2022 FAI Cup

2022 FAI Cup

Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland
Venue(s)	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Dates	22 April — 13 November 2022
Teams	44 (all) 12 (qualifying round) 32 (main competition)
Final positions
Champions	Derry City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	123 (3.97 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Enda Curran (6 goals)
←  2021 2023  → (Note: All statistics do not include qualifying round)

The 2022 FAI Cup is the 102nd 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 began with qualifying on the week ending 22 April 2022. ^[1]

The winners of the FAI Cup earns automatic qualification for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Teams

The FAI Cup is a knockout competition with 38 teams taking part. The competitors consist 19 teams from the Football League system (10 teams from the Premier Division and 9 from the First Division) plus 19 teams from the regional leagues (levels 3–7 of the Republic of Ireland football league system).

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs remaining	New entries this round	Teams entering this round
Preliminary Round		6	38 → 32	12	12 Non-League teams
First Round		16	32 → 16	26	10 Premier Division teams, 9 First Division teams, 7 Non-League teams
Second Round		8	16 → 8	None	None
Quarter-Finals		4	8 → 4	None	None
Semi-Finals		2	4 → 2	None	None
Final		1	2 → 1	None	None

Preliminary round

The six Preliminary Round ties began over the weekend of the 22nd of April with the First Round proper due to be played on 29–31 July. Seven non-league teams received byes into the First round: Bangor Celtic, Bonagee United, Cockhill United, Lucan United, Malahide United, Maynooth University Town and Oliver Bond Celtic.

Leinster Senior League	Munster Senior League	Limerick & District League	Galway & District League	Waterford & District League
Bluebell United Inchicore Athletic Killester Donnycarney Liffey Wanderers St Francis Usher Celtic	Carrigaline United Everton AFC Rockmount	Pike Rovers	Salthill Devon	Villa FC

Usher Celtic (5) v St Francis (4)

22 April 2022

Usher Celtic (5)

1–0

St Francis (4)

Villa FC (7) v Inchicore Athletic (5)

23 April 2022

Villa FC (7)

2–0

Inchicore Athletic (5)

Killester Donnycarney (3) v Carrigaline United (3)

24 April 2022

Killester Donnycarney (3)

2–0

Carrigaline United (3)

Pike Rovers (7) v Everton AFC (4)

24 April 2022

Pike Rovers (7)

1–0

Everton AFC (4)

Bluebell United (3) v Rockmount (3)

24 April 2022

Bluebell United (3)

3–1

Rockmount (3)

Liffey Wanderers (3) v Salthill Devon (7)

8 May 2022

Liffey Wanderers (3)

0–1

Salthill Devon (7)

First round

The draw for the First Round was made on 21 June 2022., ^[2] consisting of the 6 winners from the previous round, all 19 members of the League of Ireland and seven teams who received byes from the preliminary round. The round included three teams from the seventh tier, the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition: Pike Rovers, Salthill Devon and Villa FC.

League of Ireland Premier Division	League of Ireland First Division	Leinster Senior League	Ulster Senior League	Limerick & District League	Galway & District League	Waterford & District League
Bohemians Derry City Drogheda United Dundalk Finn Harps St Patrick's Athletic Shamrock Rovers Shelbourne Sligo Rovers UCD	Athlone Town Bray Wanderers Cobh Ramblers Cork City Galway United Longford Town Treaty United Waterford Wexford	Bangor Celtic Bluebell United Killester Donnycarney Lucan United Malahide United Maynooth University Town Oliver Bond Celtic Usher Celtic	Bonagee United Cockhill Celtic	Pike Rovers	Salthill Devon	Villa FC

Matches

Maynooth University Town (3) v Villa FC (7)

29 July 2022	Maynooth University Town (3)	2–1	Villa FC (7)	Maynooth, County Kildare
19:30	Sven Biansumba 53' Jack O'Connor 78'	Report	James Kennedy 83'	Stadium: Maynooth University Astro

