2011 FAI Cup
| FAI Ford Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Teams | 45 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sligo Rovers |
| Runner-up | Shelbourne |
The 2011 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2011 FAI Ford Cup, is the 91st season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition will earn spots in both the second qualifying round[1] of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League and the 2012 Setanta Sports Cup.
A total of 45 teams competed in the 2011 competition which commenced on the weekend ending on 20 March 2011.[
Teams
| Round | Clubs remaining |
Clubs involved |
Winners from previous round |
New entries this round |
Leagues entering at this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 45 | 4 | none | 4 | Leinster Senior League |
| Second round | 43 | 22 | 2 | 20 | A Championship Munster Senior League Ulster Senior League |
| Third round | 32 | 32 | 11 | 21 | Premier Division First Division |
| Fourth 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 2011 FAI Cup, as announced by Football Association of Ireland.
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 20 March 2011 | 2 | 45 → 43 | 4: 42nd–45th | n/a |
| Second round | 17 April 2011 | 11 | 43 → 32 | 20: 22nd–41st | n/a |
| Third round | 3 June 2011 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 21: 1st–21st | n/a |
| Fourth round | 26 August 2011 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | n/a |
| Quarter-finals | 18 September 2011 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | n/a |
| Semi-finals | n/a | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | n/a |
| Final | n/a | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Winner €50,000 runner – up €25,000 |
Preliminary rounds
First round
The draw for this round was conducted by FAI President Paddy McCaul and former player Paul Whelan at the FAI headquarters in Abbotstown on 7 March 2011.[2] Only four of the 24 non-League of Ireland clubs participated in this round, with the remaining 20 clubs earning a bye to the second round. The matches were played on the weekend ending 20 March 2011.
| 20 March 2011 | IST |
Mullins  58' |
Report | Foley 48' |
Referee: Anthony Redmond |
| 28 March 2011 Replay | Glebe North | 2–0 | IST |
Barrett 68 ', 78' |
Report |
| 20 March 2011 | IST |
Report |
| 28 March 2011 Replay | IST |
Report | Brennan 21', 67' |
Second round
Like for the first round, the draw for this round was conducted by FAI President Paddy McCaul and former player Paul Whelan at the FAI headquarters in Abbotstown on 7 March 2011.[2] The two winners from the first round joined the remaining 20 non-League of Ireland clubs in this round. The matches were played on the weekend ending 17 April 2011.
| 17 April 2011 | St. Michael's | 0–2 | IST |
Cosgrove  24' |
Report | Meade 70' Griffiths 71'Lee 73' |
| 17 April 2011 | IST |
Report |
| 24 April 2011 Replay | IST |
Report |
| 17 April 2011 | Everton AFC | 2–0 | IST |
Report |
| 17 April 2011 | IST |
Report | Murphy 16' |
| 16 April 2011 | IST |
Report |
| 23 April 2011 Replay | Youghal United | 2–1 | IST |
Report |
| 15 April 2011 | IST |
O'Callaghan 85' |
Report | Phelan 55' O'Neill 60'Farrell 70'Lee 87' |
| 17 April 2011 | Sacred Heart | 2–1 | IST |
Report |
| 17 April 2011 | IST |
O'Donoghue 73' (own goal) |
Report | Hanrahan 87' |
| 1 May 2011 Replay | IST |
Moloney 22' Hartnett 43'Colbert 55' |
Report | Cronin 7' O'Sullivan 25' |
| 17 April 2011 | Belgrove | 0–1 | IST |
Report | Duggan 85' |
| 16 April 2011 | IST |
Meade 43' |
Report | McNeill 48' (pen) Crowther 76' |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 17 April 2011 | Glebe North | 0–1 | Douglas Hall | IST |
Report | Varian 1' |
Third round
In this round, the 21 clubs of the
| 3 June 2011 | IST |
Quinlan 74' |
Report | Rock 51', 63' |
Referee: Conor Fitzgerald |
| 3 June 2011 | IST |
Hanaphy 7' Corcoran 76'Freeman 83', 84' |
Report | Referee: Derek Tomney |
| 3 June 2011 | IST |
Murphy 39', 57' Wilson 84' |
Report | Attendance: 615 Referee: Padraig Sutton |
| 3 June 2011 | IST |
McNevin 80' |
Report | Russell 34' Doyle 67' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Damien Hancock |
| 3 June 2011 | IST |
O'Brien 20', 22', 85' Brennan 35' |
Report | Collins 83' (own goal) |
Referee: Darren Coombes |
| 3 June 2011 | IST |
Furlong 32', 47' (penalty), 80' Ryan 71' |
Report | Zayed 90' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Jim McKell |
| 3 June 2011 | IST |
Loughran 59' |
Report | Shortall 16' McMillan 33'Carroll 66' |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Neil Doyle |
| 5 June 2011 | IST |
McClug 2' |
Report | Boyle 29' Cassidy 48'Byrne 59' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Richie Winter |
| 5 June 2011 | Sacred Heart | 2–4 | IST |
Weafer 48' Lowry 58' |
Report | Brosnan 22', 40' O'Connor 45'Quinn 85' |
Referee: Phil Caschera |
| 3 June 2011 | IST |
McGuinness 61', 67' Cretaro 71' |
Report | Carroll 58' Ryan 85' |
Attendance: 965 Referee: Paul McLaughlin |
| 5 June 2011 | IST |
Bennett 19' Breen 45'Quigley 75' (penalty)Kearns 76' |
Report | Murphy 13' Kelly 93' |
Attendance: 576 Referee: Paul Tuite |
| 3 June 2011 | IST |
82' |
Report | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 5 June 2011 | Youghal United | 1–3 | IST |
Clohessy 34' |
Report | Mulroy 8', 57' Murphy 14' |
Referee: Graham Kelly |
Fourth round
The draw for the fourth round was made on 13 July 2011 on Monday Night Soccer.
