FAI Youth Cup

FAI Youth Cup
Organiser(s)Football Association of Ireland
Founded1934
RegionRepublic of Ireland
Current championsCollege Corinthians (1st title)
Most championshipsHome Farm
(11 titles)
WebsiteFAI Youth Cup @ www.fai.ie

The FAI Youth Cup, also known as the FAI Umbro Youth Challenge Cup, is a cup competition organised by the FAI for under-18 association football teams in the Republic of Ireland.[1]

Originally known as the Free State Minor Cup, and later the FAI Minor Cup, the first competition was held in 1934–35 and the inaugural winners were Greenmount Rangers.[2][3] The competition's most successful club has been Home Farm who have won the cup eleven times. They have also been finalists on a further seven occasions. In 1964–65 a Home Farm A team, featuring Terry Conroy and Billy Newman, played a Home Farm B team in the final at Tolka Park. The cup is currently sponsored by Umbro.[4][5][6]

List of finals

Date Winner Score Runners-up Venue
2024–25 College Corinthians 2–1 Mervue United Eamonn Deacy Park[7][8]
2023–24 St. Kevin's 3–0 Pike Rovers Whitehall Stadium[9]
2022–23 St. Joseph’s A.F.C (Dublin) 1–0 College Corinthians Carlisle Grounds[10]
2021–22 Douglas Hall (Cork) 3–2 Ringmahon Rangers (Cork) Turners Cross[11]
2019–20 Killarney Celtic 3–3 (3–2P) Douglas Hall (Cork) Mounthawk Park[12][13]
2018–19 Mervue United 4–0 Stella Maris Eamonn Deacy Park[14][15][16]
2017–18 Tramore AFC 1–0 Carrigaline United AFC Turners Cross [17][note 1]
2016–17 Leeside AFC 6–0 Aisling Annacrotty Jackman Park
2015–16 Ballincollig (Cork) 3–1 Ringmahon Rangers (Cork) Turners Cross[18]
2014–15 Bohemians U18 4–0 Kilreen Celtic (Cork) Pearse Park[19][20][21]
2013–14 Nenagh A.F.C. (Tipperary) 1–1 [note 2] Evergreen (Kilkenny) The Prince Grounds, Castlecomer[22][23]
2012–13 Castleview (Cork) 4–0[24] Castlebar Celtic Turners Cross [25]
2011–12 Wexford Youths 2–1 (a.e.t.)[26] Mount Merrion (Dublin)[27][28]
2010–11 Cork City U19 4–1 Killarney Celtic Turners Cross[29]
2009–10 Fairview Rangers (Limerick) 1–0[30] Mervue United U19 Jackman Park
2008–09 Cork City U19 2–1[31] Salthill Devon U19 Turners Cross
2007–08 Wexford Youths 4–0[32] Dundalk U19 Ferrycarrig Park
2006–07 Castlebar Celtic 2–1[33][34] Everton A.F.C. Milebush Park, Castlebar
2005–06 Cork City U19 Rangers CYM
2004–05 Belvedere 4–1[35] Sligo Rovers U19 Richmond Park [36]
2003–04 Erris United (Mayo) Letterkenny Rovers U19
2002–03 Tolka Rovers 1–1 Fenit Samphires (Kerry)
Replay Tolka Rovers 2–1 (a.e.t.)[37] Fenit Samphires (Kerry)
2001–02 Bohemians U19 Peake Villa (Thurles)
2000–01 St Joseph's Boys St. Kevin's Boys TBC[10][38]
1999–2000 Cork City U19 3–1 Peake Villa (Thurles) Cooke Park[39]
1998–99 Belvedere Bohemians U19
1997–98 Tralee Dynamos 2–1 Stella Maris Mounthawk Park[40]
1996–97 Drogheda United U19 St. Joseph's Boys
1995–96 Home Farm Cloughleigh Celtic (Clare)
1994–95 St. Michael's[41] Salthill Devon U19
1993–94 Stella Maris[note 3] St. Michael's[41]
1992–93 Cherry Orchard Rangers
1991–92 Rangers St. Michael's
1990–91 Belvedere 3-0 East End United (Kilkenny)
