Editing FAI Cup

{{short description|Association Football competition in Republic of Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| current              = [[2025 FAI Cup]]
| organiser            = [[Football Association of Ireland]]
| logo                 = Logo_for_sports_direct_fai_cup.jpg
| founded              = [[1921–22 FAI Cup|1921–22]]
| number of teams      = 44
| region               = Republic of Ireland<br>Northern Ireland
| domestic cup         = [[President of Ireland's Cup]]
| qualifier for        = [[UEFA Europa League]]
| current champions    = [[Drogheda United]] (2nd title)
| most successful club = [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] (25 titles)
| website              = {{URL|https://www.fai.ie/competitions/sports-direct-mens-fai-cup/|fai.ie/mens-fai-cup}}
|name = Sports Direct FAI Cup
}}
The '''Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup'''<ref>{{Cite web |format=jpg |url=http://dynimg.rte.ie/0000ff2b10dr.jpg |title=Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup |access-date=19 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227012532/http://dynimg.rte.ie/0000ff2b10dr.jpg |archive-date=27 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ('''FAI Cup'''), known as the '''Sports Direct FAI Cup'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/fai-and-sports-direct-announce-three-year-partnership | title=FAI and Sports Direct announce three-year partnership &#124; Football Association of Ireland | access-date=30 May 2023 | archive-date=30 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530121103/https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/fai-and-sports-direct-announce-three-year-partnership | url-status=live }}</ref> for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out [[association football]] competition contested annually by teams from the [[Republic of Ireland]] (as well as [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] from [[Northern Ireland]]). Organised by the FAI ([[Football Association of Ireland]]), the competition is currently sponsored by ''[[Sports Direct]]''. It was known as the '''Free State Cup''' from 1923 to 1936. [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] hold the record of most wins with 25.

The current holders are [[Drogheda United F.C.]] who won their 2nd title on 10 November 2024, defeating [[Derry City F.C.]] 2-0 at [[Aviva Stadium]].

== Venues ==
Since the early 1920s until the 1980s, all but a handful of FAI Cup finals were held at [[Dalymount Park]], Dublin. Two replays in the 1920s were held at [[Shelbourne Park]], the 1973 replay was held in [[Flower Lodge]] in Cork and the 1984 replay was in [[Tolka Park]]. However, since 1990, due to the lack of development of Dalymount, the final has been played at a number of different venues. From 1990 until 1997 it was played at [[Lansdowne Road]] stadium, from 1997 to 1999 back at Dalymount, from 1999 to 2002 at [[Tolka Park]] and from 2003 to 2006 back at Lansdowne Road. Due to the redevelopment of Lansdowne, the 2007 and 2008 finals were played at the [[RDS Arena]]. The 2009 final took place in [[Tallaght Stadium]]. Finals from 2010 onwards take place at the [[Aviva Stadium]].

== History ==
[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]], [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] and [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] are the only clubs to have won both the [[Irish Cup|(Northern) Irish Cup]] and the FAI Cup, although Shelbourne and Bohemians only won it before [[partition of Ireland|partition]], while Derry City remained in the [[Irish Football League|Northern Irish league system]] until 1973, entering the League of Ireland in 1985. [[Alton United]] based in Belfast and Derry City are the only sides from outside the Republic of Ireland to win the competition.

[[Athlone Town A.F.C.|Athlone Town]] in 1924, [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] in 1958, [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] in 1968 and Sligo Rovers in 2010 are the only sides ever to win the Cup without conceding a goal.
[[File:ShelsHibs.jpg|thumb|Match programme cover from the 1963 final at [[Dalymount Park]]]]

Since 2003, Irish domestic football has moved from the traditional European August–May season to a summer set-up, as favoured in Scandinavia. As an "interim" season was played in the second half of 2002, two FAI Cup Finals took place that year – [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] winning in April, and Derry City lifting the trophy in November.

Following the 1985 expansion of the League of Ireland to two Divisions, [[Bray Wanderers]] were the first First Division team to win the Cup, defeating non-League [[St Francis F.C.|St. Francis]] in 1990.  Bray were also the first team to win the Cup in a season that saw them relegated, in 1999.  Dundalk were relegated in 2002 while winning the first of that year's trophies.

