FAI Cup 2004
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The FAI Cup 2004 was the 81st staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. It officially kicked-off in late May, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance to face eircom League of Ireland opposition in the Second Round. The ten winners of those ties were joined in the Second Round by the 22 eircom League of Ireland clubs. The competition ran until October, with the final taking place on Sunday, October 24th.
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[edit] First Round
Fixtures played weekend May 23rd
Belgrove 0-1 Leeds
Carrick United 3-2 Bluebell United
Cherry Orchard 1-2 Glebe North
Drumcondra 1-1 Letterkenny Rovers
Fairview Rangers 0-2 Wayside Celtic
Freebooters 3-3 Portmarnock
Moyle Park College 1-1 Quay Celtic
Ringmahon Rangers 3-0 CYM Terenure
Rockmount 2-2 College Corinthians
Tullamore 1-1 Bangor Celtic
[edit] Replays
Bangor Celtic 0-1 Tullamore
College Corinthians 2-3 Rockmount
Letterkenny Rovers 0-2 Drumcondra
Portmarnock w/o Freebooters
Quay Celtic 2-1 Moyle Park College
[edit] Second Round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 25 July 2004.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockmount | 3-1 | Portmarnock |
| 2 | Waterford United | 2-1 | Sligo Rovers |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-0 | Carrick United |
| 4 | Shelbourne | 4-1 | Finn Harps |
| 5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 4-1 | Wayside Celtic |
| 6 | Cobh Ramblers | 3-3 | Limerick |
| replay | Limerick | 2-2p | Cobh Ramblers |
| 7 | Leeds | 0-3 | Longford Town |
| 8 | Monaghan United | 1-0 | Dublin City |
| 9 | Bray Wanderers | 0-2 | Kilkenny City |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 3-0 | Tullamore |
| 11 | Galway United | 0-1 | Derry City |
| 12 | Bohemians | 8-0 | Ringmahon Rangers |
| 13 | Kildare County | 4-0 | Glebe North |
| 14 | Dundalk | 0-0 | Drogheda United |
| replay | Drogheda United | 3-2 | Dundalk |
| 15 | Quay Celtic | 3-4 | Drumcondra |
| 16 | UCD | 1-0 | Cork City |
[edit] Third Round
Matches played on the week of Monday, 16 August 2004.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelbourne | 1-1 | Derry City |
| replay | Derry City | p0-0 | Shelbourne |
| 2 | UCD | 5-0 | Drumcondra |
| 3 | Waterford United | 7-2 | Kilkenny City |
| 4 | Bohemians | 0-1 | Kildare County |
| 5 | Athlone Town | 1-0 | Cobh Ramblers |
| 6 | Drogheda United | 2-0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 7 | Longford Town | 1-1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| replay | Shamrock Rovers | 0-1 | Longford Town |
| 8 | Rockmount | 2-0 | Monaghan United |
[edit] Quarter-finals
| 9 September 2004 | Derry City | 1–0 | Kildare Countty | The Brandywell, Derry |
McEallion  89' |
| 10 September 2004 | Waterford United | 2–2 | Rockmount | Regional Sports Centre, Waterford |
| O'Brien 72' (og) Bruton 81' |
Hurley 48' Keane 51' |
| 10 September 2004 | UCD | 0–0 | Drogheda United | Belfield, Dublin |
| 11 September 2004 | Longford Town | 2–2 | Athlone Town | Flancare Park, Longford |
| Fitzgerald 7' Lavine 23' |
Murphy 32' Hope 89' |
[edit] Replays
| 13 September 2004 | Drogheda United | 3–2(aet) | UCD | United Park, Drogheda |
| O'Brien 73', 93' Lester 117' |
Martin 2' McAuley 114' |
| 13 September 2004 | Athlone Town | 0–3 | Longford Town | St Mel's Park, Athlone |
| Barrett 21' Murphy 77'Keogh 80' |
| 15 September 2004 | Rockmount | 1–2 | Waterford United | Turners Cross, Cork |
| Busteed 76' |
Bruton 1', 75' |
[edit] Semi-finals
| 1 October 2004 | Derry City | 1–2 | Waterford United | The Brandywell, Derry |
| Byrne 12' |
Murphy 8' Connor 40' |
| 3 October 2004 | Longford Town | 0–0 | Drogheda United | Flancare Park, Longford |
[edit] Replay
| 5 October 2004 | Drogheda United | 1–2(aet) | Longford Town | United Park, Drogheda |
| O'Brien 50' |
Martin 32' Dillon 114' |
[edit] Final
| October 24, 2004 | Waterford United | 1-2 | Longford Town | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| Bruton 62' |
Kirby 86' Keegan 88' |
| Winner of FAI Cup 2004 |
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Longford Town 2nd Title |
