| Event | 2006 FAI Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 3 December 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Lansdowne Road,Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Damien Hancock | ||||||
| Attendance | 16,022 | ||||||
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The2006 FAI Cup Final was asoccer match held atLansdowne Road,Dublin on 3 December 2006 and was the final match of the2006 FAI Cup competition. The match was the 83rdFAI Cup Final, and the last to be held at the old Lansdowne Road before it shut for redevelopment. It was also the last soccer match to be held at the old Lansdowne Road venue. The match was contested byDerry City andSt Patrick's Athletic, with Derry City winning 4–3 after extra time.[1] and it was the fourth time Derry City had won the trophy.Damien Hancock was the referee for the match,[2] attended by a crowd of 16,022.[citation needed]
The winning team qualified for the2007–08 UEFA Cup and the2007 Setanta Sports Cup. The match was broadcast live onRTÉ Two.
In 2013, this final was voted as the Greatest Ever FAI Cup Final.[3]
Derry City were without suspended midfielderCiarán Martyn. Their managerStephen Kenny was returning from his exodus toDunfermline Athletic.[4] St Patrick's Athletic had central defenderDarragh Maguire suspended and two players cup-tied, midfielderKeith Fahey and striker Mark Rooney. Michael Foley returned to partner Dave Mulcahy in the middle with veteranMark Rutherford, in what was his eighth final, on the left. The team had not won the cup since 1961, losing the last five finals in which they have played, and had not beaten Derry since April 2003, 14 matches previously.[5]
| Derry City | 4-3 (AET) | St Patrick's Athletic |
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| M. Farren C. Delaney P. Hutton S. Brennan (OG) | Match report | D. Mulcahy T. Molloy (pen) S. O'Connor |
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