The 2025 FAI Cup final, known as the 2025 Sports Direct FAI Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2025 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 9 November 2025 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, between Shamrock Rovers and Cork City.
Shamrock Rovers won the match 2-0 and claimed a first FAI Cup since 2019. It was the first double for Shamrock Rovers since 1987.
Match Summary In the 44th minute, Cork City were reduced to ten men when Harry Nevin received a straight red card for a high challenge on Josh Honohan. In the 65th minute, Shamrock Rovers took the lead when Rory Gaffney finished to the right of the net from close range after a volleyed pass from Dylan Watts from the right. It was 2-0 in the 71st minute with Rory Gaffney getting his second when he got in on goal on the right before a low finish past the goalkeeper and into the left corner of the net.
Details
GK 1 Ed McGintyRWB 21 Danny GrantCB 4 Roberto Lopes (c)CB 6 Daniel Cleary CB 27 Cory O'SullivanLWB 2 Josh Honohan CM 7 Dylan Watts CM 8 Aaron McEneffCM 17 Matt HealyAM 10 Graham Burke ST 20 Rory Gaffney Substitutes:GK 25 Lee SteacyRB 3 Adam MatthewsCB 5 Lee Grace LB 11 Seán Kavanagh AM 14 Danny Mandroiu CM 15 Darragh NugentCM 22 Cian BarrettCM 23 Connor Malley ST 88 John McGovern Manager: Stephen Bradley GK 13 Conor BrannRWB 2 Harry Nevin CB 4 Fiacre Kelleher CB 23 Freddie AndersonCB 28 Rory FeelyLWB 17 Darragh CrowleyCM 6 Greg Bolger CM 8 Evan McLaughlin RW 10 Alex Nolan ST 24 Sean MaguireLW 20 Josh FitzpatrickSubstitutes:GK 1 David OdumosuCB 5 Charlie LyonsST 9 Ruairí Keating CM 14 Kitt NelsonLW 15 Conor Drinan CM 16 Sean MurrayLB 19 Matthew KiernanCM 25 Matthew Murray CM 31 Kaedyn Kamara Manager: Ger Nash
References
External links Official Site