2005 FAI Cup
FAI Ford Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
Final positions
ChampionsDrogheda United
Runner-upCork City F.C.

The FAI Cup 2005 was the 85th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. It officially kicked off in late April, 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 early December, with the final taking place on Sunday, December 4.

First round

Fixtures played weekend April 24

Lissadel United 3-0 Rockmount

St Mary's 1-4 Avondale United

Cherry Orchard 0-0 Belgrove

Bangor Celtic 1-2 Wayside Celtic

Douglas Hall 2-0 Moyle Park

Mount Merrion 2-2 Galway Hibernians

St Peter's (Athlone) 0-0 Carew Park

Waterford Crystal 2-0 Bonagee United

Westport United 1-2 Fanad United

Malahide United 3-2 Glenmore / Dundrum

Replays

Belgrove 1-2 Cherry Orchard

Galway Hibernians 0-0 Mount Merrion (3-0 pen)

Carew Park 3-2 St Peter's, Athlone

Second round

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 12 June 2005.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 UCD 2-0 Dublin City
2 Shelbourne 0-2 Derry City
3 Drogheda United 2-0 Limerick
4 Waterford United 0-1 St Patrick's Athletic
5 Bohemians 2-0 Athlone Town
6 Galway United 0-0 Cork City
replay Cork City 1-0 Galway United
7 Avondale United 0-1 Bray Wanderers
8 Carew Park 1-3 Douglas Hall
9 Kilkenny City 0-1 Finn Harps
10 Sligo Rovers 1-1 Malahide United
replay Malahide United 0-2 Sligo Rovers
11 Kildare County 4-1 Galway Hibernians
12 Longford Town 5-0 Waterford Crystal
13 Cobh Ramblers 0-1 Wayside Celtic
14 Lissadel United 0-4 Cherry Orchard
15 Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Fanad United
16 Monaghan United 1-7 Dundalk

Third round

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 28 August 2005.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Dundalk 0-2 Drogheda United
2 Bray Wanderers 1-0 Cherry Orchard
3 Bohemians 2-2 Wayside Celtic
replay Wayside Celtic 1-2 Bohemians
4 Longford Town 1-1 UCD
replay UCD 2-1 Longford Town
5 Derry City 3-1 Kildare County
6 Sligo Rovers 2-1 St Patrick's Athletic
7 Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Douglas Hall
8 Cork City 0-0 Finn Harps
replay Finn Harps 2-3 Cork City

Quarter-finals

Bray Wanderers3–2UCD
Murphy 12'
Tyrell 26'
O'Brien 61'		 Martin 64'
McWalter 83'
Drogheda United2–1Bohemians
Keegan 2'
Lynch 16'		 O'Keefe 50'
Cork City3–1Sligo Rovers
Murray 45'
O'Flynn 77'
O'Callaghan 84' (pen)		 Low 40'
Derry City1–0Shamrock Rovers
Beckett 67'

Semi-finals

Cork City1–0Derry City
O'Callaghan 90' (pen)
Drogheda United2–1Bray Wanderers
O'Brien 29'
Sandvliet 80'		 Tresson 82'

Final

Cork City0-2Drogheda United
Match Report G. Whelan 52'
D. O'Brien 83'
Attendance: 24,521
Referee: Ian Stokes
Winner of FAI Cup 2005
Drogheda United
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