UCD AFC’s matches in the FAI Senior Cup.
UCD AFC’s Historian Declan Hughes was a huge source of information for the details of this article. Especially results and scorers from UCD’s years before joining the League of Ireland. Without Declan collecting this knowledge, so much of UCD’s history would be lost.
The 2018 campaign brought more pride to UCD AFC with wins over Pike Rovers, CIE Ranch (our first triumph in a tie that went to extra-time) and Waterford FC in the quarter-finals. There was huge excitement as First Division Champions UCD AFC traveled away to Oriel Park, but a wonder strike from The Lilywhites’ Pat McEleney just before half-time brought that great cup run to an end.
UCD lifted the trophy in 1984 against Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers. That campaign saw UCD play and win three times at Tolka Park. Joe Hanrahan 41 mins and Ken O’Doherty in 6th minute injury time brought the trophy to Belfield for the one and only time. UCD added to the 1984 triumph with another win over Shamrock Rovers at Tolka Park in 1988. Bookending the Hoops three-in-a-row. The next best campaign was 2007 reaching the Semi-Final with wins over Salthill Devon, Dundalk FC and Derry City before losing to Premier Division bottom club Longford Town at Belfield Park.
2014 Sherriff YC‘s 3-1 win at UCD Bowl brought a proud record of never losing to a team outside of the League of Ireland to an end.
Our record has been very modest, UCD’s second ever match win in the competition was the year we lifted the trophy in 1984. The expansion of the early rounds to include more clubs outside of the League of Ireland meant UCD improved the overall win rate.
UCD have played our first FAI Senior Cup game against Shamrock Rovers at their home ground of Windy Arbour in 1921/22. UCD AFC hosted their first FAI Senior Cup game against Bray Unknowns (1939).
Of course no History of UCD in the FAI Senior Cup would be complete without mentioning the UCD (Leinster Senior League) side that reached the FAI Cup through the Intermediate Cup in 2009 and UCD Fans enjoyed TWO UCD teams in the FAI Cup. Since then the rules for the FAI Cup have changed so that UCD (LSL) are excluded from qualifying. When the UCD (LSL) team reaches the last thirty-two of the FAI Intermediate Cup the side they’re paired with qualifies for the FAI Senior Cup draw.
| Date & Venue | Round | Home Team, Score & Scorers | Away Team, Score & Scorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and time To Be Confirmed The UCD Bowl | Quarter-Finals (last 8) | UCD AFC | Bohemian FC | |
| Saturday 17th August 2024 The Showgrounds | Round three (last 16) | Sligo Rovers 0 | 2 UCD AFC Luke O'Regan 78' Adam Wells 82' | First Division beats in-form Premier Division |
| Sunday 21st July 2024 Altura Credit Union Park, Gorey Co. Wexford | Round two (last 32) | Gorey Rangers 0 | 4 UCD AFC Jake Doyle 32' Cìaran Behan 60' Sam Norval 84' Mikey Raggett pen 90+1' | Wexford Football League |
| Monday 21st August 2023 The UCD Bowl | Round Two (last 16) | UCD AFC 1 Oisin O'Reilly og 87' | 5 Galway United Wassim Aouachria 6' David Hurley 16' 38' Ronan Manning 45+1' Rob Manley 70' | First Division leaders then Champions defeat Premier Division |
