2021 FAI Cup

2021 FAI Cup
Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland
Venue(s)	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Dates	9 July 2021 — 28 November 2021
Teams	44 (all); 12 (qualifying round); 32 (main competition)
Final positions
Champions	St Patrick's Athletic (4th title)
Runner-up	Bohemians
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	113 (3.53 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Patrick Hoban – 7 goals
	← 2020 2022 → (Note: All statistics do not include qualifying round)

Last updated January 16, 2025

The 2021 FAI Cup was the 101st edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. This edition features teams from the League of Ireland Premier Division and the First Division, as well as non-league teams. The competition is to begin with qualifying on the week ending 11 July 2021. ^[1]

Qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 14 June 2021.

A total of 18 teams were in the qualifying round draw. Six teams received byes into the first round of the competition: Bangor GG F.C., Malahide United, Liffey Wanderers, St. Kevin's Boys, Usher Celtic and College Corinthians ^[2]

9 July 2021	Oliver Bond Celtic	1–2	Killester Donnycarney	Grangegorman, Dublin 7
19:30	Troy Carey 14'	Report	Sean Rogers 58' Gary Kenna 80'	Stadium: Grangegorman Astro Referee: Robert Redmond

10 July 2021	Maynooth University Town	3–1	Bonagee United	Maynooth, County Kildare
14:00	Cillian Duffy 30' Cillian Duffy 38' Jack O'Connor 73'	Report	Jack Parke 42' Packie Mailey 75' Packie Mailey 82'	Stadium: NUI Maynooth Astro

10 July 2021	Ringmahon Rangers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Crumlin United	Mahon, County Cork
15:00	Anthony McAlavey 16'	Report	Alan McGreal 5' (pen.)	Stadium: Ringmahon Park Referee: Raymond Murphy

10 July 2021	St Mochta's	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Cockhill Celtic	Clonsilla, Dublin 15
16:00	Gareth McCaffrey 59' (pen.) Alan Byrne 95'	Report	Garbhan Friel 3' (pen.)	Stadium: Porterstown Road

10 July 2021	Fairview Rangers	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Athenry	Garryowen, County Limerick
18:00	Conor Coughlan 5' Eoin Duff 45'	Report	Cole Connolly 31' Jamie O'Driscoll 87'	Stadium: Fairgreen Referee: Brian Higgins

11 July 2021	Kilnamanagh	5–0	Home Farm	Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24
11:00	Dean Clarke 33' Dean Clarke 53' (pen.) Sean Byrne 60' (pen.) Dean Clarke 74' (pen.) Stephen Kinch 89'	Report		Stadium: Ned Kelly Park

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 13 July 2021.^[3]

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

All ties were played the week ending Sunday 25 July 2021.

Teams in bold advanced to the second round.

Premier Division	First Division	Leinster Senior League	Munster Senior League
Bohemians Derry City Drogheda United Dundalk Finn Harps Longford Town Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Waterford	Athlone Town Bray Wanderers Cabinteely Cobh Ramblers Cork City Galway United Shelbourne Treaty United UCD Wexford	Bangor Greenhills Greenpark Crumlin United Killester Donnycarney Kilnamanagh Liffey Wanderers Malahide United Maynooth University Town St Kevin's Boys St Mochta's Usher Celtic	College Corinthians Fairview Rangers

23 July 2021	(2) Athlone Town	4–4 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Waterford (1)	Athlone, County Westmeath
19:45	Glen McAuley 75' (pen.) Stephen Meaney 83' Glen McAuley 88' (pen.) Glen McAuley 120+4'	Report	Anthony Wordsworth 40' Shane Griffin 53' Anthony Wordsworth 68' Greg Halford 90+1' George Forrest 120+3'	Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Damien McGrath
	Penalties
	Gary Comerford Glen McAuley Jack Reynolds Dylan Hand		Shane Griffin Cameron Evans Tunmise Sobowale John Martin