After two defeats in Cup Finals in the 1970s, [[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] finally reached the summit in 2005. Goals from Gavin Whelan (whose father, Paul, captained [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] to the 1992 cup and whose grandfather, [[Ronnie Whelan Sr.|Ronnie]], won two cups with [[St. Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St. Patrick's Athletic]]) and captain Declan O'Brien helped "the Drogs" to a 2–0 win over [[Cork City Football Club|Cork City]].

The last soccer game to be played at the old [[Lansdowne Road]] was the 2006 final, contested between St. Patrick's Athletic and Derry City, who ran out eventual 4–3 winners after extra-time. The original FAI Cup was also retired after the game with a brand new version of the trophy to be used in the following seasons.

The largest ever win in the competition occurred on 29 November 2020 when [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] beat [[Athlone Town A.F.C.|Athlone Town]] 11–0 at the semi-final stage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Newberry |first1=Niall |title=Dundalk put 11 past Athlone in record-breaking FAI Cup hammering |url=https://www.the42.ie/dundalk-athlone-2-5283159-Nov2020/#:~:text=Dundalk%2011&text=HISTORY%20WAS%20MADE%20on%20Sunday,the%20FAI%20Cup%20semi%2Dfinals |website=The42 |date=29 November 2020 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en |archive-date=17 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317174126/https://www.the42.ie/dundalk-athlone-2-5283159-Nov2020/#:~:text=Dundalk%2011&text=HISTORY%20WAS%20MADE%20on%20Sunday,the%20FAI%20Cup%20semi%2Dfinals |url-status=live }}</ref>

The largest ever attendance at an FAI Cup game was 43,881 people, as [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] defeated [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] 3–1 in the [[2023 FAI Cup Final]] at the [[Aviva Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1112/1416080-fai-cup-final-bohemians-v-st-pats-updates/|title=FAI Cup final recap: Bohemians 1-3 St Pat's|first=James|last=Fenton|date=12 November 2023|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref>

== Eligibility ==
44 clubs compete in the FAI Cup – 20 [[League of Ireland]] teams and 24 non-league teams.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Fixtures confirmed for 2025 Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup First Round |url=https://www.fai.ie/latest/fixtures-confirmed-2025-sports-direct-mens-fai-cup-first-round/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.fai.ie |language=en}}</ref> All clubs in the League of Ireland are automatically eligible. Clubs from [[Non-League football|non-league football]] (levels 3–12 on the [[Republic of Ireland football league system|Republic of Ireland league system]]) are also eligible provided they qualify from either the [[FAI Intermediate Cup]] or [[FAI Junior Cup]] competitions in the current season. All participating clubs must also have a stadium suitable for the competition.

The total number of entries in the FAI Cup has changed as [[Non-League football]] has gradually been expanded and reorganised over time. In the [[2022 FAI Cup|2022]] season, 39 clubs entered the competition. It is very rare for top clubs to miss the competition, although it can happen in exceptional circumstances. For the [[2024 FAI Cup|2024 season]], 40 clubs competed in the competition. The format was also altered slightly, with the preliminary rounds being merged into the first round and the League of Ireland teams entering the competition in the second round.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=11 April 2024 |title=FAI Cup sees format change with updated first round |url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/33331/fai-cup-sees-format-change-updated-first-round/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=extratime.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Preliminary Round of Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup now to be held as competition's First Round |url=https://www.fai.ie/latest/preliminary-round-sports-direct-mens-fai-cup-now-be-held-competitions-first-round/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.fai.ie |language=en}}</ref> The number of clubs increased ahead of the [[2025 FAI Cup|2025 season]], with all 8 quarter-finalists from the FAI Junior Cup now eligible, increasing the total number of entries to 44 clubs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2025 |title=2025 FAI Cup {{!}} #6 |url=https://foot.ie/threads/298018-2025-FAI-Cup |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=foot.ie}}</ref>

Northern Irish sides that play in Republic of Ireland leagues are eligible. There is only one club currently competing: [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]].

===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>

== Qualification for subsequent competitions ==

=== European football ===
The FAI Cup winners qualify for the following season's [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]. This European place applies even if the team is [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]] or is not in the Republic of Ireland top flight. In the past, if the FAI Cup winning team also qualified for the following season's [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] or [[UEFA Conference League|Conference League]] through their league or European performance, then the losing FAI Cup finalists were given the European berth of the FAI Cup winners. Now the FAI Cup berth is then given to the highest-place team in the league who has not yet qualified. FAI Cup winners enter the [[UEFA Conference League]] at the Second qualifying round. Each club that qualifies for the UEFA Conference League gets prize money worth up to 10 million pounds.

