2018 FAI Cup

The 2018 FAI Cup (known as the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 98th edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. It began with the qualifying round on 21 April 2018, and concluded with the final on 4 November 2018. The winner qualified for the 2019–20 Europa League first qualifying round.

2018 FAI Cup

Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup
Country	Republic of Ireland
Defending champions	Cork City
Champions	Dundalk (11th title)
Runners-up	Cork City
Matches played	40
Goals scored	152 (3.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Kieran Sadlier (7 goals)
← 2017 2019 →

Cork City were the defending champions but lost in the final 2–1 to Dundalk.[1][2]

Qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round was made on 4 April 2018. FAI President Tony Fitzgerald was joined by Dundalk goalkeeper and three-time winner Gary Rogers and Irish Daily Mail Circulation Manager, David Vaz, to perform the draw.

A total of 20 teams entered the qualifying round, with four teams (Home Farm, Cockhill Celtic, Newmarket Celtic and Blarney United) receiving a bye to the first round proper. The remaining 16 teams played eight games, with the winners entering the first round proper.

The Irish Daily Mail offered a cash prize for the non-league team who advanced the furthest in the competition.[3]

Avondale United v Pike Rovers

21 April 2018	Avondale United	0–2	Pike Rovers	Carrigaline
14:00		Report	McGann  15' (pen.) Collins  70'	Stadium: Avondale Park

Leeds v St. Michael's

21 April 2018	Leeds	3–1	St. Michael's	Ballyvolane
15:00		Report		Stadium: Leeds Park

Maynooth University Town v Everton

21 April 2018	Maynooth University Town	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Everton	Maynooth
16:00	35'  36'	Report	Spitere  18' Murphy  55'	Stadium: Maynooth University

Inchicore Athletic v Crumlin United

21 April 2018	Inchicore Athletic	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Crumlin United	Inchicore
19:00	Geraghty	Report	Donnelly  (pen.)	Stadium: Pearse Park

Dublin Bus v Firhouse Clover

22 April 2018	Dublin Bus	4–2	Firhouse Clover	Clondalkin
11:00	Sasaki  4', 34' Dunne  31' McMahon  69'	Report	70'  90'	Stadium: Coldcut Road

Kilnamanagh v Skerries Town

22 April 2018	Kilnamanagh	1–2	Skerries Town	Kilnamanagh
11:00	Collins	Report		Stadium: Ned Kelly Park

CIÉ Ranch v Letterkenny Rovers

22 April 2018	CIÉ Ranch	1–0	Letterkenny Rovers	Ballyfermot
14:00	Sullivan  70'	Report		Stadium: CIÉ Works

North End United v Cherry Orchard

22 April 2018	North End United	2–0	Cherry Orchard	Curracloe
14:00	Murphy  65' (pen.) Beary  86'	Report		Stadium: The River Field

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First round

The draw for the first round proper was made on 4 July 2018 at the Aviva Stadium, with Damien Duff as special guest. 12 non-League teams entered the draw along with the 20 teams from the League of Ireland.[7]

Fixtures took place on the week ending 12 August 2018.

Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers

10 August 2018	Drogheda United	1–0	Shamrock Rovers	Drogheda
19:45	Lyons  23'	Report		Stadium: United Park Attendance: 1,000 (est.) Referee: Paul McLaughlin

UCD v Pike Rovers

10 August 2018	UCD	2–0	Pike Rovers	Belfield
19:45	Molloy  24' Davis  86'	Report		Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 150 (est.) Referee: Alan Patchell

Shelbourne v Athlone Town

10 August 2018	Shelbourne	4–0	Athlone Town	Drumcondra
19:45	Kalandarishvili  40' (o.g.) Kavanagh  62' Moorhouse  84' Fitzgerald  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 374 Referee: Adriano Reale

Inchicore Athletic v St Patrick's Athletic

10 August 2018	Inchicore Athletic	0–5	St Patrick's Athletic	Inchicore
19:45		Report	Markey  55' Keegan  76', 85' Byrne  81' Madden  87'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,000 (est.) Referee: Ben Connolly

