The
FAI Cup 2009 was the 89th season of the national
football competition of the
Republic of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...
. It began on the weekend ending 26 April 2009 and ended on 22 November 2009 with the final taking place for the first time at
Tallaght Stadium
Tallaght Stadium ( ga, Staid Thamhlachta) is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium in July, 1996. The stadium is now o ...
. The winner - Sporting Fingal - earned spots in both the
second qualifying round
The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds each ...
of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League and the
2010 Setanta Sports Cup.
First round
The first round matches were played on the weekend ending 26 April 2009.
First Round Replays
The matches were played on the weekend ending 3 May 2009.
Second round
The matches were played on the weekend ending 24 May 2009.
Second Round Replay
The match was played on 31 May 2009.
Third round
The matches were played between 9 and 14 June 2009.
Third round replays
The matches were played between 15 and 17 June 2009.
Fourth round
The matches were played the weekend ending 16 August 2009.
Fourth Round Replays
The matches were played between 18 August and 7 September 2009.
Quarter finals
The matches were played between 11–12 September 2009.
Quarter Final Replays
The matches were played on Tuesday 15 September 2009.
Semi finals
The semi-final draw took place on Monday, 21 September.
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Final
References
External links
Official website
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