2016 FAI Cup
The 2016 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2016 FAI Irish Daily Mail Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 96th season of the national Football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition earned a spot in the First Qualifying Round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.
| FAI Irish Daily Mail Cup | |
| Country |  |
|---|---|
| Teams | 40 |
| Champions | Cork City (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Dundalk |
← 2015 2017 → | |
A total of 40 teams competed in the 2016 competition, which commenced in April 2016. The teams entered from the 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division received byes into the Second Round stage. Four non-league teams also received byes to the Second Round. The remaining 12 teams entered at the First Round stage. These non league teams are composed of the sixteen clubs which reached the Fourth Round of the 2015–16 FAI Intermediate Cup, and the Semi-Finalists of the 2015–16 FAI Junior Cup.
Cork City won the cup with a late extra-time goal for a 1-0 win against Dundalk in the final on 6 November.[1]
Teams
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 40 | 16 | N/A | 16 | Leinster Senior League Munster Senior League Ulster Senior League |
| Second Round | 32 | 32 | 8 | 24 | League of Ireland |
| Third 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 |
First round
The draw for the First Round was made on 14 March 2016 at Abbotstown. 20 Non-League teams were included in the draw. [2]
| 2 April | St.John Bosco | 2–4 | Janesboro F.C. | Brickfields Park |
| 14:00 | Report |
| 3 April | Pike Rovers | 1–0 | Rockmount | Pike Rovers Complex |
| 14:00 | Report |
| 3 April | Killester United | 1–1 | Cherry Orchard | Hadden Park |
| 15:00 | McKay  |
Report | Rafferty |
| 3 April | Carrigaline United | 0–5 | Bluebell United | Ballea Park |
| 15:00 | Report |
| 10 April | Portmarnock A.F.C. | 1–1 | Letterkenny Rovers | Paddys Hill |
| 14:30 | Burgess |
Report | McElwaine Bonnar  |
| 12 April | Crumlin United | 1–0 | Greystones United | Pearse Park |
| 20:00 | Report |
| 16 April | St Peters F.C. | 2–1 | Leeside A.F.C. | Dubarry Park |
| 17:00 | McGee Scullion |
Report | Hyde |
| 21 April | Bandon A.F.C. | 1–1 | Ringmahon Rangers A.F.C. | Town Park |
| 18.30 | Holden |
Report | Higgins |
First Round Replays
| 23 April | Ringmahon Rangers A.F.C. | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Bandon A.F.C. | Ringmahon Park |
| 15.00 | Report |
| 24 April | Cherry Orchard | 1–0 | Killester United | Elmdale Crescent |
| 11:00 | Report |
| 24 April | Letterkenny Rovers | 2–1 | Portmarnock A.F.C. | Leckview Park |
| 14.00 | Connaghan Shiels |
Report | Moran |
Second round
The draw for the Second Round was made on 26 April 2016 at the Aviva Stadium. The 20 League of Ireland clubs were entered into this round.[3]
| 20 May | Bohemians | 2–0 | Galway United | Dalymount Park |
| 19:45 | Kavanagh Quigley |
Report |
| 20 May | Cork City | 4–0 | St Peters F.C. | Turners Cross |
| 19:45 | O'Connor Holohan Dooley O'Sullivan |
Report |
| 20 May | Derry City | 1–1 | Drogheda United | Brandywell Stadium |
| 19:45 | McEneff |
Report | O'Connor |
| 20 May | Dundalk | 2–0 | Shelbourne | Oriel Park |
| 19:45 | Horgan Kilduff |
Report |
| 20 May | UCD | 4–3 | Bray Wanderers | UCD Bowl |
| 19:45 | O'Neill Sloggett Walters Douglas |
Report | Brennan |
| 20 May | Waterford United | 0–2 | Longford Town | RSC |
| 19:45 | Report | Duffy Gannon |
| 20 May | Shamrock Rovers | 4–0 | Midleton | Tallaght Stadium |
| 20:00 | Shaw Heaney Cregg Miele |
Report |
| 20 May | Wexford Youths | 3–0 | Firhouse Clover F.C. | Ferrycarrig Park |
| 20:20 | Bonner Murphy |
Report | Vickery |
| 21 May | Limerick | 5–2 | Bluebell United | Markets Field |
| 14:00 | Mulhall O'Flynn O'Conor |
Report | Byrne Mustapha |
| 21 May | Ringmahon Rangers A.F.C. | 2–1 | Glebe North F.C. | Ringmahon Park |
