2006 FAI Cup Final
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| 2006 FAI Cup Final |
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| Winner |
| Derry City Derry City F.C. Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division... |
| Runner-up |
| St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic F.C. St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and... |
| Score |
| 4–3 (aet) |
| Date |
| 3 December 2006 |
| Venue |
| Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts... , Dublin |
| Man of the Match |
| Website |
| The FAI Cup |
The 2006 FAI Cup Final was a soccer match held at Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts...
, Dublin on 3 December 2006 and was the final match of the 2006 FAI Cup
FAI Cup 2006
The FAI Cup 2006 was the 83rd staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. This seasons competition was the last to be sponsored by Carlsberg. It officially kicked-off in late April, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance...
competition. The match was the 83rd FAI Cup Final
FAI Cup Final
The FAI Cup Final, known recently as the FAI Ford Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, is an annual soccer match which is the last game in the Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup...
, and the last to be held at the old Lansdowne Road before it shut for redevelopment. It was also the last ever soccer match to be held at the old Lansdowne Road venue. The match was contested by Derry City
Derry City F.C.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...
and St Patrick's Athletic
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...
, with Derry City winning 4–3 after extra time. and it was the fourth time Derry City had won the trophy. Damien Hancock
Damien Hancock
Damien Hancock is a Irish soccer referee from Dublin. He has been on the National League panel since 1995, and regularly referees matches at the top level of the League of Ireland....
was the referee for the match, attended by a crowd of 16,022.
The winning team qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup 2007–08
The 2007–08 UEFA Cup was the 37th edition of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second tier club football tournament. The final was played at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England on 14 May 2008 between Rangers of Scotland and Zenit St. Petersburg of Russia. Zenit won the match 2–0, with...
and the 2007 Setanta Sports Cup
Setanta Sports Cup 2007
The Setanta Sports Cup 2007 is the 3rd staging of the cross-border cup competition that takes place between football clubs from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland...
. The match was broadcast live on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
.
Team news
Derry City were without suspended midfielder Ciarán MartynCiaran Martyn
Ciarán Martyn is a midfielder for Glentoran of the Irish Premier League .-Career:Martyn played with Derry City since 2002 until his loan move to Fredrikstad F.K. in 2007. He is one of the few players who have paid to play for Derry City...
. Their manager Stephen Kenny was returning from his exodus to Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....
. St Patrick's Athletic had central defender Darragh Maguire
Darragh Maguire
Darragh Maguire is an Irish football player whose last club was Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.-St Patrick's Athletic:Maguire is a central defender and he joined St...
suspended and two players cup-tied, midfielder Keith Fahey
Keith Fahey
Keith Declan Fahey is an Republic of Ireland international footballer who plays for English club Birmingham City. With Ireland he was part of the team that secured qualification for UEFA Euro 2012....
and striker Mark Rooney
Mark Rooney
Mark Rooney is an Irish footballer who is currently unattached. Rooney plays as a striker.Rooney is the elder brother of Adam Rooney, currently with Championship team Birmingham City.-Career:...
. Michael Foley
Michael Foley (footballer)
Michael Foley-Sheridan is an Irish football player.Foley is a creative midfielder who joined St Patrick's Athletic after being released by Liverpool in 2004. He went on to sign for Waterford before the 2008 eircom League season...
returned to partner Dave Mulcahy
Dave Mulcahy
Dave Mulcahy is an Irish football player who currently plays for St. Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland Premier Division ....
in the middle with veteran Mark Rutherford
Mark Rutherford (footballer)
Mark Rutherford is an English football player who is currently playing for Lucan United. Rutherford plays as an attacking left sided winger.-Career:...
, in what was his eighth final, on the left. The team had not won the cup since 1961, losing the last five finals in which they have played, and had not beaten Derry since April 2003, 14 matches previously.
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