FAI Cup 2008
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The FAI Cup
2008 was the eighty-fifth staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, or FAI Cup for short. This season was the second one sponsored by Ford
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The 2008 FAI Ford Cup officially kicked-off in late March, when four clubs from the Intermediate and Junior leagues battled it out in the First Round for the opportunity to join 18 'A' League, Intermediate and Junior clubs in the Second Round.
The ten winners of those ties were joined in the Third Round by 12 Premier Division and 10 First Division clubs.
The competition ran until late November, with the final taking place on Sunday, 23 November 2008 at the RDS
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1Played on April 13, 2008 as Corduff FC gave up home advantage in tie due to unavailablity of side on April 20.
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FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
2008 was the eighty-fifth staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, or FAI Cup for short. This season was the second one sponsored by Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
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The 2008 FAI Ford Cup officially kicked-off in late March, when four clubs from the Intermediate and Junior leagues battled it out in the First Round for the opportunity to join 18 'A' League, Intermediate and Junior clubs in the Second Round.
The ten winners of those ties were joined in the Third Round by 12 Premier Division and 10 First Division clubs.
The competition ran until late November, with the final taking place on Sunday, 23 November 2008 at the RDS
Royal Dublin Society
The Royal Dublin Society was founded on 25 June 1731 to "to promote and develop agriculture, arts, industry, and science in Ireland". The RDS is synonymous with its main premises in Ballsbridge in Dublin, Ireland...
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First round
Fixtures were played on the weekend of Sunday 30 March 2008.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | 4–0 | ||
Second round
Fixtures were played on the weekend of Sunday 20 April 2008.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0-11 | ||
| 2 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | 0–0 | ||
| replay | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | 0–1 | ||
| 6 | 2–1 | ||
| 7 | 1–4 | ||
| 8 | 2–3 | ||
| 9 | 3–1 | ||
| 10 | 0–2 | ||
1Played on April 13, 2008 as Corduff FC gave up home advantage in tie due to unavailablity of side on April 20.
Third round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 8 June 2008. The draw took place on Monday, 12 May 2008 and was made by Giovanni Trappatoni and Marco Tardelli, and televised live on RTÉ TwoRTÉ 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...
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| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | 0–0 | ||
| replay | 1–2 | ||
| 2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | 0–2 | ||
| 5 | 0–3 | ||
| 6 | 0–3 | ||
| 7 | 0–0 | ||
| replay | 0–1 | ||
| 8 | 0–2 | ||
| 9 | 2–1 | ||
| 10 | 3–0 | ||
| 11 | 2–1 | ||
| 12 | 2–0 | ||
| 13 | 2–0 | ||
| 14 | Bohemians Bohemian F.C. Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11... |
3–0 | |
| 15 | 2–1 | ||
| 16 | 0–1 | ||
Fourth round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 17 August 2008. The draw place on Monday, 7 July 2008 and televised live on RTÉ TwoRTÉ 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...
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| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | 0–0 | ||
| replay | 1–3 | ||
| 2 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | 1–3 | ||
| 5 | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | 6–0 | ||
| 7 | Bohemians Bohemian F.C. Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11... |
1–0 | |
| 8 | 1–3 | ||
Quarter-finals
Matches were played on the weekend of Sunday, 14 September 2008. The draw took place on Monday, 25 August 2008 and was made by Turlough O'Connor and David FloodDavid Flood
David Flood is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian/Australian Football League ....
, and televised 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...
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Quarter-final replays
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Semi-finals
Matches were played on the weekend of Sunday, 26 October 2008. The draw took place on Monday, 29 September 2008 and was made by John RyanJohn Ryan (footballer)
John Ryan is an Irish football manager and former player.-Playing career:He made his League of Ireland debut for St Patrick's Athletic on the 4th of September 1988....
and David Flood
David Flood
David Flood is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian/Australian Football League ....
, and televised 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...
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Final
The 2008 FAI Cup Final took place on Sunday 23 November 2008 at the RDSRoyal Dublin Society
The Royal Dublin Society was founded on 25 June 1731 to "to promote and develop agriculture, arts, industry, and science in Ireland". The RDS is synonymous with its main premises in Ballsbridge in Dublin, Ireland...
, Dublin.