2005 FAI Cup

2005 FAI Cup
FAI Ford Cup
Country  Republic of Ireland
Champions Drogheda United Cork City F.C.
Runners-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 32 UCD
Murphy  12'
Tyrell  26'
O'Brien  61'
Martin  64'
McWalter  83'

23 September 2005
Drogheda United 21 Bohemians
Keegan  2'
Lynch  16'
O'Keefe  50'

23 September 2005
Cork City 31 Sligo Rovers
Murray  45'
O'Flynn  77'
O'Callaghan  84' (pen)
Low  40'

24 September 2005
Derry City 10 Shamrock Rovers
Beckett  67'

Semi-finals

21 October 2005
Cork City 10 Derry City
O'Callaghan  90' (pen)

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

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