FAI Senior Cup 2013

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Four byes and eight ties were drawn in the FAI Ford Senior Cup First Round to decide the 12 teams which go forward and join the 20 Airtricity League clubs in the draw for the Second Round. The 20 teams involved in the First Round are from the intermediate and junior ranks and will include those that reached the last 16 of the FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup and those who reach the semi-finals of the FAI Junior Cup in association with Umbro and Aviva.

Because the quarter-finals of the FAI Junior Cup have not yet been played, and the draw will only take place on RTE Two's MNS programme next Monday night, the match numbers were placed in the draw. The eight teams left in the FAI Junior Cup are: Ballinasloe Town, Ballymun United, Carew Park, Kilbarrack United, Pearse Celtic, Pike Rovers, Sheriff YC and St Kevin's Boys.

The FAI Ford Senior Cup First draw is:

Leixlip United v Winner QF2 FAI Junior Cup
St. Patrick's CY v Winner QF3 FAI Junior Cup
Glenville v Beggsboro
Tolka Rovers v Bangor Celtic
St. Mary's v Phoenix
Everton v Winner QF1 FAI Junior Cup
College Corinthians v Newbridge Town
Parkvilla v Blarney United
Byes: Winner QF4 FAI Junior Cup, Bandon, Bluebell United, Avondale United

Matches to be played week-ending Sunday, March 31.

[tricksey]

That would be a very interesting game if pearse were qf1 and win the junior game

[littlebray]

FAI leaving everything to the last minute as usual - JC QF draw 11 March, less than three weeks to play them (including replays if necessary), and FAI Cup 1st round fixtures for 31 March and with 2nd round fixtures weekend of 02 June, you'd have to have a draw latest first week in April, wouldn't you - potentially with replays still in doubt??
Winners still in JC and also in FAIC. Buses, even potentially ovenights away?
How can anyone plan things around that sort of schedule?

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Revised Draw

Leixlip United v St Kevins Boys or Sheriff YC
St. Patrick's CY v Carew Park or Pearse Celtic
Glenville v Beggsboro
Tolka Rovers v Bangor Celtic
St. Mary's v Phoenix
Everton v Pike Rovers or Ballymun United
College Corinthians v Newbridge Town
Parkvilla v Blarney United
Byes: Ballinasloe Town or Kilbarrack, Bandon, Bluebell United, Avondale United

Matches to be played week-ending Sunday, March 31.

[tricksey]

Doesn't really give the junior clubs much of a turn around does it

[old-head]

Doesn't really give the junior clubs much of a turn around does it

From what I can see there is a full week between the FAI junior cup and FAI Cup. Is that not enough?

[tricksey]

Your club must have plenty of money old head the 3 junior teams are away in the fai senior

[old-head]

Your club must have plenty of money old head the 3 junior teams are away in the fai senior

Different point to your original which was about the turn around between games. No doubt it can be an expensive time for clubs, having said that sponsors are more likely to come on board. Good luck with both anyway.

[tricksey]

Should have explained it better that's what I ment with the turn around money wise also

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Matches to be played this weekend

Leixlip United v Sheriff YC
St. Patrick's CY v Carew Park
Glenville v Beggsboro
Tolka Rovers v Bangor Celtic
St. Mary's v Phoenix Saturday at 2.30pm
Everton v Pike Rovers Sunday at 2pm
College Corinthians v Newbridge Town Sunday at 2pm
Parkvilla v Blarney United

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St Marys 0-1 Phoenix

[Nedge]

Blarney game finished. 1-1

[KUFCMan]

RESULT

ST Pats CY 3-2 Carew Park

A last minute goal gives CY avictory in an entertaining game in Irishtown today!

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Everton 1-3 Pike

[NeverFeltBetter]

Who'd like Limerick/Pike in the next round?

[the hawk]

Who'd like Limerick/Pike in the next round?

I would think Corinthians or Avondale would love to draw Pike .Dont see what beating a poor everton team that are struggling in premier division proves for pike .The have to prove it when they meet the big boys like Sheriff,Avondale,Corinthians ,Crumlin

I think most teams outside cork seem to underestimate the the likes of Corinthains and Avondale .For feck sake Avondale have being dominating the intermediate cup for the last 3 years if not more

Same way Sherriff will dominate the Fai junior

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Rain played havoc with the fixtures today.
Everton moved their game with Pike to Douglas Hall astro but Corinthians weren't so lucky.
Their game against Newbridge was called off.

[sharpshooter]

When's the draw for the 2nd round on?

[razor]

When's the draw for the 2nd round on?

No Idea.
but last year it was around the end of April as the 2nd round is usually not played til the end of May.

[sharpshooter]

No Idea. but last year it was around the end of April as the 2nd round is usually not played til the end of May.

Cheers Razor