23 July 2021	(1) St Patrick's Athletic	6–0	Bray Wanderers (2)	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45	Billy King 23' Jason McClelland 38' Ben McCormack 55' Sam Bone 57' Paddy Barrett 62' Billy King 77'	Report		Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 750 Referee: John McLoughlin

23 July 2021	(2) UCD	2–0	Shelbourne (2)	Belfield, Dublin 4
19:45	Colm Whelan 56' (pen.) Harvey O'Brien 81'	Report		Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 200 Referee: David Dunne

23 July 2021	(2) Wexford	3–0	Cabinteely (2)	Crossabeg, County Wexford
19:45	Kyle Robinson 34' Lorcan Fitzgerald 41' (pen.) Jack Moylan 43'	Report		Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Referee: Oliver Moran

23 July 2021	(3) Maynooth University Town	4–0	Malahide United (3)	Maynooth, County Kildare
20:00	Paddy O'Sullivan 17' Paddy O'Sullivan 32' Paddy O'Sullivan 43' Jackson Ryan 73'	Report		Stadium: NUI Maynooth Astro Referee: John McCarthy

23 July 2021	(3) St Kevin's Boys	1–4	Kilnamanagh (3)	Whitehall, Dublin 9
20:00	Jordan Cromwell 20'	Report	Dean Clarke 6' Sean Byrne 51' Gary McCabe 58' Dean Clarke 77'	Stadium: St Aidan's CBS Astro Referee: Eddie Reilly

23 July 2021	(1) Shamrock Rovers	2–0	Galway United (2)	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00	Rory Gaffney 17' Dylan Watts 21'	Report		Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Robert Hennessy

24 July 2021	(1) Drogheda United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Derry City (1)	Drogheda, County Louth
15:00	Dinny Corcoran 45+4' Dane Massey 53' James Brown 82'	Report	Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe 53' Danny Lafferty 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Head In The Game Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Paul McLaughlin
	Penalties
	Jake Hyland James Clarke Luke Heeney Killian Phillips		Joe Thomson Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe Cameron McJannet James Akintunde Evan McLaughlin

24 July 2021	(3) Fairview Rangers	0–3 (a.e.t.)	Finn Harps (1)	Garryowen, County Limerick
16:00		Report	Seán Boyd 95' Paul Danagher 111' (o.g.) Barry McNamee 120+3'	Stadium: Fairgreen Referee: Graham Kelly

24 July 2021	(3) Bangor Greenhills Greenpark	0–5	Longford Town (1)	Mullolagher, County Longford
19:30		Report	Dean Williams 16' Dylan Grimes 65' Darragh Nugent 70' Callum Warfield 89' Aaron O'Driscoll 90+3'	Stadium: Bishopsgate Referee: Paul Norton
Note: Bangor GG gave up home advantage to Longford Town as their own home venue Greenhills Park was unsuitable to host the fixture.

25 July 2021	(3) Killester Donnycarney	1–0	Usher Celtic (3)	Killester, Dublin 5
11:00	Eoin Fowler 82'	Report	Jordan Buckley 90+3'	Stadium: Hadden Park Referee: Lee Duffy

25 July 2021	(3) Crumlin United	1–2	St Mochta's (3)	Crumlin, Dublin 12
14:00	Liam Brady 45+2' Glen Fulham 89'	Report	Mick Daly 5' Gareth McCaffrey 22' Liam Brady 45+2'	Stadium: VEC Captains Road Referee: Declan Troy

25 July 2021	(3) Liffey Wanderers	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Cobh Ramblers (2)	Belfield, Dublin 4
14:00		Report	Nathan O'Connell 94' Danny O'Connell 116'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Referee: Gavin Colfer

25 July 2021	(2) Treaty United	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Dundalk (1)	Garryowen, County Limerick
14:00	Anthony O'Donnell 111'	Report	Patrick McEleney 104'	Stadium: Markets Field Attendance: 200 Referee: Neil Doyle

