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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
16

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Sport
Soccer

Location
Ireland

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
04 Sep 26	WaterforWaterford	6:45pm	Sligo RoSligo Rovers
04 Sep 26	DroghedaDrogheda United	6:45pm	Galway UGalway United
05 Sep 26	St PatriSt Patrick's Athletic	3:00pm	BohemianBohemians
06 Sep 26	Derry CiDerry City	3:00pm	DundalkDundalk
		Results
16 Aug 26	BohemiansBohemians	4 - 0	Longford Longford Town
16 Aug 26	St PatricSt Patrick's Athletic	3 - 2	Shamrock Shamrock Rovers
15 Aug 26	Sligo RovSligo Rovers	4 - 0	KerryKerry
15 Aug 26	DundalkDundalk	8 - 0	CastlebarCastlebar Celtic
15 Aug 26	College CCollege Corinthians	0 - 3	Drogheda Drogheda United
14 Aug 26	Galway UnGalway United	1 - 1	Bray WandBray Wanderers
14 Aug 26	WaterfordWaterford	2 - 1	Athlone TAthlone Town
14 Aug 26	UCDUCD	1 - 2	Derry CitDerry City
19 Jul 26	Derry CitDerry City	3 - 0	Tolka RovTolka Rovers
19 Jul 26	RingmahonRingmahon Rangers	0 - 0	BohemiansBohemians

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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