2021 FAI Cup

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2021 FAI Cup
Country Republic of Ireland
Dates9 July 2021 — 28 November 2021
Championship venueAviva Stadium, Dublin
Teams44 (all)
12 (qualifying round)
32 (main competition)
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic (4th title)
Runners-upBohemians
Matches played30
Goals scored108 (3.6 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Patrick Hoban – 6 goals
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(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying round)

The 2021 FAI Cup is the 101st edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. This edition features teams from the League of Ireland Premier Division and the First Division, as well as non-league teams. The competition is to begin with qualifying on the week ending 11 July 2021. [1]

The winners of the FAI Cup earns automatic qualification for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Qualifying Round[]

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 14 June 2021.

A total of 18 teams were in the qualifying round draw. Six teams received byes into the first round of the competition: Bangor GG F.C., Malahide United, Liffey Wanderers, St. Kevin's Boys, Usher Celtic and College Corinthians[2]

9 July 2021 Oliver Bond Celtic1–2 Killester Donnycarney Grangegorman, Dublin 7
19:30 Troy Carey Goal 14' Report Sean Rogers Goal 58'
Gary Kenna Goal 80'		 Stadium: Grangegorman Astro
Referee: Robert Redmond
10 July 2021 Maynooth University Town 3–1Bonagee UnitedMaynooth, County Kildare
14:00 Cillian Duffy Goal 30'
Cillian Duffy Goal 38'
Jack O'Connor Goal 73'		 Report Jack Parke Red card 42'
Packie Mailey Goal 75'
Packie Mailey Yellow card Yellow-red card 82'		 Stadium: NUI Maynooth Astro
10 July 2021 Ringmahon Rangers1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Crumlin United Mahon, County Cork
15:00 Anthony McAlavey Goal 16' Report Alan McGreal Goal 5' (pen.) Stadium: Ringmahon Park
Referee: Raymond Murphy
10 July 2021 St Mochta's 2–1 (a.e.t.)Cockhill CelticClonsilla, Dublin 15
16:00 Gareth McCaffrey Goal 59' (pen.)
Alan Byrne Goal 95'		 Report Garbhan Friel Goal 3' (pen.) Stadium: Porterstown Road
10 July 2021 Fairview Rangers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		AthenryGarryowen, County Limerick
18:00 Conor Coughlan Goal 5'
Eoin Duff Goal 45'		 Report Cole Connolly Goal 31'
Jamie O'Driscoll Goal 87'		 Stadium: Fairgreen
Referee: Brian Higgins
11 July 2021 Kilnamanagh 5–0Home FarmKilnamanagh, Dublin 24
11:00 Dean Clarke Goal 33'
Dean Clarke Goal 53' (pen.)
Sean Byrne Goal 60' (pen)
Dean Clarke Goal 74' (pen.)
Stephen Kinch Goal 89'		 Report Stadium: Ned Kelly Park

First Round[]

The draw for the first round took place on 13 July 2021.[3]

A total of 32 teams are in the first round draw: 20 teams from the Premier Division and First Division, six teams who received byes from the qualifying round and six winners of the qualifying round.

All ties were played the week ending Sunday 25 July 2021.

Teams in bold advanced to the second round.

