2015 FAI Cup
FAI Ford Cup
Tournament details
Country Republic of Ireland
Teams40
Tournament statistics
Matches played39, plus replays
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The 2015 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2014 FAI Ford Senior Cup, is the 92nd season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition will earn a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League.

A total of 40 teams are competing in the 2015 competition, which will commence in March 2015. The teams entered from the 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division receive byes into the second round stage. Four non-league clubs also received byes to the second round. The remaining 12 teams enter at the first round stage. These non-league teams are composed of the sixteen clubs, which reached the fourth round of the 2014–15 FAI Intermediate Cup and the semi-finalists of the FAI Junior Cup in 2014-15.[1]

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Leagues entering at this round
First round 40 16 none 16 Leinster Senior League
Munster Senior League
Ulster Senior League
Second round 32 32 8 24 League of Ireland
Third round 16 16 16 none none
Quarter-Finals 8 8 8 none none
Semi-Finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

References

  1. ^ "Plenty of surprises in FAI Ford cup second round". FAI.ie. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

External links

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2014–15 in European men's football (UEFA)
2015–16 in European men's football (UEFA)
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