2013 FAI Cup

The 2013 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2013 FAI Ford Senior Cup, was the 93rd season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2014-15 UEFA Europa League.

2013 FAI Cup

FAI Ford Cup
Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland
Teams	40
Final positions
Champions	Sligo Rovers
Runner-up	Drogheda United
← 2012 2014 →

A total of 40 teams are competing in the 2013 competition, which commenced on the weekend ending on 31 March 2013. The teams entered from the 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division received byes into the second round stage. Four non-league clubs also received byes to the second round. The remaining 12 teams entered at the first round stage. These non-league teams are composed of the sixteen clubs, which reached the fourth round of the 2012–13 FAI Intermediate Cup and the seni-finalists of the FAI Junior Cup 2012-13.

Teams

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
First round	40	16	none	16	Leinster Senior League Munster Senior League Ulster Senior League
Second round	32	32	8	24	League of Ireland
Third round	16	16	16	none	none
Quarter-finals	8	8	8	none	none
Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	none
Final	2	2	2	none	none

First round

The draw for this round was conducted by FAI President Paddy McCaul at the FAI headquarters in Abbotstown on 5 March 2013.^[1] 16 of the 20 non-League of Ireland clubs are participating in this round, with the remaining 4 clubs earning a bye to the second round. The matches were played on the weekend ending 31 March 2013.

Leixlip United v Sheriff Y.C.

29 March 2013	Leixlip United	1 − 3	Sheriff Y.C.	Leixlip Amenities Centre
19:45 IST	Martin 50' Markey 88'	Report	36', 79' Murphy 76' Dunne	Attendance: 300 Referee: Declan Troy

Tolka Rovers v Bangor Celtic

29 March 2013	Tolka Rovers	2 − 1	Bangor Celtic	Frank Cooke Park
19:45 IST	Murray 2' Rogers 90+5'		90+1' Burke

St. Mary's v Phoenix F.C. Navan Road

30 March 2013	St. Mary's	0 − 1	Phoenix F.C. Navan Road	St. Mary's Park
14:00 IST			71' Gleeson

Parkvilla v Blarney United

30 March 2013	Parkvilla	1 − 1	Blarney United	Claremont Stadium, Navan
15:00 IST	O'Neill 30'		73' Leahy

St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. v Carew Park F.C.

30 March 2013	St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.	3 − 2	Carew Park F.C.	Irishtown Stadium
17:00 IST	O'Connor 44' Doolin 75' Mooney 90'		4' Connery 72' Grant

Glenville F.C. v Beggsboro A.F.C.

31 March 2013	Glenville F.C.	0 − 0	Beggsboro A.F.C.	Oakcourt Avenue, Palmerstown
11:00 IST

Everton v Pike Rovers

31 March 2013	Everton	1 − 3	Pike Rovers	Everton Park
14:00 IST	Hore 24'		8' Moloney 43' O'Shea 72' Tierney	Referee: Aiden O'Regan

College Corinthians v Newbridge Town

6 April 2013	College Corinthians	1 − 1	Newbridge Town	Corinthians Park
15:00 IST	Carroll 62'

First round Replays

Beggsboro A.F.C. v Glenville F.C.

5 April 2013	Beggsboro A.F.C.	2 − 3	Glenville F.C.	Kilkiernan Road
19:30 IST

Blarney United v Parkvilla

6 April 2013	Blarney United	2 − 1	Parkvilla	O'Shea Park
15:00 IST	O'Leary 83' Murray 90+3'	Report	45+1' (pen.) McCrossan	Attendance: 60 Referee: Aiden O'Regan

Newbridge Town v College Corinthians

20 April 2013	Newbridge Town	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	College Corinthians	Station Road, Newbridge
15:00 IST	McDonald  67'	Report	101' Tobin	Attendance: 100 Referee: Colin Duffy

Second round

The draw for the second round was made live on Monday Night Soccer on 29 April.^[2] The draw was made by FAI President Paddy McCaul and Nicky Byrne, a former international goalkeeper for Republic of Ireland youth sides and former member of the boy band Westlife.^[2]

Tolka Rovers v College Corinthians

31 May 2013	Tolka Rovers	2 – 2	College Corinthians	The Frank Cooke Complex
19:45	Doyle 5' Nolan 70'	Report	Stanton 19' Holmes 30'	Referee: Ben Connolly

