2012 FAI Cup

2012 FAI Cup
FAI Ford Cup
Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland
Teams	40
Final positions
Champions	Derry City
Runner-up	St Patrick's Athletic
	← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2012 FAI Ford Senior Cup, was the 92nd season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition earned spots in both the second qualifying round^[1] of the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League and the 2013 Setanta Sports Cup.

A total of 40 team competed in the 2012 competition, which commenced on the weekend ending on 1 April 2012. The teams entered from the 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division received byes into the second round stage. Four non-league clubs also received byes to the second round. The remaining 12 teams entered at the first round stage. These teams are composed of the sixteen clubs, which reached the fourth round of the 2011–12 FAI Intermediate Cup. The cup was won by Derry City.^[2]^[3]

Teams

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
First round	40	16	none	16	Leinster Senior League Munster Senior League Ulster Senior League
Second round	32	32	8	24	Premier Division First Division
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

Calendar

The calendar for the 2012 FAI Cup, as announced by Football Association of Ireland.

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs	New entries this round	Prize money
First round	1 April 2012	8	40 → 32	16: 40th–25th	n/a
Second round	25 May 2012	16	32 → 16	24: 24th–1st	n/a
Third round	24 August 2012	8	16 → 8	none	n/a
Quarter-finals	14 September	4	8 → 4	none	n/a
Semi-finals	7 October	2	4 → 2	none	n/a
Final	4 November	1	2 → 1	none	Winner €50,000 runner – up €25,000

First round

The draw for this round was conducted by FAI President Paddy McCaul and former player and 7-time winner Mick Neville at the FAI headquarters in Abbotstown on 6 March 2011.^[4] 16 of the 20 non-League of Ireland clubs are participating in this round, with the remaining 4 clubs earning a bye to the second round. The matches were played on the weekend ending 1 April 2012.

30 March 2012	Crumlin United	1 − 0	Kilbarrack United	Christian Brothers School Ground
18:00 IST	Forsyth 72'	Report		Referee: Dave Fisher

30 March 2012	Phoenix FC	4 − 3	Lucan United	Martin Savage Park
19:45 IST	Dawson 59', 69' Brophy 76', 78'	Report	28' Quinn 37' Donoghue 40' Rutherford	Referee: Declan Troy

31 March 2012	Malahide United	2 − 1	College Corinthians	Gannon Park
14:00 IST	Crowe 53' McGinty 79'	Report	33' Stanton	Referee: Richie Glynn

1 April 2012	Cherry Orchard	2 − 0	Verona	Elmdale Crescent
11:00 IST	Daly 65' Carroll 75'	Report		Referee: Tommy Traynor

1 April 2012	Kildrum Tigers	1 − 0	Clonmel Celtic	Station Road Park
13:00 IST	Carlin 49'	Report		Referee: Stephen Toner

1 April 2012	Ballymun United	1 − 2	Mayfield United	Ballymun United Soccer Complex
14:00 IST	McDonnell 90+2'	Report	7' Fleming 68' Hurley	Referee: Joe O'Hanlon

1 April 2012	Douglas Hall	2 − 1	Killester United	Moneygourney
14:00 IST	Murphy 42' Wilkinson 62'	Report	84' Keogh	Referee: Damien O'Mahony

1 April 2012	Avondale United	3 − 1	Sheriff Y.C.	Avondale Park
14:30 IST	Long 22' Lougheed 32' Meade 82'	Report	45' Dunne	Referee: Pat Murphy

Second round

The draw for this round was conducted by FAI President Paddy McCaul at the FAI headquarters in Abbotstown on 30 April 2012.^[5]^[6] The 8 winners from the first round are joined by Blarney United, Drumkeen United, Everton AFC, St. Patrick's CY, which received byes for the first round, and the 20 League of Ireland clubs. The matches were played on the weekend ending 27 May 2012.