=== Presidents Cup ===
The FAI Cup winners also qualify for the following season's single-match [[President of Ireland's Cup]], the traditional season opener played against the previous season's [[League of Ireland Premier Division|Premier Division]] champions (or the Premier Divisions runners-up if the FAI Cup winners also won the league – the [[Double (association football)#Republic of Ireland|double]]).

==FAI Cup Finals==
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align:center; font-size:13px; width:100%;"
|-
!width=6%|Season
!width=10%|Winner
!width=12%|Score
!width=10%|Runner-up
!width=22%|Venue
!width=10%|Attendance

|- align=center
|[[1921–22 FAI Cup|1921–22]] 
|[[St. James's Gate F.C.|St James's Gate]]
|1 – 1 / 1 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|15,000 / 10,000
|- align=center
|[[1922–23 FAI Cup|1922–23]]
|[[Alton United F.C.|Alton United]]
|1–0 
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|14,000
|- align=center
|[[1923–24 FAI Cup|1923–24]] 
|[[Athlone Town F.C.|Athlone Town]]
|1–0 
|[[Cork F.C.|Fordsons]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|18,000
|- align=center
|[[1924–25 FAI Cup|1924–25]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|2–1 
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|23,000

|- align=center
|[[1925–26 FAI Cup|1925–26]]
|[[Cork F.C.|Fordsons]]
|3–2 
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|25,000

|- align=center
|[[1926–27 FAI Cup|1926–27]]
|[[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]
| 1 –  1 / 1 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Brideville FC|Brideville]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Shelbourne Park]]
|25,000 / 10,000

|- align=center
|[[1927–28 FAI Cup|1927–28]]
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|2–1 
|[[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|25,000

|- align=center
|[[1928–29 FAI Cup|1928–29]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|0 – 0 / 3 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Shelbourne Park]]
|22,000 / 15,000

|- align=center
|[[1929–30 FAI Cup|1929–30]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|1–0 
|[[Brideville FC|Brideville]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|17,000

|- align=center
|[[1930–31 FAI Cup|1930–31]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|1 – 1 / 1 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|20,000 / 10,000
|- align=center
|[[1931–32 FAI Cup|1931–32]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|1–0 
|[[Dolphin F.C. (Dublin)|Dolphin]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|32,000
|- align=center
|[[1932–33 FAI Cup|1932–33]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|3 – 3 / 3 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Dolphin F.C. (Dublin)|Dolphin]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|22,000 / 18,000
|- align=center
|[[1933–34 FAI Cup|1933–34]]
|[[Cork F.C.|Cork]]
|2–1
|[[St. James's Gate F.C.|St James's Gate]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|21,000
|- align=center
|[[1934–35 FAI Cup|1934–35]]
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|4–3
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|22,000
|- align=center
|[[1935–36 FAI Cup|1935–36]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|2–1
|[[Cork F.C.|Cork]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|30,946

|- align=center
|[[1936–37 FAI Cup|1936–37]]
|[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford]]
|2–1
|[[St. James's Gate F.C.|St James's Gate]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|24,000