Bray Wanderers (2) v Shelbourne (1)

29 July 2022	Bray Wanderers (2)	0–3	Shelbourne (1)	Bray, County Wicklow
19:45		Report	Sean Boyd 5' Sean Boyd 11' Jack Moylan 66'	Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Referee: Sean Grant

Drogheda United (1) v Athlone Town (2)

29 July 2022	Drogheda United (1)	5–1	Athlone Town (2)	Drogheda, County Louth
	Adam Foley 6' Dean Williams 42' Darragh Markey 45+1' Dean Williams 55' Ryan Brennan 68'	Report	Matthew McCarrick 84'	Stadium: United Park

Dundalk (1) v Longford Town (2)

29 July 2022	Dundalk (1)	4–0	Longford Town (2)	Dundalk, County Louth
19:45	Greg Sloggett 59' Patrick Hoban 61' Joe Adams 63' Greg Sloggett 68'	Report		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 1,576 Referee: Alan Patchell

Treaty United (2) v Usher Celtic (5)

29 July 2022	Treaty United (2)	5–0	Usher Celtic (5)	Garryowen, County Limerick
19:45	Sean Guerins 6' Dean George 48' Dean George 61' Enda Curran 70' Success Edogun 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Markets Field Referee: Robert Dowling

UCD (1) v Cockhill Celtic (3)

29 July 2022	UCD (1)	3–0	Cockhill Celtic (3)	Belfield, Dublin 4
19:45	Tommy Lonergan 30' Tommy Lonergan 34' Michael Gallagher 75'	Report		Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 200 (Est.) Referee: Paul Norton

Bangor Celtic (3) v Shamrock Rovers (1)

29 July 2022	Bangor Celtic (3)	0–4	Shamrock Rovers (1)	Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00		Report	Rory Gaffney 32' Seán Hoare 66' Aidomo Emakhu 74' Daniel Cleary 82'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 1,730 Referee: Oliver Moran

Finn Harps (1) v Bohemians (1)

29 July 2022	Finn Harps (1)	1–3	Bohemians (1)	Ballybofey, County Donegal
20:00	Eric McWoods 45+1'	Report	Declan McDaid 20' Josh Kerr 43' Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe 48'	Stadium: Finn Park Referee: Rob Harvey

Derry City (1) v Oliver Bond Celtic (6)

30 July 2022	Derry City (1)	7–0	Oliver Bond Celtic (6)	Derry, Northern Ireland
17:00	James Akintunde 8' Declan Glass 25' Declan Glass 28' Declan Glass 40' (pen.) James Akintunde 62' Mark Connolly 74' Jamie McGonigle 86'	Report		Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Referee: Derek Tomney

Lucan United (3) v Killester Donnycarney (3)

30 July 2022	Lucan United (3)	3–0	Killester Donnycarney (3)	Celbridge, County Kildare
18:30	Josh Ukek 26' Harry McEvoy 44' Dave Mooney 58' (pen.) Glen Hollywood  85'	Report	Craig Giles  90'	Stadium: O'Hanlon Park

Bonagee United (3) v Pike Rovers (7)

31 July 2022	Bonagee United (3)	6–0	Pike Rovers (7)	Letterkenny, County Donegal
14:00	Conor Black 15' Michael Doherty 37' Tony McNamee 41' Tony McNamee 48' Jamie Lynagh 65' Conor Black 82'	Report	Steven McGann  32'	Stadium: Dry Arch Park

Salthill Devon (7) v Malahide United (3)

31 July 2022	Salthill Devon (7)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Malahide United (3)	Drom East, County Galway
14:00	Cillian Doyle 55' Matthew Barrett 60'	Report	Jordi Ebanda 52' Ciaran McGahan 90+5'	Stadium: Drom Soccer Park Referee: Trevor Conlon
	Penalties
	TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC Matthew Barrett		TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Bluebell United (3) v Galway United (2)

