FAI Youth Cup

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FAI Youth Cup
Organising body Football Association of Ireland
Founded1934
RegionFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Current championsSt. Joseph’s A.F.C
Most successful club(s) Home Farm
(11 titles)
Website FAI Youth Cup @ www.fai.ie

The FAI Youth Cup, also known as the FAI Umbro Youth Challenge Cup, is a cup competition organised by the FAI for youth association football clubs and teams in the Republic of Ireland. The inaugural winners were Greenmount Rangers. The competition's most successful club has been Home Farm who have won the cup eleven times. They have also been finalists on a further seven occasions. In 1964–65 a Home Farm A team, featuring Terry Conroy and Billy Newman, played a Home Farm B team in the final at Tolka Park. The cup is currently sponsored by Umbro. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

List of finals

DateWinnerScoreRunners-upVenue
2022-23St. Joseph’s A.F.C (Dublin)1-0College Corinthians (Cork)Carlisle Ground
2019-20Killarney Celtic (Kerry)3–3 (3–2P)Douglas Hall AFC (Cork)Mounthawk Park
2018-19Mervue United4-0Stella Maris FCEamon Deacy Park
2017–18Tramore AFC1–0Carrigaline United AFC Turners Cross
2016–17Leeside AFC6–0Aisling Annacrotty Jackman Park
2015–16Ballincollig (Cork)3–1 [4] Ringmahon Rangers (Cork) Turners Cross
2014–15 Bohemians U19 4–0 [5] [6] Kilreen Celtic (Cork) Pearse Park
2013–14Nenagh A.F.C. (Tipperary) [7] [8] 1–1 [note 1] Evergreen (Kilkenny)The Prince Grounds, Castlecomer
2012–13Castleview (Cork)4–0 [9] Castlebar Celtic Turners Cross
2011–12 Wexford Youths 2–1(a.e.t.) [10] [11] Mount Merrion (Dublin)
2010–11 Cork City U19 4–1 [12] Killarney Celtic (Kerry) Turners Cross
2009–10Fairview Rangers (Limerick)1–0 [13] Mervue United U19 Jackman Park
2008–09 Cork City U19 2–1 [14] Salthill Devon U19 Turners Cross
2007–08 Wexford Youths 4–0 [15] Dundalk U19 Ferrycarrig Park
2006–07 Castlebar Celtic 2–1 [16] [17] Everton A.F.C.Milebush Park, Castlebar
2005–06 Cork City U19 Rangers CYM
2004–05 Belvedere 4–1 [18] Sligo Rovers U19 Richmond Park
2003–04Erris United (Mayo) Letterkenny Rovers U19
2002–03 Tolka Rovers 1–1Fenit Samphires (Kerry)
Replay Tolka Rovers 2–1 (a.e.t.) [19] Fenit Samphires (Kerry)
2001–02 Bohemians U19 Peake Villa (Thurles)
2000–01St Joseph's BoysSt Kevins
1999–2000 Cork City U19 3-1Peake Villa (Thurles)
1998–99 Belvedere Bohemians U19
1997–98 Tralee Dynamos 2–1 [20] Stella Maris Mounthawk Park
1996–97 Drogheda United U19 St. Joseph's Boys
1995–96 Home Farm Cloughleigh Celtic (Clare)
1994–95 St. Michael's [21] Salthill Devon U19
1993–94 Stella Maris [note 2] St. Michael's [21]
1992–93 Cherry Orchard Rangers
1991–92Rangers St. Michael's
1990–91 Belvedere 3-0East End United (Kilkenny)
1989–90 Cherry Orchard Milford United [note 3]
1988–89Dungarvan UnitedMilford United
1987–88Rivermount BoysWembley Rovers
1986–87 Tolka Rovers Rivermount Boys
1985–86St Malachy's Dundalk U19
1984–85 Home Farm Ballynanty Rovers (Limerick)
1983–84 Athlone Town [22] 3–2 Home Farm
1982–83 Home Farm Athlone Town 2-1,
1981–82 Tramore Athletic [23] 3–0 Athlone Town St. Mels Park
1980–81St. John Bosco Buncrana Hearts
1979–80 Tramore Athletic Home Farm A
1978–79 Fanad United U19 [24] 3–1 Shelbourne U19 Swilly Park
1977–78St Joseph's BoysBohemians (Waterford)
1976–77Cambridge Boys Tramore Athletic
1975–76Cambridge Boys Home Farm
1974–75Ballynanty Rovers (Limerick)Wembley
1973–74 Stella Maris Shelbourne U19
1972–73Santos Drogheda United U19
1971–72 Drogheda United U19 St. John Bosco
1970–71 Drogheda United U19 Shelbourne U19
1969–70 Bohemians U19 Bolton Athletic
1968–69 Shelbourne U19 Johnville F.C. (Dublin)
1967–68 Home Farm St Francis Boys Club
1966–67Wembley (Cork) Home Farm
1965–66Glasheen (Cork) Shelbourne U19
1964–65 Home Farm A [3] Home Farm B Tolka Park
1963–64Southend United (Dublin)Glasheen (Cork)
1962–63Southend United (Dublin)Tower Rovers (Cork)
1961–62 Home Farm Tramore Athletic
1960–61 Shelbourne U19 Shamrock Rovers U19
1959–60 Drumcondra Minors Sligo [note 4]
1958–59 Shelbourne U19 Glasheen (Cork)
1957–58 Tramore Athletic [23] 2–0 Johnville F.C. (Dublin) Turners Cross
1956–57Glasheen (Cork) Athlone Town
1955–56 Drumcondra Minors Pike Rovers
1954–55Tower Rovers (Cork) Drumcondra Minors
1953–54Glasheen (Cork) Home Farm
1952–53 Johnville F.C. (Dublin) Glasheen (Cork)
1951–52 Home Farm Tower Rovers (Cork)
1950–51 Home Farm Tower Rovers (Cork)
1949–50 Pike Rovers Johnville F.C. (Dublin)
1948–49 Evergreen United Donore
1947–48 Home Farm Stella Maris
1946–47Bohemians (Waterford)Haverty Rangers
1945–46 Johnville F.C. (Dublin) Bohemians U19
1944–45 St Patrick's Athletic U19 Bohemians U19
1943–44 Home Farm Western Rovers
1942–43No competition
1941–42Rossville Minors (Cork)
1940–41Rossville Minors (Cork)Munster Victoria
1939–40Rossville Minors (Cork)Munster Victoria
1938–39 Evergreen United Sligo United
1937–38Glencourt Home Home Farm
1936–37 Home Farm Rossville Minors (Cork)
1935–36 Home Farm Drogheda United U19
1934–35Greenmount Rangers Drogheda United U19

Source: [1] [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Nenagh A.F.C. won 4–2 on penalties
  2. ↑ http://www.fai.ie lists Stella Maris as 1993–94 winners. The FAI Yearbook & Diary 1995 omits the 1993–94 final. Other sources, including the Tipperary Southern & District Football League website, claim St. Michael's won the cup in both 1993–94 and 1994–95
  3. ↑ FAI Yearbook & Diary 1995 lists runners-up as Wilton United while www.fai.ie lists runners-up as Milford United
  4. ↑ FAI Yearbook & Diary 1995 lists runners-up as Sligo United while www.fai.ie lists runners-up as Sligo Rovers U19

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