| Friday 18th August 2024 The UCD Bowl | Round Two (last 16) | UCD AFC A | A Galway United [Ed McCarthy 16'] [Ryan Manning 33'] | Abandoned at half-time due to waterlogged pitch and continous heavy rain. Galway United 2-0 up |
| Friday 21st July 2023 The UCD Bowl ko 19:45 | Round One (Last 32) | UCD AFC 3 Jack Keaney 23', Brendan Frahill og 56', Danny Norris 62' | 2 Cobh Ramblers Dale Holland 16' Dean Larkin 70' | Premier beat First. UCD went behind, Jack Keaney, og and Danny Norris assist from Jesse Dempsey gave the lead. Jack Keaney awarded the goal by Belfield no Own goals rule. |
| 2022 Friday 16th September The Mardyke | Quarter Finals (last 8) | Treaty United 4 Enda Curran 26'(pen), 41', 50' William Armshaw 66' | 1 UCD AFC Thomas Lonergan 79' | First Division host Premier Division UCD Supporters bus there, brought back several International students who travelled down on spec. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBZPFvOZLVI |
| 2022 Friday 26th August, Eamonn Deacy Park ko 19:45 | Round two (last 16) | Galway United 2 Mikie Rowe 44' Max Hemmings 65' | 3 UCD AFC Tommy Lonergan 17', 87' Dylan Duffy 51' | First Division challengers, Premier Division |
| 2022 Friday 29th July, The UCD Bowl | Round one (last 32) | UCD AFC 3 Tommy Lonergan 30' 34' Michael Gallagher 75' | 0 Cockhill Celtic FC | Ulster Senior League Champions for ten consecutive years. |
| 2021 Friday 17th September The UCD Bowl | Quarter Final (last 8) | UCD AFC 2 Colm Whelan 12' Liam Kerrigan 49' | 3 Waterford FC Junior Quitirna 36' Phoenix Patterson (pen) 66' Prince Mutswunguma 90+4' | Brian Murphy saved Colm Whelan's penalty 72' Waterford Premier Division. UCD AFC beat Waterford in Promotion/Relegation play-off to take their place in Premier Div for 2022. |
| 2021 Friday 27th August The UCD Bowl | Round 2 (last 16) | UCD AFC 2 Paul Doyle 69' Colm Whelan 80' | 1 Longford Town Dean Williams 71' | LTFC Premier Div. |
| 2021 Friday 23rd July The UCD Bowl | Round 1 (last 32) | UCD AFC 2 Colm Whelan pen 56' Harvey O'Brien 81' | 0 Shelbourne | First FAI Cup against Shelbourne. |
| 2020 Sunday 30th August The UCD Bowl | Round 2 (last 16) Rd. 1 BYE | UCD AFC 1 Paul Doyle 7' | 3 Sligo Rovers Kyle Cadden-McFadden 16' Ronan Coughlan 66' Jesse Devers 79' | Restricted entry, No Fans Allowed during Covid-19 Pandemic. 19 SSE AL clubs only. |
| 2019 Sat 07th September The Showgrounds | Quarter-Final | Sligo Rovers 4 Ronan Coughlan 8' Conor Kearns 33' (og) Regan Donelan 54' pen Niall Watson 89' | 0 UCD AFC | Conor Kearns conceded when a shot cannoned off the cross bar, deflected in from the leaping goalkeeper. 10 days later Kearns conceded an og again against Sligo when a corner deflected off his gloves behind him into the net. |
| 2019 Friday 23rd August The UCD Bowl | 2nd Round (last 16) | UCD AFC 3 Yousef 'Yoyo Mahdy' 21' Liam Kerrigan 27', 46' | 1 St. Patrick's Athletic Conor Clifford 81' | UCD Manager Collie O'Neill parted company with UCD on Monday before game. U19 Manager Maciej Tarnogrodzki took over in mid-week. 1st cup win over St. Pats. |
| 2019 Sun August 11th UCD Bowl | Rd 1 (last 32) | UCD AFC 5 Yousef 'Yoyo' Mahdy 50' Jason 'Jay' McClelland 60' Richard 'Richie' O'Farrell 73' Liam Kerrigan (2) 83', 90' | 2 Letterkenny Rovers BJ Banda (2) 22', 77' | Ulster Senior League. 4 UCD scorers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv6frE1EdT8 |