25 July 2021	(3) College Corinthians	0–5	Bohemians (1)	Turners Cross, County Cork
15:00		Report	Keith Buckley 4' Aaron Doran 26' Keith Ward 58' (pen.) Jamie Mullins 79' Dawson Devoy 90'	Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Ray Matthews

25 July 2021	(1) Sligo Rovers	2–3	Cork City (2)	Sligo, County Sligo
17:00	Romeo Parkes 12' Romeo Parkes 69'	Report	Beineon O'Brien-Whitmarsh 28' Dylan McGlade 56' (pen.) Dale Holland 89'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 400 Referee: Rob Harvey

Bracketed number denotes which tier team currently plays in

Second round

The draw for the second round was made on 27 July 2021 at 6:30pm.^[4]

All ties were set to be played the week ending Sunday 29 August 2021.

Teams in bold advanced to the Quarter-finals.

Premier Division	First Division	Leinster Senior League
Bohemians Derry City Dundalk Finn Harps Longford Town Shamrock Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Waterford	Cobh Ramblers Cork City UCD Wexford	Killester Donnycarney Kilnamanagh Maynooth University Town St Mochta's

27 August 2021	(2) Cork City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	St Patrick's Athletic (1)	Turners Cross, County Cork
19:45	Barry Coffey 90+5'	Report	Chris Forrester 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 900 Referee: Derek Tomney
	Penalties
	Dylan McGlade Barry Coffey Darragh Crowley		Chris Forrester Ben McCormack Jason McClelland Alfie Lewis

27 August 2021	(1) Dundalk	5–1	St Mochta's (3)	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45	Sami Ben Amar 8' Patrick Hoban 51' (pen.) Patrick Hoban 52' Patrick Hoban 61' Jeongwoo Han 73'	Report	Gareth McCaffrey 12'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Graham Kelly

27 August 2021	(2) UCD	2–1	Longford Town (1)	Belfield, Dublin 4
19:45	Paul Doyle 69' Colm Whelan 80'	Report	Dean Williams 71'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 500 Referee: Adriano Reale

27 August 2021	(1) Waterford	4–1	Kilnamanagh (3)	Waterford City, County Waterford
19:45	John Martin 35' Cameron Evans 57' John Martin 62' Phoenix Patterson 82'	Report	Adam Buckley 85'	Stadium: RSC Attendance: 552 Referee: Rob Hennessy

27 August 2021	(1) Finn Harps	1–0	Derry City (1)	Ballybofey, County Donegal
20:00	Tunde Owolabi 74' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Finn Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Rob Harvey

28 August 2021	(3) Maynooth University Town	3–2	Cobh Ramblers (2)	Baldonnel, Dublin 22
19:00	John Kavanagh 18' (o.g.) Jack O'Connor 73' Jackson Ryan 81'	Report	Conor Drinan 90+4' John Kavanagh 76' Jason Abbott 78' (pen.)	Stadium: John Hyland Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Alan Patchell

29 August 2021	(3) Killester Donnycarney	0–2	Wexford (2)	Hadden Park, Killester
14:00	Ryan Robinson 64'	Report	Tyler Dunphy 56' Karl Manahan 66'	Stadium: Hadden Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan

29 August 2021	(1) Bohemians	2–1	Shamrock Rovers (1)	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
16:00	Ali Coote 55' Georgie Kelly 80' Andy Lyons 87'	Report	Roberto Lopes 78' Ronan Finn 80'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Neil Doyle

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 31 August 2021 at 6:30pm.

All ties were set to be played the week ending Sunday 19 September 2021.

Teams in bold advanced to the Semi-finals.