|- align=center
|[[1937–38 FAI Cup|1937–38]]
|[[St. James's Gate F.C.|St James's Gate]]
|2–1
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|30,000
|- align=center
|[[1938–39 FAI Cup|1938–39]]
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|1 – 1 / 1 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|30,000 / 25,000
|- align=center
|[[1939–40 FAI Cup|1939–40]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|3–0
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]] 
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|38,509
|- align=center
|[[1940–41 FAI Cup|1940–41]]
|[[Cork United F.C. (1940)|Cork United]]
|2 – 2 / 3 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] 
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|30,132 / 13,057
|- align=center
|[[1942 FAI Cup Final|1941–42]]
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|3–1
|[[Cork United F.C. (1940)|Cork United]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|34,298<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=22640|title=DUNDALK'S FIRST CUP Dublin issue – British Pathé|website=britishpathe.com|access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[1942–43 FAI Cup|1942–43]]
|[[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]
|2–1
|[[Cork United F.C. (1940)|Cork United]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|30,549
|- align=center
|[[1943–44 FAI Cup|1943–44]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|3–2
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|34,000
|- align=center
|[[1944–45 FAI Cup|1944–45]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|1–0
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|41,238
|- align=center
|[[1945–46 FAI Cup|1945–46]]
|[[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]
|2–1
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|34,248
|- align=center
|[[1946–47 FAI Cup|1946–47]]
|[[Cork United F.C. (1940)|Cork United]]
|2 – 2 / 2 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|  20,198 / 5,519
|- align=center
|[[1947–48 FAI Cup|1947–48]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|2–1
|[[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|33,812
|- align=center
|[[1949 FAI Cup Final|1948–49]]
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|3–0
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|28,539
|- align=center
|[[1949–50 FAI Cup|1949–50]]
|[[Transport F.C.|Transport]]
|2 – 2 / 2 – 2 ([[Replay (sports)|R]]) / 3 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Cork Athletic F.C.|Cork Athletic]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|28,807 / 21,123 / –
|- align=center
|[[1950–51 FAI Cup|1950–51]]
|[[Cork Athletic F.C.|Cork Athletic]]
|1 – 1 / 1 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|38,912 / 22,000
|- align=center
|[[1952 FAI Cup Final|1951–52]]
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|1 – 1 / 3 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Cork Athletic F.C.|Cork Athletic]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|26,479 / 20,753
|- align=center
|[[1952–53 FAI Cup|1952–53]]
|[[Cork Athletic F.C.|Cork Athletic]]
|2 – 2 / 2 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Cork Celtic F.C.|Evergreen United]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|17,396 / 6,000
|- align=center
|[[1953–54 FAI Cup|1953–54]]
|[[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]
|1–0
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|20,000
|- align=center
|[[1954–55 FAI Cup|1954–55]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|1–0
|[[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]] 
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|33,041
|- align=center
|[[1955–56 FAI Cup|1955–56]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|3–2
|[[Cork Athletic F.C.|Cork Athletic]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|35,017
|- align=center
|[[1956–57 FAI Cup|1956–57]]
|[[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]
|2–0
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|30,000
|- align=center
|[[1958 FAI Cup Final|1957–58]]
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|1–0
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|27,000
|- align=center
|[[1958–59 FAI Cup|1958–59]]
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|2 – 2 / 2 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|22,000 / 22,800
|- align=center
|[[1959–60 FAI Cup|1959–60]]
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|2–0
|[[Cork Hibernians F.C.|Cork Hibernians]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|32,308
|- align=center
|[[1960–61 FAI Cup|1960–61]]
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|2–1
|[[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|22,000
|- align=center
|[[1961–62 FAI Cup|1961–62]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|4–1
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|32,000
|- align=center
|[[1962–63 FAI Cup|1962–63]]
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|2–0
|[[Cork Hibernians F.C.|Cork Hibernians]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|15,000
|- align=center
|[[1963–64 FAI Cup|1963–64]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|1 – 1 / 2 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Cork Celtic F.C.|Cork Celtic]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|35,500 / 23,600
|- align=center
|[[1964–65 FAI Cup|1964–65]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|1 – 1 / 1 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]] 
|22,000 / 19,436
|- align=center
|[[1965–66 FAI Cup|1965–66]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|2–0
|[[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|26,898
|- align=center
|[[1966–67 FAI Cup|1966–67]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|3–2
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|12,000
|- align=center
|[[1967–68 FAI Cup|1967–68]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|3–0
|[[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|39,128
|- align=center
|[[1968–69 FAI Cup|1968–69]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|1 – 1 / 4 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Cork Celtic F.C.|Cork Celtic]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]] 
|28,000 / 18,000
|- align=center
|[[1969–70 FAI Cup|1969–70]]
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|0 – 0 / 0 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]]) / 2 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|16,000 / 11,000 /  22,000
|- align=center
|[[1970–71FAI Cup|1970–71]]
|[[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]
|0 – 0 / 3 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|16,000 / 15,000
|- align=center
|[[1971–72 FAI Cup|1971–72]]
|[[Cork Hibernians F.C.|Cork Hibernians]]