| 2018 Sept 28th Oriel Park 19:30 | Semi-Final | Dundalk FC 1 Pat McEleney 40' | 0 UCD AFC | Third Semi-Final in UCD history. Live on RTÉ TWO UCD play the game after lifting First Division trophy. Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJtAHqnEbMk |
| 2018 Sept 07th UCD Bowl | Quarter-Final | UCD AFC 2 Conor Davis 20' Timmy Molloy 26' | 1 Waterford FC Stanley Aborah 77' (Pen) | Third ever quarter-final win att: 750 est 4th cup tie, 5th game, 5th venue against Waterford First Div beats Premier. |
| 2018 Aug 24th Greenogue (Peamount Utd.) | Rd 2, last 16 | CIE Ranch 2 Dan Tobin og 8' Edward Smith 16' | 6 UCD AFC Yoyo Mahdy 31', 107' Jay McClelland 89', 111' Sean McDonald 99' Gary O'Neill 116' | AET. 1st win when tie went to extra-time. Most goals in away cup tie. UCD 2-0 down. Gary Sullivan (CIE) s/o 2nd half. Leinster Senior League 1st Div winning season |
| 2018 Aug 10th UCD Bowl | Rd 1, last 16 | UCD AFC 2 Timmy Molloy 24' Conor Davis 86' | 0 Pike Rovers | Limerick & District League. Davis scored on full debut. 1st Div winning season |
| 2017 Aug 11th Stradbrook (Blackrock RFC) | 1st Rd, Last 32 | Cabinteely FC 3 Kieran 'Marty' Waters 43' Anthony Dolan 51' Ryan Swan 58' | 1 UCD AFC Ben Hanrahan 56' | Ex-UCD Waters and Swan score. Hanrahan son of Peter Hanrahan and nephew of Joe Hanrahan who scored in Cup Final 1984 |
| 2016 September UCD Bowl | 4th, Quarter Finals (last 8) | UCD AFC 0 | 1 Dundalk (Holders) Ciaran Kilduff 66' | RTÉ's Soccer Republic highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVU4sA_DmDw |
| 2016 20 August UCD Bowl | 3rd, Last sixteen | UCD AFC 3 Ryan Swan 5, Kieran 'Marty' Waters 26', Liam Scales 78' | 1 Janesboro Michael Ryan 38' | Limerick & District League Ryan Swan scoring joined his father Derek (2001) as scoring for UCD AFC in FAI Cup. 100th UCD game since 1921/22 |
| 2016 20th May UCD Bowl | 2nd, Last 32 | UCD AFC 4 Gary O'Neill3' Greg Sloggett 34' Kieran 'Marty' Waters 45' Ryan Swan 68' | 3 Bray Wanderers Ryan Brennan 46' 48', 56' | UCD 3-0 up at HT on Premier Division team. 3-3 Ryan Brennan hat-trick. Gary O'Neill misses penalty but og wins. 1st Div beats premier. |
| 2015 31st May UCD Bowl | 2nd, Last 32 | UCD AFC 1 Chris Mulhall 90' | 3 Sheriff YC Kevin Lynch 37' Sean Murphy 50' Mark Higgins 77' | Amateur Union League 1st time ever to lose to team outside of LOI. UCD nemesis John Lester played for Sheriff YC |
| 2014 06th June UCD Bowl | 2nd, Last 32 | UCD AFC 1 Robbie Creevy 68' | 3 Galway FC Jason Molloy 29' Stephen Walsh 59' Jake Keegan 90' | Galway FC only ever cup campaign. Premier loses to 1st. |
| 2013 01st June Richmond Park | 2nd, last 32 | St. Patrick's Athletic 4 Christy Fagan 21', 52' Jake Kelly 62' Gary Matthews og 79' | 0 UCD AFC | Goals: |
| 2012 24th August UCD Bowl | 3rd, last 16 | UCD AFC 0 | 1 Derry City David McDaid 70' | Derry City won 2012 FAI Senior Cup |
| 2012 25th May UCD Bowl | 2nd, last 32 | UCD AFC 3 Paul O'Conor 27' Danny Ledwith 76' Graham Rusk 81' | 1 Phoenix FC Keith Dawson 33' pen | Leinster Senior League |
| 2011 05th Sept UCD Bowl | 4th Replay, last 16 | UCD AFC 1 Mick Leahy 25' | 6 Shamrock Rvrs Billy Dennehy 4',41',71' Chris Turner 18' Gary McCabe 25' pen Gary O'Neill 90+1' | Biggest FAI Cup defeat ever. Ger Barron UCD 'Keeper saves penalty from Billy Dennehy but scores on rebound 6th different venue for UCD to play SRFC in cup games. |