Bray Wanderers v Mervue United

31 May 2013	Bray Wanderers	2 – 0	Mervue United	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45	Byrne 20', 25' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Bohemians v Drogheda United

31 May 2013	Bohemians	0 – 3	Drogheda United	Dalymount Park, Phibsborough
19:45		Report	Quigley 4' O'Brien 38' Hand 67'	Referee: Neil Doyle

Salthill Devon v Shamrock Rovers

31 May 2013	Salthill Devon	0 – 2	Shamrock Rovers	Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway
19:45		Report	Dennehy 61', 79'	Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Phoenix v Dundalk

31 May 2013	Phoenix	0 – 4	Dundalk	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45		Report	Hoban 7', 25' Byrne 39' Mulvenna 89'	Referee: Adriano Reale

Finn Harps v Wexford Youths

31 May 2013	Finn Harps	2 – 1	Wexford Youths	Finn Park, Ballybofey
20:00	Cowan 55' McCarron 79' (pen.)	Report	Molloy 85'	Referee: Ray Matthews

Shelbourne v Bandon

31 May 2013	Shelbourne	3 – 0	Bandon	Tolka Park, Drumcondra
20:00	Kelly 21', 61' Leech 87'	Report		Referee: Rob Harvey

St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. v Cobh Ramblers

1 June 2013	St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.	3 – 4	Cobh Ramblers	Frank Cooke Park
14:30	Dunne 61', 90+5' (pen.) Mooney 90'	Report	Fitzgerald 3' Meade 11', 49' (pen.) Donoghue 55'	Referee: Neil Doyle

Blarney United v Derry City

1 June 2013	Blarney United	0 – 4	Derry City	O'Shea Park
15:00		Report	Patterson 53', 88', 90' Curran 86'	Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Glenville F.C. v Limerick

1 June 2013	Glenville F.C.	0 – 3	Limerick	Whitehall Stadium, Whitehall
15:00		Report	Gaffney 22', 56' Bradley 66'	Referee: Paul Tuite

St Patrick's Athletic v UCD

1 June 2013	St Patrick's Athletic	4 – 0	UCD	Richmond Park, Inchicore
15:00	Fagan 31', 52' Kelly 62' Matthews 79' (o.g.)	Report		Referee: Rob Rogers

Bluebell United v Athlone Town

1 June 2013	Bluebell United	2 – 2	Athlone Town	John Hyland Park
19:00	Griffiths 8' (pen.) Douglas 77'	Report	Sweeney 31', 66'	Referee: Simon Rogers

Waterford United v Sligo Rovers

1 June 2013	Waterford United	0 – 2	Sligo Rovers	Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford
19:00		Report	Ventre 21' Elding 45+2'	Referee: Sean Grant

Longford Town v Pike Rovers

1 June 2013	Longford Town	4 – 0	Pike Rovers	City Calling Stadium, Longford
19:30	O'Sullivan 15', 59', 75' Salmon 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Alan Sherlock

Avondale United v Sheriff Y.C.

9 June 2013	Avondale United	1 – 2	Sheriff Y.C.	Avondale Park
14:00	McCarthy 90'	Report	Rock 70' (pen.), 85'	Referee: Keith Callanan

Cork City v Kilbarrack United

5 August 2013	Cork City	3 – 1	Kilbarrack United	Turners Cross
19:45	Morrissey 1', 54' Buckley 62'	Report	McHugh 67'	Referee: Keith Callanan

Second round Replays

Athlone Town v Bluebell United

4 June 2013	Athlone Town	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Bluebell United	Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone
20:45	Sweeney 35' Mustapha 69'	Report	Molloy 45', 57' Darcy 101'	Referee: Paul McLaughlin

College Corinthians v Tolka Rovers

8 June 2013	College Corinthians	3 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Tolka Rovers	Castletreasure
16:00	Kra 100' Heffernan 115' Donovan 117'	Report		Referee: Tommy Mazur

Third round

The draw for the third round was made live on Monday Night Soccer on 15 July.^[3] The draw was made by FAI President Paddy McCaul and Republic of Ireland U19 team manager Paul Doolin.^[3]

Bray Wanderers v St. Patrick's Athletic

23 August 2013	Bray Wanderers	0 – 3	St. Patrick's Athletic	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45		Report	Bolger 18' Byrne 61' Brennan 67' (pen.)	Attendance: 700 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Derry City v Bluebell United