1989–90 Cherry Orchard Milford United [note 4]
1988–89 Dungarvan United Milford United
1987–88 Rivermount Boys Wembley Rovers
1986–87 Tolka Rovers Rivermount Boys
1985–86 St Malachy's Dundalk U19
1984–85 Home Farm Ballynanty Rovers (Limerick)
1983–84 Athlone Town[42] 3–2 Home Farm
1982–83 Home Farm 2-1, Athlone Town
1981–82 Tramore Athletic[43] 3–0 Athlone Town St. Mels Park
1980–81 St. John Bosco Buncrana Hearts
1979–80 Tramore Athletic Home Farm A
1978–79 Fanad United U19 3–1 Shelbourne U19 Swilly Park[44]
1977–78 St Joseph's Boys Bohemians (Waterford)
1976–77 Cambridge Boys Tramore Athletic
1975–76 Cambridge Boys Home Farm
1974–75 Ballynanty Rovers (Limerick) 2–0 Wembley (Cork) [45]
1973–74 Stella Maris Shelbourne U19
1972–73 Santos Drogheda United U19
1971–72 Drogheda United U19 St. John Bosco
1970–71 Drogheda United U19 Shelbourne U19
1969–70 Bolton Athletic 1 - 0 Bohemians U19
1968–69 Shelbourne U19 Johnville F.C. (Dublin)
1967–68 Home Farm St Francis Boys Club
1966–67 Wembley (Cork) Home Farm
1965–66 Glasheen (Cork) Shelbourne U19
1964–65 Home Farm A [6] Home Farm B Tolka Park
1963–64 Southend United (Dublin) Glasheen (Cork)
1962–63 Southend United (Dublin) Tower Rovers (Cork)
1961–62 Home Farm Tramore Athletic
1960–61 Shelbourne U19 Shamrock Rovers U19
1959–60 Drumcondra Minors Sligo [note 5]
1958–59 Shelbourne U19 Glasheen (Cork)
1957–58 Tramore Athletic[43] 2–0 Johnville F.C. (Dublin) Turners Cross
1956–57 Glasheen (Cork) Athlone Town
1955–56 Drumcondra Minors Pike Rovers
1954–55 Tower Rovers (Cork) Drumcondra Minors
1953–54 Glasheen (Cork) Home Farm
1952–53 Johnville F.C. (Dublin) Glasheen (Cork)
1951–52 Home Farm Tower Rovers (Cork)
1950–51 Home Farm Tower Rovers (Cork)
1949–50 Pike Rovers Johnville F.C. (Dublin)
1948–49 Evergreen United Donore
1947–48 Home Farm Stella Maris
1946–47 Bohemians (Waterford) Haverty Rangers
1945–46 Johnville F.C. (Dublin) Bohemians U19
1944–45 St Patrick's Athletic U19 Bohemians U19
1943–44 Home Farm Western Rovers
1942–43 No competition
1941–42 Rossville Minors (Cork)
1940–41 Rossville Minors (Cork) Munster Victoria
1939–40 Rossville Minors (Cork) Munster Victoria
1938–39 Evergreen United Sligo United
1937–38 Glencourt Home Home Farm
1936–37 Home Farm Rockville Minors (Cork)[46]
1935–36 Home Farm Drogheda United U19
1934–35 Greenmount Rangers Drogheda United U19 TBC[47]

Source:[4][5]

Notes

  1. ^ Information appears to be taken from the U17 FAI Cup final.
  2. ^ Nenagh A.F.C. won 4–2 on penalties
  3. ^ http://www.fai.ie lists Stella Maris as 1993–94 winners. The FAI Yearbook & Diary 1995 omits the 1993–94 final. Other sources, including the Tipperary Southern & District Football League website, claim St. Michael's won the cup in both 1993–94 and 1994–95
  4. ^ FAI Yearbook & Diary 1995 lists runners-up as Wilton United while www.fai.ie lists runners-up as Milford United
  5. ^ FAI Yearbook & Diary 1995 lists runners-up as Sligo United while www.fai.ie lists runners-up as Sligo Rovers U19

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