|3–0
|[[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|22,500
|- align=center
|[[1972–73 FAI Cup|1972–73]]
|[[Cork Hibernians F.C.|Cork Hibernians]]
|0 – 0 / 1 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Flower Lodge]]
|12,500 / 11,000
|- align=center
|[[1973–74 FAI Cup|1973–74]]
|[[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]]
|3–1
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] 
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|14,000
|- align=center
|[[1974–75 FAI Cup|1974–75]]
|[[Home Farm F.C.|Home Farm]]
|1–0
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|10,000
|- align=center
|[[1975–76 FAI Cup|1975–76]]
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|1–0
|[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|10,400
|- align=center
|[[1977 FAI Cup Final|1976–77]]
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|2–0
|[[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|17,000
|- align=center
|[[1977–78 FAI Cup|1977–78]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|1–0
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]] 
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|12,500
|- align=center
|[[1979 FAI Cup Final|1978–79]]
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|2–0
|[[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|14,000
|- align=center
|[[1979–80 FAI Cup|1979–80]]
|[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford]]
|1–0
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] 
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|18,000
|- align=center
|[[1981 FAI Cup Final|1980–81]]
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|2–0
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]] 
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|12,000
|- align=center
|[[1981–82 FAI Cup|1981–82]]
|[[Limerick F.C.|Limerick United]]
|1–0
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|12,000
|- align=center
|[[1982–83 FAI Cup|1982–83]]
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
|2–1
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|8,500
|- align=center
|[[1983–84 FAI Cup|1983–84]]
|[[University College Dublin A.F.C.|UCD]]
|0 – 0 / 2 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Tolka Park]]
|8,000 / 6,500
|- align=center
|[[1984–85 FAI Cup|1984–85]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|1–0
|[[Galway United F.C.|Galway United]] 
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|7,000
|- align=center
|[[1985–86 FAI Cup|1985–86]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|2–0
|[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]] 
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|11,500
|- align=center
|[[1986–87 FAI Cup|1986–87]]
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|3–0
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] 
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|8,569
|- align=center
|[[1988 FAI Cup Final|1987–88]]
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|1–0
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|21,000
|- align=center
|[[1988–89 FAI Cup|1988–89]]
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|0 – 0 / 1 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Cork City Football Club|Cork City]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|20,000 / 12,000
|- align=center
|[[1989–90 FAI Cup|1989–90]]
|[[Bray Wanderers A.F.C.|Bray Wanderers]] 
|3–0
|[[St. Francis F.C.|St. Francis]] 
|[[Lansdowne Road]]
|29,000
|- align=center
|[[1990–91 FAI Cup|1990–91]]
|[[Galway United F.C.|Galway United]]
|1–0
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] 
|[[Lansdowne Road]]
|15,257
|- align=center
|[[1991–92 FAI Cup|1991–92]]
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|1–0
|[[Cork City Football Club|Cork City]] 
|[[Lansdowne Road]]
| 17,000
|- align=center
|[[1992–93 FAI Cup|1992–93]]
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|1–0
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] 
|[[Lansdowne Road]]
| 11,000
|- align=center
|[[1993–94 FAI Cup|1993–94]]
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
|1–0
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|[[Lansdowne Road]]
| 13,800
|- align=center
|[[1994–95 FAI Cup|1994–95]]
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|2–1
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Lansdowne Road]]
|15,000
|- align=center
|[[1995–96 FAI Cup|1995–96]]
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|1 – 1 / 2 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|[[Lansdowne Road]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|15,000 / 10,000
|- align=center
|[[1996–97 FAI Cup|1996–97]]
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|2–0
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|[[Dalymount Park]]
|10,000
|- align=center
|[[1997–98 FAI Cup|1997–98]]
|[[Cork City Football Club|Cork City]]
|0 – 0 / 1 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Dalymount Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
| – / –
|- align=center
|[[1998–99 FAI Cup|1998–99]]
|[[Bray Wanderers A.F.C.|Bray Wanderers]]
|0 – 0 / 2 – 2 ([[Replay (sports)|R]]) / 2 – 1 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]]
|[[Tolka Park]] / [[Tolka Park]] / [[Tolka Park]]
|8,000 / – / 5,000
|- align=center
|[[1999–2000 FAI Cup|1999–2000]]
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|0 – 0 / 1 – 0 ([[Replay (sports)|R]])
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|[[Tolka Park]] / [[Dalymount Park]]
|9,000 / 9,000
|- align=center
|[[2001 FAI Cup Final|2000–01]]
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|1–0
|[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]
|[[Tolka Park]]
|10,100
|- align=center
|[[2002 FAI Cup Final|2001–02]]
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|2–1
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|[[Tolka Park]]
|10,100
|- align=center
|[[2002 FAI Cup|2002]] <small>(Interim)</small>
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|1–0
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|[[Tolka Park]]
|10,100
|- align=center
|[[2003 FAI Cup|2003]]
|[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]
|2–0
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|[[Lansdowne Road]]
|12,000
|- align=center
|[[2004 FAI Cup|2004]]
|[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]
|2–1
|[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]]
|[[Lansdowne Road]]
|9,676
|- align=center
|[[2005 FAI Cup|2005]]
|[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]]
|2–0
|[[Cork City Football Club|Cork City]]
|[[Lansdowne Road]]
|24,521
|- align=center
|[[2006 FAI Cup|2006]]
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|4 – 3 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|[[Lansdowne Road]]
|16,022

