2004 FAI Cup


The FAI Cup 2004 was the 84th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or Carlsberg FAI Cup. It officially kicked off in late May, 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 October, with the final taking place on Sunday, October 24.

First round

Fixtures played weekend May 23
Belgrove 0-1 Leeds
Carrick United 3-2 Bluebell United
Cherry Orchard 1-2 Glebe North
Drumcondra A.F.C. 1-1 Letterkenny Rovers
Fairview Rangers 0-2 Wayside Celtic
Freebooters 3-3 Portmarnock
Moyle Park College 1-1 Quay Celtic
Ringmahon Rangers 3-0 CYM Terenure
Rockmount 2-2 College Corinthians
Tullamore 1-1 Bangor Celtic

Replays

0-1 Tullamore
College Corinthians 2-3 Rockmount
Letterkenny Rovers 0-2 Drumcondra A.F.C.
Portmarnock w/o Freebooters
Quay Celtic 2-1 Moyle Park College

Second round

Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 25 July 2004.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Rockmount 3-1Portmarnock
2Waterford United2-1Sligo Rovers
3Shamrock Rovers3-0Carrick United
4Shelbourne4-1Finn Harps
5St Patrick's Athletic4-1Wayside Celtic
6Cobh Ramblers3-3Limerick
replayLimerick2-2pCobh Ramblers
7Leeds A.F.C.0-3Longford Town
8Monaghan United1-0Dublin City
9Bray Wanderers0-2Kilkenny City
10Athlone Town3-0Tullamore
11Galway United0-1Derry City
12Bohemians8-0Ringmahon Rangers
13Kildare County4-0Glebe North
14Dundalk0-0Drogheda United
replayDrogheda United3-2Dundalk
15Quay Celtic3-4Drumcondra
16UCD1-0Cork City

Third round

Matches played on the week of Monday, 16 August 2004.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Shelbourne1-1Derry City
replayDerry Cityp0-0Shelbourne
2UCD5-0Drumcondra
3Waterford United7-2Kilkenny City
4Bohemians0-1Kildare County
5Athlone Town1-0Cobh Ramblers
6Drogheda United2-0St Patrick's Athletic
7Longford Town1-1Shamrock Rovers
replayShamrock Rovers0-1Longford Town
8Rockmount 2-0Monaghan United

Quarter-finals

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Replays

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Semi-finals

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Replay

Final

Winner of FAI Cup 2004

Longford Town
2nd Title