2018 FAI Cup

Last updated
2018 FAI Cup
Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Defending champions Cork City
Champions Dundalk (11th title)
Runners-up Cork City
Matches played40
Goals scored152 (3.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Kieran Sadlier (7 goals)
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 FAI Cup (known as the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 98th edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. It began with the qualifying round on 21 April 2018, and concluded with the final on 4 November 2018. The winner qualified for the 2019–20 Europa League first qualifying round.

Contents

Cork City were the defending champions but lost in the final 2–1 to Dundalk. [1] [2]

Qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round was made on 4 April 2018. FAI President Tony Fitzgerald was joined by Dundalk goalkeeper and three-time winner Gary Rogers and Irish Daily Mail Circulation Manager, David Vaz, to perform the draw.

A total of 20 teams entered the qualifying round, with four teams (Home Farm, Cockhill Celtic, Newmarket Celtic and Blarney United) receiving a bye to the first round proper. The remaining 16 teams played eight games, with the winners entering the first round proper.

The Irish Daily Mail offered a cash prize for the non-league team who advanced the furthest in the competition. [3]

21 April 2018 Avondale United 0–2 Pike Rovers Carrigaline
14:00 Report McGann Soccerball shade.svg 15' (pen.)
Collins Soccerball shade.svg 70'		Stadium: Avondale Park
21 April 2018 Leeds 3–1St. Michael's Ballyvolane
15:00 Report Stadium: Leeds Park
21 April 2018 Maynooth University Town 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Everton Maynooth
16:00Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Soccerball shade.svg 36'		 Report Spitere Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg 55'		Stadium: Maynooth University
21 April 2018 Inchicore Athletic 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Crumlin United Inchicore
19:00Geraghty Soccerball shade.svg Report Donnelly Soccerball shade.svg (pen.)Stadium: Pearse Park
22 April 2018 Dublin Bus 4–2Firhouse Clover Clondalkin
11:00Sasaki Soccerball shade.svg 4', 34'
Dunne Soccerball shade.svg 31'
McMahon Soccerball shade.svg 69'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Soccerball shade.svg 90'		Stadium: Coldcut Road
22 April 2018Kilnamanagh1–2 Skerries Town Kilnamanagh
11:00Collins Soccerball shade.svg Report Stadium: Ned Kelly Park
22 April 2018 CIÉ Ranch 1–0 Letterkenny Rovers Ballyfermot
14:00Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg 70' Report Stadium: CIÉ Works
22 April 2018 North End United 2–0 Cherry Orchard Curracloe
14:00Murphy Soccerball shade.svg 65' (pen.)
Beary Soccerball shade.svg 86'		 Report Stadium: The River Field

[4] [5] [6]

First round

The draw for the first round proper was made on 4 July 2018 at the Aviva Stadium, with Damien Duff as special guest. 12 non-League teams entered the draw along with the 20 teams from the League of Ireland. [7]

Fixtures took place on the week ending 12 August 2018.