23 August 2013	Derry City	0 – 0	Bluebell United	Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19:45		Report		Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Dundalk v Limerick

23 August 2013	Dundalk	5 – 3	Limerick	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45	O'Donnell 6' (pen.) Towell 24' Byrne 38', 61' Meenan 58'	Report	Bossekota 16' Gaffney 75'	Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Finn Harps v Cobh Ramblers

23 August 2013	Finn Harps	1 – 1	Cobh Ramblers	Finn Park, Ballybofey
20:00	McHugh 7'	Report	Meade 90+1'	Referee: Ray Matthews

Shelbourne v College Corinthians

23 August 2013	Shelbourne	1 – 0	College Corinthians	Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00	Kelly 5'	Report		Attendance: 336 Referee: Rob Rogers

Shamrock Rovers v Sheriff Y.C.

23 August 2013	Shamrock Rovers	3 – 1	Sheriff Y.C.	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:00	Stewart 9' Robinson 21' Quigley 65' (pen.)	Report	Rock 56'	Referee: Rob Harvey

Longford Town v Drogheda United

24 August 2013	Longford Town	2 – 3	Drogheda United	City Calling Stadium, Longford
19:30	McCarthy 17' O'Brien 90'	Report	O'Conor 55' Grimes 56' Brady 73'	Referee: Kevin O'Regan

Sligo Rovers v Cork City F.C.

24 August 2013	Sligo Rovers	1 – 0	Cork City F.C.	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45	Peers 57'	Report		Attendance: 1,978 Referee: Paul Tuite

Third round Replays

Cobh Ramblers v Finn Harps

26 August 2013	Cobh Ramblers	0 – 4	Finn Harps	St. Colman's Park, Cobh
20:00		Report	McHugh 35' Toland 38' McVeigh 80' Funston 90'	Referee: Andrew Mullally

Derry City v Bluebell United

27 August 2013	Derry City	2 – 1	Bluebell United	Brandywell Stadium, Derry
19:45	Patterson 36' McNamee 83'	Report	Sherlock 90+1'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Rob Rogers

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 26 August on Monday Night Soccer.^[4] The draw was made by FAI President Paddy McCaul and former goalkeeper Alan O'Neill who won the FAI Cup with Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk and UCD. Fixtures took place on the weekend of 15 September 2013.

St. Patrick's Athletic v Shamrock Rovers

13 September 2013	St. Patrick's Athletic	0 – 2	Shamrock Rovers	Richmond Park, Dublin
19:45		Report	Finn 16' Robinson 33'	Attendance: 2,790 Referee: Alan Kelly

Shelbourne v Dundalk

13 September 2013	Shelbourne	1 – 5	Dundalk	Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00	Murphy 50'	Report	Towell 13', 45' Boyle 19' Hoban 32' Byrne 44'	Attendance: 1,158 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Finn Harps v Drogheda United

13 September 2013	Finn Harps	1 – 1	Drogheda United	Finn Park, Ballybofey
20:00	McHugh 22'	Report	Daly 85'	Referee: Tomas Connolly

Sligo Rovers v Derry City

15 September 2013	Sligo Rovers	1 – 0	Derry City	The Showgrounds, Sligo
17:00	Cretaro 15'	Report		Referee: Neil Doyle

Quarter-finals replays

Drogheda United v Finn Harps

16 September 2013	Drogheda United	2 – 0	Finn Harps	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:45	O'Brien 50' Cassidy 90+2'	Report		Referee: Derek Tomney

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 16 September on Monday Night Soccer.^[5] The draw was made by the Director of the Airtricity League Fran Gavin and former Irish national player Turlough O'Connor. Fixtures took place on the weekend of 6 October 2013. Both matches were shown live on RTÉ Two.^[6]

Drogheda United v Dundalk

6 October 2013	Drogheda United	1 – 0	Dundalk	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
13:45	Brennan 31' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 2,000

Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers

6 October 2013	Sligo Rovers	3 – 0	Shamrock Rovers	The Showgrounds, Sligo
15:55	Ventre 25' Keane 74' (pen.) Elding 89'	Report		Attendance: 3,933

Final

Main article: 2013 FAI Cup Final

Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers

3 November 2013	Drogheda United	2 – 3	Sligo Rovers	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
15:30 GMT	O'Conor 13' R. Brennan 90+2'	Report	North 78', 85' Elding 90+4'	Attendance: 17,753 Referee: Paul Tuite

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