| 2011 29th August Tallaght Stadium | 4th, last 16 | Shamrock Rvrs 2 Karl Sheppard 61' Ciaran Kilduff 70' Pat Flynn s/o 80' | 2 UCD AFC Samir Belhout 74' Robbie Creevy 81' | 2-0 down, UCD earned replay. |
| 2011 03 June UCD Bowl | 3rd, last 32 | Cherry Orchard 1 Alan McNevin 80' | 2 UCD AFC Sean Russell 34' Stephen Doyle 67' | Leinster Senior League Game moved to UCD Bowl |
| 2010 27th August UCD Bowl | 4th, last 16 | UCD AFC 2 Ciaran Kilduff 83', 87' | 3 Bray Wanderers Shane O'Neill 10' Jake Kelly 54', 68' | 2nd time (2010 and 2005) Bray went 3-0 up and won 3-2 with grandstand finish. |
| 2010 04th June Hunky Dory's | 3rd, last 32 | Drogheda Utd 1 Michael Daly 36' | 2 UCD AFC Chris Mulhall 41' David McMillan 76' | |
| 2009 15th Aug Tallaght Stadium | 4th, last 16 | Shamrock Rvrs 3 Dessie Baker 25', 56' Paddy Kavanagh 31' | 1 UCD AFC Ciaran Kilduff 13' | 1st FAI cup game at Tallaght Stadium. UCD 'keeper Billy Brennan saves a penalty from Dessie Baker at 3-1. 1st Div winning season. |
| 2009 14th June | 3rd, last 32 | UCD AFC 3 Timmy Purcell 35' John 'Rocko' Reilly 39' Ciaran Kilduff 66' | 1 Arklow Town Darragh Murray 14' | Willie Doyle in nets because Arklow squad had no keeper. Defeated victors of UCD (LSL) |
| 2009 24 May UCD Bowl | 2nd Rd. | UCD AFC 1 (Leinster Senior League) | 2 Arklow Town | Qualified via Intermediate Cup. Willie Doyle former UCD striker went into goal after Arklow keeper sent off. |
| 2008 24th June UCD Bowl | 3rd Replay, last 32 | UCD AFC 0 | 1 Monaghan Utd Robbie Collins 15' | Premier loses to First. 1st FAI Cup game at UCD Bowl. |
| 2008 20th June Gortakeegan | 3rd, last 32 | Monaghan United 0 | 0 UCD AFC | |
| 2007 28th October Belfield Park | Semi-Final | UCD AFC 0 | 1 Longford Town Robbie Martin 39' | Last FAI Cup game at Belfield Park. |
| 2007 21st Sept. The Brandywell | 4th, Quarter Final | Derry City (Holders) 0 | 1 UCD AFC Conor Sammon 60' | Fifth quarter-final in seven years. Conor Sammon three goals in three rds. Defeated the Holders. |
| 2007 16th August Oriel Park | 3rd, last 32 | Dundalk FC 1 Robbie Doyle | 2 UCD AFC Derek Doyle Conor Sammon (90) | Last minute winner. |
| 2007 16 June Drom | 2nd, last 32 | Salthill Devon 0 | 4 UCD AFC Conor Sammon 22' Derek Doyle 22' Conan Byrne 39' 90'+ | |
| 2006 1st October The Brandywell | 4th, Quarter Final | Derry City 2 Mark Farren 65' pen Kevin McHugh 67' | 0 UCD AFC | |
| 2006 26th August Belfield Park | 3rd, last 16 | UCD AFC 3 Ronan Finn 28' 46' Stephen Hurley | 1 Limerick FC Robbie Kelleher 25' | UCD nemesis John Lester played for Limerick. |
| 2006 26th May Buckley Park | 2nd, last 32 | Kilkenny City 0 | 2 UCD AFC Alan Cawley pen 33' Pat McWalter 85' | Last FAI Cup for Kilkenny City. |
| 2005 Sept. 23 Carlisle Grounds | Quarter Final | Bray Wanderers 3 Paul Murphy 12' Derek Tyrell 43' Kieran Tarzan O'Brien 61' | 2 UCD AFC Robbie Martin 64' Pat McWalter 83' | granstand finish. Frenchman Damien Dupuy (UCD) brought down in the box in last minute, no penalty. |
| 2005 Aug 30th Belfield Park | 3rd Replay, last 16 R | UCD AFC 2 Tony McDonnell 41' Pat McWalter 80' | 1 Longford Town (Holders) Paul Keegan 9' | Beat the Holders |
| 2005 Aug 27th Strokestown Road | 3rd, Last 16 | Longford Town (Holders) 1 Paul Keegan 27' | 1 UCD AFC Robbie Martin 90' pen | |