Premier Division First Division Leinster Senior League Munster Senior League
  • Bohemians
  • Derry City
  • Drogheda United
  • Dundalk
  • Finn Harps
  • Longford Town
  • Shamrock Rovers
  • Sligo Rovers
  • St Patrick's Athletic
  • Waterford
  • Athlone Town
  • Bray Wanderers
  • Cabinteely
  • Cobh Ramblers
  • Cork City
  • Galway United
  • Shelbourne
  • Treaty United
  • UCD
  • Wexford
  • College Corinthians
  • Fairview Rangers
23 July 2021 (2) Athlone Town4–4 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Waterford (1) Athlone, County Westmeath
19:45 Glen McAuley Goal 75' (pen.)
Stephen Meaney Goal 83'
Glen McAuley Goal 88' (pen.)
Glen McAuley Goal 120+4'		 Report Anthony Wordsworth Goal 40'
Shane Griffin Goal 53'
Anthony Wordsworth Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card
Greg Halford Goal 90+1'
George Forrest Goal 120+3'		 Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Damien McGrath
Penalties
Gary Comerford Penalty scored
Glen McAuley Penalty scored
Jack Reynolds Penalty missed
Dylan Hand Penalty missed		 Shane Griffin Penalty scored
Cameron Evans Penalty scored
Tunmise Sobowale Penalty scored
John Martin Penalty scored
23 July 2021 (1) St Patrick's Athletic 6–0Bray Wanderers (2)Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 Billy King Goal 23'
Jason McClelland Goal 38'
Ben McCormack Goal 55'
Sam Bone Goal 57'
Paddy Barrett Goal 62'
Billy King Goal 77'		 Report Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 750
Referee: John McLoughlin
23 July 2021 (2) UCD 2–0Shelbourne (2)Belfield, Dublin 4
19:45 Colm Whelan Goal 56' (pen.)
Harvey O'Brien Goal 81'		 Report Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Dunne
23 July 2021 (2) Wexford 3–0Cabinteely (2)Crossabeg, County Wexford
19:45 Kyle Robinson Goal 34'
Lorcan Fitzgerald Goal 41' (pen.)
Jack Moylan Goal 43'		 Report Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park
Referee: Oliver Moran
23 July 2021 (3) Maynooth University Town 4–0Malahide United (3)Maynooth, County Kildare
20:00 Paddy O'Sullivan Goal 17'
Paddy O'Sullivan Goal 32'
Paddy O'Sullivan Goal 43'
Jackson Ryan Goal 73'		 Report Stadium: NUI Maynooth Astro
Referee: John McCarthy
23 July 2021 (3) St Kevin's Boys1–4 Kilnamanagh (3) Whitehall, Dublin 9
20:00 Jordan Cromwell Goal 20' Report Dean Clarke Goal 6'
Sean Byrne Goal 51'
Gary McCabe Goal 58'
Dean Clarke Goal 77'		 Stadium: St Aidan's CBS Astro
Referee: Eddie Reilly
23 July 2021 (1) Shamrock Rovers 2–0Galway United (2)Tallaght, Dublin 24
20:00 Rory Gaffney Goal 17'
Dylan Watts Goal 21'		 Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Robert Hennessy
24 July 2021 (1) Drogheda United1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Derry City (1) Drogheda, County Louth
15:00 Dinny Corcoran Goal 45+4'
Dane Massey Red card 53'
James Brown Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card		 Report Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe Penalty missed 53'
Danny Lafferty Goal 90+6' (pen.)		 Stadium: Head In The Game Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
Penalties
Jake Hyland Penalty scored
James Clarke Penalty missed
Luke Heeney Penalty scored
Killian Phillips Penalty missed		 Joe Thomson Penalty scored
Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe Penalty scored
Cameron McJannet Penalty scored
James Akintunde Penalty missed
Evan McLaughlin Penalty scored
24 July 2021 (3) Fairview Rangers0–3 (a.e.t.) Finn Harps (1) Garryowen, County Limerick
16:00 Report Sean Boyd Goal 95'
Paul Danagher Goal 111' (o.g.)
Barry McNamee Goal 120+3'		 Stadium: Fairgreen
Referee: Graham Kelly
24 July 2021 (3) Bangor Greenhills Greenpark0–5 Longford Town (1) Mullolagher, County Longford
19:30 Report Dean Williams Goal 16'
Dylan Grimes Goal 65'
Darragh Nugent Goal 70'
Callum Warfield Goal 89'
Aaron O'Driscoll Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Bishopsgate
Referee: Paul Norton
Note: Bangor GG gave up home advantage to Longford Town as their own home venue Greenhills Park was unsuitable to host the fixture.
25 July 2021 (3) Killester Donnycarney 1–0Usher Celtic (3)Killester, Dublin 5
11:00 Eoin Fowler Goal 82' Report Jordan Buckley Red card 90+3' Stadium: Hadden Park
Referee: Lee Duffy
25 July 2021 (3) Crumlin United1–2 St Mochta's (3) Crumlin, Dublin 12
14:00 Liam Brady Red card 45+2'
Glen Fulham Goal 89'		 Report Mick Daly Goal 5'
Gareth McCaffrey Goal 22'
Liam Brady Red card 45+2'		 Stadium: VEC Captains Road
Referee: Declan Troy
25 July 2021 (3) Liffey Wanderers0–2 (a.e.t.) Cobh Ramblers (2) Belfield, Dublin 4
14:00 Report Nathan O'Connell Goal 94'
Danny O'Connell Goal 116'		 Stadium: UCD Bowl
Referee: Gavin Colfer
25 July 2021 (2) Treaty United0–1 (a.e.t.) Dundalk (1) Garryowen, County Limerick
14:00 Anthony O'Donnell Red card 111' Report Patrick McEleney Goal 104' Stadium: Markets Field
Attendance: 200
Referee: Neil Doyle
25 July 2021 (3) College Corinthians0–5 Bohemians (1) Turners Cross, County Cork
15:00 Report Keith Buckley Goal 4'
Aaron Doran Goal 26'
Keith Ward Goal 58' (pen.)
Jamie Mullins Goal 79'
Dawson Devoy Goal 90'		 Stadium: Turners Cross
Referee: Ray Matthews
25 July 2021 (1) Sligo Rovers2–3 Cork City (2) Sligo, County Sligo
17:00 Romeo Parkes Goal 12'
Romeo Parkes Goal 69'		 Report Beineon O'Brien-Whitmarsh Goal 28'
Dylan McGlade Goal 56' (pen.)
Dale Holland Goal 89'		 Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rob Harvey