25 May 2012	Bray Wanderers	1 − 1	Shelbourne	Carlisle Grounds
19:05 IST	Waters 63'	Report	Clancy 35'	Referee: Damien Hancock

25 May 2012	Drogheda United	6 − 1	Mayfield United	Hunky Dorys Park
19:45 IST	Hynes 10' O'Brien 12' G. Brennan 45+1' Breen 84', 88', 90+2'	Report	Kelly 74'	Attendance: 392 Referee: Neil Doyle

25 May 2012	SD Galway	0 − 2	Mervue United	Terryland Park
19:45 IST		Report	Hoban 58' Nkololo 86'	Attendance: 228 Referee: Conor Fitzgerald

25 May 2012	UCD	3 − 1	Phoenix FC	UCD Bowl
IST	O'Conor 27' Ledwith 76' Rusk 81'	Report	Dawson 33' (pen.)	Attendance: 150 Referee: Richie Winter

25 May 2012	Cork City	6 − 1	Athlone Town	Turners Cross
19:45 IST	Sullivan 34', 39', 56' Purcell 36', 74', 84' (pen.)	Report	McCarthy 4'	Attendance: 1,589 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

25 May 2012	Sligo Rovers	1 − 3	Monaghan United	The Showgrounds
19:45 IST	Quigley 8' (pen.)	Report	Griffiths 29' Marks 72' Quinn 84' (pen.)	Referee: Paul McLaughlin

25 May 2012	Blarney United	1 − 4	Malahide United	O'Shea Park
19:45 IST	O'Brien 26'	Report	O'Keeffe 6' Crowe 59' Corcoran 88' Donnelly 90'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Graham Kelly

25 May 2012	Dundalk	1 − 0	St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.	Oriel Park
19:45 IST	Mountney 49'	Report		Attendance: 300 Referee: Tom Connolly

25 May 2012	Derry City	4 − 0	Finn Harps	Brandywell
19:45 IST	McLaughlin 31', 39' Patterson 58' Molloy 59'	Report		Attendance: 900 Referee: Paul Tuite

25 May 2012	Bohemians	5 − 0	Drumkeen United	Dalymount Park
19:45 IST	Scully 1', 66', 77' Lopes 24' Mulcahy 86'	Report		Attendance: 510 Referee: Derek Tomney

25 May 2012	Shamrock Rovers	1 − 0	Limerick	Tallaght Stadium
20:00 IST	O'Donnell 67'	Report		Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

27 May 2012	Kildrum Tigers	1 − 3	Avondale United	Station Road Park
13:00 IST	Carlin 76'	Report	O'Sullivan 10', 69' Meade 53'	Referee: Terence Moyne

27 May 2012	Cherry Orchard	2 − 0	Longford Town	Frank Cooke Park
14:00 IST	Sheppard 24' Caul 76'	Report		Referee: Adriano Reale

27 May 2012	Douglas Hall	1 − 1	Wexford Youths	Moneygourney
14:00 IST	Kelleher 54'	Report	Broaders 81'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Andrew Mullally

27 May 2012	Everton AFC	0 − 1	Waterford United	Everton Park
15:00 IST		Report	Breen 40'	Referee: James McKell

27 May 2012	Crumlin United	0 − 3	St. Patrick's Athletic	Richmond Park
15:00 IST		Report	Griffin 3' (o.g.) Carroll 12' Kelly 87'	Attendance: 600 Referee: Dave McKeon

Second round Replays

28 May 2012	Shelbourne	1 − 0	Bray Wanderers	Tolka Park
20:00 IST	Gorman 45+1'	Report

29 May 2012	Wexford Youths	3 − 2	Douglas Hall	Ferrycarrig Park
19:45 IST	Broaders 8' (pen.) Nolan 53', 89'	Report	Fox 10' Wilkinson 18'	Attendance: 166 Referee: Sean Grant

Third round

The draw for the third round was made on 16 July on Monday Night Soccer.^[7] The draw was conducted with only 15 clubs due to the exit of Monaghan United from senior football. St. Patrick's Athletic were first drawn out and therefore received a bye.

24 August 2012	Shamrock Rovers	2 − 0	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium
19:05 IST	Stewart 70', 77'	Report		Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

24 August 2012	Bohemians	1 − 0	Avondale United	Dalymount Park
19:45 IST	McMillan 43'	Report		Attendance: 474 Referee: Tom Connolly

24 August 2012	Drogheda United	1 − 0	Wexford Youths	Hunky Dorys Park
19:45 IST	Hynes 27'	Report		Attendance: 431 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

24 August 2012	Malahide United	0 − 4	Dundalk	Gannon Park
IST		Report	Shanahan 9' Griffin 45+1' Shannon 75' McKenna 90'	Attendance: 450 Referee: James McKell

24 August 2012	UCD	0 − 1	Derry City	UCD Bowl
19:45 IST		Report	McDaid 70'	Attendance: 186 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

24 August 2012	Shelbourne	3 − 2	Cherry Orchard	Tolka Park
20:00 IST	Hughes 39' (pen.), 79' C. Byrne 82'	Report	Hughes 30' (pen.), 84'	Attendance: 442 Referee: Rob Rogers

3 September 2012	Waterford United	0 − 4	Mervue United	Waterford Regional Sports Centre
19:45 IST		Report	Hoban 34' Biansumba 57' Nkololo 83', 84'	Referee: Kevin O'Regan

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 27 August on Monday Night Soccer.^[8] Fixtures took place on the weekend of 16 September 2012.

