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The FAI Cup Final, known recently as the SportsDirect FAI Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, is an annual soccer match which is the last game in the Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup. It is the culmination of a knock-out competition among clubs belonging to the Football Association of Ireland, generally competed for by clubs from the Republic of Ireland, although representatives from Northern Ireland (most notably Derry City) have competed and even won the Cup. Shelbourne, Bohemians and Derry City are the only clubs to win both the (Northern) Irish Cup and the FAI Cup, although Shelbourne and Bohemians only won it before partition, whilst Derry City remained in the Northern Irish league system until 1973, entering the League of Ireland in 1985.
The FAI Cup final was played at Dalymount Park until 1990, since when it has been played at several venues. The 2006 final was the last soccer game to be played at the old Lansdowne Road before it was redeveloped and rebranded the Aviva Stadium. It was contested between St Patrick's Athletic and Derry City, who ran out eventual 4-3 winners after extra-time. The original FAI Cup was also retired after this game with a brand new version of the trophy used in the following seasons. The cup final has been held at the Aviva Stadium since 2010.
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Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Rovers | 25 |
10 |
1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2019. |
| Dundalk | 12 |
7 |
1942, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1988, 2002, 2015, 2018, 2020 |
| Shelbourne | 7 |
11 |
1939, 1960, 1963, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000 |
| Bohemians | 7 |
8 |
1928, 1935, 1970, 1976, 1992, 2001, 2008 |
| Sligo Rovers | 5 |
6 |
1983, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| Derry City | 6 |
5 |
1989, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2022 |
| Drumcondra | 5 |
4 |
1927, 1943, 1946, 1954, 1957 |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | 4 |
8 |
1959, 1961, 2014, 2021 |
| Cork City | 4 |
4 |
1998, 2007, 2016, 2017 |
| Waterford United | 2 |
7 |
1937, 1980 |
| Cork Athletic | 2 |
3 |
1951, 1953 |
| Limerick | 2 |
3 |
1971, 1982 |
| Cork/Fordsons | 2 |
2 |
1926, 1934 |
| Cork Hibernians | 2 |
2 |
1972, 1973 |
| Cork United | 2 |
2 |
1941, 1947 |
| Longford Town | 2 |
2 |
2003, 2004 |
| St. James's Gate | 2 |
2 |
1922, 1938 |
| Bray Wanderers | 2 |
- |
1990, 1999 |
| Drogheda United | 2 |
3 |
2005 |
| Finn Harps | 1 |
1 |
1974 |
| Galway United | 1 |
1 |
1991 |
| Alton United | 1 |
- |
1923 |
| Athlone Town | 1 |
- |
1924 |
| Transport | 1 |
- |
1950 |
| Home Farm | 1 |
- |
1975 |
| UCD AFC | 1 |
- |
1984 |
| Sporting Fingal | 1 |
- |
2009 |
| Cork Celtic | - |
2 |
- |
| Brideville | - |
2 |
- |
| Dolphin | - |
2 |
- |
| St. Francis | - |
1 |
- |
Notes:
- 1 ^ Since 1985 when Derry City joined to the league.
- 2 ^ Includes Waterford.
- 3 ^ Includes Limerick United.
- 4 ^ Includes Drogheda.
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| Year | Referee | Assistant Referees | Fourth Official |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | - | - | - |
| 2024 | Rob Harvey[1] | Allen Lynch, Emmett Dynan | Paul Norton |
| 2023 | Paul McLaughlin[2] | Eoin Harte, Darren Carey | Rob Harvey |
| 2022 | Damien MacGraith [3] | Christopher Campbell, Brian Fenlon | Ben Connolly |
| 2021 | Robert Hennessy[4] | Dermot Broughton, Michelle O'Neill | Damien MacGraith |
| 2020 | Rob Harvey[5] | Alan Sherlock, Darren Corcoran | Sean Grant |
| 2019 | Derek Tomney[6] | Robert Clarke, Darragh Keegan | Robert Hennessy |
| 2018 | Neil Doyle[7] | Mark Gavin, Declan Toland (AAR[8] Rob Harvey & Damien MacGraith) | Rob Rogers |
| 2017 | Paul McLaughlin[9] | Robert Clarke, Wayne McDonnell (AAR Rob Hennessy & Ray Matthews) | Derek Tomney |
| 2016 | Rob Rogers | Allen Lynch, Emmett Dynan (AAR[10] Tomás Connolly & Derek Tomney) | Tomás Connolly |
| 2015 | David McKeon[11] | Dermot Broughton, Mark Gavin | Rob Rogers |
| 2014 | Padraigh Sutton[12] | Ciaran Delaney, Wayne McDonnell | Paul McLaughlin |
| 2013 | Paul Tuite[13] | Damien MacGraith, Michelle O'Neill | Derek Tomney |
| 2012 | Neil Doyle[14] | Emmett Dynan, Robert Clarke | Damien Hancock |
| 2011 | Richie Winter | Mark Gavin, Dermot Broughton | Graham Kelly |
| 2010 | Tomás Connolly | Damien MacGraith, Wayne McDonnell | Padraigh Sutton |
| 2009 | Alan Kelly | Allen Lynch, Terence Moyne | Neil Doyle |
| 2008 | Anthony Buttimer | Eddie Foley, Ken Hennessy | Richie Winter |
| 2007 | David McKeon | Damien MacGraith, Fran Cunningham | Pat Whelan |
| 2006 | Damien Hancock (Dublin) | Ciaran Delaney (Dublin), Marc Douglas (Louth) | David McKeon (Dublin) |
| 2005 | Ian Stokes | Dave Wogan, JP Kelly | Declan Hanney |
| 2004 | John Feighery (Dublin) | Martin Moloney (Edenderry, Co Meath), Rhona Daly (Athlone, Co Roscommon) | Ian Stokes (Dublin) |
| 2003 | Alan Kelly (Cork) | Eddie Foley, Barry McDonnell | Paul Tuite |
| 2001-02 | Paul McKeon (Dublin) | ||
| 1994-95 | Michael Tomney | ||
| 1987-88 | John Spillane | ||
| 1983 | Robert Finn | Liam Gavin, Sean Ware | Wilfred Wallace |
| 1980-81 | Paddy Mulhall | ||
| 1978-79 | Paddy Daly (Dublin) | ||
| 1976-77 | Noel Breen | ||
| 1957-58 | Denis Howell (Birmingham) | ||
| 1951-52 | C. Fletcher (Cheshire) | ||
| 1948-49 | E. Roland | ||
| 1941-42 | T. Dwyer | ||
| 1930-31 (Replay) | Mr H.N. Mee (Nottingham) | ||
| 1928-29 | Mr Hull (Burnley) | ||
| 1927-28 | Jean Langenus (Belgium) | ||
| 1926-27 | Mr J.T. Howcroft (Bolton) | ||
| 1924-25 | Mr Howcroft (Bradford) | ||
| 1921-22 | M. Broderick (Athlone) | ||
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