| 2005 June 10th Belfield Park | 2nd, last 32 | UCD AFC 2 66'Tony McDonnell 71'Stephen Hurley | 0 Dublin City | |
| 2004 13th September United Park | Quarter Final Replay aet. | Drogheda United 3 Declan 'Fabio' O'Brien 73', 93' John Lester 117' | 2 UCD AFC Robbie Martin 2' Robbie McAuley 114' | AET (1-1 normal time) John Lester crush UCD dreams 3 minutes from penos. |
| 2004 10th September Belfield Park | Quarter Final | UCD AFC 0 | 0 Drogheda Utd. | Big attendance |
| 2004 20th August Belfield Park | 3rd Rd, last 16 | UCD AFC 5 Pat Sullivan 27' Pat McWalter 35 Michael O'Donnell 42' Tony McDonnell 56' Robbie Martin 71' | 0 Drumcondra | Leinster Senior League Biggest FAI Cup winning margin. 5 different Players scoring |
| 2004 Jun 28th '04 Belfield Park | 2nd Rd, last 32 | UCD AFC 1 Sean Finn 24' | 0 Cork City | CCFC match report https://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2004/06/28/ucd-1-0-cork-city/ |
| 2003 15th August United Park | Last 16 | Drogheda Utd 2 Andy Myler Declan 'Fabio' O'Brien | 0 UCD AFC | UCD First Division Champions |
| 2003 25th July Belfield Park 1st Summer season | Last 32 | UCD AFC 2 Robbie Griffin 40', 67' | 0 Belgrove | Leinster Senior League Pete Mahon manager of Belgrove. Before replacing Paul Doolin at UCD in Sept. 2003 |
| 2002 (interim) 14th Aug Dalymount Park | 3rd, Last 16 | Bohemians 2 Keegan, Rutherford | 0 UCD AFC | |
| 2002 (interim) 26th July Belfield Park | 2nd, Last 32 | UCD AFC 2 Robbie Doyle 26', 40' | 1 Kildare County J. Ryan 27' pen | Interim season to transfer to Summer Season. The July start suited the Eircom League clubs. |
| 2001/02 12 Feb 2002 The Brandywell | Quarter Finals Replay aet | Derry City 1 Eamonn Doherty 104' | 0 UCD AFC | AET |
| 2001/02 10th Feb 2002 Belfield Park | Quarter Finals | UCD AFC 2 Ted O'Connor 25' Mick O'Donnell 55' | 2 Derry City Sean Hogan 45' Liam Coyle 90+3' | |
| 2001/02 13th Jan 2002 Capco Park, Red Cow | 3rd Rd, last 16 | Cherry Orchard 0 | 3 UCD AFC Robbie Martin 7' Mick O'Donnell 54' Kevin Grogan 84' | Leinster Senior League |
| 2001/02 18th Dec. Belfield Park | 2nd Rd Replay last 32 | UCD AFC 2 Alan McNally 21' Sean Finn 90+2' | 0 Drogheda Utd. | |
| 2001/02 14th Dec. United Park | 2nd Rd last 32 | Drogheda Utd. 1 Gary Cummins 88' | 1 UCD AFC Alan McNally 54' | |
| 2000/01 20th Feb RSC | 3rd Rd Replay Last 16 | Waterford Utd 0 win 7-6 on pens | 0 UCD AFC | AET |
| 2000/01 04th Feb Belfield Park | 3rd Rd Last 16 | UCD AFC 2 Derek Swan 44' Kevin Grogan 60' pen | 2 Waterford Utd Eric Bradley 19' Kevin Whittle 51' | |
| 2000/01 07th Jan Belfield Park | 2nd Rd Last 32 | UCD AFC 3 Robbie McAuley 20' Robbie Martin 77' Ciaran Martyn 87' | 1 Youghal Utd Murphy 50' | Munster Senior League |
| 1999/00 08th Feb Belfield Park | 3rd Rd Replay, last 16 | UCD AFC 0 | 3 Bohemians Sean Caffrey 55', Glen Crowe 87' R. Kelly 90' | |
| 1999/00 Feb 04th Dalymount Park | 3rd Rd, last 16 | Bohemians 3 Kelly Mullen brunton | 3 UCD AFC Brian Mooney Mick O'Byrne (2) | UCD took the lead three times. Clive Delaney (UCD) hit the bar. Peter Hanrahan (UCD) suffered a nasty injury from Avery John |
| 1999/00 09th Jan 2000 Gortakeegan | 2nd Rd, last 32 | Monaghan Utd. 0 | 4 UCD AFC Peter Hanrahan 43', 61' Martin (78'), Mick O'Byrne 81' | |
