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[89] [90] [91] Shamrock Rovers finished the 2010 season as champions, ending a 16-year drought by narrowly beating Bohemians to the title on goal difference. [92] [93] Rovers also got to the FAI Cup final, the first in the Aviva Stadium, where, in front of a crowd of over 30,000, they were defeated on penalties by Sligo Rovers.
Shamrock Rovers have a long history in European competition. [4] They were the first League of Ireland side to enter European competition, [ 5 ] and featured regularly in the 1960s and 1980s. The club has had some relative success with victories in the Intertoto-Cup and the Europa League .
Prior to the 1970s, Shamrock Rovers F.C. was well supported, attracting over 20,000 people regularly to Glenmalure Park and up to 45,000 for Cup Finals and European matches at Dalymount Park. Shamrock Rovers spent 22 years, from 1987 to 2009, as a homeless club during which time they experienced severe financial troubles and entered into ...
F. ^ Largest recorded attendance for a FAI Cup final of 44,238, Shamrock Rovers F.C. 1–0 Bohemian F.C., April 22 1945, Dalymount Park, Dublin. G. a b While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered to be the predecessor to the UEFA Cup, UEFA do not consider the tournament to be an official UEFA contest.
The 2023 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season started on 4 February when Shamrock Rovers defeated University College Dublin in the Leinster Senior Cup.Shamrock Rovers were knocked–out of the UEFA Champions League on 18 July in the first qualifying round, knocked–out of the FAI Cup on 23 July in the first round, and knocked–out of the UEFA Europa Conference League on 3 August in the second ...
The Leinster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organized by the Leinster Football Association. It is currently contested by LFA affiliated League of Ireland clubs, Leinster Senior League Senior Division clubs and invited teams from the various LFA affiliated junior leagues .
The FAI Cup 1928–29 was the eighth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 5 January 1929 and concluded on 6 April with the final replay held at Shelbourne Park , Dublin .
In 2019 Lopes started the FAI Cup final in which Rovers went on to win after defeating Dundalk on penalties winning the cup for the first time since 1987 and for a record 25th time. [4] In 2020 Lopes was key member to the Shamrock Rovers squad who won the League of Ireland title for a record 18th time.