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The '''2017 [[FAI Cup|FAI Senior Challenge Cup]]''' is the 97th season of the knockout national [[Association football|Football]] competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of this season's cup will earn a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and enter in the [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|first qualifying round]].<ref name=Kassies>{{cite web |url=https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/AccessList2018.html |title=Preliminary Access List 2018/19 |publisher=Bert Kassies |accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref> [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] are the defending champions.<ref name=gasp>{{cite web |url=http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/last-gasp-cork-city-win-irish-daily-mail-fai-cup-final |title=Last-gasp Cork City win Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Final |publisher=FAI |accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref>
The '''2017 [[FAI Cup|FAI Senior Challenge Cup]]''' was the 97th season of the knockout national [[Association football|Football]] competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of this season's cup will earn a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and enter in the [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|first qualifying round]].<ref name=Kassies>{{cite web |url=https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/AccessList2018.html |title=Preliminary Access List 2018/19 |publisher=Bert Kassies |accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref> [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] were the defending champions and went on to retain the cup after a 5-3 win on penalties against [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] in the [[2017 FAI Cup Final|final]] on 5 November.<ref name=gasp>{{cite web |url=http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/last-gasp-cork-city-win-irish-daily-mail-fai-cup-final |title=Last-gasp Cork City win Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Final |publisher=FAI |accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/john-caulfield-salutes-fantastic-penalty-hero-markmcnulty-462302.html |title=John Caulfield salutes ‘fantastic’ penalty hero MarkMcNulty|date=6 November 2017|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>


The tournament began the weekend of 30 April 2017 with the preliminary round, which was contested by sixteen non-league clubs.<ref name=drawq>{{cite web |url=http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/irish-daily-mail-fai-cup-qualifying-round-draw |title=Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Qualifying Round draw |publisher=FAI |accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref>
The tournament began the weekend of 30 April 2017 with the preliminary round, which was contested by sixteen non-league clubs.<ref name=drawq>{{cite web |url=http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/irish-daily-mail-fai-cup-qualifying-round-draw |title=Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Qualifying Round draw |publisher=FAI |accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref>

Revision as of 09:05, 7 November 2017

2017 FAI Cup
FAI Irish Daily Mail Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
Final positions
ChampionsCork City
Runner-upDundalk
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored133 (3.33 per match)
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The 2017 FAI Senior Challenge Cup was the 97th season of the knockout national Football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of this season's cup will earn a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and enter in the first qualifying round.[1] Cork City were the defending champions and went on to retain the cup after a 5-3 win on penalties against Dundalk in the final on 5 November.[2][3]

The tournament began the weekend of 30 April 2017 with the preliminary round, which was contested by sixteen non-league clubs.[4]

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Leagues entering at this round
Preliminary Round 40 16 N/A 16 Leinster Senior League
Munster Senior League
Best Western Southern Hotel Super League
First Round 32 32 8 24 League of Ireland
Leinster Senior League
Second Round 16 16 16 none none
Quarter-Finals 8 8 8 none none
Semi-Finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held 15 March 2017.[4]

30 April 2017 Ballymun United1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Killester United
30 April 2017 Bangor Celtic 3–2 (a.e.t.)Cherry Orchard
30 April 2017 College Corinthians0–1 Ballincollig A.F.C.
30 April 2017 Edenderry Town0–1 Cobh Wanderers
30 April 2017 Evergreen 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		St. Mary's
30 April 2017 Everton 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		Liffey Wanderers
30 April 2017 Greystones United0–3 Sheriff YC
30 April 2017 Killarney Celtic 1–0Boyle Celtic

First round

The first round was played between the eight first round winners, the four clubs which received byes in the preliminary round, and the twenty League of Ireland clubs.[5] The first round draw was held on 21 July 2017.[6]

11 August 2017 Waterford0–3 Shelbourne Waterford
Lyons 46'
Doyle 78'
English 89'		 Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre
13 August 2017 Bluebell United 3–0Sheriff YC
12 August 2017 Cobh Ramblers0–3 Limerick
12 August 2017 Longford Town 4–2 (a.e.t.)Sligo Rovers
12 August 2017 Bray Wanderers0–1 Cork City
13 August 2017 Dundalk 4–0Derry CityDundalk
Mountney 1', 81'
McMillan 51' (pen.)
Duffy 90'		 Stadium: Oriel Park
13 August 2017 Portmarnock0–2 St Patrick's Athletic
11 August 2017 Wexford1–2 Crumlin United
11 August 2017 Finn Harps 4–3Bohemians
11 August 2017 Cabinteely 3–1UCD
11 August 2017 Shamrock Rovers 1–0Glenville
12 August 2017 Cobh Wanderers 3–0Killarney Celtic
12 August 2017 Bangor Celtic 3–2Everton
12 August 2017 Ballincollig A.F.C.0–5 Athlone Town
13 August 2017 Evergreen0–4 Drogheda United
13 August 2017 Killester United3–3 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 Galway United

Second round

The second round draw was held on 14 August 2017.[7]

25 August 2017 Shelbourne0–3 Shamrock Rovers
Report
25 August 2017 Bangor Celtic0–1 Longford Town
Report
25 August 2017 St Patrick's Athletic0–2 Galway United
Report
25 August 2017 Cork City 7–0Athlone Town
Report
25 August 2017 Bluebell United 1–0Cabinteely
Report
25 August 2017 Drogheda United 5–1Cobh Wanderers
Report
26 August 2017 Crumlin United1–3 Dundalk
Report
26 August 2017 Limerick 1–0Finn Harps
Report

Quarter–finals

The quarter-finals draw was held on 28 August 2017.[8]

8 September 2017 Bluebell United2–4 Shamrock Rovers
Report
8 September 2017 Galway United1–2 Limerick
Report
8 September 2017 Dundalk 4–0Drogheda United
Report
9 September 2017 Longford Town1–4 Cork City
Report

Semi–finals

The semi-finals draw was held on 11 September 2017.[9]

29 September 2017 Cork City 1–0Limerick
19:15 Report
1 October 2017 Dundalk 1–1 Shamrock Rovers
16:45 Report

Replay

10 October 2017 Shamrock Rovers2–4 (a.e.t.) Dundalk
Report

Final

Main article: 2017 FAI Cup Final
Dundalk1–1 (a.e.t.)Cork City
Penalties
3–5

See also

References

  1. ^ "Preliminary Access List 2018/19". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Last-gasp Cork City win Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Final". FAI. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ "John Caulfield salutes 'fantastic' penalty hero MarkMcNulty". Irish Examiner. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Qualifying Round draw". FAI. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ^ "FAI Cup qualifying round-up". extratime.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup First Round Draw". FAI. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Shels set to host Rovers in FAI Cup second round". FAI. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Bluebell host Shamrock Rovers in FAI Cup quarter-finals". FAI. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Draw made for Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup S-F". FAI. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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