31 July 2022	Bluebell United (3)	0–7	Galway United (2)	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
15:00	Shane Stritch  11'	Report	David Hurley 9' (pen.) Stephen Walsh 32' Stephen Walsh 33' Rob Manley 51' David Tarmey 80' Francely Lomboto 88' Francely Lomboto 90'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 300 (Est.) Referee: Gavin Colfer

St Patrick's Athletic (1) v Waterford (2)

31 July 2022	St Patrick's Athletic (1)	2–3	Waterford (2)	Inchicore, Dublin 8
15:00	Ronan Coughlan 18' (pen.) Tom Grivosti 28'	Report	Wassim Aouachria 13' Wassim Aouachria 33' Junior Quitirna 42'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,000 (Est.) Referee: Rob Hennessey

Cobh Ramblers (2) v Cork City (2)

31 July 2022	Cobh Ramblers (2)	0–1	Cork City (2)	Cobh, County Cork
16:00		Report	Ruairí Keating 27'	Stadium: St Colman's Park Attendance: St Colman's Park Referee: Ray Matthews

Sligo Rovers (1) v Wexford (2)

31 July 2022	Sligo Rovers (1)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Wexford (2)	Sligo Town, County Sligo
18:00	Aidan Keena 53' (pen.)	Report	Daniel Corcoran 80' Ger Shortt 115'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Referee: Damien McGraith

Second round

The draw for the Second Round took place on 2 August 2022. Con Murphy hosted proceedings with former FAI Cup winners Alan Keane and Declan 'Fabio' O'Brien making the draw. ^[3] The draw consisted of the 16 winners from the previous round: 7 teams from the Premier Division, 5 from First Division and 4 non-league outfits. The round included four teams from the third tier, the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition: Bonagee United, Lucan United, Malahide United and Maynooth University Town.

League of Ireland Premier Division	League of Ireland First Division	Leinster Senior League	Ulster Senior League
Bohemians Derry City Drogheda United Dundalk Shamrock Rovers Shelbourne UCD	Cork City Galway United Treaty United Waterford Wexford	Lucan United Malahide United Maynooth University Town	Bonagee United

Derry City (1) v Cork City (2)

26 August 2022	Derry City (1)	2–0	Cork City (2)	Derry, Northern Ireland
19:45	Will Patching 11' (pen.) Sadou Diallo 73'	Report	Ruairí Keating  51'	Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 3,600 (Est.) Referee: Gavin Colfer

Galway United (2) v UCD (1)

26 August 2022	Galway United (2)	2–3	UCD (1)	Galway City, County Galway
19:45	Mikie Rowe 44' Max Hemmings 65'	Report	Tommy Lonergan 17' Dylan Duffy 51' Tommy Lonergan 87'	Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park

Lucan United (3) v Bohemians (1)

26 August 2022	Lucan United (3)	0–2	Bohemians (1)	Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45	Anthony McKay  76'	Report	Liam Burt 32' Jonathan Afolabi 34'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 3,000 (Est.) Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan

Wexford (2) v Dundalk (1)

26 August 2022	Wexford (2)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Dundalk (1)	Crossabeg, County Wexford
19:45	Luka Lovic 55' Ger Shortt 66'	Report	David McMillan 38' Ryan O'Kane 73' Robbie Benson 109' (pen.)	Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Attendance: 567 Referee: Adriano Reale

Bonagee United (3) v Shelbourne (1)

26 August 2022	Bonagee United (3)	0–4	Shelbourne (1)	Letterkenny, County Donegal
20:00		Report	Josh Giurgi 45' Daniel Carr 53' Jack Moylan 60' Daniel Carr 72'	Stadium: Dry Arch Park Attendance: 1,000 (Est.)