| 1998/99 Feb 07th 99 Richmond Park | 2nd Rd last 16 | St. Patrick's Athletic 1 Trevor Molloy | 0 UCD AFC | |
| 1998/99 Jan 12th 99 Belfield Park | 1st Rd Replay, last 32 | UCD AFC 2 Alan Mahon Mick O'Byrne | 0 Rockmount | |
| 1998/99 Jan 10th 99 Rockmount Park, Whitechurch. | 1st Rd, last 32 | Rockmount 1 Oldham | 1 UCD AFC Ken Kilmurray | Munster Senior League |
| 1997/98 08th Mar 1998 Belfield Park | Quarter Finals | UCD AFC 0 | 1 Finn Harps Shane Bradley | Early headed goal. Finn Harps over-nighted in Dublin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFFSEDR5kX4 |
| 1997/98 Feb 10th Whitehall | 2nd Rd replay, last 16 | Home Farm/Everton 0 | 1 UCD AFC Gifford OG | |
| 1997/98 Feb 08th 1998 Belfield Park | 2nd last 16 | UCD AFC 1 John Martin | 1 Home Farm/Everton Gill | |
| 1997/98 Jan 10th 1998 | 1st Last 32 | Kilkenny City 0 | UCD AFC 4 Jason Sherlock (2), Kavanagh, Bolger | |
| 1996/97 Jan 11th 97 Extra Time if needed | 2nd Rd last 32 | UCD AFC 0 | 1 Bray Wanderers Kieran 'Tarzan' O'Brien pen 11' | Bray play cup-tied Alan Smyth (Workman's Club v Skerries Town, 1st Rd Intermediate Cup). UCD didn't object so Bray continued in the competition. |
| 1995/96 Jan 14th Belfield Park | 1st Rd, last 32 | UCD AFC 1 Terry Palmer | 2 Kilkenny City B. Arrigan pen Cooney | |
| 1994/95 Mar 01st Turner's Cross | 1st Rd. Second Replay | Cork City 1 Pat Morley | 0 UCD AFC | Cork City won the toss for the second replay. Only 2nd replay in UCD history. |
| 1994/95 Feb 26th 95 Turner's Cross | 1st Round Replay | Cork City 1 Pat Morley pen | UCD AFC 1 Mick O'Byrne (pen) | AET 0-0 after 90 minutes |
| 1994/95 Jan 28th 1995 Belfield Park | 1st last 32 | UCD AFC 1 Jason Sherlock | 1 Cork City Billy Woods 90' | Last minute equaliser. 1st Div winning season Live on TV (?) Jason Sherlock goal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcOQW0UQUsE |
| 1993/94 Feb 10th 94 Belfield Park | 1st Round Replay last 32 | UCD AFC 1 Darren O'Brien | 3 Finn Harps Brian Lafferty, Damien Dunleavy, Marty Gallagher. | |
| 1993/94 Feb 05th Finn Park | 1st Round last 32 | Finn Harps 1 Damien Dunleavy | 1 UCD AFC Robert Griffin | Switch on of lights at Finn Park. Teeming rain. |
| 1992/93 Mar 10th Harold's Cross | 2nd Round Replay last 16 | St. Patrick's Athletic 1 David Hill | 0 UCD AFC | |
| 1992/93 Mar 07th Belfield Park | 2nd Round last 16 | UCD AFC 1 Terry Palmer | 1 St. Patrick's Athletic Pat Kelch | |
| 1992/93 Feb 14th Belfield Park | 1st Round last 32 | UCD AFC 2 Darren O'Brien Conor Timmons | 0 Castleview | Munster Senior League |
| 1991/92 Mar 08th Harold's Cross | 2nd Round last 16 | St. Patrick's Athletic 2 Mark Ennis Scott | 1 UCD AFC Ciaran Kavanagh | |
| 1991/92 16th Feb 1992 Belfield Park | 1st Round last 32 | UCD AFC 3 Paul Cullen Jason Colwell Keogh | 1 Finn Harps Con McLaughlin | |
| 1990/91 Mar 14th Buckley Park | 1st Rd Replay | Kilkenny City 2 Billy Walsh pen Dunne | 0 UCD AFC | |
| 1990/91 Mar 10th Belfield Park | 1st Round last 32 | UCD AFC 1 Larry O'Gara | 1 Kilkenny City Dunne | (0-0 90') extratime needed in 1st game |
| 1989/90 Mar 25th The Brandywell | 2nd Rd, Last 16 | Derry City 2 (HOLDERS) Alex Kristic | 0 UCD AFC |  |
| 1989/90 Mar 14th Belfield Park | 1st Round Replay last 32 | UCD AFC 4 Paul Cullen (4 goals) | 0 Bluebell Utd | 4 goals by Paul Cullen. Record scoring for UCD Player |
