2004 FAI Cup

2004 FAI Cup
Carlsberg FAI Senior Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
Teams42
Final positions
ChampionsLongford Town
Runner-upWaterford United
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
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The FAI Cup 2004 was the 84th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or Carlsberg FAI Cup. It officially kicked off in late May, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance to face League of Ireland opposition in the second round. The ten winners of those ties were joined in the second round by the 22 eircom League of Ireland clubs. The competition ran until October, with the final taking place on Sunday, October 24.[1]

First round

Fixtures played weekend May 23

Belgrove 0-1 Leeds

Carrick United 3-2 Bluebell United

Cherry Orchard 1-2 Glebe North

Drumcondra A.F.C. 1-1 Letterkenny Rovers

Fairview Rangers 0-2 Wayside Celtic

Freebooters 3-3 Portmarnock

Moyle Park College 1-1 Quay Celtic

Ringmahon Rangers 3-0 CYM Terenure

Rockmount 2-2 College Corinthians

Tullamore 1-1 Bangor Celtic

Replays

Bangor Celtic 0-1 Tullamore

College Corinthians 2-3 Rockmount

Letterkenny Rovers 0-2 Drumcondra A.F.C.

Portmarnock w/o Freebooters

Quay Celtic 2-1 Moyle Park College

Second round

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 25 July 2004.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Rockmount 3-1 Portmarnock
2 Waterford United 2-1 Sligo Rovers
3 Shamrock Rovers 3-0 Carrick United
4 Shelbourne 4-1 Finn Harps
5 St Patrick's Athletic 4-1 Wayside Celtic
6 Cobh Ramblers 3-3 Limerick
replay Limerick 2-2p Cobh Ramblers
7 Leeds A.F.C. 0-3 Longford Town
8 Monaghan United 1-0 Dublin City
9 Bray Wanderers 0-2 Kilkenny City
10 Athlone Town 3-0 Tullamore
11 Galway United 0-1 Derry City
12 Bohemians 8-0 Ringmahon Rangers
13 Kildare County 4-0 Glebe North
14 Dundalk 0-0 Drogheda United
replay Drogheda United 3-2 Dundalk
15 Quay Celtic 3-4 Drumcondra
16 UCD 1-0 Cork City

Third round

Matches played on the week of Monday, 16 August 2004.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Shelbourne 1-1 Derry City
replay Derry City p0-0 Shelbourne
2 UCD 5-0 Drumcondra
3 Waterford United 7-2 Kilkenny City
4 Bohemians 0-1 Kildare County
5 Athlone Town 1-0 Cobh Ramblers
6 Drogheda United 2-0 St Patrick's Athletic
7 Longford Town 1-1 Shamrock Rovers
replay Shamrock Rovers 0-1 Longford Town
8 Rockmount 2-0 Monaghan United

Quarter-finals

Derry City1–0Kildare County
McCallion 89'
Waterford United2–2Rockmount
O'Brien 72' (o.g.)
Bruton 81'		 Hurley 48'
Keane 51'
UCD0–0Drogheda United
Longford Town2–2Athlone Town
Fitzgerald 7'
Lavine 23'		 Murphy 32'
Hope 89'

Replays

Drogheda United3–2(aet)UCD
O'Brien 73', 93'
Lester 117'		 Martin 2'
McAuley 114'
Athlone Town0–3Longford Town
Barrett 21'
Murphy 77'
Keogh 80'
Rockmount1–2Waterford United
Busteed 76' Bruton 1', 75'

Semi-finals

Derry City1–2Waterford United
Byrne 12' Murphy 8'
Connor 40'
Longford Town0–0Drogheda United

Replay

Drogheda United1–2(aet)Longford Town
O'Brien 50' Martin 32'
Dillon 114'

Final

Waterford United1–2Longford Town
Bruton 62' Kirby 86'
Keegan 88'
Winner of FAI Cup 2004

Longford Town
2nd Title

References

  1. ^ "Ireland 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2016.