2015 FAI Cup

FAI Cup 2015 FAI Irish Daily Mail Cup Republic of Ireland 40 Dundalk Cork City 39, plus replays 2014 2016 The 2015 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2015 FAI Irish Daily Mail Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 95th 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 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. A total of 40 teams competed in the 2015 competition, which commenced in March 2015. The teams entered from the 2015 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 2014–15 FAI Intermediate Cup, and the semi-finalists of the FAI Junior Cup in 2014–15.http://www.fai.ie/domestic-a-grassroots/competitions/fai-ford-senior-cup/104019-plenty-of-surprises-in-fai-ford-cup-second-round.html Plenty of surprises in FAI Ford cup second round 7 June 2014 FAI.ie 14 July 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140717175255/http://www.fai.ie/domestic-a-grassroots/competitions/fai-ford-senior-cup/104019-plenty-of-surprises-in-fai-ford-cup-second-round.html 17 July 2014 Dundalk won the cup after a 1–0 win against Cork City in the final on 8 November.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/1108/740495-dundalk-do-the-double-with-extra-time-cup-win/ Cork City 0-1 Dundalk 8 November 2015 RTE Sport 10 November 2015 Teams Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering at this round First round 40 16 N/A 16 Leinster Senior LeagueMunster Senior LeagueUlster 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 The draw for the First Round of the FAI Cup was made on 7 April 2015 at Abbotstown by FAI President Tony Fitzgerald and Brendan Clarke. 20 intermediate and junior clubs were present in the draw. http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/2015-irish-daily-mail-fai-senior-cup-first-round-draw 2015 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup first round draw 7 April 2015 FAI.ie 4 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010302/https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/2015-irish-daily-mail-fai-senior-cup-first-round-draw 2015-09-24 dead 24 April 19:30 St. Mary's A.F.C. 0–1 Avondale United Report Roy Long pen. 25 April 14:00 College Corinthians A.F.C. 0–1 Crumlin United Report 25 April 14:30 Cobh Wanderers FC 2–0 Clonmel Celtic Report 25 April 17:00 Cockhill Celtic F.C. 1–0 Casement Celtic Report 26 April 14:30 Killester United 3–0 Dunboyne AFC Report 26 April 15:00 UCC 0–4 North End United Report 26 April 11:00 St. Mochta's 5–2 Arklow Town Report 26 April 11:00 Glenville 0–1 Firhouse Clover Report Second round The draw for the Second Round of the FAI Cup was made on 6 May 2015 at the Aviva Stadium by Paul McGrath and FAI President Tony Fitzgerald and contained 32 teams, with the 20 League of Ireland teams entering the competition. Ties played on the weekend ending 31 May 2015. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/0506/699077-fai-cup-draw/ St Patrick's Athletic draw s in FAI Cup second round 7 May 2015 RTE Sport 4 June 2015 http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/irish-daily-mail-fai-senior-cup-second-round-draw 2015 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup second round draw 6 May 2015 FAI.ie 4 June 2015 29 May Tolka Rovers 2–1 Report Waterford United Frank Cooke Park, Dublin 29 May Dundalk F.C. 5–0 Report Shelbourne F.C. Oriel Park 29 May Longford Town F.C. 1-1 Report Report Finn Harps F.C. City Calling Stadium/Finn Park 29 May Wexford Youths 0–2 Report Cork City F.C. Ferrycarrig Park 29 May Galway United F.C. 1–0 Report North End United Terryland Park 29 May Drogheda United F.C. 3–1 Report Cabinteely F.C. United Park 29 May Saint Patrick's Athletic 2–1 ReportReport Shamrock Rovers F.C. Richmond Park 29 May Bohemian F.C. 4–1 Report Firhouse Clover Dalymount Park 29 May Bray Wanderers 3–1 Report Limerick F.C. Carlisle Grounds 30 May