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Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Dates | 12 Aug 2023 – 4 May 2024 |
Defending champions | Crusaders |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cliftonville (9th title) |
Runner-up | Linfield |
The 2023–24 Irish Cup (known as the Clearer Water Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 144th edition of the Irish Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football since its inauguration in 1881. The winners qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League second qualifying round.
Cliftonville won the cup (their ninth Irish Cup win) on 4 May 2024, defeating Linfield 3–1 in the final.
105 clubs in Tier 3 and below entered the first round. The draw was held on 5 July 2023.
The following teams received byes:
The second round draw was held on 14 August 2023.
The third round draw was held on 18 September 2023.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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28 October 2023 | ||
Derriaghy Cricket Club (NL) | 4–1 | Aquinas (NL) |
Downshire Young Men (NL) | 1–3 | Ballymacash Rangers (3) |
Immaculata (NL) | 0–3 | Crumlin Star (NL) |
Lisburn Rangers (NL) | 4–3 | Dunmurry Recreation (NL) |
Newbuildings United (NL) | 0–5 | Limavady United (3) |
Portstewart (3) | 1–3 | Ballymoney United (NL) |
Queen's University (3) | 4–3 | Comber Recreation (NL) |
Seapatrick (NL) | 0–2 | Valley Rangers (NL) |
Strabane Athletic (NL) | 3–2 | Dromara Village (NL) |
Tobermore United (3) | 4–1 | Kilmore Recreation (NL) |
Warrenpoint Town (3) | 3–0 | Abbey Villa (NL) |
Wellington Recreation (NL) | 1–3 | Fivemiletown United (NL) |
Willowbank (NL) | 1–0 | Moyola Park (3) |
4 November 2023 | ||
Glebe Rangers (NL) | 0–2 | Oxford Sunnyside (NL) |
Rosemount Rec (NL) | 4–2 | Lisburn Distillery (3) |
11 November 2023 | ||
Drumaness Mills (NL) | 3–2 | PSNI (3) |
The fourth round draw was held on 30 October 2023.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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25 November 2023 | ||
Ballymacash Rangers (3) | 3–1 | Drumaness Mills (NL) |
Crumlin Star (NL) | 2–0 | Limavady United (3) |
Fivemiletown United (NL) | 0–5 | Strabane Athletic (NL) |
Queen's University (3) | 3–2 | Derriaghy Cricket Club (NL) |
Rosemount Rec (NL) | 3–1 | Ballymoney United (NL) |
Valley Rangers (NL) | 0–3 | Oxford Sunnyside (NL) |
Warrenpoint Town (3) | 6–1 | Lisburn Rangers (NL) |
Willowbank (NL) | 3–2 | Tobermore United (3) |
The eight fourth round winners were joined by the twelve teams from the 2023–24 NIFL Premiership and the twelve teams from the 2023–24 NIFL Championship in the fifth round. The draw was held on 6 December 2023. Five teams from the fourth tier were the lowest ranked surviving teams in this round.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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5 January 2024 | ||
Coleraine (1) | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Cliftonville (1) |
6 January 2024 | ||
Knockbreda (2) | 0–4 | Glenavon (1) |
Oxford Sunnyside (NL) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Ballymacash Rangers (3) |
Queen's University (3) | 0–4 | Ballymena United (1) |
Ballyclare Comrades (2) | 5–2 | Strabane Athletic (NL) |
Bangor (2) | 3–1 | Dergview (2) |
Carrick Rangers (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Portadown (2) |
Crusaders (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Ards (2) |
Dungannon Swifts (1) | 5–0 | Willowbank (NL) |
Glentoran (1) | 1–0 | Annagh United (2) |
Harland & Wolff Welders (2) | 1–4 | Larne (1) |
Institute (2) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Crumlin Star (NL) |
Linfield (1) | 4–2 | Warrenpoint Town (3) |
Loughgall (1) | 3–0 | Rosemount Rec (NL) |
Newington (2) | 2–1 | Dundela (2) |
Newry City (1) | 3–2 | Ballinamallard United (2) |
The 16 fifth round winners entered the sixth round. The draw was held on 6 January 2024. Ballymacash Rangers from the Intermediate Division (Tier 3) were the lowest ranked survivor in this round, and the only non-senior team in the last 16.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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2 February 2024 | ||
Ballymacash Rangers (3) | 1–6 | Glentoran (1) |
3 February 2024 | ||
Cliftonville (1) | 4–0 | Loughgall (1) |
Dungannon Swifts (1) | 2–3 | Ballyclare Comrades (2) |
Institute (2) | 1–0 | Ards (2) |
Larne (1) | 5–0 | Glenavon (1) |
Linfield (1) | 2–0 | Ballymena United (1) |
Newry City (1) | 1–2 | Newington (2) |
Portadown (2) | 2–1 | Bangor (2) |
The eight sixth round winners entered the quarter-finals. The draw was held on 3 February 2024.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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1 March 2024 | ||
Portadown (2) | 0–2 | Cliftonville (1) |
2 March 2024 | ||
Glentoran (1) | 2–0 | Ballyclare Comrades (2) |
Larne (1) | 4–1 | Newington (2) |
3 March 2024 | ||
Institute (2) | 1–3 | Linfield (1) |
The four quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals. The draw was held on 2 March 2024.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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29 March 2024 | ||
Glentoran (1) | 1–3 | Linfield (1) |
30 March 2024 | ||
Cliftonville (1) | 2–0 | Larne (1) |
The final was held between the two semi-final winners.
Cliftonville | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Linfield |
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Ashford 52' Hale 91', 120+5' |
McGee 14' |