|- align=center
|[[2007 FAI Cup|2007]]
|[[Cork City Football Club|Cork City]]
|1–0
|[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]
|[[RDS Arena|RDS]]
|10,000

|- align=center 
|[[2008 FAI Cup|2008]]
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|2 – 2 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) 4 – 2 ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]])
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|[[RDS Arena|RDS]]
|10,281
|- align=center
|[[2009 FAI Cup|2009]]
|[[Sporting Fingal F.C.|Sporting Fingal]]
|2–1
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
|[[Tallaght Stadium]]
|8,105<ref name="09 FAI cup final">{{cite web |title=Sligo Rovers 1-2 Sporting Fingal |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1122/sporting_sligo.html |website=RTE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330184009/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1122/sporting_sligo.html |access-date=31 October 2021|archive-date=30 March 2010 }}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2010 FAI Cup|2010]]
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
|0 – 0 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) 2 – 0 ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]])
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
|36,101<ref name="2010 FAI cup">{{cite web |title=Redemption day for heroic Kelly |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/redemption-day-for-heroic-kelly-26699661.html |website=Irish Independent |access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2011 FAI Cup|2011]]
| [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
|1 – 1 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) 4 – 1 ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]])
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] 
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
|21,662<ref name="2011 FAI Cup">{{cite web |title=Sligo Rovers win FAI Cup after penalty shoot-out |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1106/286743-shelbourne_sligorovers_report/ |website=RTE |date=6 November 2011 |access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2012 FAI Cup|2012]]
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|3 – 2 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
|16,117<ref name="2012 FAI Cup">{{cite web |title=Derry City win the 2012 FAI Cup |url=https://www.extratime.com/matches/detail/18833/2/ |website=extra time |access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2013 FAI Cup|2013]]
| [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
|3–2 
|[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
|17,573<ref name="2013 FAI Cup">{{cite web |title=North the hero as Sligo edge epic FAI Cup final |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/north-the-hero-as-sligo-edge-epic-fai-cup-final-29722811.html |website=Independent |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2014 FAI Cup|2014]]
| [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|2–0 
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
|17,038<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.the42.ie/fai-cup-final-2014-derry-city-st-patricks-athletic-1758164-Nov2014/|title=As it happened: Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic, FAI Cup final|date=2 November 2014|work=The42.ie|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2015 FAI Cup|2015]]
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|1 – 0 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])
|[[Cork City F.C|Cork City]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
|25,103<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/1108/740495-dundalk-do-the-double-with-extra-time-cup-win/|title=Cork City 0-1 Dundalk|date=8 November 2015|work=RTÉ Sport|access-date=10 November 2015}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2016 FAI Cup|2016]]
| [[Cork City F.C|Cork City]]
| 1 – 0 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])
| [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
| 26,400<ref name="2016 FAI Cup">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/watch-drama-as-sean-maguire-pounces-at-the-death-to-win-fai-cup-for-cork-city-35192867.html|title=Watch: Drama as Sean Maguire pounces at the death to win FAI Cup for Cork City|date=7 November 2016|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2017 FAI Cup|2017]]
| [[Cork City F.C|Cork City]]
| 1 – 1 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) 5 – 3 ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]])
| [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
| 24,210<ref name="2017 FAI Cup final">{{cite web |title=LIVE UPDATES FOR CORK CITY -V- DUNDALK |url=https://www.extratime.com/matches/detail/32727/1/ |website=extra time |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2018 FAI Cup|2018]]
| [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
| 2–1
| [[Cork City F.C|Cork City]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
| 30,412<ref name="2018 FAI cup">{{cite web |title=McEleney the FAI Cup hero as Dundalk bag second double in four years before 30,412 spectators |url=https://www.the42.ie/cork-city-vs-dundalk-fai-cup-final-2018-report-sse-airtricity-league-final-4322360-Nov2018/ |website=the42 |access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2019 FAI Cup|2019]]
| [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
| 1 – 1 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) 4 – 2 ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]])
| [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] 
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
| 33,111<ref name="2019 FAI Cup final">{{cite web |title=Shamrock Rovers beat Dundalk on penalties to end 32-year wait for FAI Cup glory |url=https://www.the42.ie/dundalk-shamrock-rovers-report-4877560-Nov2019/ |website=the42 |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2020 FAI Cup|2020]]
| [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
| 4 – 2 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])
| [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] 
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
| 0*<ref name="2020 FAI Cup">{{cite web |title=FAI Cup Final Report: Shamrock Rovers 2 - 4 Dundalk (Dundalk win after extra-time) |url=https://www.extratime.com/fixtures/detail/42676/2/ |website=extra time |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref>
|- align=center
|[[2021 FAI Cup|2021]]
| [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
| 1 – 1 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) 4 – 3 ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]])
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
| 37,126<ref name="2021 FAI Cup">{{cite web |title=Benson keeps his nerve to win dramatic FAI Cup final for Saint Patrick's Athletic |url=https://www.the42.ie/fai-cup-final-3-5614360-Nov2021/ |website=the42 |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 FAI Cup|2022]]
| [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
| 4–0
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
| 32,412<ref name="2022 FAI Final">{{cite web |title=Derry outclass Shelbourne to deny Duff fairytale FAI Cup ending |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2022/11/13/derry-outclass-shelbourne-to-deny-duff-fairytale-fai-cup-ending/ |website=Irish Times |access-date=13 November 2022 |archive-date=13 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113172555/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2022/11/13/derry-outclass-shelbourne-to-deny-duff-fairytale-fai-cup-ending/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 FAI Cup|2023]]
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
|3–1
|[[Bohemians F.C.|Bohemians]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
|43,881<ref>{{cite web |title=St Pat's come from behind to beat Bohemians in a record-breaking FAI Cup final |url=https://www.the42.ie/fai-cup-final-4-6220903-Nov2023/ |website=the42 |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[2024 FAI Cup|2024]]
|[[Drogheda United]]
|2–0
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
|[[Aviva Stadium]]
|38,723<ref>{{cite web |title=Drogheda United shock Derry City to win FAI Cup |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2024/11/10/drogheda-united-shock-derry-city-to-win-fai-cup/ |website=Irish Times |access-date=10 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align: left;font-size:90%" | &nbsp;<sup>*</sup>Denotes match in which Covid-19 restrictions limited attendance 
|}

