2008 FAI Cup

2008 FAI Cup
FAI Ford Cup
Tournament details
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Final positions
ChampionsBohemians
Runners-upDerry City

The 2008 FAI Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 88th staging of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. It featured teams from the League of Ireland Premier Division, First Division and A Championship, as well as teams from the regional leagues of the Republic of Ireland football league system.

The FAI Ford Cup officially kicked off in late March 2008, when four clubs from the Intermediate and Junior leagues battled it out in the first round for the opportunity to join 18 A Championship, Intermediate and Junior clubs in the second round. This was the second season that the competition was sponsored by Ford.

The ten winners of those ties were joined in the Third Round by 12 Premier Division and 10 First Division clubs.

The competition ran until late November, with the final taking place on Sunday, 23 November 2008 at the RDS.[2]

First round

Fixtures were played on the weekend of Sunday 30 March 2008.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Fanad United2–0Carrigaline United
2Douglas Hall4–0Castlebar Celtic

Second round

Fixtures were played on the weekend of Sunday 20 April 2008.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Corduff0–11St. Mary's
2Avondale United0–1Drogheda Town
3Douglas Hall1–0Belgrove
4Crumlin United0–0Liffeys Pearse
replayLiffeys Pearse2–0Crumlin United
5Salthill Devon0–1Rockmount
6Killester United2–1Bangor Celtic
7Swilly Rovers1–4Wayside Celtic
8St. James Gate2–3Carrick United
9Everton3–1Tullamore Town
10Lissadel United0–2Fanad United

1Played on April 13, 2008 as Corduff FC gave up home advantage in tie due to unavailability of side on April 20.

Third round

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 8 June 2008. The draw took place on Monday, 12 May 2008 and was made by Giovanni Trapattoni and Marco Tardelli, and televised live on RTÉ Two.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Wexford Youths0–0Killester United[3]
replayKillester United1–2Wexford Youths[4]
2Galway United1–0Waterford United[5]
3Douglas Hall0–3Drogheda United[6]
4Everton0–2Carrick United[7]
5Shelbourne0–3Dundalk[8][9]
6Rockmount0–3Bray Wanderers[10][11]
7Monaghan United0–0UCD[12]
replayUCD0–1Monaghan United[13][14]
8Limerick 370–2Cork City[15]
9St Patrick's Athletic2–1Longford Town[16]
10Kildare County3–0Fanad United[17]
11Athlone Town2–1Finn Harps[18]
12Derry City2–0Liffeys Pearse[19]
13Sporting Fingal2–0Cobh Ramblers[20]
14Bohemians3–0Drogheda Town[21]
15Shamrock Rovers2–1Sligo Rovers[22]
16St Mary's0–1Wayside Celtic[23]

Fourth round

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 17 August 2008. The draw place on Monday, 7 July 2008 and televised live on RTÉ Two.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Bray Wanderers0–0Dundalk
replayDundalk1–3Bray Wanderers
2Shamrock Rovers0–1Cork City
3Galway United4–1Athlone Town
4Carrick United1–3Sporting Fingal
5Wayside Celtic1–0Monaghan United
6Derry City6–0Kildare County
7Bohemians1–0Drogheda United
8Wexford Youths1–3St Patrick's Athletic

Quarter-finals

Matches were played on the weekend of Sunday, 14 September 2008. The draw took place on Monday, 25 August 2008 and was made by Turlough O'Connor and David Flood, and televised live on RTÉ Two.

