Editing FAI Cup (section)

===Eligibility for the FAI Cup===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Lvl
!Competition
!Entering cup at
!No. of clubs
|-
|1
|[[League of Ireland Premier Division]]
|Second Round
|All 10 teams qualify automatically
|-
|2
|[[League of Ireland First Division]]
|Second Round
|All 10 teams qualify automatically
|-
|3–6
|[[FAI Intermediate Cup]]
|First Round
|All 4th Round/Last 16 teams
|-
|7–12
|[[FAI Junior Cup]]
|First Round
|All 8 quarter-finalists qualify
|}

'''Source:'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAI Men’s Cup – Soccer |url=https://www.finalwhistle.ie/soccer/fai-cup/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.finalwhistle.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FAI Men’s Intermediate Cup – Soccer |url=https://www.finalwhistle.ie/soccer/fai-intermediate-cup/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.finalwhistle.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FAI Men’s Junior Cup – Soccer |url=https://www.finalwhistle.ie/soccer/fai-junior-cup/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.finalwhistle.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=FAI Cup {{!}} Results |url=https://www.fai.ie/competitions/sports-direct-mens-fai-cup/results/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.fai.ie |language=en}}</ref>