| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Teams | 42 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Derry City |
| Runners-up | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Goals scored | 134 (2.73 per match) |
TheFAI Cup 2006 was the 86th staging ofThe Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup orFAI Cup. This season's competition was the last to be sponsored byCarlsberg. It officially kicked off in late April, when twenty clubs from the junior and intermediate leagues battled it out for the chance to faceLeague of Ireland opposition in the second round. The ten winners of those ties were joined in the second round by the 22 League of Ireland clubs. The competition ran until early December, with the final taking place on Sunday, December 3.
Fixtures played weekend April 23
Waterford Crystal4-1 Garda AFC
Castlebar Celtic5-1 Fairview CYM
Ashtown Villa2-2Wayside Celtic
Tolka Rovers1-3 Carrigaline United
College Corinthians2-2Blarney United
Brendanville0-1 Douglas Hall
Malahide United1-1Fanad United
Athenry0-0Bangor Celtic
Killester United6-1 St Mochtas
Crumlin United0-0Avondale United
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 28 May 2006.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longford Town | 2-1 | Cork City |
| 2 | Athlone Town | 2-1 | Galway United |
| 3 | Bohemians | 3-1 | Waterford Crystal |
| 4 | Bray Wanderers | 2-2 | Kildare County |
| replay | Kildare County | 0-1 | Bray Wanderers |
| 5 | Waterford United | 5-0 | Douglas Hall |
| 6 | Limerick | 0-0 | Drogheda United |
| replay | Drogheda United | 0-1 | Limerick |
| 7 | Dundalk | 1-0 | Cobh Ramblers |
| 8 | Blarney United | 1-3 | Derry City |
| 9 | Bangor Celtic | 1-3 | Shelbourne |
| 10 | Carrigaline United | 0-4 | Sligo Rovers |
| 11 | Kilkenny City | 0-2 | UCD |
| 12 | Dublin City | 0-0 | Monaghan United |
| replay | Monaghan United | 2-4 | Dublin City |
| 13 | Finn Harps | 1-0 | Crumlin United |
| 14 | Castlebar Celtic | 0-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 15 | Malahide United | 0-2 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 16 | Wayside Celtic | 0-1 | Killester United |
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 27 August 2006.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-1 | Bohemians |
| replay | Bohemians | 0-2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 2 | Waterford United | 1-1 | Longford Town |
| replay | Longford Town | 1-0 | Waterford United |
| 3 | UCD | 3-1 | Limerick |
| 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2-0 | Dundalk |
| 5 | Finn Harps | 0-0 | Athlone Town |
| replay | Athlone Town | 3-2 | Finn Harps |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 2-1 | Bray Wanderers |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 0-1 | Derry City |
| 8 | Killester United | w/o | Dublin City |
Matches played on the weekend of Sunday, 1 October.
| St Patrick's Athletic | 4–1 | Longford Town |
|---|---|---|
Molloy 3', 61', 78'penFoley 26'pen | Martin 69' |
| Athlone Town | 1–2 | Shamrock Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Sheridan 38' | Rowe 82' Clarke 90' |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–0 | Killester United |
|---|---|---|
| Derry City | 2–0 | UCD |
|---|---|---|
| Farren 65'pen McHugh 67' |
| Killester United | 3–4 aet | Sligo Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Keogh 19', 77' Lacey 51' | Bellew 11' Hughes 44'Peers 67'McTiernan 102' |
| Derry City | 5–0 | Sligo Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| McCourt 33',Farren 39'(pen), 46',Martyn 42', 91' |
The2006 FAI Cup Final was the last at the oldLansdowne Road.
| Derry City | 4-3 (AET) | St Patrick's Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| M. Farren 25' C. Delaney 84'P. Hutton 106'S. Brennan (OG) 109' | FAI Cup final 2006 Match Report | D. Mulcahy 19' T. Molloy (pen) 74'S. O'Connor 103' |
| Winner of FAI Cup 2006 |
|---|
Derry City 4th Title |