| 1989/90 Mar 11th Red Cow | 1st Round last 16 | Bluebell United 2 T. Cullen O'Brien | 2 UCD AFC Conor Timmons (2) | UCD 2-0 down at half-time. Conor Timmons 2 headers from Zoltan Istvan corners in two minutes. Leinster Senior League |
| 1988/89 Feb 19th Belfield Park | 2nd Round last 16 | UCD AFC 0 | 1 Shamrock Rovers Murray | 46th minute header from a corner |
| 1988/89 Feb 05th Belfield Park | 1st Round Last 32 | UCD AFC 2 David Tilson Peter Hanrahan | 0 Rockmount | Munster Senior League |
| 1987/88 Mar 06th Belfield Park | 5th Rd, last 16 | UCD AFC 1 Darren O'Brien | 2 Longford Town Clive O'Neill (2 goals) | |
| 1987/88 Feb 11th Tolka Park | 4th Rd, last 32 | Shamrock Rovers 0 (Holders) | 2 UCD AFC Mick Kavanagh Mick McKenna | Beat Holders. triple FAI CUP champions Shamrock Rovers. Bookended 1984 with 1988 with wins in Tolka Park over Shamrock Rovers. |
| 1986/87 Feb 01st Belfield Park | 1st Rd | UCD AFC 1 Peter Hanrahan | 3 Athlone Town Walsh (2, 1 pen) Duff | |
| 1985/86 Feb 12th Belfield Park | 4th Rd Replay | UCD AFC 1 Brendan Murphy | 2 St. Patrick's Athletic Kavanagh OG Cleary | |
| 1985/86 Feb 02nd 86 Richmond Park | 4th Rd., last 32 | St. Patrick's Athletic 1 Carthy | 1 UCD AFC Lysaght | |
| 1984/85 Mar 17th Belfield Park | Quarter Finals, last 8 | UCD AFC 1 (Holders) Keith Dignam | 3 Athlone Town Mick O'Connor (2) Malone | UCD recieved a BYE in 6th round ('Mezzanine' round before last 8). |
| 1984/85 Feb 10th 1985 Terryland Park | 5th Rd, | Mervue Utd 1 Collins | 2 UCD AFC (Holders) Joe Hanrahan Robbie Lawlor | Only season UCD AFC defended the FAI Cup. Connaught Senior League |
| 1983/84 Friday 04th May 1984 Tolka Park | Final Replay | Shamrock Rovers 1 Jacko McDonagh 59' (pen) | 2 UCD AFC Joe Hanrahan 40' Ken O'Doherty 90 + 6' | Ken O'Doherty penalty saved on half-time. UCD's only FAI Cup win. Third game at Tolka Park. 13 goals in campaign UCD top scorers. Martin Moran appeared in all 13 ties since 1979. UCD's first FAI Cup under floodlights https://www.dundalkfc.com/history/irish-football-time-capsule/the-story-of-the-1984-fai-cup/ |
| 1983/84 Sunday April 29th 1984 Dalymount Park | Final | Shamrock Rovers 0 | 0 UCD AFC | Only FAI Cup Final appearance. 8,000 att. largest crowd for UCD Cup game |
| 1983/84 08th Apr 1984 Tolka Park (neutral) | Semi Final | UCD AFC 1 Joe Hanrahan 66' | 0 Waterford Utd | |
| 1983/84 11th Mar 1984 Tolka Park | Quarter Final | Home Farm 1 Paul Duffy 70' | 2 UCD AFC Robbie Martin OG Robbie Gaffney | Robbie Gaffney cross caused OG. UCD went 2-0 up at HT. UCD received BYE in 6th rd. ('Mezzanine' round before last 8) |
| 1983/84 Feb 08th 1984 Belfield Park | 5th Round Replay | UCD AFC 5 Martin O'Sullivan x2 Frank Devlin Ken O'Doherty pen Joe Hanrahan (Hanrahan credit with the O'Doherty goal) | 0 Sligo Rovers (Holders) | Still record equaling scoreline for UCD. |
| 1983/84 Feb 05th The Showgrounds | 5th Round | Sligo Rovers (Holders) 3 Martin O'Sullivan OG 31' Paul McGee Mick Savage | 3 UCD AFC Keith Dignam 50' Ken O'Doherty 70' Robbie Lawlor | 2-0 and 3-1 down to draw. Two Hanrahan corners close in time scored by O'Doherty and Lawlor |
| 1982/83 06th Feb 83 Belfield Park | 1st Round | UCD AFC 0 | 2 Limerick United (Holders) Ger Duggan Des Kennedy | Peter Lorimer (SCO) on-loan from Vancouver Whitecaps. |
