2014 FAI Cup

The 2014 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2014 FAI Ford Senior Cup, was the 94th season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

2014 FAI Cup

FAI Ford Cup
Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland
Teams	40
Final positions
Champions	St. Patrick's Athletic
Runner-up	Derry City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
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A total of 40 teams competed in the 2014 competition, which commenced in March 2014. The teams entered from the 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division received byes into the second round stage. Four non-league clubs also received byes to the second round. The remaining 12 teams entered at the first round stage. These non-league teams are composed of the sixteen clubs, which reached the fourth round of the 2013–14 FAI Intermediate Cup and the semi-finalists of the FAI Junior Cup in 2013–14.^[1]

Teams

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
First round	40	16	none	16	Leinster Senior League Munster Senior League Ulster Senior League
Second round	32	32	8	24	League of Ireland
Third round	16	16	16	none	none
Quarter-finals	8	8	8	none	none
Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	none
Final	2	2	2	none	none

First round

Belgrove v Drumcondra

25 April	Belgrove	1–0	Drumcondra
19:30	E. Mooney   43'	Report

Leixlip United v St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.

25 April	Leixlip United	1–2	St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.
19:45	G. Kelleher   28'	Report	L. Ridgeway   17' M. Boland   56'

Malahide United v Tolka Rovers

25 April	Malahide United	2–1	Tolka Rovers
19:45	K. Thomas   5' S. Magden   71'	Report	A. Crowther   63' (pen.)

Avondale United v Carrigaline United

26 April	Avondale United	4–1	Carrigaline United
15:00		Report

Swilly Rovers v UCC

27 April	Swilly Rovers	1–2	UCC
11:00	Hegarty   15'	Report	Henry   27', 85'

St Michael's v St Francis

27 April	St Michael's	2–1	St Francis
15:00		Report

Bluebell United v Phoenix F.C.

27 April	Bluebell United	2–3	Phoenix F.C.
11:00	J. Cleary   6' G. Cooney   33'	Report	P. Ryan   38' W. McDonald   40', 90'

Second round

Mayfield United v Malahide

1 June	Mayfield United	1–3	Malahide
14:00		Report

Collinstown v Avondale United

1 June	Collinstown	0–2	Avondale United
15:00		Report

Belgrove v Finn Harps

6 June	Belgrove	0–1	Finn Harps	Frank Cooke Park, Dublin
19:30		Report	Patrick McCann   8'	Referee: Simon Rogers

Athlone Town v Longford Town

6 June	Athlone Town	0–2	Longford Town	Athlone Town Stadium
19:45		Report	David O'Sullivan   77' Mark Salmon   79' (pen.)

Cork City v St. Mochta's

6 June	Cork City	6–0	St. Mochta's	Turner's Cross
19:45	Mark O'Sullivan   4' Billy Dennehy   25' Rob Lehane   31' Billy Dennehy   45' Danny Morrissey   50' Ian Turner   76'	Report		Attendance: 677 Referee: Keith Callanan

Dundalk v Sligo Rovers

6 June	Dundalk	3–0	Sligo Rovers	Oriel Park
19:45	David McMillan   31' Daryl Horgan   47' Brian Gartland   65'	Report		Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Paul Tuite

St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. v St Patrick's Athletic

6 June	St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.	0–3	St Patrick's Athletic	Richmond Park
19:45		Report	Conan Byrne   43' Keith Fahey   53' Daryl Kavanagh   87'	Attendance: 672 Referee: Robert Rogers

UCD v Galway

6 June	UCD	1–3	Galway	UCD Bowl
19:45	Robbie Creevy   68'	Report	Jason Molloy   29' Stephen Walsh   59' Keegan   90'	Attendance: 145 Referee: David McKeon

Drogheda United v Cockhill Celtic

6 June	Drogheda United	4–2	Cockhill Celtic	United Park
20:00	Declan O'Brien   1',   72',   90' Gavin Holohan   77'	Report	Gerry Gill   20' (pen.) Gerard McLaughlin   46'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Neil Doyle

Shelbourne v Waterford United

6 June	Shelbourne	1–0	Waterford United	Tolka Park
20:00	Jordan Keegan   16'	Report		Attendance: 493 Referee: Robert Harvey

Wexford Youths v Bray Wanderers

6 June	Wexford Youths	1–0	Bray Wanderers	Ferrycarrig Park
	Craig Shortt   60'	Report

Sheriff Y.C. v Shamrock Rovers

7 June	Sheriff Y.C.	0–4	Shamrock Rovers	Tolka Park
17:00		Report	G. McCabe   2' C. Kilduff   6' K. Waters   49' É. Zayed   64'	Attendance: 759 Referee: Thomas Connolly

Limerick v Bohemians

7 June	Limerick	1–2	Bohemians	Thomond Park
17:30	R. Gaffney   69'	Report	S. Beattie   35' P. Kavanagh   59'	Attendance: 842 Referee: Graham Kelly

Cobh Ramblers v Derry City

7 June	Cobh Ramblers	0–2	Derry City	St. Colman's Park
19:45		Report	B. McNamee   54' R. Patterson   80'

Ballynanty Rovers v Phoenix F.C.

