2005 FAI Cup


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 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
Carew Park 3-2 St Peter's, Athlone

Second round

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 12 June 2005.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1UCD2-0Dublin City
2Shelbourne0-2Derry City
3Drogheda United2-0Limerick
4Waterford United0-1St Patrick's Athletic
5Bohemians2-0Athlone Town
6Galway United0-0Cork City
replayCork City1-0Galway United
7Avondale United0-1Bray Wanderers
8Carew Park1-3Douglas Hall
9Kilkenny City0-1Finn Harps
10Sligo Rovers1-1Malahide United
replayMalahide United0-2Sligo Rovers
11Kildare County4-1Galway Hibernians
12Longford Town5-0Waterford Crystal
13Cobh Ramblers0-1Wayside Celtic
14Lissadel United0-4Cherry Orchard
15Shamrock Rovers2-0Fanad United
16Monaghan United1-7Dundalk

Third round

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 28 August 2005.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Dundalk0-2Drogheda United
2Bray Wanderers1-0Cherry Orchard
3Bohemians2-2Wayside Celtic
replayWayside Celtic1-2Bohemians
4Longford Town1-1UCD
replayUCD2-1Longford Town
5Derry City3-1Kildare County
6Sligo Rovers2-1St Patrick's Athletic
7Shamrock Rovers2-0Douglas Hall
8Cork City0-0Finn Harps
replayFinn Harps2-3Cork City

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Winner of FAI Cup 2005
Drogheda United
1st Title