The 1993–94 Irish Cup was the 114th edition of the
Irish Cup
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,
Northern Ireland
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's premier
football
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knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 7 May 1994 with the final.
Bangor were the defending champions after winning their 1st Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over
Ards
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Places
* Ards Peninsula, Northern Ireland
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in the 1993 final second replay after the first two games ended as 1–1 draws. This season they reached the final again (to date, their last final appearance), but lost 2–0 to
Linfield who won the cup for the 34th time, 12 years after their last Irish Cup win in
1982
Events
January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
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.
Results
First round
The following teams were given byes into the second round:
Ballymacash Rangers, Bessbrook United, Connor,
Donard Hospital,
Downshire Young Men,
Glebe Rangers,
Harland & Wolff Sports,
Magherafelt Sky Blues,
Orangefield Old Boys,
Portstewart
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,
Roe Valley and
UUJ.
Replays
Second round
The following teams were given byes into the third round: AFC and
Oxford United Stars.
Replays
Third round
Fourth round
Replays
Fifth round
Replays
Sixth round
Replay
Quarter-finals
Replay
Semi-finals
Final
References
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Irish Cup seasons
Cup
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