FAI Cup
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The FAI Cup is the premier national knockout football competition in the Republic of Ireland, organized by the Football Association of Ireland and featuring clubs from across the country's league system.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FAI Cup canonical | 37 |
| FAI Cup Final | 2 |
| FAI Cup finals | 2 |
| 1949–50 FAI Cup | 1 |
| 1950–51 FAI Cup | 1 |
| 1952–53 FAI Cup | 1 |
| 1955–56 FAI Cup | 1 |
| FAI Senior Challenge Cup | 1 |
| Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3889211 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FAI Cup Context triple: [Setanta Sports Cup, relatedCompetition, FAI Cup]
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A.
Irish Cup
The Irish Cup is Northern Ireland’s premier annual knockout football competition, featuring clubs from across the country and serving as one of its oldest and most prestigious sporting tournaments.
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B.
Setanta Sports Cup
The Setanta Sports Cup was an all-Ireland football competition that featured top clubs from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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C.
Ulster Cup
The Ulster Cup was a regional Northern Irish football competition historically contested by clubs including Linfield FC.
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D.
Northern Ireland Football League Cup
The Northern Ireland Football League Cup is an annual knockout football competition for clubs in the Northern Ireland Football League, serving as one of the country’s primary domestic cup tournaments.
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E.
Georgian Cup
The Georgian Cup is the premier annual knockout football (soccer) cup competition in Georgia, contested by clubs from across the country's league system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FAI Cup Target entity description: The FAI Cup is the premier national knockout football competition in the Republic of Ireland, organized by the Football Association of Ireland and featuring clubs from across the country's league system.
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A.
Irish Cup
The Irish Cup is Northern Ireland’s premier annual knockout football competition, featuring clubs from across the country and serving as one of its oldest and most prestigious sporting tournaments.
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B.
Setanta Sports Cup
The Setanta Sports Cup was an all-Ireland football competition that featured top clubs from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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C.
Ulster Cup
The Ulster Cup was a regional Northern Irish football competition historically contested by clubs including Linfield FC.
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D.
Northern Ireland Football League Cup
The Northern Ireland Football League Cup is an annual knockout football competition for clubs in the Northern Ireland Football League, serving as one of the country’s primary domestic cup tournaments.
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E.
Georgian Cup
The Georgian Cup is the premier annual knockout football (soccer) cup competition in Georgia, contested by clubs from across the country's league system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football competition
ⓘ
football cup competition ⓘ national knockout tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FAI Senior Challenge Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
FAI Cup
Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup ⓘ
linked to:
FAI Cup
|
| competitionFormat | knockout tournament ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| deciderIfDraw | penalty shoot-out (modern era) ⓘ |
| eligibility |
senior clubs in Republic of Ireland
ⓘ
some intermediate and junior clubs via qualification ⓘ |
| featuresClubsFrom |
League of Ireland First Division
ⓘ
League of Ireland Premier Division ⓘ lower-tier Irish leagues ⓘ non-league clubs in Ireland ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Aviva Stadium ⓘ |
| governingBody | Football Association of Ireland ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquartersLocation | Dublin ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastCoverageIn | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastPartner | RTÉ ⓘ |
| hasGenderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | open to clubs from multiple levels of Irish football pyramid ⓘ |
| hasRound |
final
ⓘ
first round ⓘ quarter-finals ⓘ second round ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ |
| importance | premier national cup competition in Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| includes | replay matches in some rounds (historically) ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | top national cup ⓘ |
| organizedUnderRulesOf | Football Association of Ireland ⓘ |
| organizer | Football Association of Ireland ⓘ |
| previousFinalVenues |
Dalymount Park
ⓘ
Lansdowne Road ⓘ
linked to:
Lansdowne Road Stadium
|
| region | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
FAI Women's Cup
ⓘ
League of Ireland ⓘ League of Ireland Cup ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| seasonTiming | played during League of Ireland season ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| trophyType | silver cup ⓘ |
| typeOf | domestic cup competition ⓘ |
| winnerQualifiesFor |
League of Ireland President's Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
President of Ireland's Cup
UEFA Europa Conference League ⓘ |
| winnerReceives | qualification for European competition (subject to UEFA rules) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FAI Cup Description of subject: The FAI Cup is the premier national knockout football competition in the Republic of Ireland, organized by the Football Association of Ireland and featuring clubs from across the country's league system.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.