2012 FAI Cup explained

FAI Cup
Year:2012
Other Titles:FAI Ford Cup
Country:Republic of Ireland
Num Teams:40
Champions:Derry City
Runner-Up:St Patrick's Athletic
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2013

The 2012 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2012 FAI Ford Senior Cup, was the 92nd season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition earned spots in both the second qualifying round[1] of the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League and the 2013 Setanta Sports Cup.

A total of 40 team competed in the 2012 competition, which commenced on the weekend ending on 1 April 2012. The teams entered from the 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division received byes into the second round stage. Four non-league clubs also received byes to the second round. The remaining 12 teams entered at the first round stage. These teams are composed of the sixteen clubs, which reached the fourth round of the 2011–12 FAI Intermediate Cup. The cup was won by Derry City.[2] [3]

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering at this round
40 16 none 16 Leinster Senior League
Munster Senior League
Ulster Senior League
32 32 8 24 Premier Division
First Division
16 16 16 none none
8 8 8 none none
4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

Calendar

The calendar for the 2012 FAI Cup, as announced by Football Association of Ireland.

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Prize money
1 April 2012 8 40 → 32 16: 40th–25th n/a
25 May 2012 16 32 → 16 24: 24th–1st n/a
24 August 2012 8 16 → 8 none n/a
14 September 4 8 → 4 none n/a
7 October 2 4 → 2 none n/a
Final 4 November 1 2 → 1 none Winner €50,000
runner – up €25,000

First round

The draw for this round was conducted by FAI President Paddy McCaul and former player and 7-time winner Mick Neville at the FAI headquarters in Abbotstown on 6 March 2011.[4] 16 of the 20 non-League of Ireland clubs are participating in this round, with the remaining 4 clubs earning a bye to the second round. The matches were played on the weekend ending 1 April 2012.

Second round

The draw for this round was conducted by FAI President Paddy McCaul at the FAI headquarters in Abbotstown on 30 April 2012.[5] [6] The 8 winners from the first round are joined by Blarney United, Drumkeen United, Everton AFC, St. Patrick's CY, which received byes for the first round, and the 20 League of Ireland clubs. The matches were played on the weekend ending 27 May 2012.

Second round Replays

Third round

The draw for the third round was made on 16 July on Monday Night Soccer.[7] The draw was conducted with only 15 clubs due to the exit of Monaghan United from senior football. St. Patrick's Athletic were first drawn out and therefore received a bye.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 27 August on Monday Night Soccer.[8] Fixtures took place on the weekend of 16 September 2012.

Quarter-finals replays

Semifinals

The draw for the semifinals was made on 17 September on Monday Night Soccer.[9] Fixtures took place on the weekend of 7 October 2012.

Semi-finals replays

Final

See main article: 2012 FAI Cup Final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2013-14-uefa-access-list.pdf 2013/14 Access list
  2. Web site: Sweet twist in the tale for the Candystripes. 5 November 2012. Irish Independent. 7 November 2012 .
  3. Web site: Derry beat St Pat’s Athletic in FAI Cup Final. 5 November 2012. BBC Sport. 7 November 2012 .
  4. Web site: FAI Ford Cup First round draws. Football Association of Ireland. 6 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315094726/http://www.fai.ie/domestic-a-grassroots/competitions/fai-ford-senior-cup/102408-2012-fai-ford-cup-first-round-draw-made.html. 15 March 2012.
  5. Web site: FAI Ford Cup 2012 first round results. Football Association of Ireland. 1 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120413125436/http://www.fai.ie/domestic-a-grassroots/competitions/fai-ford-senior-cup/102449-fai-ford-cup-2012-first-round-results.html. 13 April 2012.
  6. Web site: FAI Ford Cup draw throws up some intriguing ties. Football Association of Ireland. 1 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120715053236/http://www.fai.ie/domestic-a-grassroots/competitions/fai-ford-senior-cup/102498-fai-ford-cup-draw-throws-up-some-intriguing-ties.html. 15 July 2012.
  7. Web site: FAI Ford Cup Third Round draw made live on MNS. League of Ireland. 16 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120826002351/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/matchzone/fai-ford-cup/4204-fai-ford-cup-third-round-draw-made-live-on-mns. 26 August 2012.
  8. Web site: Hoops meet Shels in FAI Ford Cup quarter-finals. League of Ireland. 23 August 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130217174221/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/matchzone/fai-ford-cup/4274-hoops-meet-shels-in-fai-ford-cup-quarter-finals. 17 February 2013.
  9. Web site: FAI Ford Cup semi-final draw made. League of Ireland. 17 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120922051001/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/matchzone/fai-ford-cup. 22 September 2012.