14 September 2012	Shelbourne	2 − 1	Shamrock Rovers	Tolka Park
20:00 IST	Hughes 30', 71'	Report	Gannon 90+2'	Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Alan Kelly

14 September 2012	Bohemians	0 − 1	Dundalk	Dalymount Park
20:00 IST		Report	Griffin 75'	Attendance: 1,108 Referee: Derek Tomney

14 September 2012	St Patrick's Athletic	0 − 0	Drogheda United	Richmond Park
19:45 IST		Report		Attendance: 1,346 Referee: Paul Tuite

14 September 2012	Derry City	7 − 1	Mervue United	Brandywell Stadium
19:45 IST	McDaid 15', 56' Farren 35', 60', 61' McEleney 40' Curran 77'	Report	Hoban 52'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Tomas Connolly

Quarter-finals replays

17 September 2012	Drogheda United	1 − 1 (a.e.t.) (2 − 3 p)	St Patrick's Athletic	Hunky Dorys Park
19:45 IST	Prendergast 79'	Report	Faherty 90'	Attendance: 1,115 Referee: Damien Hancock
	Penalties
	Foley Mulvenna Hynes S. Brennan G. Brennan		O'Connor J. Kelly Bermingham Faherty

Semifinals

The draw for the semifinals was made on 17 September on Monday Night Soccer.^[9] Fixtures took place on the weekend of 7 October 2012.

7 October 2012	Derry City	1 − 1	Shelbourne	Brandywell Stadium
13:45 IST	McDaid 58'	Report	Cassidy 5'	Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Damien Hancock

7 October 2012	Dundalk	0 − 3	St Patrick's Athletic	Oriel Park
15:55 IST		Report	Browne 21' Bolger 53' O'Connor 85'	Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Alan Kelly

Semi-finals replays

10 October 2012	Shelbourne	0 − 3	Derry City	Tolka Park
19:45 IST		Report	McLaughlin 44', 62' McDaid 68'	Attendance: 1,417 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Final

4 November 2012

15:30 CEST

Derry City	3 − 2 (a.e.t.)	St Patrick's Athletic
Greacen 55' Patterson 69' (pen.), 105'	Report	O'Connor 53' Fagan 87'

Aviva Stadium

Attendance: 16,117

Referee: Neil Doyle

External links

Official competition website

References

^ 2013/14 Access list^{[permanent dead link‍]} Bert Kassies' Site
^ "Sweet twist in the tale for the Candystripes". Irish Independent. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Derry beat St Pat's Athletic in FAI Cup Final". BBC Sport. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "FAI Ford Cup First round draws". Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
^ "FAI Ford Cup 2012 first round results". Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
^ "FAI Ford Cup draw throws up some intriguing ties". Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
^ "FAI Ford Cup Third Round draw made live on MNS". League of Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ "Hoops meet Shels in FAI Ford Cup quarter-finals". League of Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
^ "FAI Ford Cup semi-final draw made". League of Ireland. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

[1] 2013/14 Access list^{[permanent dead link‍]} Bert Kassies' Site

[2] "Sweet twist in the tale for the Candystripes". Irish Independent. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[3] "Derry beat St Pat's Athletic in FAI Cup Final". BBC Sport. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[FirstRoundDraw-4] "FAI Ford Cup First round draws". Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

[SecondRoundDraw-5] "FAI Ford Cup 2012 first round results". Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.

[SecondRound-6] "FAI Ford Cup draw throws up some intriguing ties". Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

[ThirdRoundDraw-7] "FAI Ford Cup Third Round draw made live on MNS". League of Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

[QuarterfinalsDraw-8] "Hoops meet Shels in FAI Ford Cup quarter-finals". League of Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

[SemifinalsDraw-9] "FAI Ford Cup semi-final draw made". League of Ireland. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

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