| 29 August 2011 | IST |
Sheppard 61' Kilduff 70'Flynn 80' |
Report | Belhout 74' Creevy 81' |
Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Tom Connolly |
| 5 September 2011 Replay | IST |
Leahy 25' |
Report | 25' (pen) O'Neill 91' |
Referee: Dave McKeown |
| 26 August 2011 | IST |
Report | Kavanagh 17', 20' Bradley 47' (pen) |
Attendance: 721 Referee: Anthony Buttimer |
| 26 August 2011 | IST |
O'Connor 74' Mitchell 74' |
Report | Quinn 42', 90' Behan 75' (pen)Coughlan 86' |
Attendance: 250 Referee: Rob Rogers |
| 27 August 2011 | IST |
Walsh 13' |
Report | Downes 34' Deans 52' (Own goal)Brennan 81' |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Richie Winter |
| 26 August 2011 | IST |
Broaders 90' |
Report | O'Neill 73' |
| 26 August 2011 | IST |
Report | Attendance: 1,538 Referee: Darren Coombes |
- Note 1: After a 3–2 victory for Sheriff Y.C. they were subsequently found to have fielded an ineligible player and were ejected from the cup. Shelbourne were awarded a 3–0 victory and qualified for the Quarter-finals.[4][5]
Final rounds
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Dundalk | 0 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bohemians | 0 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bohemians | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sligo Rovers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Cork City | 0 | |||||||||||||
St. Patrick's Athletic
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sligo Rovers | 4 ( pen )
| |||||||||||||
| Shelbourne | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sligo Rovers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Shamrock Rovers | 0 | |||||||||||||
St. Patrick's Athletic
| 1 1 | |||||||||||||
| Shelbourne | 1 3 | |||||||||||||
| Shelbourne | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Limerick | 3 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The draw for the Quarter-finals, conducted by Vice President of FAI, Tony Fitzgerald and Women's Ireland national team manager Susan Ronan, took place on 29 August 2011 on Monday Night Soccer. Fixtures took place on the weekend of 18 September 2011.
| 16 September 2011 | IST |
30' North |
| 16 September 2011 | IST |
| 19 September 2011 | IST |
Doyle 22' |
| 3 October 2011 | Shelbourne | 4–3 | Limerick | Tolka Park |
| ) | Frost 54' Sheedy 79', 89' |
Semifinals
The draw for the semi-finals was conducted by Paul Osam and FAI President Paddy McCaul during Monday Night Soccer on 26 September 2011, after the first 3 games, but before the Shelbourne v Limerick game. Ties will be played on the weekend of 14 and 16 October 2011.
| 17 October 2011 Replay | IST |
E. McMillan 14' Rogers 28' |
Report | 48' Cassidy 86' |
| 16 October 2011 | IST |
Report | McGuinness 73' |
Final
| 6 November 2011 | Shelbourne | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Sligo Rovers | Aviva Stadium, Dublin |
| 15:30 CEST | Hughes 33'Clancy 36' |
Report | 48' Davoren |
Referee: Richie Winter (Wicklow) |
| Penalties | ||||
Dawson  James |
 Keane Cretaro |
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External links
References
- ^ 2012/13 Access list Archived 11 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine Bert Kassies' Site
- ^ a b c "FAI Ford Cup First and Second round draws". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ Big Guns Kept Apart In FAI Cup Draw Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine – RTE.ie
- ^ "Shels reinstated to the FAI Cup". extratime.ie. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Shelbourne FC back in FAI Ford Cup". shelbournefc.ie. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.