2019 FAI Cup

2019 FAI Cup

Extra.ie FAI Cup
Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland
Venue(s)	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Dates	19 April – 3 November 2019
Teams	40
Final positions
Champions	Shamrock Rovers (25th title)
Runner-up	Dundalk
Europa League	Derry City [note 1]
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	117 (3.34 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Kris Twardek, David Cawley, Liam Kerrigan (4 goals)
←  2018 2020  → Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

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.

Maynooth University Town v Rockmount

19 April 2019	Maynooth University Town	5–1	Rockmount	Maynooth
19:00	Darragh Reynor Darragh Reynor Eoin McDermott Eoin McDermott Eoin McDermott	Report	Danny Whelan-Aherne 7'	Stadium: Rathcoffey Road

St. Mochta's v Collinstown

19 April 2019	St. Mochta's	0–1	Collinstown	Clonsilla
19:45	Dean Kelly  89'	Report	Ian McNeill 26'	Stadium: Porterstown Road

Newtown Rangers v Avondale United

20 April 2019	Newtown Rangers	3–4 (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

UCC v Malahide United

20 April 2019	UCC	0–2	Malahide United	Cork
15:00		Report	Mark Brennan 1' Calvin Dooney 90'	Stadium: The Farm

Glebe North v Midleton

20 April 2019	Glebe North	2–1	Midleton	Balbriggan
14:00	Sean O'Connor 30' Sean O'Connor 72'	Report	Jake Hegarty 82'	Stadium: Market Green

Glengad United v Home Farm

21 April 2019	Glengad United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Home Farm	Glengad
15:00	Stephen Fildara 80'	Report	Padraic Gilsenan 85'	Stadium: The Crua
	Penalties
	James McKinney Adam Byrne Michael Byrne John McLaughlin Matty Byrne Dillon Ruddy		Eoin Murray Darragh Deegan Aaron O'Dwyer Bradlee Hand David McGrath David Pepper

St. Michael's v Sheriff YC

25 May 2019	St. Michael's	1–0	Sheriff YC	Tipperary
19:00	Oliver O'Driscoll 50'	Report	Stephen Maher  30'	Stadium: Cooke Park

Lucan United v Aisling Annacotty

26 May 2019	Lucan United	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Aisling Annacotty	Celbridge
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
Bohemians Cork City Derry City Dundalk Finn Harps Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic UCD Waterford	Athlone Town Bray Wanderers Cabinteely Cobh Ramblers Drogheda United Galway United Limerick Longford Town Shelbourne Wexford	Collinstown Crumlin United Glebe North Killester Donnycarney Lucan United Malahide United Maynooth University Town	Avondale United Cobh Wanderers	Letterkenny Rovers	Inishowen League Glengad United Tipperary South District League St. Michael's

Cobh Wanderers v Limerick

9 August 2019	Cobh Wanderers	0–1	Limerick	Cobh
19:00		Report	Edmond O’Dwyer 79'	Stadium: St Colman's Park Referee: Andrew Mullally

Bohemians v Shelbourne

9 August 2019	Bohemians	3–2	Shelbourne	Phibsborough
19:45	Buckley 85' Mandroiu 88'90+1'	Report	Kilduff 62' Farrell 81' Kabia  74'  82'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 2,987 Referee: Robert Harvey

Cabinteely v Cork City

9 August 2019	Cabinteely	2–2 (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 Jack Tuite Conor Keeley Paul Fox Kevin Knight		Dan Casey Karl Sheppard Conor McCormack Joel Coustrain Gearóid Morrissey

Derry City v Wexford

9 August 2019	Derry City	1–0	Wexford	Derry
19:45	Parkhouse 84'	Report		Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Referee: Damien McGrath

Drogheda United v Avondale United

9 August 2019	Drogheda United	2–1	Avondale United	Drogheda
19:45	Mark Doyle 13' Ryan O'Shea 74'	Report	Luke McNally 61' (o.g.)	Stadium: United Park Attendance: 400 (estimated) Referee: Alan Patchell

St Patrick's Athletic v Bray Wanderers

9 August 2019	St Patrick's Athletic	2–1	Bray Wanderers	Inchicore
19:45	David Webster 55' Glen McAuley 74'	Report	Dean Williams 40'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 700 (estimated) Referee: Derek Tomney

Glebe North v Sligo Rovers

9 August 2019	Glebe North	0–8	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

Shamrock Rovers v Finn Harps

9 August 2019	Shamrock Rovers	1–0	Finn Harps	Tallaght
20:00	Daniel Carr 22'	Report		Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 1,372 Referee: Paul Tuite

St. Michael's v Glengad United

10 August 2019	St. Michael's	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	Glengad United	Tipperary
15:00	Colin Bargary  81'	Report		Stadium: Cooke Park
	Penalties
	Higgins Carr O'Brien O'Driscoll Slattery Ryan Kennedy Armshaw Breen		James McKinney Matthew Byrne Michael Byrne John McLaughlin Dillon Ruddy Cathal McDaid Connor Barrow Fionn McClure Terence Doherty

Crumlin United v Malahide United

10 August 2019	Crumlin United	3–1	Malahide United	Crumlin
18:00	Craig Walsh 10' Gar Brady 18' Alan McGreal 45' (pen.)	Report	8'	Stadium: Pearse Park Referee: Eddie Reilly