==Performances==
===Performance by club===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!width=10xp|Rank
!width=120xp|Club
!width=30xp|Winners
!width=30xp|Runners-up
!width=700xp|Winning Years
|-
|1
|[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
| {{center|25}}
| {{center|10}}
| [[FAI Cup 1924–25|1924–25]], [[1928–29 FAI Cup|1928–29]], [[1929–30 FAI Cup|1929–30]], [[1930–31 FAI Cup|1930–31]], [[1931–32 FAI Cup|1931–32]], [[1932–33 FAI Cup|1932–33]], [[1935–36 FAI Cup|1935–36]], 1939–40, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1947–48, 1954–55, 1955–56, [[1961–62 FAI Cup|1961–62]], 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1977–78, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, [[2019 FAI Cup|2019]]
|-
|2
|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]
| {{center|12}}
| {{center|8}}
| [[1942 FAI Cup Final|1941–42]], [[1949 FAI Cup Final|1948–49]], [[1952 FAI Cup Final|1951–52]], [[1958 FAI Cup Final|1957–58]], [[1977 FAI Cup Final|1976–77]], [[1979 FAI Cup Final|1978–79]], [[1981 FAI Cup Final|1980–81]], [[1988 FAI Cup Final|1987–88]], [[2002 FAI Cup Final|2001–02]], [[2015 FAI Cup Final|2015]], [[2018 FAI Cup Final|2018]], [[2020 FAI Cup Final|2020]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |3
|[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
| {{center|7}}
| {{center|12}}
| 1938–39, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00
|-
|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]
| {{center|7}}
| {{center|9}}
| [[1927–28 FAI Cup|1927–28]], [[1934–35 FAI Cup|1934–35]], 1969–70, 1975–76, 1991–92, 2000–01, [[FAI Cup 2008|2008]]
|-
|5
|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
| {{center|6}}
| {{center|6}}
| 1988–1989, 1994–1995, 2002, [[FAI Cup 2006|2006]], [[2012 FAI Cup|2012]], [[2022 FAI Cup|2022]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |6
|[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
| {{center|5}}
| {{center|8}}
| 1958–59, 1960–61, [[2014 FAI Cup|2014]], [[2021 FAI Cup|2021]], [[2023 FAI Cup|2023]]
|-
|[[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
| {{center|5}}
| {{center|6}}
| 1982–83, 1993–94, [[2010 FAI Cup|2010]], [[2011 FAI Cup|2011]], [[2013 FAI Cup|2013]]
|-
|[[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]
| {{center|5}}
| {{center|4}}
| [[FAI Cup 1926–27|1926–27]], 1942–43, 1945–46, 1953–54, 1956–57
|-
| 9
|[[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]
| {{center|4}}
| {{center|5}}
| 1997–98, [[FAI Cup 2006|2007]], [[2016 FAI Cup|2016]], [[2017 FAI Cup|2017]]
|-
| rowspan="10" |10
|[[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|7}}
| [[1936–37 FAI Cup|1936–37]], 1979–80
|-
|[[Cork Athletic F.C.|Cork Athletic]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|3}}
| 1950–52, 1952–53
|-
|[[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]{{ref|1}}
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|3}}
| [[1970–71 FAI Cup|1970–71]], [[1981–82 FAI Cup|1981–82]]
|-
|[[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]]{{ref|2}}
