National main cup since 1921/22; two editions were completed in 2002 during the calendar-season transition.
SeasonFAI Cup winnerRunner-upTrophy
2026--
The cup is in progress; no winner has been decided.		—
2025Shamrock Rovers FCCork City FC
Final: 2-0.
2024Drogheda United FCDerry City FC
Final: 2-0.
2023St Patrick’s Athletic FCBohemian FC
Final: 3-1.
2022Derry City FCShelbourne FC
Final: 4-0.
2021St Patrick’s Athletic FCBohemian FC
Final: 1-1. Penalties: 4-3. After extra time.
2020Dundalk FCShamrock Rovers FC
Final: 4-2. After extra time.
2019Shamrock Rovers FCDundalk FC
Final: 1-1. Penalties: 4-2. After extra time.
2018Dundalk FCCork City FC
Final: 2-1.
2017Cork City FCDundalk FC
Final: 1-1. Penalties: 5-3. After extra time.
2016Cork City FCDundalk FC
Final: 1-0. After extra time.
2015Dundalk FCCork City FC
Final: 1-0. After extra time.
2014St Patrick’s Athletic FCDerry City FC
Final: 2-0.		—
2013Sligo Rovers FCDrogheda United FC
Final: 3-2.		—
2012Derry City FCSt Patrick’s Athletic FC
Final: 3-2. After extra time.		—
2011Sligo Rovers FCShelbourne FC
Final: 1-1. Penalties: 4-1. After extra time.		—
2010Sligo Rovers FCShamrock Rovers FC
Final: 0-0. Penalties: 2-0. After extra time.		—
2009Sporting FingalSligo Rovers FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2008Bohemian FCDerry City FC
Final: 2-2. Penalties: 4-2. After extra time.		—
2007Cork City FCLongford Town FC
Final: 1-0.		—
2006Derry City FCSt Patrick’s Athletic FC
Final: 4-3. After extra time.		—
2005Drogheda United FCCork City FC
Final: 2-0.		—
2004Longford Town FCWaterford United FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2003Longford Town FCSt Patrick’s Athletic FC
Final: 2-0.		—
2002Derry City FCShamrock Rovers FC
Final: 1-0. Autumn edition during the calendar-season transition; RSSSF incorrectly dates the final to 2003.		—
2001/02Dundalk FCBohemian FC
Final: 2-1.		—
2000/01Bohemian FCLongford Town FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1999/00Shelbourne FCBohemian FC
Final: 0-0. Replay: 1-0.		—
1998/99Bray Wanderers FCFinn Harps FC
Final: 0-0. Replays: 2-2, 2-1.		—
1997/98Cork City FCShelbourne FC
Final: 0-0. Replay: 1-0.		—
1996/97Shelbourne FCDerry City FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1995/96Shelbourne FCSt Patrick’s Athletic FC
Final: 1-1. Replay: 2-1.		—
1994/95Derry City FCShelbourne FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1993/94Sligo Rovers FCDerry City FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1992/93Shelbourne FCDundalk FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1991/92Bohemian FCCork City FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1990/91Galway United FCShamrock Rovers FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1989/90Bray Wanderers FCSt. Francis
Final: 3-0.		—
1988/89Derry City FCCork City FC
Final: 0-0. Replay: 1-0.		—
1987/88Dundalk FCDerry City FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1986/87Shamrock Rovers FCDundalk FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1985/86Shamrock Rovers FCWaterford United FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1984/85Shamrock Rovers FCGalway United FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1983/84UCD AFCShamrock Rovers FC
Final: 0-0. Replay: 2-1.		—
1982/83Sligo Rovers FCBohemian FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1981/82Limerick United FCBohemian FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1980/81Dundalk FCSligo Rovers FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1979/80Waterford FCSt Patrick’s Athletic FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1978/79Dundalk FCWaterford FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1977/78Shamrock Rovers FCSligo Rovers FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1976/77Dundalk FCLimerick FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1975/76Bohemian FCDrogheda United FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1974/75Home Farm FCShelbourne FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1973/74Finn Harps FCSt Patrick’s Athletic FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1972/73Cork Hibernians FCShelbourne FC