Bracketed number denotes which tier team currently plays in

Second Round[]

The draw for the second round was made on 27 July 2021 at 6:30pm.[4]

All ties were set to be played the week ending Sunday 29 August 2021.

Teams in bold advanced to the Quarter-finals.

Premier Division First Division Leinster Senior League
  • Cobh Ramblers
  • Cork City
  • UCD
  • Wexford
27 August 2021 (2) Cork City1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 St Patrick's Athletic (1) Turners Cross, County Cork
19:45 Barry Coffey Goal 90+5' Report Chris Forrester Goal 90' (pen.) Stadium: Turners Cross
Attendance: 900
Referee: Derek Tomney
Penalties
Dylan McGlade Penalty scored
Barry Coffey Penalty missed
Darragh Crowley Penalty missed		 Chris Forrester Penalty scored
Ben McCormack Penalty scored
Jason McClelland Penalty scored
Alfie Lewis Penalty scored
27 August 2021 (1) Dundalk 5–1St Mochta's (3)Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 Sami Ben Amar Goal 8'
Patrick Hoban Goal 51' (pen.)
Patrick Hoban Goal 52'
Patrick Hoban Goal 61'
Jeongwoo Han Goal 73'		 Report Gareth McCaffrey Goal 12' Stadium: Oriel Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Graham Kelly
27 August 2021 (2) UCD 2–1Longford Town (1)Belfield, Dublin 4
19:45 Paul Doyle Goal 69'
Colm Whelan Goal 80'		 Report Dean Williams Goal 71' Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 500
Referee: Adriano Reale
27 August 2021 (1) Waterford 4–1Kilnamanagh (3)Waterford City, County Waterford
19:45 John Martin Goal 35'
Cameron Evans Goal 57'
John Martin Goal 62'
Phoenix Patterson Goal 82'		 Report Adam Buckley Goal 85' Stadium: RSC
Attendance: 552
Referee: Rob Hennessy
27 August 2021 (1) Finn Harps 1–0Derry City (1)Ballybofey, County Donegal
20:00 Tunde Owolabi Goal 74' (pen.) Report Stadium: Finn Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Rob Harvey
28 August 2021 (3) Maynooth University Town 3–2Cobh Ramblers (2)Baldonnel, Dublin 22
19:00 John Kavanagh Goal 18' (o.g.)
Jack O'Connor Goal 73'
Jackson Ryan Goal 81'		 Report Conor Drinan Goal 90+4'
John Kavanagh Red card 76'
Jason Abbott Goal 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: John Hyland Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alan Patchell
29 August 2021 (3) Killester Donnycarney 0–2 Wexford (2) Killester, Dublin 5
14:00 Ryan Robinson Red card 64' Report Tyler Dunphy Goal 56'
Karl Manahan Goal 66'		 Stadium: Hadden Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan
29 August 2021 (1) Bohemians 2–1 Shamrock Rovers (1) Phibsborough, Dublin 7
16:00 Ali Coote Goal 55'
Georgie Kelly Red card 80'
Andy Lyons Goal 87'		 Report Roberto Lopes Goal 78'
Ronan Finn Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Neil Doyle

Quarter-finals[]

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 31 August 2021 at 6:30pm.

