		 Report Jake Hegarty 82' Stadium: Market Green
21 April 2019 Glengad United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Home FarmGlengad
15:00 Stephen Fildara 80' Report Padraic Gilsenan 85' Stadium: The Crua
Penalties
James McKinney soccer ball with check mark
Adam Byrne soccer ball with check mark
Michael Byrne soccer ball with red X
John McLaughlin soccer ball with check mark
Matty Byrne soccer ball with check mark
Dillon Ruddy soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Eoin Murray
soccer ball with check mark Darragh Deegan
soccer ball with red X Aaron O'Dwyer
soccer ball with check mark Bradlee Hand
soccer ball with check mark David McGrath
soccer ball with red X David Pepper
25 May 2019 St. Michael's 1–0Sheriff YCTipperary
19:00 Oliver O'Driscoll 50' Report Stephen Maher Red card 30' Stadium: Cooke Park
26 May 2019 Lucan United 3–1 (a.e.t.)Aisling AnnacottyCelbridge
13:00 Marco Chindea
Harmony Mercer
Andrew Bracken 		Report Ben Banaghan Stadium: Celbridge Football Park

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 8 July 2019 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and was hosted by Con Murphy.[4] National under-21 team manager Stephen Kenny and former Derry City manager Gavin Dykes performed the draw.

A total of 32 teams were in the first round draw: 20 teams from the Premier Division and First Division, four teams who received byes from the qualifying round and eight winners of the qualifying round.

All ties were set to be played the week ending Sunday 11 August, except the tie between Athlone Town and Longford Town, which was postponed to 13 August due to an unplayable pitch.

Teams in bold advanced to the second round.

Premier Division First Division Leinster Senior League Munster Senior League Ulster Senior League Teams from other leagues

Inishowen League

  • Glengad United

Tipperary South District League

9 August 2019 Cobh Wanderers0–1 Limerick Cobh
19:00 Report Edmond O’Dwyer 79' Stadium: St Colman's Park
Referee: Andrew Mullally
9 August 2019 Bohemians 3–2ShelbournePhibsborough
19:45 Buckley 85'
Mandroiu 88' 90+1'		 Report Kilduff 62'
Shane Farrell 81'
Jaze Kabia Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 82'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 2,987
Referee: Robert Harvey
9 August 2019 Cabinteely2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Cork City Blackrock
19:45 Kevin Knight 76'
Rob Manley 94'		 Report Conor McCarthy 20'
Ronan Hurley 119'		 Stadium: Stradbrook
Attendance: 550 (estimated)
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Penalties
Rob Manley soccer ball with red X
Jack Tuite soccer ball with check mark
Conor Keeley soccer ball with check mark
Paul Fox soccer ball with check mark
Kevin Knight soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Dan Casey
soccer ball with check mark Karl Sheppard
soccer ball with check mark Conor McCormack
soccer ball with check mark Joel Coustrain
soccer ball with check mark Gearóid Morrissey
9 August 2019 Derry City 1–0WexfordDerry
19:45 Parkhouse 84' Report Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
Referee: Damien McGrath
9 August 2019 Drogheda United 2–1Avondale UnitedDrogheda
19:45 Mark Doyle 13'
Ryan O'Shea 74'		 Report Luke McNally 61' (o.g.) Stadium: United Park
Attendance: 400 (estimated)
Referee: Alan Patchell
9 August 2019 St Patrick's Athletic 2–1Bray WanderersInchicore
19:45 David Webster 55'
Glen McAuley 74'		 Report Dean Williams 40' Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 700 (estimated)
Referee: Derek Tomney
9 August 2019 Glebe North0–8 Sligo Rovers Balbriggan
19:45 Report David Cawley 12', 49', 76'
Regan Donelon 37'
Dante Leverock 53'
Kris Twardek 65', 80', 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Market Green
Attendance: 400 (estimated)
Referee: David Dunne
9 August 2019 Shamrock Rovers 1–0Finn HarpsTallaght
20:00 Daniel Carr 22' Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Paul Tuite
10 August 2019 St. Michael's0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Glengad United Tipperary
15:00 Colin Bargary Red card 81' Report Stadium: Cooke Park
Penalties
Higgins soccer ball with check mark
Carr soccer ball with red X
O'Brien soccer ball with check mark
O'Driscoll soccer ball with check mark
Slattery soccer ball with check mark
Ryan soccer ball with check mark
Kennedy soccer ball with check mark
Armshaw soccer ball with check mark
Breen soccer ball with red X		 James McKinney soccer ball with red X
Matthew Byrne soccer ball with check mark
Michael Byrne soccer ball with check mark
John McLaughlin soccer ball with check mark
Dillon Ruddy soccer ball with check mark
Cathal McDaid soccer ball with check mark
Connor Barrow soccer ball with check mark
Fionn McClure soccer ball with check mark
Terence Doherty soccer ball with check mark
10 August 2019 Crumlin United 3–1Malahide UnitedCrumlin
18:00 Craig Walsh 10'
Gar Brady 18'
Alan McGreal 45' (pen.)		 Report 8' Stadium: Pearse Park
Referee: Eddie Reilly
10 August 2019 Cobh Ramblers0–1 Dundalk Cobh
19:00 Report Georgie Kelly 67' Stadium: St Colman's Park
Referee: Raymond Matthews
11 August 2019 Lucan United 2–1Killester DonnycarneyCelbridge
11:00 Marco Chindea 30'
Aji Sule 63'		 Report John Brophy 90+3' Stadium: Celbridge Football Park
Attendance: 150 (estimated)
11 August 2019 Collinstown1–2 Galway United Whitehall
14:00 Jamie Aherne 11' Report Conor Barry 12'
Conor Barry 15'		 Stadium: Whitehall Stadium
Referee: Paul Tuite
11 August 2019 UCD 5–2Letterkenny RoversBelfield
14:00 Yousef Mahdy 50'
Jason McClelland 60'
Richie O'Farrell 73'
Liam Kerrigan 83', 90+3'		 Report BJ Banda 22', 77' Stadium: UCD Bowl
Referee: Paula Brady
11 August 2019 Maynooth University Town0–2 Waterford Maynooth
15:00 Report Shane Duggan 42'
Kenny Browne 57'		 Stadium: Rathcoffey Road
13 August 2019 Longford Town 3–1Athlone TownLongford
19:45 Aaron Dobbs 46' 90'
Joseph Manley 71'		 Kealon Dillon 40' Stadium: City Calling Stadium
Note: Originally due to be played on 10 August but was postponed until 13 August due to a waterlogged pitch.