Sporting Fingal3–3St. Patrick's Athletic
Hynes 6'
P. Byrne 18'
James 90' (pen.)		ReportQuigley 35', 42' (pen.)
Dempsey 44'
Attendance: 1,932
Referee: D. McKeon
Galway United1–1Bray Wanderers
McCulloch 45'ReportMyler 64'
Attendance: 2,234
Referee: A. Kelly
Cork City1–1Derry City
Murphy 36'ReportMorrow 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,258
Referee: R. Winter
Wayside Celtic1–6Bohemians
Callaghan 60'ReportKelly 13'
J. Byrne 19', 55' (pen.)
McGuinness 52'
Fenn 77'
Crowe 81'
Attendance: 1,784
Referee: Ian Stokes

Quarter-final replays

Bray Wanderers0–2Galway United
ReportKeane 37'
O'Shea 53'
Attendance: 1,596
Referee: A. Kelly
St. Patrick's Athletic2–0Sporting Fingal
Quigley 42'
Fitzpatrick 61'		Report
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: D. Hancock
Derry City0–0 (a.e.t.)Cork City
Report
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: R. Winter

Semi-finals

Matches were played on the weekend of Sunday, 26 October 2008. The draw took place on Monday, 29 September 2008 and was made by John Ryan and David Flood, and televised live on RTÉ Two.

St. Patrick's Athletic1–3Bohemians
Fahey 53'Report[permanent dead link]Brennan 14'
Deegan 16'
Heary 42'
Attendance: 4,879
Referee: D. McKeown
Galway United0–1Derry City
Report
Report2		Farren 64'
Attendance: 2,857
Referee: A. Kelly

Final

The 2008 FAI Cup final took place on Sunday 23 November 2008 at the RDS, Dublin.[24]

Bohemians2–2 (a.e.t.)Derry City
Crowe 64'
J. Byrne 70' (pen.)		ReportMorrow 60', 76'
Penalties
Brennan soccer ball with check mark
O'Donnell soccer ball with check mark
Deegan soccer ball with check mark
Rossiter soccer ball with red X
Kalonas soccer ball with check mark		4–2soccer ball with check mark Farren
soccer ball with check mark McHugh
soccer ball with red X Deery
soccer ball with red X Higgins
Attendance: 10,281

References

  1. ^ "FAI announces Ford sponsorship deal". RTÉ Sport. 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  2. ^ FAI Cup final confirmed for RDS
  3. ^ "RTÉ Sport: Wexford Youths 0-0 Killester United". www.rte.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
  4. ^ "RTÉ Sport: Killester United 1-2 Wexford Youths". www.rte.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
  5. ^ "Galway United 1-0 Waterford United". 2008-06-06.
  6. ^ "Douglas Hall 0-3 Drogheda United". 2008-06-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "Everton 0-2 Carrick United". RTÉ Sport. 9 Jun 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  8. ^ "Shelbourne 0-3 Dundalk". 2008-06-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "Shelbourne 0 - 3 Dundalk - STATS | 2008 FAI CUP Third Round | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - extratime.com". www.extratime.com. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  10. ^ "Rockmount 0-3 Bray Wanderers". 2008-06-08. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ "Rockmount 0-3 Bray Wanderers". extratime.com. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  12. ^ "Monaghan United 0-0 UCD". 2008-06-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ "UCD 0-1 Monaghan United". RTÉ Sport. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  14. ^ "UCD 0 - 1 Monaghan United - REPORT | 2008 FAI CUP Third Round | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football". extratime.com. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  15. ^ "RTÉ Sport: Limerick 37 0-2 Cork City". www.rte.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  16. ^ "St Patrick's Athletic 2-1 Longford Town". 2008-06-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. ^ "Kildare County 3-0 Fanad United". RTÉ Sport. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  18. ^ "Athlone Town 2-1 Finn Harps". 2008-06-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ "Derry City 2-0 Liffeys Pearse". 2008-06-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  20. ^ "Sporting Fingal 2-0 Cobh Ramblers". 2008-06-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. ^ "Bohemians 3-0 Drogheda Town". 2008-06-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  22. ^ "Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Sligo Rovers". RTÉ Sport. 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  23. ^ "St Mary's 0-1 Wayside Celtic". RTÉ Sport. 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  24. ^ "Bohs win FAI Ford Cup Final on penalty shoot-out". fai.ie. Football Association of Ireland. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
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