| Organising body | Football Association of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Abolished | 2001 |
| Region |  Ireland |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Most successful club(s) | Shamrock Rovers (1) St Patrick's Athletic (1) UCD (1) Shelbourne (1) |
TheFAI Super Cup was an association footballsuper cup featuring clubs from theRepublic of Ireland. It was played for between1998 and2001. It was a pre-season tournament played in the summer before the regularLeague of Ireland season began. The same four clubs that qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland inUEFA competitions also qualified for the Super Cup. League of Ireland clubs had previously played in a similar competition known as theTop Four Cup. A similar competition, theLFA President's Cup, co-existed with the FAI Super Cup. Since2014 the FAI has organised a new super cup, thePresident's Cup.
The first three tournaments were played as asingle-elimination tournament, featuring two semi-finals, a third place play-off and a final. The 2001 tournament featured a singleround robin group with the group winners being awarded the cup.[1]
In 1998 theFAI announce their plans to establish asuper cup. It was to be played during the summer and it was intended to act as a warm up and provide the clubs involved inEurope with some competitive games. However theUEFA Intertoto Cup representatives had already played their tie before the FAI Super Cup kicked off.Shamrock Rovers,St Patrick's Athletic,UCD andShelbourne all won one tournament each.[2][1]
| 1 July 1998 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | Cork City | Morton Stadium[5] |
Kenny 51'Stokes 55' | Kabia 78' (pen.) | Referee: Paul McKeon |
| 2 July 1998 | Shelbourne | 0–0 (4–5p) | St Patrick's Athletic | Morton Stadium[6] |
| [ Report] | Referee: Hugh Byrne |
| 5 July 1998 | Shelbourne | 1–1 (1–4p) | Cork City | Tolka Park[7] |
| Baker 44' | Kabia 17' | Referee: Eddie Barr |
| 5 July 1998 | Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | St Patrick's Athletic | Tolka Park |
| Woods 11' Morrisroe 89' | Referee: John McDermott |
| 1 July 1999 | Cork City | 0–2 | St Patrick's Athletic | Turners Cross |
| 19:30 | Report | Molloy 18', 76' (pen.) | Referee: Dick O'Hanlon |
| 1 July 1999 | Shelbourne | 2–0 | Bray Wanderers | Tolka Park |
| 19:30 | Haylock 12' Ogden 70' | Report | Referee: John McDermott |
| 3 July 1999 | Cork City | 1–2 | Bray Wanderers | Turners Cross |
| Barry-Murphy 0' | J. Byrne 0' Tresson 0' |
| 4 July 1999 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–0 (3–2p) | Shelbourne | Richmond Park[8] |
| Referee: Gerard Perry |
Source:[9]
| 30 June 2000 | Cork City | 2–2 (4–5p) | Bohemians | Turners Cross |
| Gamble 47' Delaney 83' | Report | Daly 8' (o.g.) Crowe 70' (pen.) |
| 30 June 2000 | UCD | 2–0 | Shelbourne | Belfield Park |
| McLoughlin 27' Lynch 90+2' | Report |
| 2 July 2000 | Shelbourne | 0–2 | Cork City | Belfield Park |
| Tynan 3' Hartigan 9' |
| 2 July 2000 | UCD | 2–2 (5–4p) | Bohemians | Tolka Park |
| 15:00 | Mooney 11' Mullen 19' (o.g.) | Report | O'Driscoll 16' Brennan 60' | Referee: John McDermott |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelbourne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 2001 FAI Super Cup Champions |
| 2 | Bohemians | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cork City | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Longford Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| 27 June 2001 | Longford Town | 1–1 | Cork City | Longford Rugby Club |
| 19:30 | Alan Reynolds 24' | James Mulligan 90' |
| 27 June 2001 | Bohemians | 1–1 | Shelbourne | Dalymount Park |
| 19:45 | Brian Shelley 36' | Trevor Fitzpatrick 88' |
| 29 June 2001 | Cork City | 0–0 | Bohemians | Knockgriffin Park |
| 18:45 |
| 29 June 2001 | Shelbourne | 2–0 | Longford Town | Tolka Park |
| 19:45 | Garry Haylock 7' Pat Fenlon 55' |
| 1 July 2001 | Shelbourne | 1–1 | Cork City | Tolka Park |
| 15:00 | Richie Foran 88' | Report | Anthony Buckley 85' | Referee: Paul McKeon |
| 1 July 2001 | Longford Town | 2–2 | Bohemians | Longford Rugby Club |
| 17:00 | Keith O'Connor 11', 39' | Report | Darren Meade 18' Alex Nesovic 40' | Referee: Ian Stokes |