2007 FAI Cup


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 noHome teamScoreAway team
1Phoenix5–1College Corinthians
2Cherry Orchard2–0Villa F.C.
3Mayfield United0–1St. Mochtas
4Celbridge Town1–0Killester United
5Drogheda Town0–1St. John Bosco
6Fanad United2–0Bangor Celtic
7Kildrum Tigers1–2Malahide United
8Douglas Hall2–1Crumlin United
9Salthill Devon1–0Avondale United
10Tolka Rovers3–1Belgrove

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.

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.

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.
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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.
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Final


Winner of FAI Cup 2007

Cork City
2nd Title