The 2023 FAI Cup Final, known as the 2023 Sports Direct FAI Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2023 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 12 November 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 ...

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

, between

Bohemians Bohemian or Bohemians may refer to: *Anything of or relating to Bohemia Beer * National Bohemian, a brand brewed by Pabst * Bohemian, a brand of beer brewed by Molson Coors Culture and arts * Bohemianism, an unconventional lifestyle, origin ...

and

St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...

. St Patrick's Athletic won 3–1 to win their fifth FAI Cup and qualify for the second qualifying round of the

2024–25 UEFA Conference League The 2024–25 UEFA Conference League will be the fourth season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. This will be the first UEFA Conference League played under the new format of the Swiss-s ...

. The final set the record as the highest-attended FAI Cup final at 43,881, breaking the 1945 record of 41,238. The attendance was also a new record for a domestic game.

Route to the final

Bohemians

St Patrick's Athletic

Match

Summary

In the 7th minute, Bohemians were awarded a penalty when Jonathan Afolabi was fouled inside the penalty box by Anthony Breslin, Afolabi took the penalty, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way and scoring with a low shot to the right corner. In the 23rd minute

Mark Doyle Mark Doyle is a British journalist and former world affairs correspondent for BBC News. He is known in particular for his articles on topics related to Africa. Early life and education Career In 1980, Doyle volunteered as a student teacher a ...

made it 1-1 when he headed the ball into the left corner of the net from six yards out after a free-kick from

Jake Mulraney Jake David Mulraney (born 5 April 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. Born in Dublin, Mulraney has previously played for Ilkeston, Queens Park ...

on the right wing. Three minutes into the second half, St Patrick's Athletic took the lead when

Krystian Nowak Krystian Nowak (born 1 April 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kazakh club Zhenis. Career Nowak signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian in August 2016. Nowak made his ...

scored an own goal, the ball going into the right corner of the net off his outstretched right foot at the back post after another free-kick from

on the right. It was 3-1 in the 87th minute when Tommy Lonergan scored, curling the ball into the left of the net from outside the penalty area after he got the ball from a mistake by Bohemians defender

Jordan Flores Jordan Michael Flores (born 4 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians. Club career Wigan Athletic Born in Wigan, Flores began his career at hometown tea ...

Details

References

External links

Official Site
{{2023 in Republic of Ireland association football FAI Cup finals