| 1981/82 Mar 07th Belfield Park | 2nd Round | UCD AFC 1 Ken O'Doherty pen. | 2 Bohemians Terry Eviston Paul Doolin | Bohs runners-up to Limerick Utd. Paul Doolin later Player/Manager of UCD. |
| 1981/82 Feb 10th The Showgrounds | 1st Round Replay | Sligo Rovers 1 Brendan Bradley | 3 UCD AFC Keith Dignam David Norman pen Saundh | First ever Cup win |
| 1981/82 Feb 07th 1982 Belfield Park | 1st Round | UCD AFC 1 Aidan Reynolds | 1 Sligo Rovers Brendan Bradley | |
| 1980/81 Feb 12th Belfield Park | 1st Rd replay | UCD AFC 1 Shay Doyle | 2 Sligo Rovers Tony Fagan Charlie McGeever | Sligo Rovers Runners-up to Dundalk |
| 1980/81 Feb 08th 81 The Showgrounds | 1st Rd | Sligo Rovers 1 Harry McLoughlin | 1 UCD AFC Shay Doyle | |
| 1979/80 Feb 10th 1980 Flower Lodge | 1st Round | Cork United 4 McCarthy (2) Allen Punch | 1 UCD AFC Martin Moran | First FAI Cup game as League of Ireland Senior Division side |
| 1956/57 Feb 17th The Mardyke | 1st Round | Cork Athletic 4 Kelly pen Collins (2) Welstead | 2 UCD AFC Plunkett P. Noonan OG | |
| 1952/53 Feb 18th Milltown | 1st Round Replay | UCD AFC 2 Brian Lenihan Snr Cassidy | 3 Sligo Rovers Ward Coll O'Hara | Brian Lenihan Snr later to become long-time Tánaiste and Government Minster under three Taoisigh. |
| 1952/53 Feb 15th The Showgrounds | 1st Round | Sligo Rovers 3 Reddy McDonagh (2) | 3 UCD AFC Doris, Cassidy, Brian Lenihan snr pen | Celebrated Nigerian Medical Student Frank Obiakpani played in both games versus Sligo Rovers http://pogmogoal.com/league-of-ireland/frank-obiakpani-the-nigerian-college-colossus/24778/ |
| 1938/39 Feb 15th Carlisle Grounds | 1st Round Replay | Bray Unknowns 1 Buchanan | 0 UCD AFC | |
| 1938/39 Feb 11th 39 | 1st Round | UCD AFC 1 P Crean | 1 Bray Unknowns Leeney | First cup game undefeated |
| 1934/35 Jan 20th 1935 [Kilcohan Park?] | 1st Round | Waterford FC 4 Ryan (2) Irvine Walsh | 2 UCD AFC Hooper Doherty | Waterford were not a League of Ireland Senior side in 1934/5 but played at Kilcohan Park since their founding in 1930 |
| 1921/22 November Windy Arbour | Preliminary Round | UCD AFC 2 | 6 Shamrock Rovers | First ever FAI Cup game for UCD |
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To add to UCD AFC FAI Senior Cup History Pegasus FC the graduate team of UCD have also qualified for the FAI Senior Cup in their own right. In 1977 defender Kevin Moran caught the eye of Manchester United chief scout in Ireland Billy Behan at the game in Oriel Park. Moran was moved from central defence to left back to counter the threat of Dundalk winger Jimmy Dainty. Jim McLaughlin was player-manager of Dundalk and they won the FAI Cup that year.
1977
1st Rd. 27 Jan Belfield Park Pegasus (Dolan x 2) 2:2 Home Farm
1st Rd Replay 02nd Feb Tolka Park Home Farm (Cervi) 1:2 Pegasus (Travers, Henry)
2nd Rd 13th Feb Oriel Park Dundalk 2 Mick Lawlor, Terry Flanaghan) 2:1 Pegasus (McGrath)
1988
14th February Belfield Park Pegasus (S. Kelly) 1:2 Newcastlewest (Coll x2)
League of Ireland First Division side Newcastlewest of Co. Limerick was sponsored by local spring water giants Ballygowan, their ground The Demense had been renamed Ballygowan Park. Pegasus choose some poster advertisement around other Dublin campuses with the match sponsored by industry rivals Tipperary Spring Water. It was St Valentine’s Day.