2004 FAI Cup

2004 FAI Cup
Carlsberg FAI Senior Cup
Country  Republic of Ireland
Teams 42
Champions Longford Town
Runners-up Waterford United
Matches played 64

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.

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


10 September 2004
Waterford United 22 Rockmount
O'Brien  72' (og)
Bruton 81'
Hurley  48'
Keane  51'

10 September 2004
UCD 00 Drogheda United

11 September 2004
Longford Town 22 Athlone Town
Fitzgerald  7'
Lavine  23'
Murphy  32'
Hope  89'

Replays

13 September 2004
Drogheda United 32(aet) UCD
O'Brien  73',  93'
Lester  117'
Martin  2'
McAuley  114'

13 September 2004
Athlone Town 03 Longford Town
Barrett  21'
Murphy  77'
Keogh  80'

15 September 2004
Rockmount 12 Waterford United
Busteed  76' Bruton  1',  75'

Semi-finals

1 October 2004
Derry City 12 Waterford United
Byrne  12' Murphy  8'
Connor  40'

Replay

Final

Winner of FAI Cup 2004

Longford Town
2nd Title

External links

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