President of Ireland's Cup

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President of Ireland's Cup
Organising body Football Association of Ireland
Founded 2014
Region Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland
Number of teams2
Current champions Shamrock Rovers F.C. (2nd title)
Most successful club(s) Dundalk Cork City (3 titles each)
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 President of Ireland's Cup

The President of Ireland's Cup, also known simply as the President's Cup, is an association football super cup featuring clubs from the Republic of Ireland football league system. It is a one-off match between the winners of the previous season's League of Ireland Premier Division and the FAI Cup, and similarly to the FA Community Shield in England, functions both as a domestic Super cup and a unofficial opener to the football season in Ireland. Because it is organised by the Football Association of Ireland, it is sometimes misleadingly referred to as the FAI President's Cup. However the president in the title refers to the President of Ireland and not the president of the FAI. The FAI has previously organised similar competitions, the Top Four Cup and the FAI Super Cup. A similarly named and formatted competition, the LFA President's Cup was organised by the Leinster Football Association.

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History

All President of Ireland's Cups have been presented by Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, 2011 to present. Michael D. Higgins 2006.jpg
All President of Ireland's Cups have been presented by Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, 2011 to present.

The President of Ireland's Cup was introduced in 2014 and the inaugural match featured the 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division champions, St Patrick's Athletic, and the 2013 FAI Cup winners, Sligo Rovers. [1] [2] On 25 February 2014 the cup itself was officially unveiled with a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin hosted by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. The president has previously served as president of Galway United and is a well known football supporter who regularly attends League of Ireland games. Also at the ceremony were Liam Buckley and Ger O'Brien, the manager and captain of St Patrick's Athletic and Ian Baraclough and Gavin Peers, the manager and captain of Sligo Rovers. [3] [4] [5] President Higgins subsequently attended the inaugural final at Richmond Park on 2 March 2014, [6] which was won 1–0 by St Patrick's Athletic with Keith Fahey scoring the winner. [7]

List of finals

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueAttendanceRef.
2014 St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 Sligo Rovers Richmond Park 1,330 [7]
2015 Dundalk 2–1 St Patrick's Athletic Oriel Park 1,800 [8]
2016 Cork City 2–0 Dundalk Turners Cross 1,850 [9]
2017 Cork City 3–0 Dundalk Turners Cross 3,140 [10]
2018 Cork City 4–2 Dundalk Oriel Park 3,000 [11]
2019 Dundalk 2–1 Cork City Turners Cross 2,777 [12]
2020 —Cancelled [lower-alpha 1] Dundalk
Shamrock Rovers 		Oriel Park —
2021 Dundalk 1–1 (4–3 pens.) Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium 0 [lower-alpha 2] [13]
2022 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 (5–4 pens.) St Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium 5,426 [14] [15]
2023 Derry City 2–0 Shamrock Rovers Brandywell Stadium 3,700 [16]
2024 Shamrock Rovers 3–1 St Patrick's Athletic Tallaght Stadium 8,053 [17]
  1. ↑ Postponed due to Storm Ciara and then later cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions
  2. ↑ Behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions

List of winners by club

ClubTitlesSeasonsRunners-upSeasons
Dundalk
3
 2015, 2019, 2021
3
 2016, 2017, 2018
Cork City
3
 2016, 2017, 2018
1
 2019
Shamrock Rovers
2
 2022, 2024
2
 2021, 2023
St Patrick's Athletic
1
 2014
3
 2015, 2022, 2024
Derry City
1
 2023
0
—
Sligo Rovers
0
—
1
 2014

See also

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