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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.
The match took place on Sunday 13 November at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin and was contested by Derry City and Shelbourne. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Over 32,000 spectators attended the match. Derry City won the game 4-0 to win the cup for the sixth time, it was also the biggest margin of victory in an FAI cup final.
More recently, Derry City became the best supported team at an FAI Cup Final ever, when over 20,000 Derry supporters attended the 2022 FAI Cup Final, in which Derry overcame Shelbourne. Derry's average home attendance of 3,127 was the highest of any team for the 2006 season. [ 79 ]
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The last soccer game to be played at the old Lansdowne Road was the 2006 final, contested between St. Patrick's Athletic and Derry City, who ran out eventual 4–3 winners after extra-time. The original FAI Cup was also retired after the game with a brand new version of the trophy to be used in the following seasons.
Derry City's record league victory was a score of 9–1 against Galway United in October, 1986. The club's highest scorer in the League of Ireland is Mark Farren , who played for the club from 2003 until 2012.
Derry City were accused of making extra payments to players using unofficial secondary contracts. This was against league rules which placed limits on the amount clubs could spend on players' wages. Cork City had been in serious financial difficulties for several seasons and its holding company was eventually wound up by the High Court.
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