FAI Cup 2008

FAI Cup 2008

The FAI Cup 2008 is the 85th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. This season's edition is the second to be sponsored by Ford.

The 2008 FAI Ford Cup officially kicked-off in late March, when four clubs from the Intermediate and Junior leagues battled it out in the First Round for the opportunity to join 18 'A' League, Intermediate and Junior clubs in the Second Round.

The ten winners of those ties were joined in the Third Round by the 22 FAI League of Ireland clubs.

The competition is scheduled to run until late November, with the final due to take place on Sunday, November 23 2008 at the RDS [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0810/faicup.html FAI Cup final confirmed for RDS] → www.rte.ie] .

First Round

Fixtures played on the weekend of Sunday March 30 2008.

[ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/soccer_results_faicup.html RTE News: FAI Cup 2008 Results] ]

Fourth Round

Fixtures to be played on the weekend of Sunday August 17 2008.

Quarter-Finals

Fixtures to be played on the weekend of Sunday September 14 2008.

footballbox
date = September 11 2008
19.45 IST
team1 = fc|Sporting Fingal
score = 3 – 3
report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0911/fingal_stpats.html Report]
team2 = St. Patrick's Athletic
goals1 = Peter Hynes goal|6
Philip Byrne goal|18
Colm James goal|90 (pen.)
goals2 = Mark Quigley goal|35 goal|42 (pen.)
Gary Dempsey goal|44
stadium = Morton Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 932
Referee: D. McKeon flagicon|IRL
----footballbox
date = September 12 2008
19.45 IST
team1 = fc|Galway United
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0912/galwayunited_braywanderers.html Report]
team2 = Bray Wanderers
goals1 = Marc McCulloch goal|45
goals2 = Andy Myler goal|64
stadium = Terryland Park, Galway
Attendance:
Referee: A. Kelly flagicon|IRL
----footballbox
date = September 13 2008
19.30 IST
team1 = fc|Cork City
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0913/cork_derry.html Report]
team2 = Derry City
goals1 = Darren Murphy goal|36
goals2 = Sammy Morrow goal|83 (pen.)
stadium = Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance:
Referee: R. Winter flagicon|IRL
----footballbox
date = September 14 2008
15.00 IST
team1 = fc|Wayside Celtic
score = 1 – 6
report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0914/wayside_bohemians.html Report]
team2 = Bohemians
goals1 = Ian Callaghan goal|60
goals2 = John Paul Kelly goal|13
Jason Byrne goal|19 goal|55 (pen.)
Jason McGuinness goal|52
Neale Fenn goal|77
Glen Crowe goal|81
stadium = Carlisle Grounds, Bray
Attendance:
Referee: Ian Stokes flagicon|IRL

Quarter-Final Replays

footballbox
date = September 16 2008
19.45 IST
team1 = Bray Wanderers
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0916/bray_galway.html Report]
team2 = Galway United
goals1 =
goals2 = Jonathan Keane goal|37
Jay O'Shea goal|53
stadium = Carlisle Grounds, Bray
Attendance:
Referee: A. Kelly flagicon|IRL
----footballbox
date = September 26 2008
19.45 IST
team1 = St. Patrick's Athletic
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0926/pats_fingal.html Report]
team2 = Sporting Fingal
goals1 = Mark Quigley goal|42
Glen Fitzpatrick goal|61
goals2 =
stadium = Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance:
Referee: D. Hancock flagicon|IRL
----footballbox
date = September 30 2008
19.45 IST
team1 = Derry City
score = 0 – 0 (a.e.t)
report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0930/derrycity_corkcity.html Report]
team2 = Cork City
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = The Brandywell, Derry
Attendance:
Referee: TBA flagicon|IRL

penshootoutbox
penalties1 =
penaltyscore = 5 – 3
penalties2 =

emi-Finals

Fixtures to be played on the weekend of Sunday October 26 2008.

footballbox
date = October 24 2008
19.35 IST
team1 = St. Patrick's Athletic
score = –
report =
team2 = Bohemians
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance:
Referee: TBA flagicon|IRL
----footballbox
date = October 26 2008
15.15 IST
team1 = fc|Galway United
score = –
report =
team2 = Derry City
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Terryland Park, Galway
Attendance:
Referee: TBAflagicon|IRL

Final

Final to take place on Sunday November 23 2008 at the RDS, Dublin.

References

External links

* [http://www.fai.ie/ FAI Website]


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