2009 Fai Cup Final (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2009 FAI Cup Final was competed in by Sligo Rovers and Sporting Fingal who were 2-1 winners in only their 2nd year in the League of Ireland. The game took place at the Tallaght Stadium on the 22nd of November 2009. Alan Kelly refereed the game in front of 8,105 people. The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup(FAI Cup), known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry City from Northern Ireland). Organised by the FAI (Football Association of Ireland), the competition is currently sponsored by the car manufacturer, Ford. It was known as the Free State Cup from 1923 to 1936. Shamrock Rovers hold the record of most wins with 24. The current holders are Sligo Rovers who beat Shamrock Rovers in the Aviva Stadium on November 14, 2010.