2006 FAI Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Teams | 42 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Derry City |
| Runner-up | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Goals scored | 134 (2.73 per match) |
The FAI Cup 2006 was the 86th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. This season's competition was the last to be sponsored by Carlsberg. It officially kicked off in late April, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance to face League of Ireland opposition in the second round. The ten winners of those ties were joined in the second round by the 22 League of Ireland clubs. The competition ran until early December, with the final taking place on Sunday, December 3.
First round
Fixtures played weekend April 23 Waterford Crystal 4-1 Garda AFC Castlebar Celtic 5-1 Fairview CYM Ashtown Villa 2-2 Wayside Celtic Tolka Rovers 1-3 Carrigaline United College Corinthians2-2 Blarney United Brendanville 0-1 Douglas Hall Malahide United 1-1 Fanad United Athenry 0-0 Bangor Celtic Killester United 6-1 St Mochtas Crumlin United 0-0 Avondale United
Second round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 28 May 2006.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longford Town | 2-1 | Cork City |
| 2 | Athlone Town | 2-1 | Galway United |
| 3 | Bohemians | 3-1 | Waterford Crystal |
| 4 | Bray Wanderers | 2-2 | Kildare County |
| replay | Kildare County | 0-1 | Bray Wanderers |
| 5 | Waterford United | 5-0 | Douglas Hall |
| 6 | Limerick | 0-0 | Drogheda United |
| replay | Drogheda United | 0-1 | Limerick |
| 7 | Dundalk | 1-0 | Cobh Ramblers |
| 8 | Blarney United | 1-3 | Derry City |
| 9 | Bangor Celtic | 1-3 | Shelbourne |
| 10 | Carrigaline United | 0-4 | Sligo Rovers |
| 11 | Kilkenny City | 0-2 | UCD |
| 12 | Dublin City | 0-0 | Monaghan United |
| replay | Monaghan United | 2-4 | Dublin City |
| 13 | Finn Harps | 1-0 | Crumlin United |
| 14 | Castlebar Celtic | 0-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 15 | Malahide United | 0-2 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 16 | Wayside Celtic | 0-1 | Killester United |
Third round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 27 August 2006.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-1 | Bohemians |
| replay | Bohemians | 0-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 2 | Waterford United | 1-1 | Longford Town |
| replay | Longford Town | 1-0 | Waterford United |
| 3 | UCD | 3-1 | Limerick |
| 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2-0 | Dundalk |
| 5 | Finn Harps | 0-0 | Athlone Town |
| replay | Athlone Town | 3-2 | Finn Harps |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 2-1 | Bray Wanderers |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 0-1 | Derry City |
| 8 | Killester United | w/o | Dublin City |
Quarter-finals
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 1 October.
| St Patrick's Athletic | 4–1 | Longford Town |
|---|---|---|
| Molloy File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', File:Soccerball shade.svg 61', File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' pen Foley File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' pen |
Martin File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
| Athlone Town | 1–2 | Shamrock Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Sheridan File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' | Rowe File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' Clarke File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–0 | Killester United |
|---|---|---|
Replay
| Killester United | 3–4 aet | Sligo Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Keogh File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Lacey File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' |
Bellew File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Hughes File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Peers File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' McTiernan File:Soccerball shade.svg 102' |
Semi-finals
| Shamrock Rovers | 0–2 | St Patrick's Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', Molloy File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' |
Replay
Final
The 2006 FAI Cup Final was the last at the old Lansdowne Road.
| Winner of FAI Cup 2006 |
|---|
Derry City 4th Title |