# Copa irlandesa de futbol

La Copa irlandesa de futbol, FAI Cup o Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup, és una competició futbolística per eliminatòries que es disputa a la República d'Irlanda (a més del Derry City d'Irlanda del Nord). És organitzat per la FAI (Football Association of Ireland).
Als seus inicis es va anomenar Free State Cup. Amb anterioritat a la creació de la competició, els clubs del país van disputar la copa irlandesa (unificada). Shelbourne, Bohemians i Derry City són els únics clubs que han guanyat les dues competicions. L'any 2002 es van disputar dos campionats a causa del canvi de dates de les competicions irlandeses, de temporada partida (agost-juny) a temporada anual.
Durant els anys 2000 fou patrocinada per l'empresa Ford Motor Company. L'any 2024 el patrocinador era Sports Direct.

## Historial

Font:
| Temporada | Campió | Resultat | Finalista |
| 1922 | St. James' Gate (1) | 1-1, 1-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1923 | Alton United (1) | 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1924 | Athlone Town (1) | 1-0 | Fordsons |
| 1925 | Shamrock Rovers (1) | 2-1 | Shelbourne |
| 1926 | Fordsons (1) | 3-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1927 | Drumcondra (1) | 1-1, 1-0 | Brideville |
| 1928 | Bohemians (1) | 2-1 | Drumcondra |
| 1929 | Shamrock Rovers (2) | 0-0, 3-0 | Bohemians |
| 1930 | Shamrock Rovers (3) | 1-0 | Brideville |
| 1930-31 | Shamrock Rovers (4) | 1-1, 1-0 | Dundalk |
| 1931-32 | Shamrock Rovers (5) | 1-0 | Dolphin |
| 1932-33 | Shamrock Rovers (6) | 3-3, 3-0 | Dolphin |
| 1933-34 | Cork (2) | 2-1 | St. James' Gate |
| 1934-35 | Bohemians (2) | 4-3 | Dundalk |
| 1935-36 | Shamrock Rovers (7) | 2-1 | Cork |
| 1936-37 | Waterford FC (1) | 2-1 | St. James' Gate |
| 1937-38 | St. James' Gate (2) | 2-1 | Dundalk |
| 1938-39 | Shelbourne (1) | 1-1, 1-0 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1939-40 | Shamrock Rovers (8) | 3-0 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1940-41 | Cork United (1) | 2-2, 3-1 | Waterford FC |
| 1941-42 | Dundalk (1) | 3-1 | Cork United |
| 1942-43 | Drumcondra (2) | 2-1 | Cork United |
| 1943-44 | Shamrock Rovers (9) | 3-2 | Shelbourne |
| 1944-45 | Shamrock Rovers (10) | 1-0 | Bohemians |
| 1945-46 | Drumcondra (3) | 2-1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1946-47 | Cork United (2) | 2-2, 2-1 | Bohemians |
| 1947-48 | Shamrock Rovers (11) | 2-1 | Drumcondra |
| 1948-49 | Dundalk (2) | 3-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1949-50 | Transport (1) | 2-2, 2-2, 3-1 | Cork Athletic |
| 1950-51 | Cork Athletic (1) | 1-1, 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1951-52 | Dundalk (3) | 1-1, 3-0 | Cork Athletic |
| 1952-53 | Cork Athletic (2) | 2-2, 2-1 | Evergreen United |
| 1953-54 | Drumcondra (4) | 1-0 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 1954-55 | Shamrock Rovers (12) | 1-0 | Drumcondra |
| 1955-56 | Shamrock Rovers (13) | 3-2 | Cork Athletic |
| 1956-57 | Drumcondra (5) | 2-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1957-58 | Dundalk (4) | 1-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1958-59 | St. Patrick's Athletic (1) | 2-2, 2-1 | Waterford FC |
| 1959-60 | Shelbourne (2) | 2-0 | Cork Hibernians |
| 1960-61 | St. Patrick's Athletic (2) | 2-1 | Drumcondra |
| 1961-62 | Shamrock Rovers (14) | 4-1 | Shelbourne |
| 1962-63 | Shelbourne (3) | 2-0 | Cork Hibernians |
| 1963-64 | Shamrock Rovers (15) | 1-1, 2-1 | Cork Celtic |
| 1964-65 | Shamrock Rovers (16) | 2-0 | Limerick |
| 1965-66 | Shamrock Rovers (17) | 2-0 | Limerick |
| 1966-67 | Shamrock Rovers (18) | 3-2 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 1967-68 | Shamrock Rovers (19) | 3-0 | Waterford FC |
| 1968-69 | Shamrock Rovers (20) | 1-1, 4-1 | Cork Celtic |
| 1969-70 | Bohemians (3) | 0-0, 0-0, 2-1 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1970-71 | Limerick (1) | 0-0, 3-0 | Drogheda United |
| 1971-72 | Cork Hibernians (1) | 3-0 | Waterford FC |
