2024 FAI Cup final
| Event | 2024 FAI Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 10 November 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Elicha Ahui (Drogheda United) | ||||||
| Referee | Rob Harvey | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,723 | ||||||
The 2024 FAI Cup final, known as the 2024 Sports Direct FAI Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2024 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 10 November 2024 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, between Drogheda United and Derry City.[1][2]
Drogheda won the game 2-0 to win the FAI Cup for the second time in their history.[3][4][5]
Route to the final
| Drogheda United | Round | Derry City | ||
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| Opponent | Score | Opponent | Score | |
| Dundalk | 2–1 (H) | Second round | St Patrick's Athletic | 3–0 (H) |
| Wilton United | 9–0 (H) | Third round | Cork City | 1–0 (A) |
| Athlone Town | 4–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Shelbourne | 2–0 (H) |
| Wexford | 3–2 (H) | Semi-finals | Bohemians | 2–0 (A) |
| Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). | ||||
Match
Summary
In the 37th minute, Andrew Quinn put Drogheda into the lead when he scored with a low finish at the back post to the left of the net after a free-kick from the right by Shane Farrell.[6] In the 58th minute, Conor Kane was fouled by Ronan Boyce in the penalty area and Drogheda were awarded a penalty. Douglas James-Taylor scored the penalty with a finish to the right of the net sending the goalkeepr the wrong way to make it 2-0 to Drogheda which ended up as the final score with Drogheda winning the FAI Cup for the second time in their history.[7]
Details
| Drogheda United | 2–0 | Derry City |
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Quinn  37'James-Taylor 58' (pen.) |
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References
- ↑ "Michael Duffy's Dalymount double sends Derry City to Aviva". RTE Sport. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ↑ "FAI Cup recap: Drogheda United 3-2 Wexford". RTE Sport. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ↑ "FAI Cup Final recap: Drogheda United 2-0 Derry City". RTE Sport. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Drogheda United shock Derry to claim first FAI Cup since 2005". Irish Examiner. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Drogheda stun limp Derry to claim famous FAI Cup final win". Irish Independent. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Derry City v Drogheda United: Recap from the FAI Cup final as Drogheda upset the odds". Irish Mirror. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ↑ "Drogheda stun below-par Derry to win FAI Cup". BBC Sport. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2025.