Final: 0-0. Replay: 1-0.		—
1971/72Cork Hibernians FCWaterford FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1970/71Limerick FCDrogheda FC
Final: 0-0. Replay: 3-0.		—
1969/70Bohemian FCSligo Rovers FC
Final: 0-0. Replays: 0-0, 2-1.		—
1968/69Shamrock Rovers FCCork Celtic FC
Final: 1-1. Replay: 4-1.		—
1967/68Shamrock Rovers FCWaterford FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1966/67Shamrock Rovers FCSt Patrick’s Athletic FC
Final: 3-2.		—
1965/66Shamrock Rovers FCLimerick FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1964/65Shamrock Rovers FCLimerick FC
Final: 1-1. Replay: 1-0.		—
1963/64Shamrock Rovers FCCork Celtic FC
Final: 1-1. Replay: 2-1.		—
1962/63Shelbourne FCCork Hibernians FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1961/62Shamrock Rovers FCShelbourne FC
Final: 4-1.		—
1960/61St Patrick’s Athletic FCDrumcondra FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1959/60Shelbourne FCCork Hibernians FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1958/59St Patrick’s Athletic FCWaterford FC
Final: 2-2. Replay: 2-1.		—
1957/58Dundalk FCShamrock Rovers FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1956/57Drumcondra FCShamrock Rovers FC
Final: 2-0.		—
1955/56Shamrock Rovers FCCork Athletic FC
Final: 3-2.		—
1954/55Shamrock Rovers FCDrumcondra FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1953/54Drumcondra FCSt Patrick’s Athletic FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1952/53Cork Athletic FCEvergreen United FC
Final: 2-2. Replay: 2-1.		—
1951/52Dundalk FCCork Athletic FC
Final: 1-1. Replay: 3-0.		—
1950/51Cork Athletic FCShelbourne FC
Final: 1-1. Replay: 1-0.		—
1949/50Transport FCCork Athletic FC
Final: 2-2. Replays: 2-2, 3-1.		—
1948/49Dundalk FCShelbourne FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1947/48Shamrock Rovers FCDrumcondra FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1946/47Cork United FCBohemian FC
Final: 2-2. Replay: 2-0.		—
1945/46Drumcondra FCShamrock Rovers FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1944/45Shamrock Rovers FCBohemian FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1943/44Shamrock Rovers FCShelbourne FC
Final: 3-2.		—
1942/43Drumcondra FCCork United FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1941/42Dundalk FCCork United FC
Final: 3-1.		—
1940/41Cork United FCWaterford FC
Final: 2-2. Replay: 3-1.		—
1939/40Shamrock Rovers FCSligo Rovers FC
Final: 3-0.		—
1938/39Shelbourne FCSligo Rovers FC
Final: 1-1. Replay: 1-0.		—
1937/38St. James's Gate FCDundalk FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1936/37Waterford FCSt. James's Gate FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1935/36
Free State Cup		Shamrock Rovers FCCork FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1934/35
Free State Cup		Bohemian FCDundalk FC
Final: 4-3.		—
1933/34
Free State Cup		Cork FCSt. James's Gate FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1932/33
Free State Cup		Shamrock Rovers FCDolphin FC
Final: 3-3. Replay: 3-0.		—
1931/32
Free State Cup		Shamrock Rovers FCDolphin FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1930/31
Free State Cup		Shamrock Rovers FCDundalk FC
Final: 1-1. Replay: 1-0.		—
1929/30
Free State Cup		Shamrock Rovers FCBrideville FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1928/29
Free State Cup		Shamrock Rovers FCBohemian FC
Final: 0-0. Replay: 3-0.		—
1927/28
Free State Cup		Bohemian FCDrumcondra FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1926/27
Free State Cup		Drumcondra FCBrideville FC
Final: 1-1. Replay: 1-0.		—
1925/26
Free State Cup		Fordsons FCShamrock Rovers FC
Final: 3-2.		—
1924/25
Free State Cup		Shamrock Rovers FCShelbourne FC
Final: 2-1.		—
1923/24
Free State Cup		Athlone Town AFCFordsons FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1922/23
Free State Cup		Alton United FCShelbourne FC
Final: 1-0.		—
1921/22St. James's Gate FCShamrock Rovers FC
Final: 1-1. Replay: 1-0.		—