The 2005 FAI Cup, known as the FAI Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 85th staging of the Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup. The tournament is the primary domestic cup competition for association football in the Republic of Ireland. This edition featured teams from the League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division, as well as teams from the regional leagues of the Republic of Ireland football league system.
It officially kicked off in late April, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance to face League of Ireland opposition in the second round. The ten winners of those ties were joined in the second round by the 22 eircom League of Ireland clubs. The competition ran until early December, with the final taking place on Sunday, December 4.
First round Matches played on the weekend of Saturday, 24 April 2005.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Lissadel United3–0Rockmount2St Mary's1–4Avondale UnitedreplayCherry Orchard0–0Belgrove3Belgrove1–2Cherry Orchard4Bangor Celtic1–2Wayside Celtic5Douglas Hall2–0Moyle Park6Mount Merrion2–2Galway HiberniansreplayGalway Hibernians0–0 Mount Merrion7St Peter's (Athlone)0–0Carew ParkreplayCarew Park3–2St Peter's, Athlone8Waterford Crystal2–0Bonagee United9Westport United1–2Fanad United10Malahide United3–2Glenmore / Dundrum
Second round Matches were played on the weekend of Sunday, 12 June 2005.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1UCD2–0Dublin City2Shelbourne0–2Derry City3Drogheda United2–0Limerick4Waterford United0–1St Patrick's Athletic5Bohemians2–0Athlone Town6Galway United0–0Cork CityreplayCork City1–0Galway United7Avondale United0–1Bray Wanderers8Carew Park1–3Douglas Hall9Kilkenny City0–1Finn Harps10Sligo Rovers1–1Malahide UnitedreplayMalahide United0–2Sligo Rovers11Kildare County4–1 Galway Hibernians12Longford Town5–0Waterford Crystal13Cobh Ramblers0–1Wayside Celtic14Lissadel United0–4Cherry Orchard15Shamrock Rovers2–0Fanad United16Monaghan United1–7Dundalk
Third round Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 28 August 2005.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Dundalk0–2Drogheda United2Bray Wanderers1–0Cherry Orchard3Bohemians2–2Wayside CelticreplayWayside Celtic1–2Bohemians4Longford Town1–1UCDreplayUCD2–1Longford Town5Derry City3–1Kildare County6Sligo Rovers2–1St Patrick's Athletic7Shamrock Rovers2–0Douglas Hall8Cork City0–0Finn HarpsreplayFinn Harps2–3Cork City
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Winner of FAI Cup 2005Drogheda United1st Title
References
External links 2005 FAI Cup on rsssf.com
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