10 August 2018 Drogheda United 1–0 Shamrock Rovers Drogheda
19:45Lyons Soccerball shade.svg 23' Report Stadium: United Park
Attendance: 1,000 (est.)
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
10 August 2018 UCD 2–0 Pike Rovers Belfield
19:45Molloy Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Davis Soccerball shade.svg 86'		 Report Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 150 (est.)
Referee: Alan Patchell
10 August 2018 Shelbourne 4–0 Athlone Town Drumcondra
19:45Kalandarishvili Soccerball shade.svg 40' (o.g.)
Kavanagh Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Moorhouse Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Fitzgerald Soccerball shade.svg 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Tolka Park
Attendance: 374
Referee: Adriano Reale
10 August 2018Inchicore Athletic0–5 St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore
19:45 Report Markey Soccerball shade.svg 55'
Keegan Soccerball shade.svg 76', 85'
Byrne Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Madden Soccerball shade.svg 87'		Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 1,000 (est.)
Referee: Ben Connolly
10 August 2018 Dundalk 3–0 Cobh Ramblers Dundalk
19:45Murray Soccerball shade.svg 32', 85'
McGrath Soccerball shade.svg 52'		 Report Stadium: Oriel Park
Referee: Robert Rogers
10 August 2018 Bray Wanderers 1–3 (a.e.t.) Finn Harps Bray
19:45Pender Soccerball shade.svg 15' Report Todd Soccerball shade.svg 64'
Place Soccerball shade.svg 97'
Borg Soccerball shade.svg 112'		Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Attendance: 410
Referee: Robert Harvey
10 August 2018 Wexford 0–7 Bohemians Crossabeg
20:00 Report Lunney Soccerball shade.svg 4'
Corcoran Soccerball shade.svg 9', 58'
Kelly Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Ward Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Stokes Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Magerusan Soccerball shade.svg 79'		Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park
Referee: Graham Kelly
11 August 2018 Blarney United 2–12 Derry City Blarney
17:00Welch Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Carroll Soccerball shade.svg 74'
 Report Hale Soccerball shade.svg 4', 46'
McEneff Soccerball shade.svg 7', 31'
Roy Soccerball shade.svg 8', 20', 34', 58'
McNamee Soccerball shade.svg 53', 83'
Farren Soccerball shade.svg 70'
McHattie Soccerball shade.svg 77'		Stadium: O'Shea Park
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
11 August 2018Newmarket Celtic1–2 Cabinteely Ennis
18:00Hayes Soccerball shade.svg 82' Report Doyle Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Clucas Soccerball shade.svg 74'		Stadium: Frank Healy Park
Referee: Robert Hennessy
11 August 2018Skerries Town1–4 Waterford Skerries
17:00Snowe Soccerball shade.svg 53' Report Noel Hunt Soccerball shade.svg 23', 85', 89'
Gavan Holohan Soccerball shade.svg 36'		Stadium: Skerries Rugby Club
Referee: David Dunne
11 August 2018 Sligo Rovers 0–1 Longford Town Sligo
19:45 Report Hollywood Soccerball shade.svg 65'Stadium: The Showgrounds
Referee: Neil Doyle
11 August 2018 Maynooth University Town 2–0Leeds Maynooth
17:00Daly Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Duffy Soccerball shade.svg 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Maynooth University Astro
Referee: Eddie Reilly
11 August 2018North End United0–4 Galway United Crossabeg
18:00 Report McCormack Soccerball shade.svg 9', 43', 44'
Barry Soccerball shade.svg 14'		Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park
Referee: Eoghan O'Shea
11 August 2018 Dublin Bus 0–1 CIÉ Ranch Clondalkin
15:00 Report O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg 90+3'Stadium: Coldcut Road
Referee: Johnny Glynn
12 August 2018 Home Farm 1–5 Cork City Whitehall
13:00Goulding Soccerball shade.svg 35' Report O'Hanlon Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Coughlan Soccerball shade.svg 8', 12'
McNamee Soccerball shade.svg 32'
Sadlier Soccerball shade.svg 44'		Stadium: Whitehall Stadium
Referee: Robert Rogers
12 August 2018 Cockhill Celtic 0–2 Limerick Buncrana
15:00 Report Brouder Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Maguire Soccerball shade.svg 74'		Stadium: Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds
Referee: Michael Connolly

Second round

The second round draw was held on 13 August 2018, producing just one all-Premier Division tie.

All fixtures were played on the weekend ending August 26 [8]

24 August 2018CIÉ Ranch2–6 (a.e.t.) UCD Newcastle
19:45Tobin Soccerball shade.svg 9' (o.g.)
Smith Soccerball shade.svg 16'		 Report Mahdy Soccerball shade.svg 32', 107'
McClelland Soccerball shade.svg 89', 110'
McDonald Soccerball shade.svg 99'
O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg 117'		Stadium: Greenogue
Attendance: 200 (est.)
Referee: Robert Rogers
24 August 2018 Galway United 0–2 Bohemians Galway
19:45 Report Leahy Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Stokes Soccerball shade.svg 79'		Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park
Attendance: 733
Referee: Robert Hennessy
24 August 2018 Derry City 1–0 St Patrick's Athletic Derry
19:45Delap Soccerball shade.svg 80' Report Stadium: Brandywell Stadium
Attendance: 1,500 (est.)
Referee: Neil Doyle
24 August 2018 Dundalk 2–0 Finn Harps Dundalk
19:45Murray Soccerball shade.svg 24' (pen.)
Kelly Soccerball shade.svg 52'		 Report Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 1,823
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
24 August 2018 Cork City 4–0Maynooth University Town Cork
19:45Barry Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Sadlier Soccerball shade.svg 56'
O’Hanlon Soccerball shade.svg 64' (pen.)
Coughlan Soccerball shade.svg 71'		 Report Stadium: Turners Cross
Attendance: 1,016
Referee: Sean Grant
24 August 2018 Drogheda United 0–1 Waterford Drogheda
19:45 Report Héry Soccerball shade.svg 4'Stadium: United Park
Attendance: 600 (est.)
Referee: Robert Harvey
24 August 2018 Limerick 2–1 Cabinteely Limerick
19:45Ellis Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Maguire Soccerball shade.svg 67'		 Report Knight Soccerball shade.svg 90'Stadium: Markets Field
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
25 August 2018 Longford Town 2–0 Shelbourne Longford
19:30McGlade Soccerball shade.svg 9' (pen.)
O'Reilly Soccerball shade.svg 72'		 Report Stadium: City Calling Stadium
Referee: John McLoughlin