Dundalk v Cobh Ramblers

10 August 2018	Dundalk	3–0	Cobh Ramblers	Dundalk
19:45	Murray  32', 85' McGrath  52'	Report		Stadium: Oriel Park Referee: Robert Rogers

Bray Wanderers v Finn Harps

10 August 2018	Bray Wanderers	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Finn Harps	Bray
19:45	Pender  15'	Report	Todd  64' Place  97' Borg  112'	Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 410 Referee: Robert Harvey

Wexford v Bohemians

10 August 2018	Wexford	0–7	Bohemians	Crossabeg
20:00		Report	Lunney  4' Corcoran  9', 58' Kelly  15' Ward  29' Stokes  70' Magerusan  79'	Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Referee: Graham Kelly

Blarney United v Derry City

11 August 2018	Blarney United	2–12	Derry City	Blarney
17:00	Welch  73' Carroll  74'	Report	Hale  4', 46' McEneff  7', 31' Roy  8', 20', 34', 58' McNamee  53', 83' Farren  70' McHattie  77'	Stadium: O'Shea Park Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Newmarket Celtic v Cabinteely

11 August 2018	Newmarket Celtic	1–2	Cabinteely	Ennis
18:00	Hayes  82'	Report	Doyle  70' Clucas  74'	Stadium: Frank Healy Park Referee: Robert Hennessy

Skerries Town v Waterford

11 August 2018	Skerries Town	1–4	Waterford	Skerries
17:00	Snowe  53'	Report	Noel Hunt  23', 85', 89' Gavan Holohan  36'	Stadium: Skerries Rugby Club Referee: David Dunne

Sligo Rovers v Longford Town

11 August 2018	Sligo Rovers	0–1	Longford Town	Sligo
19:45		Report	Hollywood  65'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Referee: Neil Doyle

Maynooth University Town v Leeds

11 August 2018	Maynooth University Town	2–0	Leeds	Maynooth
17:00	Daly  46' Duffy  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Maynooth University Astro Referee: Eddie Reilly

North End United v Galway United

11 August 2018	North End United	0–4	Galway United	Crossabeg
18:00		Report	McCormack  9', 43', 44' Barry  14'	Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Referee: Eoghan O'Shea

Dublin Bus v CIÉ Ranch

11 August 2018	Dublin Bus	0–1	CIÉ Ranch	Clondalkin
15:00		Report	O'Brien  90+3'	Stadium: Coldcut Road Referee: Johnny Glynn

Home Farm v Cork City

12 August 2018	Home Farm	1–5	Cork City	Whitehall
13:00	Goulding  35'	Report	O'Hanlon  3' Coughlan  8', 12' McNamee  32' Sadlier  44'	Stadium: Whitehall Stadium Referee: Robert Rogers

Cockhill Celtic v Limerick

12 August 2018	Cockhill Celtic	0–2	Limerick	Buncrana
15:00		Report	Brouder  48' Maguire  74'	Stadium: Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds Referee: Michael Connolly

Second round

The second round draw was held on 13 August 2018, producing just one all-Premier Division tie.

All fixtures were played on the weekend ending August 26[8]

CIÉ Ranch v UCD

24 August 2018	CIÉ Ranch	2–6 (a.e.t.)	UCD	Newcastle
19:45	Tobin  9' (o.g.) Smith  16'	Report	Mahdy  32', 107' McClelland  89', 110' McDonald  99' O'Neill  117'	Stadium: Greenogue Attendance: 200 (est.) Referee: Robert Rogers

Galway United v Bohemians

24 August 2018	Galway United	0–2	Bohemians	Galway
19:45		Report	Leahy  6' Stokes  79'	Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 733 Referee: Robert Hennessy

Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic

24 August 2018	Derry City	1–0	St Patrick's Athletic	Derry
19:45	Delap  80'	Report		Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Attendance: 1,500 (est.) Referee: Neil Doyle

Dundalk v Finn Harps

24 August 2018	Dundalk	2–0	Finn Harps	Dundalk
19:45	Murray  24' (pen.) Kelly  52'	Report		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Cork City v Maynooth University Town

24 August 2018	Cork City	4–0	Maynooth University Town	Cork
19:45	Barry  21' Sadlier  56' O’Hanlon  64' (pen.) Coughlan  71'	Report		Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 1,016 Referee: Sean Grant

