FAI Irish Daily Mail Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | ![]() |
Defending champions | Cork City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cork City (4th title) |
Runner-up | Dundalk |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 40 |
Goals scored | 133 (3.33 per match) |
The 2017 FAI Senior Challenge Cup was the 97th season of the knockout national Football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of this season's cup earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would have entered in the first qualifying round.[1]
Cork City were the defending champions and went on to retain the cup after a 5-3 win on penalties against Dundalk in the final on 5 November.[2][3]
The tournament began the weekend of 30 April 2017 with the preliminary round, which was contested by sixteen non-league clubs.[4]
Teams
[edit]Round | Clubs remaining |
Clubs involved |
Winners from previous round |
New entries this round |
Leagues entering at this round |
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Preliminary round | 40 | 16 | N/A | 16 | Leinster Senior League Munster Senior League Best Western Southern Hotel Super League |
First round | 32 | 32 | 8 | 24 | League of Ireland Leinster Senior League |
Second 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 |
Preliminary round
[edit]The draw for the preliminary round was held 15 March 2017.[4]
30 April 2017 | Bangor Celtic | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Cherry Orchard |
30 April 2017 | College Corinthians | 0–1 | Ballincollig A.F.C. |
30 April 2017 | Edenderry Town | 0–1 | Cobh Wanderers |
30 April 2017 | Evergreen | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | St. Mary's |
30 April 2017 | Everton | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Liffey Wanderers |
30 April 2017 | Greystones United | 0–3 | Sheriff YC |
30 April 2017 | Killarney Celtic | 1–0 | Boyle Celtic |
First round
[edit]The first round was played between the eight first round winners, the four clubs which received byes in the preliminary round, and the twenty League of Ireland clubs.[5] The first round draw was held on 21 July 2017.[6]
11 August 2017 | Waterford | 0–3 | Shelbourne | Waterford |
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Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre |
13 August 2017 | Bluebell United | 3–0 | Sheriff YC |
12 August 2017 | Cobh Ramblers | 0–3 | Limerick |
12 August 2017 | Longford Town | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Sligo Rovers |
12 August 2017 | Bray Wanderers | 0–1 | Cork City |
13 August 2017 | Dundalk | 4–0 | Derry City | Dundalk |
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Stadium: Oriel Park |
13 August 2017 | Portmarnock | 0–2 | St Patrick's Athletic |
11 August 2017 | Wexford | 1–2 | Crumlin United |
11 August 2017 | Finn Harps | 4–3 | Bohemians |
11 August 2017 | Cabinteely | 3–1 | UCD |
11 August 2017 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Glenville |
12 August 2017 | Cobh Wanderers | 3–0 | Killarney Celtic |
12 August 2017 | Bangor Celtic | 3–2 | Everton |
12 August 2017 | Ballincollig A.F.C. | 0–5 | Athlone Town |
13 August 2017 | Evergreen | 0–4 | Drogheda United |
13 August 2017 | Killester United | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Galway United |
Second round
[edit]The second round draw was held on 14 August 2017.[7]
25 August 2017 | Shelbourne | 0–3 | Shamrock Rovers | |
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25 August 2017 | Bangor Celtic | 0–1 | Longford Town | |
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25 August 2017 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | Galway United | |
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25 August 2017 | Cork City | 7–0 | Athlone Town | |
Report |
25 August 2017 | Bluebell United | 1–0 | Cabinteely | |
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25 August 2017 | Drogheda United | 5–1 | Cobh Wanderers | |
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26 August 2017 | Crumlin United | 1–3 | Dundalk | |
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26 August 2017 | Limerick | 1–0 | Finn Harps | |
Report |
Quarter–finals
[edit]The quarter-finals draw was held on 28 August 2017.[8]
8 September 2017 | Bluebell United | 2–4 | Shamrock Rovers | |
Report |
8 September 2017 | Galway United | 1–2 | Limerick | |
Report |
8 September 2017 | Dundalk | 4–0 | Drogheda United | |
Report |
9 September 2017 | Longford Town | 1–4 | Cork City | |
Report |
Semi–finals
[edit]The semi-finals draw was held on 11 September 2017.[9]
1 October 2017 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | |
16:45 | Report |
Replay
[edit]10 October 2017 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Dundalk | |
Report |
Final
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Preliminary Access List 2018/19". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Last-gasp Cork City win Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Final". FAI. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "John Caulfield salutes 'fantastic' penalty hero MarkMcNulty". Irish Examiner. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Qualifying Round Draw". FAI. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "FAI Cup qualifying round-up". extratime.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup First Round Draw". FAI. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Shels set to host Rovers in FAI Cup second round". FAI. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Bluebell host Shamrock Rovers in FAI Cup quarter-finals". FAI. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Draw made for Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup S-F". FAI. Retrieved 18 September 2017.