2021 FAI Women's Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
Venue(s)Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Dates13 August 2021 – 21 November 2021
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsWexford Youths (4th title)
Runner-upShelbourne
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored20 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Kylie Murphy (3 goals)

The 2021 FAI Women's Cup (known as The EVOKE.ie FAI Women's Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 46th edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national knockout cup competition for women's association football teams. The nine Women's National League (WNL) teams entered the competition, but unlike in previous years no non-league teams took part. The competition began on 13 August 2021 with a single-fixture first round and concluded on 21 November 2021. The final was staged at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, which had also hosted the previous year's final.

The Cup holders Peamount United were eliminated at the semi-final stage.

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 3 August 2021. Women's National League (WNL) clubs Bohemians and DLR Waves were selected to play in a single match first round, the winner of which was to join the other seven WNL clubs in the quarter-finals. Athlone Town, Galway and Treaty United received a bye to the quarter-finals, while the top four teams in the 2020 Women's National League (Peamount United, Shelbourne, Wexford Youths and Cork City) were exempt from the first round draw and qualified automatically for the quarter-finals.[1]

Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-final.

First
13 August 2021 Bohemians 0–3 DLR Waves Phibsborough, Northside, Dublin
19:45 GMT Report Carla McManus 29'
Rachel Doyle 66'
Ciara Maher 90+3'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 200

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 27 August 2021.[2] Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals.[3]

Quarter-final
4 September 2021 Galway 1–0DLR WavesGalway
19:30 Chloe Singleton 81' Report Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park
Referee: Daniel Murphy
4 September 2021 Wexford Youths 3–1Athlone TownCrossabeg
18:30 Ciara Rossiter 31', 74'
Ellen Molloy 89'		 Report Emily Corbet 19' Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park
Attendance: N/A
5 September 2021 Treaty United0–2 Peamount United Limerick
14:00 Report Tiegan Ruddy 46'
Lauryn O'Callaghan 68'		 Stadium: Jackman Park
Attendance: N/A

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made by Vera Pauw on 8 September 2021.[4] Both matches took place on 9 October 2021.[5]

Quarter final
9 October 2021 Shelbourne 1–0GalwayDrumcondra, Northside, Dublin
14:00 Noelle Murray 30' Report Julie Ann Russell Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 67' Stadium: Tolka Park
Attendance: N/A
Referee: David Keeler
9 October 2021 Peamount United1–3 (a.e.t.) Wexford Youths Newcastle, South Dublin
16:00 Áine O'Gorman 90+1' Report Kylie Murphy 35', 91'
Lynn Marie Grant 96'		 Stadium: Greenogue
Attendance: N/A

Final

21 November 2021 Wexford Youths 3–1ShelbourneTallaght, Dublin
17:30 Lynn Marie Grant 32'
Kylie Murphy 50'
Edel Kennedy 74'		 Report Ciara Grant 39' Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 3053
Referee: Paula Brady
Note: Live coverage on RTÉ2

References

  1. ↑ "Bohemians face DLR Waves in FAI Cup first round as champions Peamount through to quarter-finals". The42.ie. TheJournal.ie. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "EVOKE.ie FAI Women's Senior Cup Quarter-final Fixtures". Football Association of Ireland. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "FAI Women's Cup quarter-final wrap: Galway, Shels, Peamount and Wexford Youths march into semis". Irish Independent. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "EVOKE.ie FAI Women's Cup S-F Draw". Football Association of Ireland. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Shelbourne and Wexford Youths advance to FAI Women's Cup final". The Irish Times. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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