| 1972-73 | Cork Hibernians (2) | 0-0, 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1973-74 | Finn Harps (1) | 3-1 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 1974-75 | Home Farm (1) | 1-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1975-76 | Bohemians (4) | 1-0 | Drogheda United |
| 1976-77 | Dundalk (5) | 2-0 | Limerick |
| 1977-78 | Shamrock Rovers (21) | 1-0 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1978-79 | Dundalk (6) | 2-0 | Waterford FC |
| 1979-80 | Waterford FC (2) | 1-0 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 1980-81 | Dundalk (7) | 2-0 | Sligo Rovers |
| 1981-82 | Limerick United (2) | 1-0 | Bohemians |
| 1982-83 | Sligo Rovers (1) | 2-1 | Bohemians |
| 1983-84 | UCD (1) | 2-1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1984-85 | Shamrock Rovers (22) | 1-0 | Galway United |
| 1985-86 | Shamrock Rovers (23) | 2-0 | Waterford United |
| 1986-87 | Shamrock Rovers (24) | 3-0 | Dundalk |
| 1987-88 | Dundalk (8) | 1-0 | Derry City |
| 1988-89 | Derry City (1) | 0-0, 1-0 | Cork City |
| 1989-90 | Bray Wanderers (1) | 3-0 | St. Francis |
| 1990-91 | Galway United (1) | 1-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1991-92 | Bohemians (5) | 1-0 | Cork City |
| 1992-93 | Shelbourne (4) | 1-0 | Dundalk |
| 1993-94 | Sligo Rovers (2) | 1-0 | Derry City |
| 1994-95 | Derry City (2) | 2-1 | Shelbourne |
| 1995-96 | Shelbourne (5) | 1-1, 2-1 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 1996-97 | Shelbourne (6) | 2-0 | Derry City |
| 1997-98 | Cork City (1) | 0-0, 2-0 | Shelbourne |
| 1998-99 | Bray Wanderers (2) | 0-0, 2-2, 2-1 | Finn Harps |
| 1999-00 | Shelbourne (7) | 0-0, 1-0 | Bohemians |
| 2000-01 | Bohemians (6) | 1-0 | Longford Town |
| 2001-02 | Dundalk (9) | 2-1 | Bohemians |
| 2002 | Derry City (3) | 1-0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 2003 | Longford Town (1) | 2-0 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 2004 | Longford Town (2) | 2-1 | Waterford United |
| 2005 | Drogheda United (1) | 2-0 | Cork City |
| 2006 | Derry City (4) | 4-3 (prò.) | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 2007 | Cork City (2) | 1-0 | Longford Town |
| 2008 | Bohemians (7) | 2-2 (prò.) (4-2 p) | Derry City |
| 2009 | Sporting Fingal (1) | 2-1 | Sligo Rovers |
| 2010 | Sligo Rovers (3) | 0-0 (prò.) (2-0 p) | Shamrock Rovers |
| 2011 | Sligo Rovers (4) | 1-1 (prò.) (4-1 p) | Shelbourne |
| 2012 | Derry City (5) | 3-2 (prò.) | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| 2013 | Sligo Rovers (5) | 3-2 | Drogheda United |
| 2014 | St. Patrick's Athletic (3) | 2-0 | Derry City |
| 2015 | Dundalk (10) | 1-0 (prò.) | Cork City |
| 2016 | Cork City (3) | 1-0 (prò.) | Dundalk |
| 2017 | Cork City (4) | 1-1 (prò.) (5-3 p) | Dundalk |
| 2018 | Dundalk (11) | 2-1 | Cork City |
| 2019 | Shamrock Rovers (25) | 1-1 (prò.) (4-2 p) | Dundalk |
| 2020 | Dundalk (12) | 4-2 (prò.) | Shamrock Rovers |
| 2021 | St. Patrick's Athletic (4) | 1-1 (prò.) (4-3 p) | Bohemians |
| 2022 | Derry City (6) | 4-0 | Shelbourne |
| 2023 | St. Patrick's Athletic (5) | 3-1 | Bohemians |
* ↑ Anteriorment anomenat Fordsons FC.
* ↑ Canvi de dates. L'any 2002 la temporada irlandesa es va traslladar de la tradicional d'agost-maig a la temporada anual; per això es van celebrar dues edicions de la Copa Nacional. El primer, jugat a l'abril, el va guanyar Dundalk; el segon, jugat al novembre, el va guanyar Derry City.

## Referències

* ↑ «Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup» (jpg). Arxivat de l'original el 27 February 2012. [Consulta: 19 agost 2009].
* ↑ «Ford nou sponsor de la FAI Cup fins al 2010». rte.ie. Arxivat de l'original el 2007-05-01. [Consulta: 9 abril 2024].
* ↑ «FAI and Sports Direct announce three-year partnership | Football Association of Ireland». Arxivat de l'original el 30 May 2023. [Consulta: 30 maig 2023].
* ↑ «Ireland - List of Cup Winners». rsssf.com. [Consulta: 9 abril 2024].
* ↑ «Ireland - FA of Ireland Cup 1921/22-1993/94». rsssf.com. [Consulta: 9 abril 2024].

## Vegeu també

* Football League of Ireland
* Football League of Ireland Cup