Malahide United (3) v Waterford (2)

27 August 2022	Malahide United (3)	0–6	Waterford (2)	Malahide, County Dublin
17:00		Report	Shane Griffin 7' Roland Idowu 9' Wassim Aouachria 13' Phoenix Patterson 31' Darragh Power 78' Wassim Aouachria 90'	Stadium: Gannon Park Referee: David Dunne

Maynooth University Town (3) v Treaty United (2)

27 August 2022	Maynooth University Town (3)	0–3	Treaty United (2)	Clondalkin, Dublin 22
17:30		Report	Enda Curran 32' Willie Armshaw 73' Lee Devitt 83'	Stadium: John Hyland Park Attendance: 220 (Est.) Referee: Alan Patchell

Drogheda United (1) v Shamrock Rovers (1)

28 August 2022	Drogheda United (1)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Shamrock Rovers (1)	Drogheda, County Louth
17:00	Dean Williams 58'	Report	Sean Gannon 4' Andy Lyons 110'	Stadium: Head In The Game Park

Quarter-final

The draw for the quarter final took place on 30 August 2022 and all ties were played the week ending Sunday 18 September 2022. The draw consisted of the 8 winners from the previous round: 6 teams from the Premier Division and 2 from First Division. The round included two teams from the second tier, the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition: Treaty United and Waterford.

League of Ireland Premier Division	League of Ireland First Division
Bohemians Derry City Dundalk Shamrock Rovers Shelbourne UCD	Treaty United Waterford

Treaty United (2) v UCD (1)

16 September 2022	Treaty United (2)	4–1	UCD (1)	Garryowen, County Limerick
19:45	Enda Curran 26' (pen.) Enda Curran 41' Enda Curran 50' William Armshaw 76'	Report	Tommy Lonergan 80'	Stadium: Markets Field

Waterford (2) v Dundalk (1)

16 September 2022	Waterford (2)	3–2	Dundalk (1)	Waterford City, County Waterford
19:45	Shane Griffin 31' Darragh Power 43' Phoenix Patterson 65'	Report	Paul Doyle 11' Keith Ward 90+3'	Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre Referee: Neil Doyle

Shelbourne (1) v Bohemians (1)

18 September 2022	Shelbourne (1)	3–0	Bohemians (1)	Drumcondra, Dublin 3
14:00	Jack Moylan 21' Sean Boyd 39' Sean Boyd 72'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park

Derry City (1) v Shamrock Rovers (1)

18 September 2022	Derry City (1)	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Shamrock Rovers (1)	Derry, Northern Ireland
17:00	Jamie McGonigle 19' Daniel Lafferty 96' Brandon Kavanagh 110'	Report	Lee Grace  38' Rory Gaffney 66'	Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

Semi-final

The draw for the semi-final took place on 18 September 2022. ^[4]

A total of 4 teams were in the semi-final draw: 2 teams from the Premier Division and 2 from First Division.

All ties were played on Sunday 16 October 2022.

League of Ireland Premier Division	League of Ireland First Division
Derry City Shelbourne	Treaty United Waterford

Derry City (1) v Treaty United (2)

16 October 2022	Derry City (1)	2–1	Treaty United (2)	Derry, Northern Ireland
14:00	Jamie McGonigle 8' Brandon Kavanagh 16'	Report	29' (pen.) Enda Curran	Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Referee: Neil Doyle

Waterford (2) v Shelbourne (1)

16 October 2022	Waterford (2)	0–1	Shelbourne (1)	Waterford City, County Waterford
16:45		Report	15' Gavin Molloy	Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre Referee: Robert Hennessy

Final

Main article: 2022 FAI Cup Final

Derry City v Shelbourne

13 November 2022	Derry City	4–0	Shelbourne	Dublin
15:00		Report [5]		Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 32,412

References

1. "Preliminary draw made". Extratime.oe. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
2. "FAI Cup First Round Draw". Extra.ie. 21 July 2022.
3. "Just one top-flight clash as second round draw for FAI Cup is made". The 42. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
4. "Shelbourne heading to Waterford as Derry City draw Treaty United in FAI Cup semi-finals". RTE Sport. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
5. "Derry outclass Shelbourne to deny Duff fairytale FAI Cup ending". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 November 2022.