8 June	Ballynanty Rovers	2–1	Phoenix F.C.
14:30		Report

UCC v St. Michael's

8 June	UCC	0–0	St. Michael's	The Farm
15:00		Report		Referee: David Keeler

Replay

St. Michael's v UCC

15 June	St. Michael's	4–2	UCC
15:00		Report

Third round

First legs

Wexford Youths v Finn Harps F.C.

22 August 2014	Wexford Youths	1–2	Finn Harps F.C.	Ferrycarrig Park, Crossabeg
	Broaders   89'	Report	McMonagle   26' Funston   73'

Cork City F.C. v Bohemians F.C.

22 August 2014	Cork City F.C.	2–2	Bohemians F.C.	Turners Cross, Cork
	Dennehy   71' Murray   88'		Corcoran   31', 83'	Attendance: 2197

Derry City F.C. v Malahide United

22 August 2014	Derry City F.C.	3–0	Malahide United	Brandywell Stadium, Derry
	McEleney   53' Duffy   54' Lowry   73'

St Patrick's Athletic F.C. v Shelbourne F.C.

22 August 2014	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	1–1	Shelbourne F.C.	Richmond Park, Dublin
	Fagan   3'	Report	Sullivan   10'

Dundalk F.C. v Galway

22 August 2014	Dundalk F.C.	2–1	Galway	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	McDermott   28' Mountney   73'		Cunningham   81'	Attendance: 1,441 Referee: Paul Tuite

Shamrock Rovers F.C. v Longford Town

22 August 2014	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	3–0	Longford Town	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
	O'Connor   25' McCabe   36' Cregg   90'			Referee: Neil Doyle

St Michael's v Avondale United

23 August 2014	St Michael's	0–0	Avondale United	Cooke Park, Tipperary
		Report		Referee: Jonathan Walsh

Ballynanty Rovers v Drogheda United

23 August 2014	Ballynanty Rovers	0–4	Drogheda United	Fairgreen, Limerick
		Report	Holohan   24', 44' Gary O'Neill   47', 75'	Referee: Kevin O'Regan

Replays

Bohemians v Cork City

25 August 2014	Bohemians	1–0	Cork City	Dalymount Park, Dublin
	Corcoran   39'			Referee: Neil Doyle

Avondale United F.C. v St Michael's F.C.

30 August 2014	Avondale United F.C.	2–0	St Michael's F.C.	Avondale Park, Carrigaline
	Dave Warren Danny Long	Report

Shelbourne v St Patrick's Athletic

1 September 2014	Shelbourne	0–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Tolka Park, Dublin
		Report	Conan Byrne   44'	Attendance: 1,239 Referee: Dave McKeon

Quarter-finals

Shamrock Rovers F.C. v Dundalk F.C.

12 September 2014	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	0–0	Dundalk F.C.	Tallaght Stadium
19:05		Report

Drogheda United F.C. v Derry City F.C.

12 September 2014	Drogheda United F.C.	2–2	Derry City F.C.	United Park
19:45	McNally   23',   52'	Report	McBride   13' Lowry   84'	Attendance: 952 Referee: Michael Daly

St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. v Bohemians F.C.

12 September 2014	St. Patrick's Athletic F.C.	3–2	Bohemians F.C.	Richmond Park
19:45	Fagan   23',   58' Brennan   49'	Report	Pender   20' Price   82'	Attendance: 2,158

Avondale United F.C. v Finn Harps F.C.

14 September 2014	Avondale United F.C.	1–1	Finn Harps F.C.	Avondale Park
14:00	Long   77'	Report	Funston   52'	Attendance: 250

Replays

Dundalk F.C. v Shamrock Rovers F.C.

15 September 2014	Dundalk F.C.	1–2	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	Oriel Park
19:45	Hoban   41'	Report	Sheppard   81',   88'	Attendance: 2,016 Referee: David McKeon

Derry City F.C. v Drogheda United F.C.

15 September 2014	Derry City F.C.	5–0	Drogheda United F.C.	Brandywell
19:45	McEleney   6' Patterson   60',   81',   90' Duffy   72'	Report		Referee: T. Connolly

Finn Harps F.C. v Avondale United F.C.

17 September 2014	Finn Harps F.C.	4–1	Avondale United F.C.	Finn Park
19:45	McHugh   11',   60',   65' McNulty   38'		Long   85'	Referee: Ray Matthews.

Semi-finals

St. Patrick's Athletic v Finn Harps F.C.

5 October 2014	St. Patrick's Athletic	6–1	Finn Harps F.C.	Richmond Park
13:45	Brennan   21',   65' Hoare   37' Byrne   44',   79' Christy Fagan   71'	Report	Mailey   27'	Referee: D Tomney

Shamrock Rovers F.C. v Derry City F.C.

5 October 2014	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	1–1	Derry City F.C.	Tallaght Stadium
15:55	Kelly   78'		Patterson   87'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Neil Doyle

Replay

Derry City F.C. v Shamrock Rovers F.C.

7 October 2014	Derry City F.C.	2–0	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	Brandywell
	Duffy   88' Patterson   90'	Report		Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Final

Main article: 2014 FAI Cup Final

St. Patrick's Athletic v Derry City F.C.

2 November 2014	St. Patrick's Athletic	2–0	Derry City F.C.	Aviva Stadium
15:30		Report		Attendance: 17,038 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

References

1. . FAI.ie. 7 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

External links

• Full Fixtures and Results