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 2023 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, between Bohemians and St Patrick's Athletic.
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 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 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 on the right wing. Three minutes into the second half, St Patrick's Athletic took the lead when Krystian Nowak 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 Jake Mulraney 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 captain Jordan Flores.
Details
GK 1 James TalbotRB 2 Bartłomiej Kukułowicz CB 5 Krystian Nowak CB 24 Cian ByrneLB 6 Jordan Flores (c)CM 15 James ClarkeCM 14 James McManus CM 17 Adam McDonnell RW 10 Dylan ConnollyST 9 Jonathan Afolabi LW 12 Danny Grant Substitutes:GK 25 Luke DennisonLB 3 Paddy Kirk CB 5 Louie HolzmanLW 7 Declan McDaidCM 8 Ali Coote ST 11 James AkintundeCM 18 John O'Sullivan ST 22 Dean WilliamsRW 23 Kris TwardekManager: Declan Devine GK 36 Dean LynessRB 22 Sam CurtisCB 4 Joe Redmond (c)CB 13 David Norman Jr. LB 3 Anthony BreslinCM 6 Jamie LennonCM 8 Chris Forrester CM 17 Kian Leavy RW 20 Jake Mulraney ST 15 Conor Carty LW 14 Mark Doyle Substitutes:GK 1 Danny RogersST 10 Tommy Lonergan RW 11 Jason McClelland CM 18 Ben McCormackLW 19 Alex Nolan CM 24 Adam Murphy CM 25 Thijs TimmermansCB 26 Jay McGrathST 41 Mason Melia Manager: Jon Daly
References
External links Official Site