2021 FAI Women's Cup explained

FAI Women's Cup
Year:2021
Country:Republic of Ireland
Dates:13 August 2021 – 21 November 2021
Num Teams:9
Champions:Wexford Youths
Count:4
Runner-Up:Shelbourne
Matches:8
Goals:20
Top Goal Scorer:Kylie Murphy (3 goals)
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022

The 2021 FAI Women's Cup (known as The EVOKE.ie FAI Women's Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 46th edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national knockout cup competition for women's association football teams. The nine Women's National League (WNL) teams entered the competition, but unlike in previous years no non-league teams took part. The competition began on 13 August 2021 with a single-fixture first round and concluded on 21 November 2021. The final was staged at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, which had also hosted the previous year's final.

The Cup holders Peamount United were eliminated at the semi-final stage.

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 3 August 2021. Women's National League (WNL) clubs Bohemians and DLR Waves were selected to play in a single match first round, the winner of which was to join the other seven WNL clubs in the quarter-finals. Athlone Town, Galway and Treaty United received a bye to the quarter-finals, while the top four teams in the 2020 Women's National League (Peamount United, Shelbourne, Wexford Youths and Cork City) were exempt from the first round draw and qualified automatically for the quarter-finals.[1]

Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-final.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 27 August 2021.[2] Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals.[3]

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made by Vera Pauw on 8 September 2021.[4] Both matches took place on 9 October 2021.[5]

Final

See main article: 2021 FAI Women's Cup Final.

References

  1. News: Bohemians face DLR Waves in FAI Cup first round as champions Peamount through to quarter-finals . 20 November 2021 . The42.ie . . 3 August 2021.
  2. News: EVOKE.ie FAI Women's Senior Cup Quarter-final Fixtures . 20 November 2021 . . 27 August 2021.
  3. News: FAI Women's Cup quarter-final wrap: Galway, Shels, Peamount and Wexford Youths march into semis . 20 November 2021 . . 5 September 2021.
  4. News: EVOKE.ie FAI Women's Cup S-F Draw . 20 November 2021 . . 8 September 2021.
  5. News: Shelbourne and Wexford Youths advance to FAI Women’s Cup final . 20 November 2021 . . 10 October 2021.

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