La Copa irlandesa de futbol , FAI Cup o Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup ,[ 1] 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 .[ 2] L'any 2024 el patrocinador era Sports Direct.[ 3]
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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)[ a]
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 [ b]
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.