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was broadcast live on RTÉ2's Soccer Republic on 27 August 2018.

All fixtures were set to be played on the week ending 9 September 2018. The game between Derry City and Bohemians was postponed until 19 September as Derry City had four players called up to under-21 squads. [9]

The game between Longford Town and Cork City was televised live on RTÉ2. [10]

7 September 2018 UCD 2–1 Waterford Belfield
19:45Davis Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Molloy Soccerball shade.svg 27'
Osam Yellow card.svg 67'		 Report Aborah Soccerball shade.svg 78' (pen.)
Webster Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 750 (estimate)
Referee: John McLoughlin
7 September 2018 Limerick 0–4 Dundalk Limerick
19:45O'Sullivan Yellow card.svg 20'
Maguire Yellow card.svg 59'
Coleman Yellow card.svg 70'		 Report Hoban Soccerball shade.svg 5', 21'
Mountney Soccerball shade.svg 36'
Kelly Soccerball shade.svg 71'		Stadium: Markets Field
Referee: Derek Tomney
7 September 2018 Longford Town 0–7 Cork City Longford
19:30Meenan Red card.svg 39' Report Morrissey Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Sadlier Soccerball shade.svg 23', 64', 88'
Coughlan Soccerball shade.svg 53'
O'Hanlon Soccerball shade.svg 75'
McNamee Soccerball shade.svg 89'		Stadium: City Calling Stadium
Referee: Raymond Matthews
19 September 2018 Derry City 1–3 Bohemians Derry
19:45McHattie Yellow card.svg 36'
Hale Yellow card.svg 42'
Shiels Yellow card.svg 61'
Shiels Yellow card.svg 61'Roy Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Hale Yellow card.svg 79'
Low Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Casey Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Corcoran Soccerball shade.svg 59', 90'
Pender Yellow card.svg 66'
Devaney Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Brandywell Stadium
Referee: Robert Harvey

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was broadcast live on RTÉ2's Soccer Republic on 10 September 2018.

Both games were played the weekend ending 30 September and televised live on RTÉ2. [11] The subsequent replay between Cork City and Bohemians was also broadcast live on RTÉ2.

28 September 2018 Dundalk 1–0 UCD Dundalk
19:45 McEleney Soccerball shade.svg 41' Report Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 2,926
Referee: Robert Hennessy
30 September 2018 Bohemians 1–1 Cork City Phibsborough
17:45Corcoran Soccerball shade.svg 68' Report Sadlier Soccerball shade.svg 87' (pen.)Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 3,207
Referee: Rob Rogers
8 October 2018Replay Cork City 2–1Bohemians Cork
19:30 Cummins Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Sheppard Soccerball shade.svg 36'		 Report Morris Soccerball shade.svg 59'Stadium: Turners Cross
Attendance: 2,347
Referee: Neil Doyle

Final

2018 FAI Cup
Final
Cork City 1–2 Dundalk
Sadlier Soccerball shade.svg 21' (pen.) Report Hoare Soccerball shade.svg 19'
McEleney Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Attendance: 30,412
Referee: Neil Doyle

See also

Related Research Articles

The 2011 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2011 FAI Ford Cup, is the 91st season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition will earn spots in both the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League and the 2012 Setanta Sports Cup.