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|3}}
| [[FAI Cup 2005|2005]], [[2024 FAI Cup|2024]]
|-
|[[Cork F.C.|Cork/Fordsons]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|2}}
| [[1925–26 FAI Cup|1925–26]], [[1933–34 FAI Cup|1933–34]]
|-
|[[Cork Hibernians F.C.|Cork Hibernians]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|2}}
| 1971–72, 1972–73
|-
|[[Cork United F.C. (1940)|Cork United]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|2}}
| 1940–41, 1946–47
|-
|[[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|2}}
| 2003, [[2004 FAI Cup|2004]]
|-
|[[St. James's Gate F.C.|St. James's Gate]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|2}}
| [[1921–22 FAI Cup|1921–22]], 1937–38
|-
|[[Bray Wanderers A.F.C.|Bray Wanderers]]
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|-}}
| 1989–90, 1998–99
|-
| rowspan="8" |20
|[[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|1}}
| 1973–74
|-
|[[Galway United F.C.|Galway United]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|1}}
| 1990–91
|-
|[[Alton United F.C.|Alton United]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|-}}
| [[FAI Cup 1922–23|1922–23]]
|-
|[[Athlone Town F.C.|Athlone Town]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|-}}
| [[FAI Cup 1923–24|1923–24]]
|-
|[[Transport F.C.|Transport]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|-}}
| 1949–50
|-
| [[Home Farm F.C.|Home Farm]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|-}}
| 1974–75
|-
| [[UCD AFC]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|-}}
| 1983–84
|-
| [[Sporting Fingal F.C.|Sporting Fingal]]
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|-}}
| [[FAI Cup 2009|2009]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |28
| [[Cork Celtic F.C.|Cork Celtic]]{{ref|3}}
| {{center|-}}
| {{center|3}}
| –
|-
| [[Brideville F.C.|Brideville]]
| {{center|-}}
| {{center|2}}
| –
|-
| [[Dolphin F.C. (Dublin)|Dolphin]]
| {{center|-}}
| {{center|2}}
| –
|-
| [[St Francis F.C.|St. Francis]]
| {{center|-}}
| {{center|1}}
| –
|}
'''Notes''':
* 1 {{note|1}}Includes Limerick United
* 2 {{note|2}}Includes Drogheda F.C.
* 3 {{note|3}}Includes Evergreen United

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphist.html Ireland – List of Cup Finals]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150525004214/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html Ireland – FAI Cup 1921/22-1993/94]
*[https://extra.ie/2019/07/08/sport/soccernews/fai-announce-1st-digital-sponsor-with-the-extra-ie-fai-cup FAI announce 1st digital sponsor with the extra.ie FAI cup]
*[https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/0512/1137993-you-cant-lose-youll-make-the-league-look-bad/ "'You can't lose, you'll make the league look bad'"], [[RTÉ Sport]], 13 May 2020.
*https://worldsportsweekly.com/fai-cup-previous-winners
* https://www.otbsports.com/soccer/the-nearly-neverending-epic-when-bray-wanderers-last-won-a-major-trophy-257383

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