2025 FAI Cup final

2025 FAI Cup final
Event2025 FAI Cup
Shamrock Rovers Cork City
2 0
Date9 November 2025
VenueAviva Stadium, Dublin
RefereePaul Norton
Attendance35,252

The 2025 FAI Cup final, known as the 2025 Sports Direct FAI Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2025 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 9 November 2025 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, between Shamrock Rovers and Cork City.[1]

Shamrock Rovers won the match 2-0 and claimed a first FAI Cup since 2019. It was the first double for Shamrock Rovers since 1987.[2]

Match

Details

Shamrock Rovers2–0Cork City
Gaffney 65', 71' Report Nevin  43'
Attendance: 35,252
Referee: Paul Norton
GK 1 Ed McGinty
CB 4 Roberto Lopes (c)
CB 6 Daniel Cleary 37'
CB 27 Cory O'Sullivan
RWB 21 Danny Grant
LWB 2 Josh Honohan  88'
CM 7 Dylan Watts  78'
CM 8 Aaron McEneff
CM 17 Matt Healy
AM 10 Graham Burke  88'
ST 20 Rory Gaffney 65', 71'  78'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Lee Steacy
RB 3 Adam Matthews
CB 5 Lee Grace  88'
LB 11 Seán Kavanagh  88'
AM 14 Danny Mandroiu  78'  84'
CM 15 Darragh Nugent
CM 22 Cian Barrett
CM 23 Connor Malley  84'
ST 88 John McGovern  78'
Manager:
Stephen Bradley
GK 13 Conor Brann
CB 4 Fiacre Kelleher  71'
CB 23 Freddie Anderson
CB 28 Rory Feely
RWB 2 Harry Nevin  43'
LWB 17 Darragh Crowley
CM 6 Greg Bolger  71'
CM 8 Evan McLaughlin  75'
RW 10 Alex Nolan  45'
ST 24 Sean Maguire
LW 20 Josh Fitzpatrick
Substitutes:
GK 1 David Odumosu
CB 5 Charlie Lyons
ST 9 Ruairí Keating  75'
CM 14 Kitt Nelson
LW 15 Conor Drinan  45'
CM 16 Sean Murray
LB 19 Matthew Kiernan
CM 25 Matthew Murray  71'
CM 31 Kaedyn Kamara  71'
Manager:
Ger Nash

References

  1. ^ "Can relegated Cork City continue a year of Cup final shocks?". RTE Sport. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Shamrock Rovers win FAI Cup to complete double". BBC Sport. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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