| 14:00 | Deasy Kenny |
Report | Burke O'Connor |
| 21 May | Cobh Ramblers | 2–1 | Cherry Orchard | St. Colman's Park |
| 14:30 | O'Connor McGreevy |
Report | Penrose |
| 21 May | St Patrick's Athletic | 8–0 | Pike Rovers | Richmond Park |
| 15:00 | Dennehy Timlin Barker Kelly Corcoran |
Report |
| 21 May | Athlone Town | 0–0 | Letterkenny Rovers | Athlone Town Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report |
| 21 May | Sligo Rovers | 3–0 | Cabinteely | The Showgrounds |
| 19:45 | Sadlier Keohane |
Report |
| 21 May | Finn Harps | 0–1 | Crumlin United | Finn Park |
| 20:00 | Molloy   |
Report | Moorehouse |
| 22 May | Janesboro F.C. | 2–1 | Sheriff Y.C. | Pearse Stadium |
| 15:00 | O'Reilly Nunan |
Report | Flood Dunne Lester O'Neill |
Second Round Replays
| 24 May | Letterkenny Rovers | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Athlone Town | Leckview Park |
| 18:00 | Report | O'Sullivan |
| 24 May | Drogheda United | 1–2 | Derry City | United Park |
| 19:45 | Thornton |
Report | Patterson Daniels |
Third round
The draw for the Third Round was made on 29 July 2016 in Clonmel.[4]
| 19 August | Athlone Town | 0–5 | Shamrock Rovers | Athlone Town Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | McCabe Boyd Miele Madden Doona |
| 19 August | Bohemians | 0–2 | Derry City | Dalymount Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Monaghan Boyle |
| 19 August | St Patrick's Athletic | 2–0 | Limerick | Richmond Park |
| 19:45 | Byrne Fagan |
Report |
| 19 August | Wexford Youths | 2–1 | Sligo Rovers | Ferrycarrig Park |
| 20:00 | Dempsey Mulligan |
Report | Cretaro |
| 20 August | Ringmahon Rangers A.F.C. | 1–4 | Cobh Ramblers | Turners Cross |
| 18:00 | O'Brien |
Report | Ellis O'Connor Lehane |
| 20 August | Longford Town | 1–4 | Cork City | Strokestown Road |
| 19:30 | Dsane |
Report | K.O'Connor Maguire Sheppard Ogbene |
| 30 August | Dundalk | 5–0 | Crumlin United | Oriel Park |
| 19:45 | Shields Barrett Shiels O'Connor |
Report |
Quarter finals
The draw for the Quarter Finals was made on 24 August 2016.[5][6] RTÉ 2 HD televised the Shamrock Rovers v Cork City game.[7]
| 9 September | Shamrock Rovers | 0–5 | Cork City | Tallaght Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Maguire Buckley Sheppard |
| 9 September | Wexford Youths | 1–3 | Derry City | Ferrycarrig Park |
| 20:00 | Molloy |
Report | Patterson Schubert McNamee |
| 10 September | St Patrick's Athletic | 3–2 | Cobh Ramblers | Richmond Park |
| 16:00 | Fagan McGrath Dennehy |
Report | Ellis Lehane |
Semi finals
The draw for the Semi Finals was made on 13 September 2016 on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1.[8][9] RTÉ 2 HD televised both games.[10]
| 2 October | Dundalk | 2–2 | Derry City | Oriel Park |
| 13:45 | Shiels Kilduff |
Report | Patterson Curtis |
| 2 October | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–3 | Cork City | Richmond Park |
| 15:55 | Fagan |
Report | Bennett Maguire |
Final
References
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- "2016 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup First Round Draw". FAI.ie. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- "2016 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup Second Round Draw". FAI.ie. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- "2016 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup Third Round Draw". FAI.ie. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Shamrock Rovers and Cork City the pick of the bunch in FAI Cup Quarter-Final Draw". Irish Independent.ie. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- "2016 Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup Quarter Final Draw". FAI.ie. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- "RTE to show Shamrock Rovers' games with St Patrick's Athletic and Cork City". RTE.ie. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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