title: 2005 FAI Cup
text: # 2005 FAI Cup
  
  The FAI Cup 2005 was the 85th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. It officially kicked off in late April, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance to face League of Ireland opposition in the second round. The ten winners of those ties were joined in the second round by the 22 eircom League of Ireland clubs. The competition ran until early December, with the final taking place on Sunday, December 4.
  
  ## First round
  
  Fixtures played weekend April 24
  
  Lissadel United 3-0 Rockmount
  
  St Mary's 1-4 Avondale United
  
  Cherry Orchard 0-0 Belgrove
  
  Bangor Celtic 1-2 Wayside Celtic
  
  Douglas Hall 2-0 Moyle Park
  
  Mount Merrion 2-2 Galway Hibernians
  
  St Peter's (Athlone) 0-0 Carew Park
  
  Waterford Crystal 2-0 Bonagee United
  
  Westport United 1-2 Fanad United
  
  Malahide United 3-2 Glenmore / Dundrum
  
  ### Replays
  
  Belgrove 1-2 Cherry Orchard
  
  Galway Hibernians 0-0 Mount Merrion (3-0 pen)
  
  Carew Park 3-2 St Peter's, Athlone
  
  ## Second round
  
  Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 12 June 2005.
  
  | Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | UCD | 2-0 | Dublin City |
  | 2 | Shelbourne | 0-2 | Derry City |
  | 3 | Drogheda United | 2-0 | Limerick |
  | 4 | Waterford United | 0-1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
  | 5 | Bohemians | 2-0 | Athlone Town |
  | 6 | Galway United | 0-0 | Cork City |
  | replay | Cork City | 1-0 | Galway United |
  | 7 | Avondale United | 0-1 | Bray Wanderers |
  | 8 | Carew Park | 1-3 | Douglas Hall |
  | 9 | Kilkenny City | 0-1 | Finn Harps |
  | 10 | Sligo Rovers | 1-1 | Malahide United |
  | replay | Malahide United | 0-2 | Sligo Rovers |
  | 11 | Kildare County | 4-1 | Galway Hibernians |
  | 12 | Longford Town | 5-0 | Waterford Crystal |
  | 13 | Cobh Ramblers | 0-1 | Wayside Celtic |
  | 14 | Lissadel United | 0-4 | Cherry Orchard |
  | 15 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-0 | Fanad United |
  | 16 | Monaghan United | 1-7 | Dundalk |
  
  ## Third round
  
  Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 28 August 2005.
  
  | Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dundalk | 0-2 | Drogheda United |
  | 2 | Bray Wanderers | 1-0 | Cherry Orchard |
  | 3 | Bohemians | 2-2 | Wayside Celtic |
  | replay | Wayside Celtic | 1-2 | Bohemians |
  | 4 | Longford Town | 1-1 | UCD |
  | replay | UCD | 2-1 | Longford Town |
  | 5 | Derry City | 3-1 | Kildare County |
  | 6 | Sligo Rovers | 2-1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
  | 7 | Shamrock Rovers | 2-0 | Douglas Hall |
  | 8 | Cork City | 0-0 | Finn Harps |
  | replay | Finn Harps | 2-3 | Cork City |
  
  ## Final
  
  * Winner of FAI Cup 2005
  * Drogheda United 1st Title
  