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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.
Drogheda United defeated Derry City in the final, winning their first FAI Cup since 2005. As winners, Drogheda United qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League. St Patrick's Athletic were defending champions, but were eliminated by Derry City in the second round.
Thousands of Derry City fans travelled to Dublin for the FAI cup final but the Candystripes lost out to Drogheda two-nil.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland.They play in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of league football in the Republic of Ireland, and are the League of Ireland's only participant from Northern Ireland. [1]
Drogheda United: 10 Dawson Devoy: CM 20 November 2001 (age 23) 2024 2025 MK Dons: 12 ... Derry City: Phibsborough: 19:45: Report: Duffy 40' 72' Stadium: Dalymount Park
On 1 November, Shelbourne won the title for the first time since 2006 after a 1-0 win against Derry City at the Brandywell on the final day of the season. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] That match attracted a record TV audience for a League of Ireland game.
On 20 August, Drogheda pulled off a historic victory over their rivals Dundalk at Oriel Park, the first time they had done so for 9 years, courtesy of a Mark Doyle brace. [39] Just over 2 weeks later, they defeated Bohemians at Head In The Game Park. [40] Their last win of the season came against high fliers Derry City on 24 October. [41]
The league season kicked off on 9 March. Derry City were initially regarded as favourites to win the Premier Division by numerous bookmakers, closely followed by Drogheda United and Cork City. Despite this, Derry City made a poor start to the season losing to strong title-contenders St Patrick's Athletic and Drogheda United in their early ...