FAI Irish Daily Mail Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Teams | 40 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Dundalk |
Runner-up | Cork City |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 39, plus replays |
The 2015 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2015 FAI Irish Daily Mail Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 95th season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
A total of 40 teams competed in the 2015 competition, which commenced in March 2015. The teams entered from the 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division received byes into the second round stage. Four non-league clubs also received byes to the second round. The remaining 12 teams entered at the first round stage. These non-league teams are composed of the sixteen clubs, which reached the fourth round of the 2014–15 FAI Intermediate Cup, and the semi-finalists of the FAI Junior Cup in 2014–15.[1]
Dundalk won the cup after a 1–0 win against Cork City in the final on 8 November.[2]