Premier Division	First Division	Leinster Senior League
Bohemians Dundalk Finn Harps St Patrick's Athletic Waterford	UCD Wexford	Maynooth University Town

17 September 2021	(1) Bohemians	4–0	Maynooth University Town (3)	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45	Keith Buckley 17' Conor Levingston 34' Keith Ward 36' Roland Idowu 61'	Report	Alex Kelly 32'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Adriano Reale

17 September 2021	(1) St Patrick's Athletic	3–0	Wexford (2)	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45	Sam Bone 7' Darragh Burns 33' Darragh Burns 63' Ronan Coughlan 90+4'	Report	Conor Crowley 40'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Derek Tomney

17 September 2021	(2) UCD	2–3	Waterford (1)	Belfield, Dublin 4
19:45	Colm Whelan 12' Liam Kerrigan 49' Colm Whelan 72'	Report	Junior Quitirna 36' Phoenix Patterson 66' (pen.) Prince Mutswunguma 90+1'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Referee: Rob Hennessy

17 September 2021	(1) Finn Harps	3–3	Dundalk (1)	Ballybofey, County Donegal
20:00	Tunde Owolabi 25' Jordan Mustoe 28' Seán Boyd 84' Seán Boyd 90+5'	Report	Patrick Hoban 29' (pen.) Sean Murray 39' Patrick Hoban 65'	Stadium: Finn Park Attendance: 1,690 Referee: Damien McGrath

21 September 2021Replay	(1) Dundalk	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Finn Harps (1)	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45	Sean Murray 39' Patrick Hoban 97' (pen.) Michael Duffy 105'	Report	Seán Boyd 6'	Stadium: Oriel Park Referee: Ben Connolly

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 24 September 2021 at 9:45pm after the league game between Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic by former League of Ireland player Conan Byrne live on RTÉ2.^[5]

All ties are set to be played the week ending Sunday 22 October 2021.

Teams in bold advanced to the Semi-finals.

Premier Division
Bohemians Dundalk St Patrick's Athletic Waterford

22 October 2021	(1) Bohemians	1–0	Waterford (1)	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45	Georgie Kelly 34' Dawson Devoy 35' Georgie Kelly 88'	Report	Niall O'Keeffe 30' 90+4' Kyle Ferguson 41' 53' Prince Mutswunguma 76'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Rob Harvey

22 October 2021	(1) St Patrick's Athletic	3–1	Dundalk (1)	Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45	Billy King 26' Matty Smith 57' Darragh Burns 86'	Report	Patrick Hoban 41'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Neil Doyle

Final

28 November 2021	St Patrick's Athletic	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Bohemians	Dublin
16:00	Chris Forrester 105+2'	^[6]	Rory Feely 107'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 37,126 Referee: Rob Hennessy
	Penalties
	Ronan Coughlan Billy King Chris Forrester Jason McClelland Robbie Benson		Dawson Devoy Conor Levingston Stephen Mallon Tyreke Wilson Keith Ward

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References

↑ "First round qualifying draw made". Limerick Post. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
↑ "FAI Cup Qualifying Round Draw confirmed". Football Association of Ireland . Retrieved 2021-06-14.
↑ "Holders Dundalk to visit Treaty United, Bohs away to Cork's Corinthians in first round". The 42. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
↑ "SSE Airtricity League". Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
↑ "Dublin clubs avoid each other as FAI Cup semi-final draw is made". The 42. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
↑ "FAI Cup Final Report: Bohemians 1 – 1 St. Patrick's Athletic (St. Pat's win 4-3 on penos AET)". extra time. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

External links

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[1] "First round qualifying draw made". Limerick Post. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[2] "FAI Cup Qualifying Round Draw confirmed". Football Association of Ireland . Retrieved 2021-06-14.

[3] "Holders Dundalk to visit Treaty United, Bohs away to Cork's Corinthians in first round". The 42. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[4] "SSE Airtricity League". Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

[5] "Dublin clubs avoid each other as FAI Cup semi-final draw is made". The 42. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[box_score-6] "FAI Cup Final Report: Bohemians 1 – 1 St. Patrick's Athletic (St. Pat's win 4-3 on penos AET)". extra time. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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