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Irish FAI Cup

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Established
1921 (105 years old)

First Recorded Event
2025-05-11

Current Season
2026

Current Round
64

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Sport
Soccer

Location
Ireland

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
17 Jul 26	ShamrockShamrock Rovers	6:45pm	Cork CitCork City
17 Jul 26	Finn HarFinn Harps	6:45pm	Bray WanBray Wanderers
17 Jul 26	St PatriSt Patrick's Athletic	6:45pm	WexfordWexford
17 Jul 26	WaterforWaterford	6:45pm	Cobh RamCobh Ramblers
17 Jul 26	Athlone Athlone Town	6:45pm	MidletonMidleton
17 Jul 26	DroghedaDrogheda United	6:45pm	Lucan UnLucan United
17 Jul 26	KerryKerry	6:45pm	ShelbourShelbourne
17 Jul 26	St. MochSt. Mochta's	6:45pm	DundalkDundalk
17 Jul 26	Treaty UTreaty United	6:45pm	UCDUCD
18 Jul 26	Bangor CBangor Celtic	1:00pm	College College Corinthians
		Results
17 May 26	Baldoyle Baldoyle United	2 - 0	LeicesterLeicester Celtic
17 May 26	College CCollege Corinthians	2 - 1	KillesterKillester Donnycarney
17 May 26	Lucan UniLucan United	5 - 2	UCCUCC
17 May 26	Douglas HDouglas Hall	1 - 0	Fanad UniFanad United
16 May 26	CastlebarCastlebar Celtic	3 - 0	North EndNorth End United
16 May 26	Fairview Fairview Rangers	0 - 3	Tolka RovTolka Rovers
16 May 26	St. MichaSt. Michael's	1 - 3	JanesboroJanesboro
16 May 26	Liffey WaLiffey Wanderers	1 - 1	RingmahonRingmahon Rangers
15 May 26	Wayside CWayside Celtic	3 - 4	St. MochtSt. Mochta's
14 May 26	MidletonMidleton	2 - 0	Mayfield Mayfield United

Description

The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry City from Northern Ireland). Organised by the FAI (Football Association of Ireland), the competition is currently sponsored by Sports Direct. It was known as the Free State Cup from 1923 to 1936. Shamrock Rovers hold the record of most wins with 25.

The current holders are Shamrock Rovers who won their 26th title on 9 November 2025, defeating Cork City 2–0 at the Aviva Stadium.


Seasons

Teams

Athlone Town		Baldoyle United		Bangor Celtic
Bohemians		Bray Wanderers		Castlebar Celti
Cobh Ramblers		College Corinth		Cork City
Derry City		Douglas Hall		Drogheda United
Dundalk		Fairview Ranger		Fanad United
Finn Harps		Galway United		Janesboro
Kerry		Killester Donny		Leicester Celti
Liffey Wanderer		Longford Town		Lucan United
Mayfield United		Midleton		North End Unite
Ringmahon Range		River Valley Ra		Salthill Devon
Shamrock Rovers		Shelbourne		Sligo Rovers
St Patrick's At		St. Michael's		St. Mochta's
Tolka Rovers		Treaty United		UCC
UCD		Usher Celtic		Waterford
Wayside Celtic		Wexford

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Last 5 winners
Shamrock Rovers (2025)
Drogheda United (2024)
St Patricks (2023)
Derry City (2022)
St Patricks (2021)

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