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2007 FAI Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | FAI Cup |
| year | 2007 |
| other_titles | FAI Ford Cup |
| country | Ireland |
| champions | Cork City |
| runner-up | Longford Town |
| prevseason | 2006 |
| nextseason | 2008 |
| runner-up = Longford Town
The FAI Cup 2007 was the 87th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. It was the first FAI Cup to be sponsored by Ford.
The 2007 FAI Ford Cup officially kicked off in late April, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance to face eircom 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 2 December 2007.
First round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 22 April 2007.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 5–1 | College Corinthians |
| 2 | Cherry Orchard | 2–0 | Villa F.C. |
| 3 | Mayfield United | 0–1 | St. Mochtas |
| 4 | Celbridge Town | 1–0 | Killester United |
| 5 | Drogheda Town | 0–1 | St. John Bosco |
| 6 | Fanad United | 2–0 | Bangor Celtic |
| 7 | Kildrum Tigers | 1–2 | Malahide United |
| 8 | Douglas Hall | 2–1 | Crumlin United |
| 9 | Salthill Devon | 1–0 | Avondale United |
| 10 | Tolka Rovers | 3–1 | Belgrove |
Second round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 17 June 2007. The draw took place on Thursday, 31 May 2007 and was made by Emma Byrne and Paddy McCaul, and televised live on RTÉ One.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Finn Harps won 4–2 on penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longford Town | 1–0 | Celbridge Town | |
| 2 | Fanad United | 1–0 | St. John Bosco | |
| 3 | Dundalk | 3–0 | Athlone Town | |
| 4 | Limerick 37 | 1–1 | Wexford Youths | |
| replay | Wexford Youths | 0–1 | *Limerick 37* | |
| 5 | Phoenix | 0–4 | St Patrick's Athletic | |
| 6 | Salthill Devon | 0–4 | UCD | |
| 7 | Bray Wanderers | 7–0 | St Mochtas | |
| 8 | Kildare County | 0–1 | Kilkenny City | |
| 9 | Tolka Rovers | 2–2 | Waterford United | |
| replay | *Waterford United* | 4–1 | Tolka Rovers | |
| 10 | Derry City | 2–0 | Monaghan United | |
| 11 | Galway United | 2–2 | Finn Harps | |
| replay | *Finn Harps* | 0–0 | Galway United | |
| 12 | Douglas Hall | 4–1 | Cobh Ramblers | |
| 13 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–3 | Sligo Rovers | |
| 14 | Drogheda United | 0–1 | Bohemians | |
| 15 | Malahide United | 2–1 | Cherry Orchard | |
| 16 | Shelbourne | 0–1 | Cork City |
Third round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 19 August 2007. The draw took place on Thursday, 5 July 2007 and was made by David Flood and Steve Staunton, and televised live on RTÉ One.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Waterford United won 4–3 on penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finn Harps | 0–1 | Derry City | |
| 2 | Limerick 37 | 1–1 | Douglas Hall | |
| replay | Douglas Hall | 0–1 | *Limerick 37* | |
| 3 | Dundalk | 1–2 | UCD | |
| 4 | Waterford United | 1–1 | Sligo Rovers | |
| replay | Sligo Rovers | 2–2 | *Waterford United* | |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 1–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | |
| 6 | Longford Town | 2–0 | Fanad United | |
| 7 | Malahide United | 0–1 | Bohemians | |
| 8 | Cork City | 5–1 | Kilkenny City |
Quarter-finals
Matches to be played weekend of Sunday, 23 September. The draw took place on Monday, 27 August 2007 and was made by David Flood and Ronnie Whelan, and televised live on RTÉ One.
David Mooney Jamie Duffy
Replays
Liam Kearney
Semi-finals
Matches to be played weekend of Sunday, 28 October. The draw took place on Wednesday, 10 October, and was made by Paddy McCaul and Kevin MacDonald and was televised live on RTÉ One.
Final
Main article: 2007 FAI Cup final
| Winner of FAI Cup 2007 |
|---|
| Cork City |
| 2nd Title |
Player of the Round
References
- [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer//2007/1202/faicup.html RTÉ Sport: Cork City 1-0 Longford Town]
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