Drogheda United v Waterford

24 August 2018	Drogheda United	0–1	Waterford	Drogheda
19:45		Report	Héry  4'	Stadium: United Park Attendance: 600 (est.) Referee: Robert Harvey

Limerick v Cabinteely

24 August 2018	Limerick	2–1	Cabinteely	Limerick
19:45	Ellis  29' Maguire  67'	Report	Knight  90'	Stadium: Markets Field Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Longford Town v Shelbourne

25 August 2018	Longford Town	2–0	Shelbourne	Longford
19:30	McGlade  9' (pen.) O'Reilly  72'	Report		Stadium: City Calling Stadium Referee: John McLoughlin

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was broadcast live on RTÉ2's Soccer Republic on 27 August 2018.

All fixtures were set to be played on the week ending 9 September 2018. The game between Derry City and Bohemians was postponed until 19 September as Derry City had four players called up to under-21 squads.[9]

The game between Longford Town and Cork City was televised live on RTÉ2.[10]

UCD v Waterford

7 September 2018	UCD	2–1	Waterford	Belfield
19:45	Davis  20' Molloy  27' Osam  67'	Report	Aborah  78' (pen.) Webster  90+2'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 750 (estimate) Referee: John McLoughlin

Limerick v Dundalk

7 September 2018	Limerick	0–4	Dundalk	Limerick
19:45	O'Sullivan  20' Maguire  59' Coleman  70'	Report	Hoban  5', 21' Mountney  36' Kelly  71'	Stadium: Markets Field Referee: Derek Tomney

Longford Town v Cork City

7 September 2018	Longford Town	0–7	Cork City	Longford
19:30	Meenan  39'	Report	Morrissey  20' Sadlier  23', 64', 88' Coughlan  53' O'Hanlon  75' McNamee  89'	Stadium: City Calling Stadium Referee: Raymond Matthews

Derry City v Bohemians

19 September 2018	Derry City	1–3	Bohemians	Derry
19:45	McHattie  36' Hale  42' Shiels  61' Shiels  61'Roy  62' Hale  79' Low  90'	Report	Casey  42' Corcoran  59', 90' Pender  66' Devaney  90'	Stadium: Brandywell Stadium Referee: Robert Harvey

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was broadcast live on RTÉ2's Soccer Republic on 10 September 2018.

Both games were played the weekend ending 30 September and televised live on RTÉ2.[11] The subsequent replay between Cork City and Bohemians was also broadcast live on RTÉ2.

Dundalk v UCD

28 September 2018	Dundalk	1–0	UCD	Dundalk
19:45	McEleney  41'	Report		Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 2,926 Referee: Robert Hennessy

Bohemians v Cork City

30 September 2018	Bohemians	1–1	Cork City	Phibsborough
17:45	Corcoran  68'	Report	Sadlier  87' (pen.)	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 3,207 Referee: Rob Rogers

Cork City v Bohemians

8 October 2018 Replay	Cork City	2–1	Bohemians	Cork
19:30	Cummins  30' Sheppard  36'	Report	Morris  59'	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 2,347 Referee: Neil Doyle

Final

Main article: 2018 FAI Cup Final

2018 FAI Cup

4 November 2018

16:40

Final

Cork City	1–2	Dundalk
Sadlier  21' (pen.)	Report	Hoare  19' McEleney  73'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 30,412

Referee: Neil Doyle

See also

• 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division
• 2018 League of Ireland First Division
• 2018 League of Ireland Cup

References

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2. "McEleney the hero as Dundalk complete the double". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
3. "SSE Airtricity League". www.sseairtricityleague.ie. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
4. "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup: Qualifying Draw made - Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
5. "Match details confirmed for Qualifying Round - Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
6. "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup qualifying round results - Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
7. Kent, David. "FAI Cup draw sees holders Cork City head to Home Farm". Buzz.ie. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
8. "IRISH DAILY MAIL FAI CUP SECOND ROUND FIXTURE SCHEDULE". SSE Airtricity League. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
9. MariborKev (6 September 2018). "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Fixture Confirmation". Derry City Football Club. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
10. "Longford Town v Cork City set to be televised on RTÉ2". SSE Airtricity League. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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