Dundalk and Treaty Utd looking to upset Sligo Rovers and Derry City in FAI Cup second round

Another venue for a potential upset is Markets Field where Treaty United welcome Derry City. The Limerick side pushed Derry all the way two years ago, narrowly losing 2-1 in the semi-finals.

FAI CUP ROUND TWO: Dundalk will be hoping to upset their Premier Division counterparts in their second round FAI Cup clash against Sligo Rovers. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

From the low of the current FAI Cup holders being thrown out of Europe, the next team will elevate directly into the Europa League.

It was the Europa which provided Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk with access to the group stages in 2011 and 2016 but Uefa adding the Conference League in 2021 blocked off that path.