2005 FAI Cup

2005 FAI Cup

FAI Ford Cup
Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland
Final positions
Champions	Drogheda United
Runner-up	Cork City F.C.

The FAI Cup 2005 was the 85th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. It officially kicked off in late April, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance to face 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 4.

First round

Fixtures played weekend April 24

Lissadel United 3-0 Rockmount

St Mary's 1-4 Avondale United

Cherry Orchard 0-0 Belgrove

Bangor Celtic 1-2 Wayside Celtic

Douglas Hall 2-0 Moyle Park

Mount Merrion 2-2 Galway Hibernians

St Peter's (Athlone) 0-0 Carew Park

Waterford Crystal 2-0 Bonagee United

Westport United 1-2 Fanad United

Malahide United 3-2 Glenmore / Dundrum

Replays

Belgrove 1-2 Cherry Orchard

Galway Hibernians 0-0 Mount Merrion (3-0 pen)

Carew Park 3-2 St Peter's, Athlone

Second round

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 12 June 2005.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	UCD	2-0	Dublin City
2	Shelbourne	0-2	Derry City
3	Drogheda United	2-0	Limerick
4	Waterford United	0-1	St Patrick's Athletic
5	Bohemians	2-0	Athlone Town
6	Galway United	0-0	Cork City
replay	Cork City	1-0	Galway United
7	Avondale United	0-1	Bray Wanderers
8	Carew Park	1-3	Douglas Hall
9	Kilkenny City	0-1	Finn Harps
10	Sligo Rovers	1-1	Malahide United
replay	Malahide United	0-2	Sligo Rovers
11	Kildare County	4-1	Galway Hibernians
12	Longford Town	5-0	Waterford Crystal
13	Cobh Ramblers	0-1	Wayside Celtic
14	Lissadel United	0-4	Cherry Orchard
15	Shamrock Rovers	2-0	Fanad United
16	Monaghan United	1-7	Dundalk

Third round

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 28 August 2005.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Dundalk	0-2	Drogheda United
2	Bray Wanderers	1-0	Cherry Orchard
3	Bohemians	2-2	Wayside Celtic
replay	Wayside Celtic	1-2	Bohemians
4	Longford Town	1-1	UCD
replay	UCD	2-1	Longford Town
5	Derry City	3-1	Kildare County
6	Sligo Rovers	2-1	St Patrick's Athletic
7	Shamrock Rovers	2-0	Douglas Hall
8	Cork City	0-0	Finn Harps
replay	Finn Harps	2-3	Cork City

Quarter-finals

23 September 2005

Bray Wanderers	3–2	UCD
Murphy 12' Tyrell 26' O'Brien 61'		Martin 64' McWalter 83'

Carlisle Grounds, Bray

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23 September 2005

Drogheda United	2–1	Bohemians
Keegan 2' Lynch 16'		O'Keefe 50'

United Park, Drogheda

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23 September 2005

Cork City	3–1	Sligo Rovers
Murray 45' O'Flynn 77' O'Callaghan 84' (pen)		Low 40'

Turners Cross, Cork

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24 September 2005

Derry City	1–0	Shamrock Rovers
Beckett 67'

The Brandywell, Derry

Semi-finals

21 October 2005

Cork City	1–0	Derry City
O'Callaghan 90' (pen)

Turners Cross, Cork

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23 October 2005

Drogheda United	2–1	Bray Wanderers
O'Brien 29' Sandvliet 80'		Tresson 82'

United Park, Drogheda

Final

Main article: 2005 FAI Cup Final

December 4, 2005

Cork City	0-2	Drogheda United
	Match Report	G. Whelan 52' D. O'Brien 83'

15.15 - Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 24,521

Referee: Ian Stokes

Winner of FAI Cup 2005
Drogheda United 1st Title

External links

• 2005 FAI Cup on rsssf.com