2004 FAI Cup
| Carlsberg FAI Senior Cup | |||
| Country |  Republic of Ireland |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 42 | ||
| Champions | Longford Town | ||
| Runners-up | Waterford United | ||
| Matches played | 64 | ||
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The FAI Cup 2004 was the 84th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or Carlsberg FAI Cup. It officially kicked-off in late May, 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 October, with the final taking place on Sunday, October 24.
Contents
First round
Fixtures played weekend May 23
Belgrove 0-1 Leeds
Carrick United 3-2 Bluebell United
Cherry Orchard 1-2 Glebe North
Drumcondra A.F.C. 1-1 Letterkenny Rovers
Fairview Rangers 0-2 Wayside Celtic
Freebooters 3-3 Portmarnock
Moyle Park College 1-1 Quay Celtic
Ringmahon Rangers 3-0 CYM Terenure
Rockmount 2-2 College Corinthians
Replays
College Corinthians 2-3 Rockmount
Letterkenny Rovers 0-2 Drumcondra A.F.C.
Portmarnock w/o Freebooters
Quay Celtic 2-1 Moyle Park College
Second round
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 25 July 2004.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockmount | 3-1 | Portmarnock |
| 2 | Waterford United | 2-1 | Sligo Rovers |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 3-0 | Carrick United |
| 4 | Shelbourne | 4-1 | Finn Harps |
| 5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 4-1 | Wayside Celtic |
| 6 | Cobh Ramblers | 3-3 | Limerick |
| replay | Limerick | 2-2p | Cobh Ramblers |
| 7 | Leeds A.F.C. | 0-3 | Longford Town |
| 8 | Monaghan United | 1-0 | Dublin City |
| 9 | Bray Wanderers | 0-2 | Kilkenny City |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 3-0 | Tullamore |
| 11 | Galway United | 0-1 | Derry City |
| 12 | Bohemians | 8-0 | Ringmahon Rangers |
| 13 | Kildare County | 4-0 | Glebe North |
| 14 | Dundalk | 0-0 | Drogheda United |
| replay | Drogheda United | 3-2 | Dundalk |
| 15 | Quay Celtic | 3-4 | Drumcondra |
| 16 | UCD | 1-0 | Cork City |
Third round
Matches played on the week of Monday, 16 August 2004.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelbourne | 1-1 | Derry City |
| replay | Derry City | p0-0 | Shelbourne |
| 2 | UCD | 5-0 | Drumcondra |
| 3 | Waterford United | 7-2 | Kilkenny City |
| 4 | Bohemians | 0-1 | Kildare County |
| 5 | Athlone Town | 1-0 | Cobh Ramblers |
| 6 | Drogheda United | 2-0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 7 | Longford Town | 1-1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| replay | Shamrock Rovers | 0-1 | Longford Town |
| 8 | Rockmount | 2-0 | Monaghan United |
Quarter-finals
Replays
Semi-finals
Replay
Final
| Winner of FAI Cup 2004 |
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Longford Town 2nd Title |