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.

The 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 31st season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. Dundalk were champions and Cork City finished as runners-up.

The 2015 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2015 FAI Irish Daily Mail Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 95th 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 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

The 2015 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 EA Sports Cup, was the 42nd season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.

The 2016 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 EA Sports Cup, was the 43rd season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.

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.

2016 Dundalk F.C. season Dundalk 2016 football season

Dundalk entered the 2016 season as the reigning League Champions and FAI Cup holders from 2014, having won the 'Double' for the first time since 1987–88. 2016 was Stephen Kenny's third season at the club as manager. It was Dundalk's seventh consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 80th in all, and their 89th in the League of Ireland.

The 2017 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 EA Sports Cup, was the 44th season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams.

The 2017 FAI Senior Challenge Cup was the 97th season of the knockout national Football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of this season's cup earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would have entered in the first qualifying round.

The 2018 League of Ireland Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 EA Sports Cup, was the 45th season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup features teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams. Derry City won the cup for a record 11th time.

The 2018 season was Bohemian F.C.'s 128th year in existence as a football club. The club participated in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the FAI Cup, the EA Sports Cup and was also involved in the 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup known as the IRN-BRU Cup.

The 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division is the 35th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began in February 2019 and concluded in October 2019. Fixtures were announced in December 2018.

The 2019 FAI Cup was the 99th edition of the annual Republic of Ireland's cup competition.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 2019 League of Ireland Cup, also known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 EA Sports Cup, was the 46th season of the League of Ireland's secondary knockout competition. The EA Sports Cup featured teams from the SSE Airtricity League Premier and First Divisions, as well as some intermediate level teams. Dundalk defeated Derry City in the final in a penalty shoot-out, following a 2-2 draw.

Dundalk entered the 2014 season having finished as runners-up in 2013. 2014 was Stephen Kenny's second season at the club as manager. It was Dundalk's sixth consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 79th in all, and their 88th in the League of Ireland.

The 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity League for sponsorship reasons, is the 36th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began on 14 February 2020 and will conclude on 30 October 2020. The fixtures were announced on 20 December 2019. The season was halted in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland following the directive of the Irish government and the Football Association of Ireland. The FAI subsequently announced a contingency plan with a view to completing the domestic season at a later date with a reduced number of games. It resumed on 31 July. On 24 October Finn Harps won 2–0 at Bohemians which meant Shamrock Rovers won the league and Cork City were relegated.

The 2020 League of Ireland season was Bohemian Football Club's 130th year in their history and their 36th consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division since it became the top tier of Irish football. Bohemians were due to participate in both national domestic cup competitions this season, namely the FAI Cup and the EA Sports Cup. The latter was deferred indefinitely due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Bohemians competed in the UEFA Europa League for the first time in seven years as they qualified with a third-place finish the previous season.

The 2020 FAI Cup was the 100th edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. This edition featured clubs exclusively from the League of Ireland Premier Division and the First Division, whereas usually non-league teams are involved. The number of teams was reduced due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions also meant that crowds were restricted or prohibited from attending. The competition began on 10 August 2020 with the first of four rounds and concluded on 6 December 2020 with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.

The 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division is the 37th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985. Shamrock Rovers are the defending champions, having won their fifth league title the previous season.

References

  1. ↑ Stadium, Brendan Crossan at the Aviva. "Former Dundalk striker Sean Maguire fires Cork City to FAI Cup final win". The Irish News. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ↑ "McEleney the hero as Dundalk complete the double". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "SSE Airtricity League". www.sseairtricityleague.ie. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup: Qualifying Draw made - Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  5. ↑ "Match details confirmed for Qualifying Round - Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  6. ↑ "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup qualifying round results - Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  7. ↑ Kent, David. "FAI Cup draw sees holders Cork City head to Home Farm". Buzz.ie. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "IRISH DAILY MAIL FAI CUP SECOND ROUND FIXTURE SCHEDULE". SSE Airtricity League. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. ↑ MariborKev (6 September 2018). "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Fixture Confirmation". Derry City Football Club . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Longford Town v Cork City set to be televised on RTÉ2". SSE Airtricity League. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "RTE to broadcast FAI Cup semi-finals". RTÉ. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.