FAI Cup 2006
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The FAI Cup 2006 was the 83th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. This seasons competition was the last to be sponsored by Carlsberg. It officially kicked-off in late April, 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 early December, with the final taking place on Sunday, December 3rd.
Contents |
[edit] First Round
Fixtures played weekend April 23rd
Waterford Crystal 4-1 Garda AFC
Castlebar Celtic 5-1 Fairview CYM
Ashtown Villa 2-2 Wayside Celtic
Tolka Rovers 1-3 Carrigaline United
College Corinthians 2-2 Blarney United
Brendanville 0-1 Douglas Hall
Malahide United 1-1 Fanad United
Athenry 0-0 Bangor Celtic
Killester United 6-1 St Mochtas
Crumlin United 0-0 Avondale United
[edit] Second Round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 28 May 2006.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longford Town | 2-1 | Cork City |
| 2 | Athlone Town | 2-1 | Galway United |
| 3 | Bohemians | 3-1 | Waterford Crystal |
| 4 | Bray Wanderers | 2-2 | Kildare County |
| replay | Kildare County | 0-1 | Bray Wanderers |
| 5 | Waterford United | 5-0 | Douglas Hall |
| 6 | Limerick | 0-0 | Drogheda United |
| replay | Drogheda United | 0-1 | Limerick |
| 7 | Dundalk | 1-0 | Cobh Ramblers |
| 8 | Blarney United | 1-3 | Derry City |
| 9 | Bangor Celtic | 1-3 | Shelbourne |
| 10 | Carrigaline United | 0-4 | Sligo Rovers |
| 11 | Kilkenny City | 0-2 | UCD |
| 12 | Dublin City | 0-0 | Monaghan United |
| replay | Monaghan United | 2-4 | Dublin City |
| 13 | Finn Harps | 1-0 | Crumlin United |
| 14 | Castlebar Celtic | 0-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 15 | Malahide United | 0-2 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 16 | Wayside Celtic | 0-1 | Killester United |
[edit] Third Round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 27 August 2006.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-1 | Bohemians |
| replay | Bohemians | 0-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 2 | Waterford United | 1-1 | Longford Town |
| replay | Longford Town | 1-0 | Waterford United |
| 3 | UCD | 3-1 | Limerick |
| 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2-0 | Dundalk |
| 5 | Finn Harps | 0-0 | Athlone Town |
| replay | Athlone Town | 3-2 | Finn Harps |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 2-1 | Bray Wanderers |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 0-1 | Derry City |
| 8 | Killester United | w/o | Dublin City |
[edit] Quarter-finals
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 1 October.
| 29 September 2006 | St Patrick's Athletic | 4–1 | Longford Town | Richmond Park, Dublin |
Molloy  3', 61', 78' penFoley 26' pen |
Martin 69' |
| 30 September 2006 | Athlone Town | 1–2 | Shamrock Rovers | St. Mel's Park, Athlone |
| Sheridan 38' |
Rowe 82' Clarke 90' |
| 30 September 2006 | Sligo Rovers | 0–0 | Killester United | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
| 1 October 2006 | Derry City | 2–0 | UCD | The Brandywell, Derry |
| Farren 65' pen McHugh 67' |
[edit] Replay
| Killester United | 3–4 aet |
Sligo Rovers | ||
| Keogh 19', 77' Lacey 51' |
Bellew 11' Hughes 44'Peers 67'McTiernan 102' |
[edit] Semi-finals
| 27 October 2006 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | Tolka Park, Dublin |
| Keegan 18', Molloy ?' |
| 29 October 2006 | Sligo Rovers | 0–0 | Derry City | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
[edit] Replay
| 31 October 2006 | Derry City | 5–0 | Sligo Rovers | The Brandywell, Derry |
| McCourt 33',Farren 39'(pen), 46',Martyn 42', 91' |
[edit] Final
| December 3, 2006 | Derry City
score = 4-3 (AET) |
{{{score}}} | St Patrick's Athletic
goals1 = M. Farren |
15.15 - Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ref: Damien Hancock |
| FAI Cup final 2006 Match Report | D. Mulcahy 19' T. Molloy (pen) 74'S. O'Connor 103' |
| Winner of FAI Cup 2006 |
|---|
Derry City 4th Title |
