The 2019
FAI Cup
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(known as the
Extra.ie FAI Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 99th edition of the annual Republic of Ireland's cup competition. Forty teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the
Premier Division and
First Division. The competition began on 19 April 2019 with the first of five rounds and ended on 3 November 2019 with the final at the
Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium (also known as Lansdowne Road) is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 51,700 spectators (all seated). It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was demolished in 2007, and r ...
in
Dublin
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, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.
The defending champions were Premier Division side
Dundalk
Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...
, after they defeated
Cork City
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2–1 in the
previous final.
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 ...
won the final 4–2 against
Dundalk
Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...
for their 25th title. Because Rovers qualified for the Europa League through the Premier Division, the fourth-place team in the Premier Division,
Derry City, earned qualification for
2020–21 edition of the
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
.
Qualifying round
The draw for the qualifying round was made on 20 March 2019 at the
National Sports Campus
The National Sports Campus ( ga, An Campas Náisiúnta Spórt) is a large site in the western suburbs of Dublin, Ireland, which contains a number of sporting facilities. It is operated by the National Sports Campus Development Authority and is ho ...
in
. Former
Republic of Ireland
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international
Keith Fahey
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and
FAI Vice President Noel Fitzroy performed the draw, with representatives from the clubs in attendance.
A total of 20 teams were in the qualifying round draw: 16 intermediate teams and four junior teams. Four teams received byes into the first round of the competition:
Cobh Wanderers,
Crumlin United,
Letterkenny Rovers and
Killester Donnycarney.
All ties were set to be played the week ending Sunday 21 April.
First round
The draw for the first round took place on 8 July 2019 at the
Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium (also known as Lansdowne Road) is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 51,700 spectators (all seated). It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was demolished in 2007, and r ...
in
Dublin
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, and was hosted by
Con Murphy. National under-21 team manager
Stephen Kenny and former
Derry City manager Gavin Dykes performed the draw.
A total of 32 teams were in the first round draw: 20 teams from the
Premier Division and
First Division, four teams who received byes from the qualifying round and eight winners of the qualifying round.
All ties were set to be played the week ending Sunday 11 August, except the tie between
Athlone Town
Athlone Town Association Football Club () is an Irish football club from Athlone who are playing in the League of Ireland. The club is the oldest in the League as it was founded in 1887. First elected to the League of Ireland in 1922, they pl ...
and
Longford Town
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...
, which was postponed to 13 August due to an unplayable pitch.
Teams in bold advanced to the second round.
Second round
Teams in bold advanced to the Quarterfinals.
The draw for the second round took place on 12 August 2019 and was broadcast live on th
Extra.ie Facebook page
All ties were played on the week ending Sunday 25 August.
Quarter-finals
Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 12 September 2019 and was broadcast live on ''
Morning Ireland
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'' on
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 ( ga, RTÉ Raidió 1) is an Irish national radio station owned and operated by RTÉ and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926.
The total budget for th ...
. Both ties were played on the weekend ending 29 September and were shown live on RTÉ2.
Final
Top scorers
Notes
References
See also
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2019 League of Ireland Premier Division
The 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division is the 35th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began in February 2019 and concluded in October 2019. Fixtures were announced in December 2018.
On 23 September, Dundalk won t ...
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2019 League of Ireland First Division
The 2019 League of Ireland First Division season was the 35th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The league began in February 2019 and concluded in October 2019. Shelbourne emerged as champions after beating title rivals Drogheda U ...
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2019 League of Ireland Cup
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