Second round

Teams in bold advanced to the Quarterfinals.

Premier Division First Division Leinster Senior League Inishowen League
  • Glengad United

The draw for the second round took place on 12 August 2019 and was broadcast live on the Extra.ie Facebook page.

All ties were played on the week ending Sunday 25 August.

23 August 2018 Bohemians 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Longford TownPhibsborough
19:45 Andre Wright 91' Report Jack Doherty 94' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 1869
Referee: Paul Tuite
Penalties
Danny Mandroiu soccer ball with red X
Conor Levingston soccer ball with check mark
Keith Ward soccer ball with check mark
Ross Tierney soccer ball with check mark
Darragh Leahy soccer ball with check mark
Andre Wright soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Dean Byrne
soccer ball with check mark Anto Breslin
soccer ball with check mark Jack Doherty
soccer ball with check mark Karl Chambers
soccer ball with check mark Sam Verdon
soccer ball with red X Lee Stacey
23 August 2018 Derry City2–3 (a.e.t.) Dundalk Derry
19:45 Gregory Sloggett 51'
Darren McCauley 84'		 Report Daniel Kelly 33'
Daniel Cleary 53'
Georgie Kelly 117'		 Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
Referee: Robert Harvey
23 August 2018 Galway United 1–0Cork CityGalway
19:45 Conor Melody 45' Report Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park
Attendance: 717
Referee: Robert Rogers
23 August 2018 UCD 3–1St Patrick's AthleticBelfield
19:45 Yousef Mahdy 21'
Liam Kerrigan 27', 46'
Jack Keaney Red card 90'		 Report Conor Clifford 80' Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 585
Referee: Graham Kelly
23 August 2018 Shamrock Rovers 4–0Drogheda UnitedTallaght
20:00 Gary O'Neill 56'
Aaron Greene 60'
Aaron McEneff 73'
Sean Kavanagh 87'		 Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 1805
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
24 August 2018 Glengad United0–2 Waterford Buncrana
17:00 Report Michael O'Connor 70'
Cory Galvin 85'		 Stadium: Maginn Park[note 2]
Referee: Damien MacGraith
24 August 2018 Sligo Rovers 6–2LimerickSligo
20:00 Romeo Parkes 24', 46'
Ronan Coughlan 30'
Dante Leverock Red card 38'
Regan Donelon 45'
David Cawley 60'
Kristopher Twardek 76'		 Report Karl O'Sullivan 7', 9'
Shaun Kelly Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 44'
Clyde O' Connell Red card 62'
Jason Hughes Red card 64'		 Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 1428
Referee: Robert Hennessy
25 August 2018 Crumlin United 3–1Lucan UnitedCrumlin
14:00 Shane Maloney 9' (o.g.)
Jake Donnelley 18' (pen.)
Alan McGreal 41'		 Report Patrick Seerey 69' Stadium: CBS Captain's Road
Attendance: 200 (estimate)
Referee: Barry Fitzpatrick

Quarter-finals

Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals.

