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The 2023 FAI Cup Final, known as the 2023 Sports Direct FAI Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2023 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 12 November 2023 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, between Bohemians and St Patrick's Athletic. [1] [2] [3]
The 2023 FAI Cup, known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, [1] was the 103rd edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. It featured teams from the League of Ireland Premier Division and the First Division , as well as non-league teams.
The FAI Cup final was played at Dalymount Park until 1990, since when it has been played at several venues. The 2006 final was the last soccer game to be played at the old Lansdowne Road before it was redeveloped and rebranded the Aviva Stadium.
St Patrick's Athletic lift the FAI Cup after coming back from a goal down to beat Bohemians 3-1 in front of a record crowd at the Aviva Stadium.
The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup [1] (FAI Cup), known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup [2] for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry City from Northern Ireland).
[1] [2] The 2023 FAI Cup winners (St Patrick's Athletic) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League second qualifying round. The runners-up and fourth-placed team qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round.
The FAI has been involved in a number of scandals and controversies during its existence, the most famous being the "Merriongate" controversy, which broke in 1996 when the media reported that in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, the FAI had sought to acquire extra tickets for Ireland's matches by exchanging tickets it had been allocated for other ...
The two teams in the final and the winner of the third-place game will earn spots in the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Leagues Cup will take place July 29-Aug. 31 in the United States and Canada.