All ties were set to be played the week ending Sunday 19 September 2021.

Teams in bold advanced to the Semi-finals.

Premier Division First Division Leinster Senior League
17 September 2021 (1) Bohemians 4–0Maynooth University Town (3)Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 Keith Buckley Goal 17'
Conor Levingston Goal 34'
Keith Ward Goal 36'
Roland Idowu Goal 61'		 Report Alex Kelly Red card 32' Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Adriano Reale
17 September 2021 (1) St Patrick's Athletic 3–0Wexford (2)Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 Sam Bone Red card 7'
Darragh Burns Goal 33'
Darragh Burns Goal 63'
Ronan Coughlan Goal 90+4'		 Report Conor Crowley Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Derek Tomney
17 September 2021 (2) UCD2–3 Waterford (1) Belfield, Dublin 4
19:45 Colm Whelan Goal 12'
Liam Kerrigan Goal 49'
Colm Whelan Penalty missed 72'		 Report Junior Quitirna Goal 36'
Phoenix Patterson Goal 66' (pen.)
Prince Mutswunguma Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: UCD Bowl
Referee: Rob Hennessy
17 September 2021 (1) Finn Harps 3–3 Dundalk (1) Ballybofey, County Donegal
20:00 Tunde Owolabi Goal 25'
Jordan Mustoe Red card 28'
Sean Boyd Goal 84'
Sean Boyd Goal 90+5'		 Report Patrick Hoban Goal 29' (pen.)
Sean Murray Goal 39'
Patrick Hoban Goal 65'		 Stadium: Finn Park
Attendance: 1,690
Referee: Damien McGrath
21 September 2021 Replay (1) Dundalk 3–1 (a.e.t.)Finn Harps (1)Dundalk, County Louth
19:45 Sean Murray Goal 39'
Patrick Hoban Goal 97' (pen.)
Michael Duffy Goal 105'		 Report Sean Boyd Goal 6' Stadium: Oriel Park
Referee: Ben Connolly

Semi-finals[]

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 24 September 2021 at 9:45pm after the league game between Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic by former League of Ireland player Conan Byrne live on RTÉ2.[5]

All ties are set to be played the week ending Sunday 22 October 2021.

Teams in bold advanced to the Semi-finals.

Premier Division
22 October 2021 (1) Bohemians 1–0Waterford (1)Phibsborough, Dublin 7
19:45 Georgie Kelly Penalty missed 34'
Dawson Devoy Yellow card 35'
Georgie Kelly Goal 88'		 Report Niall O'Keeffe Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Kyle Ferguson Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 53'
Prince Mutswunguma Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Rob Harvey
22 October 2021 (1) St Patrick's Athletic 3–1Dundalk (1)Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 Billy King Goal 26'
Matty Smith Goal 57'
Darragh Burns Goal 86'		 Report Patrick Hoban Goal 41' Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Neil Doyle

Final[]

Main article: 2021 FAI Cup Final
28 November 2021 St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		BohemiansDublin
16:00 Chris Forrester Goal 105+2' [6] Rory Feely Goal 107' Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 37,126
Referee: Rob Hennessy
Penalties
Ronan Coughlan Penalty scored
Billy King Penalty scored
Chris Forrester Penalty missed
Jason McClelland Penalty scored
Robbie Benson Penalty scored		 Dawson Devoy Penalty scored
Conor Levingston Penalty scored
Stephen Mallon Penalty scored
Tyreke Wilson Penalty missed
Keith Ward Penalty missed

References[]

  1. ^ "First round qualifying draw made". Limerick Post. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "FAI Cup Qualifying Round Draw confirmed". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. ^ "Holders Dundalk to visit Treaty United, Bohs away to Cork's Corinthians in first round". The 42. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/draw-made-for-extraie-fai-cup-second-round/id-3819
  5. ^ "Dublin clubs avoid each other as FAI Cup semi-final draw is made". The 42. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ^ "FAI Cup Final Report: Bohemians 1 – 1 St. Patrick's Athletic (St. Pat's win 4-3 on penos AET)". extra time. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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