2023 FAI Cup final

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 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, between Bohemians and St Patrick's Athletic.[1][2][3]

2023 FAI Cup Final
St Pats fans before kickoff at the 2023 final
Event2023 FAI Cup
Bohemians St Patrick's Athletic
1 3
Date12 November 2023
VenueAviva Stadium, Dublin
RefereePaul McLaughlin
Attendance43,881
WeatherSunny
12 °C (54 °F)

St Patrick's Athletic won 3–1 to win their fifth FAI Cup and qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League. The final set the record as the highest-attended FAI Cup final at 43,881, breaking the 1945 record of 41,238. The attendance was also a new record for a domestic game.[4]

Route to the final
Main article: 2023 FAI Cup

Bohemians
21 July 2023 Bohemians 1–0Shelbourne Phibsborough
19:45 Afolabi 32' Report Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
18 August 2023 Bohemians 6–0RockmountPhibsborough
19:45 Clarke 18' 45+1'
Afolabi 23'
McDaid 55'
Twardek 66'
McDonnell 85'		 Report Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: David Dunne
15 September 2023 Drogheda United1–3 Bohemians Drogheda
19:45 Brennan 50' (pen) Report Nowak 44'
Afolabi 56' 90' (pen)		 Stadium: Weavers Park
Attendance: 2,344
Referee: Damien MacGraith
7 October 2023 Galway United0–1 Bohemians Galway
14:40 Report Connolly 44'
Radkowski  59'		 Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Neil Doyle

St Patrick's Athletic
23 July 2023 Longford Town1–2 St Patrick's Athletic Longford
18:00 Boudiaf 78'
Hand  81'
Brady  91'		 Report Murphy 64'
Forrester 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bishopsgate
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: Rob Hennessy
20 August 2023 Derry City0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 St Patrick's Athletic Derry
17:00 P.McEleney
B.Kavanagh
Mullen
Duffy
Connolly 		Report Forrester
Nolan
Mulraney
Leavy
Melia 		Stadium: Brandywell Stadium
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Neil Doyle
15 September 2023 Finn Harps1–2 St Patrick's Athletic Ballybofey
20:00 O'Donnell 24' Report Forrester 48' (pen)
Lonergan 85'		 Stadium: Finn Park
Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Rob Harvey
8 October 2023 Cork City0–2 St Patrick's Athletic Cork
14:40 Report Doyle 12'
Carty 83'		 Stadium: Turners Cross
Attendance: 6,355
Referee: Rob Harvey

Match

Summary

In the 7th minute, Bohemians were awarded a penalty when Jonathan Afolabi was fouled inside the penalty box by Anthony Breslin, Afolabi took the penalty, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way and scoring with a low shot to the right corner.[5] In the 23rd minute Mark Doyle made it 1-1 when he headed the ball into the left corner of the net from six yards out after a free-kick from Jake Mulraney on the right wing.[6] Three minutes into the second half, St Patrick's Athletic took the lead when Krystian Nowak scored an own goal, the ball going into the right corner of the net off his outstretched right foot at the back post after another free-kick from Jake Mulraney on the right.[7] It was 3-1 in the 87th minute when Tommy Lonergan scored, curling the ball into the left of the net from outside the penalty area after he got the ball from a mistake by Bohemians defender Jordan Flores.[8][9]

Details
Bohemians1–3St Patrick's Athletic
Afolabi 9' (pen.) Report Doyle 23'
Nowak 48' (o.g.)
Lonergan 87'
Attendance: 43,881
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
GK1 James Talbot
RB2 Bartłomiej Kukułowicz 90+4'
CB5 Krystian Nowak 48' (o.g.)
CB24 Cian Byrne
LB6 Jordan Flores (c)
CM15 James Clarke
CM14 James McManus 47' 52'
CM17 Adam McDonnell 85'
RW10 Dylan Connolly
ST9 Jonathan Afolabi 9' (pen.)
LW12 Danny Grant 68'
Substitutes:
LB3 Paddy Kirk 52'
CB5 Louie Holzman
LW7 Declan McDaid
CM8 Ali Coote 68'
ST11 James Akintunde
CM18 John O'Sullivan 85'
ST22 Dean Williams
RW23 Kris Twardek
GK25 Luke Dennison
Manager:
Declan Devine
GK36 Dean Lyness
RB22 Sam Curtis
CB4 Joe Redmond (c)
CB13 David Norman Jr. 73'
LB3 Anthony Breslin
CM6 Jamie Lennon
CM8 Chris Forrester 68'
CM17 Kian Leavy 75'
RW20 Jake Mulraney 68'
ST15 Conor Carty 75'
LW14 Mark Doyle 23' 57'
Substitutes:
GK1 Danny Rogers
ST10 Tommy Lonergan 75' 86' 86'
RW11 Jason McClelland 68'
CM18 Ben McCormack
LW19 Alex Nolan 75'
CM24 Adam Murphy 68'
CM25 Thijs Timmermans
CB26 Jay McGrath
ST41 Mason Melia 57'
Manager:
Jon Daly

References
  1. "Bohemians survive chaotic and controversial FAI Cup semi-final with narrow win in Galway". Irish Independent. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. "FAI Cup semi-final recap: Cork 0-2 St Patrick's Athletic". RTE Sport. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. "Ireland - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF.org. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. "Record crowd on the cards for Sunday's FAI Cup Final". Extratime.com. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  5. "FAI Cup Final Report: Bohemians 1 - 3 St Patrick's Athletic". Extratime.com. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  6. "LIVE Bohemians v St Patrick's Athletic, FAI Cup final: Saints edge ahead at a sold-out Aviva". Irish Independent. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  7. "FAI Cup final: St Patrick's Athletic come from behind to beat Bohemians 3-1". BBC Sport. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  8. "St Patrick's Athletic 3-1 Bohemians score recap and reaction as Pat's win the FAI Cup". Irish Mirror. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  9. "St Pat's secure FAI Cup with comeback win to beat Bohs at the Aviva". Irish Independent. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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