Cobh Ramblers v Dundalk

10 August 2019	Cobh Ramblers	0–1	Dundalk	Cobh
19:00		Report	Georgie Kelly 67'	Stadium: St Colman's Park Referee: Raymond Matthews

Lucan United v Killester Donnycarney

11 August 2019	Lucan United	2–1	Killester Donnycarney	Celbridge
11:00	Marco Chindea 30' Aji Sule 63'	Report	John Brophy 90+3'	Stadium: Celbridge Football Park Attendance: 150 (estimated)

Collinstown v Galway United

11 August 2019	Collinstown	1–2	Galway United	Whitehall
14:00	Jamie Aherne 11'	Report	Conor Barry 12' Conor Barry 15'	Stadium: Whitehall Stadium Referee: Paul Tuite

UCD v Letterkenny Rovers

11 August 2019	UCD	5–2	Letterkenny Rovers	Belfield
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

Maynooth University Town v Waterford

11 August 2019	Maynooth University Town	0–2	Waterford	Maynooth
15:00		Report	Shane Duggan 42' Kenny Browne 57'	Stadium: Rathcoffey Road

Longford Town v Athlone Town

13 August 2019	Longford Town	3–1	Athlone Town	Longford
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
Bohemians Cork City Derry City Dundalk Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic UCD Waterford	Drogheda United Galway United Longford Town Limerick	Crumlin United Lucan United	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.

Bohemians v Longford Town

23 August 2018	Bohemians	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Longford Town	Phibsborough
19:45	Andre Wright 91'	Report	Jack Doherty 94'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 1869 Referee: Paul Tuite
	Penalties
	Danny Mandroiu Conor Levingston Keith Ward Ross Tierney Darragh Leahy Andre Wright		Dean Byrne Anto Breslin Jack Doherty Karl Chambers Sam Verdon Lee Stacey

Derry City v Dundalk

23 August 2018	Derry City	2–3 (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

Galway United v Cork City

23 August 2018	Galway United	1–0	Cork City	Galway
19:45	Conor Melody 45'	Report		Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 717 Referee: Robert Rogers

UCD v St Patrick's Athletic

23 August 2018	UCD	3–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Belfield
19:45	Yousef Mahdy 21' Liam Kerrigan 27', 46' Jack Keaney  90'	Report	Conor Clifford 80'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 585 Referee: Graham Kelly

Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United

23 August 2018	Shamrock Rovers	4–0	Drogheda United	Tallaght
20:00	Gary O'Neill 56' Aaron Greene 60' Aaron McEneff 73' Sean Kavanagh 87'	Report		Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 1805 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Glengad United v Waterford

24 August 2018	Glengad United	0–2	Waterford	Buncrana
17:00		Report	Michael O'Connor 70' Cory Galvin 85'	Stadium: Maginn Park [note 2] Referee: Damien MacGraith

Sligo Rovers v Limerick

24 August 2018	Sligo Rovers	6–2	Limerick	Sligo
20:00	Romeo Parkes 24', 46' Ronan Coughlan 30' Dante Leverock  38' Regan Donelon 45' David Cawley 60' Kristopher Twardek 76'	Report	Karl O'Sullivan 7', 9' Shaun Kelly  35'  44' Clyde O' Connell  62' Jason Hughes  64'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1428 Referee: Robert Hennessy

Crumlin United v Lucan United

25 August 2018	Crumlin United	3–1	Lucan United	Crumlin
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
Bohemians Dundalk Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers UCD Waterford	Galway United	Crumlin United

Galway United v Shamrock Rovers

6 September 2019	Galway United	1–2	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

Sligo Rovers v UCD

7 September 2019	Sligo Rovers	4–0	UCD	Sligo
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

Waterford v Dundalk

9 September 2019	Waterford	1–3	Dundalk	Waterford
19:45	Maxim Kouogum 56'	Report	Daniel Kelly 9', 23', 33'	Stadium: Regional Sports Centre Attendance: 954 Referee: Paul Tuite

Crumlin United v Bohemians

16 September 2019	Crumlin United	0–2	Bohemians	Inchicore
20:00		Report	Andre Wright 15' Andy Lyons 55'	Stadium: Richmond Park [note 3] Referee: Rob Rogers

Semi-finals

Premier Division
Bohemians Dundalk Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers

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]

Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers

27 September 2019	Bohemians	0–2	Shamrock Rovers	Phibsborough, Dublin
19:45	Danny Mandroiu  77'	Report	Graham Burke 15' Aaron Greene 80'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Rob Hennessy

Sligo Rovers v Dundalk

29 September 2019	Sligo Rovers	0–1	Dundalk	Sligo
17:00		Report	Michael Duffy 89'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 4,079 Referee: Rob Harvey

Final

Main article: 2019 FAI Cup Final

3 November 2019 ^[6]

15:30

Dundalk	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Shamrock Rovers
Michael Duffy 90+3'	Report	Aaron McEneff 89' (pen.)
Penalties
Jamie McGrath Michael Duffy Daniel Cleary Jordan Flores	2–4	Jack Byrne Joey O'Brien Greg Bolger Gary O'Neill

Aviva Stadium , Dublin

Attendance: 33,111

Referee: Derek Tomney

Top scorers

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

• 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division
• 2019 League of Ireland First Division
• 2019 League of Ireland Cup