2017 FAI Cup
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 earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would have entered in the first qualifying round.[1]
| FAI Irish Daily Mail Cup | |
| Country |  |
|---|---|
| Defending champions | Cork City |
| Champions | Cork City (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Dundalk |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 133 (3.33 per match) |
← 2016 2018 → | |
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 | Bangor Celtic | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Cherry Orchard |
| 30 April 2017 | College Corinthians | 0–1 | Ballincollig A.F.C. |
| 30 April 2017 | Edenderry Town | 0–1 | 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 United | 0–3 | Sheriff YC |
| 30 April 2017 | Killarney Celtic | 1–0 | Boyle 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 | Waterford | 0–3 | Shelbourne | Waterford |
Lyons  Doyle English |
Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre |
| 13 August 2017 | Bluebell United | 3–0 | Sheriff YC |
| 12 August 2017 | Cobh Ramblers | 0–3 | Limerick |
| 12 August 2017 | Longford Town | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Sligo Rovers |
| 12 August 2017 | Bray Wanderers | 0–1 | Cork City |
| 13 August 2017 | Dundalk | 4–0 | Derry City | Dundalk |
| Mountney McMillan Duffy |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
| 13 August 2017 | Portmarnock | 0–2 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 11 August 2017 | Wexford | 1–2 | Crumlin United |
| 11 August 2017 | Finn Harps | 4–3 | Bohemians |
| 11 August 2017 | Cabinteely | 3–1 | UCD |
| 11 August 2017 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | Glenville |
| 12 August 2017 | Cobh Wanderers | 3–0 | Killarney Celtic |
| 12 August 2017 | Bangor Celtic | 3–2 | Everton |
| 12 August 2017 | Ballincollig A.F.C. | 0–5 | Athlone Town |
| 13 August 2017 | Evergreen | 0–4 | Drogheda United |
| 13 August 2017 | Killester United | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Galway United |
Second round
The second round draw was held on 14 August 2017.[7]
| 25 August 2017 | Shelbourne | 0–3 | Shamrock Rovers | |
| Report |
| 25 August 2017 | Bangor Celtic | 0–1 | Longford Town | |
| Report |
| 25 August 2017 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | Galway United | |
| Report |
| 25 August 2017 | Cork City | 7–0 | Athlone Town | |
| Report |
| 25 August 2017 | Bluebell United | 1–0 | Cabinteely | |
| Report |
| 25 August 2017 | Drogheda United | 5–1 | Cobh Wanderers | |
| Report |
| 26 August 2017 | Crumlin United | 1–3 | Dundalk | |
| Report |
| 26 August 2017 | Limerick | 1–0 | Finn Harps | |
| Report |
Quarter–finals
The quarter-finals draw was held on 28 August 2017.[8]
| 8 September 2017 | Bluebell United | 2–4 | Shamrock Rovers | |
| Report |
| 8 September 2017 | Galway United | 1–2 | Limerick | |
| Report |
| 8 September 2017 | Dundalk | 4–0 | Drogheda United | |
| Report |
| 9 September 2017 | Longford Town | 1–4 | Cork City | |
| Report |
Semi–finals
The semi-finals draw was held on 11 September 2017.[9]
| 1 October 2017 | Dundalk | 1–1 | Shamrock Rovers | |
| 16:45 | Report |
Replay
| 10 October 2017 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Dundalk | |
| Report |
References
- "Preliminary Access List 2018/19". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- "Last-gasp Cork City win Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Final". FAI. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- "John Caulfield salutes 'fantastic' penalty hero MarkMcNulty". Irish Examiner. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Qualifying Round draw". FAI. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- "FAI Cup qualifying round-up". extratime.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- "Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup First Round Draw". FAI. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- "Shels set to host Rovers in FAI Cup second round". FAI. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "Bluebell host Shamrock Rovers in FAI Cup quarter-finals". FAI. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- "Draw made for Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup S-F". FAI. Retrieved 18 September 2017.