The FAI Cup 1961–62 was the 41st edition of
Ireland's premier
cup competition, The
Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Extra.ie FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry ...
. The tournament began on 18 February 1962 and concluded on 28 April with the final held at
Dalymount Park,
Dublin. An official attendance of 32,000 people watched
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
win their 14th FAI Cup title by defeating local rivals and
League Champions Shelbourne 4–1.
First round
Second round
Semi-finals
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Replay
Final
Notes
A. Attendances were calculated using gate receipts which limited their accuracy as a large proportion of people, particularly children, attended football matches in
Ireland throughout the 20th century for free by a number of means.
References
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External links
FAI Website
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1961-62
Ireland
Cup