Premier Division First Division Leinster Senior League
6 September 2019 Galway United1–2 Shamrock Rovers Galway
19:45 Maurice Nugent 34' Report Aaron Greene 56'
Lee Grace 90+3'		 Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park
Attendance: 1,525
Referee: Derek tomney
7 September 2019 Sligo Rovers 4–0UCDSligo
19:45 Ronan Coughlan 8'
Conor Kearns 56' (o.g.)
Regan Donelon 54' (pen.)
Niall Watson 89'		 Report Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 1,927
Referee: Paul McLoughlin
9 September 2019 Waterford1–3 Dundalk Waterford
19:45 Maxim Kouogum 56' Report Daniel Kelly 9', 23', 33' Stadium: Regional Sports Centre
Attendance: 954
Referee: Paul Tuite
16 September 2019 Crumlin United0–2 Bohemians Inchicore
20:00 Report Andre Wright 15'
Andy Lyons 55'		 Stadium: Richmond Park[note 3]
Referee: Rob Rogers

Semi-finals

Premier Division

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 12 September 2019 and was broadcast live on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1. Both ties were played on the weekend ending 29 September and were shown live on RTÉ2.[5]

27 September 2019 Bohemians0–2 Shamrock Rovers Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45 Danny Mandroiu Red card 77' Report Graham Burke 15'
Aaron Greene 80'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Rob Hennessy
29 September 2019 Sligo Rovers0–1 Dundalk Sligo
17:00 Report Michael Duffy 89' Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 4,079
Referee: Rob Harvey

Final

Main article: 2019 FAI Cup Final
Dundalk1–1 (a.e.t.)Shamrock Rovers
Michael Duffy 90+3' Report Aaron McEneff 89' (pen.)
Penalties
Jamie McGrath soccer ball with check mark
Michael Duffy soccer ball with red X
Daniel Cleary soccer ball with red X
Jordan Flores soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 Jack Byrne soccer ball with check mark
Joey O'Brien soccer ball with check mark
Greg Bolger soccer ball with check mark
Gary O'Neill soccer ball with check mark
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 33,111
Referee: Derek Tomney

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Canada Kristopher Twardek Sligo Rovers 4
Republic of Ireland David Cawley
Republic of Ireland Liam Kerrigan UCD
4 Republic of Ireland Eoin McDermott Maynooth University Town 3
Republic of Ireland Daniel Kelly Dundalk
Republic of Ireland Regan Donelon Sligo Rovers
Republic of Ireland Aaron Greene Shamrock Rovers
8 Northern Ireland Aaron McEneff Shamrock Rovers 2
Northern Ireland Michael Duffy Dundalk
England Andre Wright Bohemians
Republic of Ireland Ronan Coughlan Sligo Rovers
Republic of Ireland Alan McGreal Crumlin United
Republic of Ireland Yousef Mahdy UCD
Republic of Ireland Georgie Kelly Dundalk
Republic of Ireland Aaron Dobbs Longford Town
South Africa BJ Banda Letterkenny Rovers
Republic of Ireland Conor Barry Galway United
Romania Marco Chindea Lucan United
Republic of Ireland Danny Mandroiu Bohemians
Republic of Ireland Darragh Reynor Maynooth University Town

Notes

  1. ^ Since the winners of the FAI Cup, Shamrock Rovers, qualified for the Europa League based on their league position, the Europa League qualifying spot awarded to the FAI Cup winner was passed to the fourth-placed team in the Premier Division, Derry City.
  2. ^ Glengad United played their second round match at Maginn Park, Buncrana, instead of their regular stadium, The Crua, Glengad.
  3. ^ Crumlin United played their quarter-final match at Richmond Park, Inchicore, instead of their regular stadium, Pearse Park, Crumlin.

References

  1. ^ Cahill, Cormac (8 July 2019). "FAI announce first digital sponsor with the Extra.ie FAI Cup". Extra.ie. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ Malone, Emmet. "FAI announces key dates and format for next season". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ "FAI Cup: Aisling Annacotty travel to Lucan United | Football Association of Ireland". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  4. ^ Whelan, Nathan (8 July 2019). "Bohs to meet Shels as the Extra.ie FAI Cup draw is confirmed". Extra.ie. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Dundalk away to Sligo Rovers in FAI Cup semi-final". RTÉ. 12 September 2019. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "FAI unveils dates for 2019 Airtricity League season". Irish Examiner. 5 November 2018.

See also

External links

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