Athlone Town F.C. 3–2 Report Liffey Wanderers F.C. Athlone Town Stadium 30 May Killester United 3–0 Report Cobh Ramblers Hadden Park 31 May Sligo Rovers 2–0 Report Crumlin United F.C. The Showgrounds 31 May University College Dublin 1–3 Report Sheriff Y.C. Belfield Bowl 31 May Cockhill Celtic F.C. 3–0 Report St. Mochta's Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds 31 May Cobh Wanderers FC 3-3 Report Report Avondale United Oldchurch Park/Avondale Park 31 May Edenderry Town F.C. 0–3 Report Derry City F.C. Father Paul Park Third round The draw for the third round took place in Sligo on 17 July and was made by Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill and FAI president Tony Fitzgerald. Fixtures were played on the weekend of August 23. http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/irish-daily-mail-fai-cup-third-round-draw-made Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup third round draw made 17 July 2015 FAI.ie 20 August 2015 eeeeee 22 August Cockhill Celtic F.C. 0–2 Report Longford Town F.C. Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds 21 August Tolka Rovers 0–4 Report Killester United Frank Cooke Park eeeeee 21 August Galway United F.C. 1–4 Report Dundalk F.C. Eamonn Deacy Park 761 Robert Rogers 21 August Derry City F.C. 3–0 Report Drogheda United F.C. The Brandywell eeeeee 21 August Sheriff Y.C. 2-2 Report Report Athlone Town F.C. Clontarf Astro/Athlone Town Stadium 21 August Bohemian F.C. 0–1 Report Bray Wanderers Dalymount Park eeeeee 22 August Cobh Wanderers FC 0–4 Report Sligo Rovers Oldchurch Park 21 August Cork City F.C. 4–0 Report Saint Patrick's Athletic Turners Cross 1,748 Paul McLaughlin Quarter-final The draw for the quarter-finals of the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup were made on 23 August with Irish under 21 manager Noel King and FAI Director of Competitions Fran Gavin overseeing proceedings.http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/irish-daily-mail-fai-senior-cup-q-f-draw-made Quarter final draw made 23 August 2015 FAI.ie 25 August 2015http://www.the42.ie/fai-cup-quarter-final-draw-2-2287843-Aug2015/ Cork and Dundalk avoid each other in FAI Cup quarter final draw 23 August 2015 The 42 25 August 2015 Ties were played on Friday 11 September. The draw featured 6 League of Ireland Premier Division teams and 2 non-league sides. eeeeee Bray Wanderers 2–0 Report Killester United Carlisle Grounds Derry City F.C. 1–1 Report Cork City F.C. The Brandywell eeeeee Longford Town F.C. 3–1 Report Sheriff Y.C. City Calling Stadium Dundalk F.C. 4–0 Report Sligo Rovers F.C. Oriel Park Semi finals The draw was made by former Republic of Ireland international Keith Fahey, who was a member of the St Patrick’s Athletic team that won the trophy in 2014, and Fran Gavin, Director of Competitions at the Football Association of Ireland. The draw was broadcast live on RTE Radio One’s Morning Ireland programme and also on RTE News Now. On Friday 2 October Dundalk defeated Longford Town 2 - 0. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/1002/732062-dundalk-longford-town/ Dundalk double dream alive after Longford win RTÉ News Cork City defeated Bray Wanderers 1-0 on Sunday 4 October. The match was broadcast live on RTÉ2.http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/6435-irish-daily-mail-fai-cup-s-f-draw Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup S-F Draw 14 September 2015 FAI.ie 15 September 20152 October Dundalk F.C. 2–0 Report Longford Town F.C. Oriel Park eeeeee 4 October Bray Wanderers 0–1 Report Cork City F.C. Carlisle Grounds Final 2015 FAI Cup final eeeeee 8 November 2015 15:30 Dundalk 1–0 yes Report Cork City Richie Towell 107 Aviva Stadium 25,103 David McKeon References External links Official website Full fixtures and results Category:2015 in Republic of Ireland association football cups Category:FAI Cup seasons