2020 FAI Women's Cup

Football tournament season

2020 FAI Women's Cup
Tournament details
Country	Republic of Ireland
Venue(s)	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Dates	19 September 2020 – 12 December 2020
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Peamount United (2nd title)
Runner-up	Cork City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	23 (2.88 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Saoirse Noonan (2 goals) Stephanie Roche (2 goals)
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The 2020 FAI Women's Cup is the 45th edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition for women's association football teams. This edition features clubs exclusively from the Women's National League (WNL), whereas usually non-league teams are involved. The number of teams was reduced due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions also meant that crowds were restricted or prohibited from attending. The competition began on 19 September 2020 with a preliminary round and concluded on 12 December 2020. The final was moved to the Tallaght Stadium from the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which had hosted the previous seven finals.

The WNL Cup was deferred for the season,^[1] but the 2020 FAI Women's Cup was effectively a League Cup, with the nine Women's National League clubs the only participants.^[2] Peamount United won the cup on 12 December, beating Cork City in the final.

The Cup holders were Wexford Youths, who defeated Peamount United in both the 2018 and 2019 finals.

Preliminary round

The draw for the quarter-final took place on 29 July 2020. Women's National League (WNL) expansion teams Athlone Town and Bohemians were selected to play in a single match preliminary round, the winner of which was to join the other seven WNL clubs in the quarter-finals.^[3]^[4]

Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-final.

Preliminary
Athlone Town Bohemians Cork City^[Bye] DLR Waves^[Bye] Galway^[Bye] Peamount United^[Bye] Shelbourne^[Bye] Treaty United^[Bye] Wexford Youths^[Bye]

Athlone Town v Bohemians

19 September 2020	Athlone Town	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Bohemians	Lissywollen
19:00 GMT	Kellie Brennan 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Sophie Watters 61'	Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium Attendance: N/A
	Penalties
	Zara Lawless Emma Donohoe Paula Doran Kellie Brennan		Rebecca Creagh Ally Cahill Sinead O'Farrelly Chloe Flynn

Quarter-finals

Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals.^[5]^[6]

Quarter-final
Bohemians Cork City DLR Waves Galway Peamount United Shelbourne Treaty United Wexford Youths

Bohemians v Cork City

3 October 2020	Bohemians	1–3	Cork City	Coolock, Northside, Dublin
14:00	Abbie Brophy 60'	Report	Lauren Egbuloniu 6' Ciara McNamara 18' Nathalie O'Brien 34'	Stadium: Oscar Traynor Centre Attendance: N/A Referee: Sarah Dyas

Galway v Wexford Youths

3 October 2020	Galway	2–3	Wexford Youths	Galway
18:00	Méabh De Búrca 19' Jamie Turrentine 64'	Report	Ciara Rossiter 41' Vanessa Ogbonna 45' Lauren Kelly 85'	Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: N/A

Peamount United v Shelbourne

3 October 2020	Peamount United	1–0	Shelbourne	Newcastle, South Dublin
18:30	Eleanor Ryan Doyle 13'	Report		Stadium: Greenogue Attendance: N/A

Treaty United v DLR Waves

3 October 2020	Treaty United	2–0	DLR Waves	Limerick
14:00	Gillian Keenan 66' Aoife Horgan 83'	Report		Stadium: Jackman Park Attendance: N/A

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 9 October 2020 live on RTÉ 2fm.^[7]

Quarter final
Cork City Peamount United Treaty United Wexford Youths

Cork City v Treaty United

8 November 2020	Cork City	2–0	Treaty United	Bishopstown, Cork
14:00	Saoirse Noonan 10', 13'	Report		Stadium: Bishopstown Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Clare Purcell

Wexford Youths v Peamount United

8 November 2020	Wexford Youths	0–1	Peamount United	Crossabeg
14:00		Report	Dearbhaile Beirne 53' Lauren Kealy 77'	Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Attendance: N/A Referee: Paula Brady

Final

Cork City v Peamount United

12 December 2020	Cork City	0–6	Peamount United	Tallaght, Dublin
15:15		Report	Roche 46', 52' O'Gorman 76' Duggan 81' Watkins 84' Ruddy 86'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Claire Purcell
Note: Live coverage on RTÉ2

References

^ O'Hehir, Paul (27 March 2020). "FAI set June 28 target start date for Women's National League". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "FAI Women's Cup 2020". Women's National League (Ireland). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Draw made for 2020 FAI Women's Cup". Football Association of Ireland. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
^ "Wexford Youths begin FAI Women's Cup defence at Galway". RTÉ Sport. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
^ "WFAI Cup: Peamount and Wexford through to last four". RTÉ Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
^ "Holders Wexford Youths book their place in FAI Women's Cup semis". The42.ie. TheJournal.ie. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
^ "Wexford Youths vs Peamount United and Cork City vs Treaty United in FAI Women's Cup semi-finals". RTÉ Sport. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.