2010 A Championship Cup
Encyclopedia
The A Championship Cup was a pre-season competition for A Championship
clubs. With the A Championship
starting later than the League of Ireland
, the A Championship Cup was a warm-up competition for the clubs involved.
The 2010 A Championship Cup was the inaugural competition and was known as the Newstalk Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was won by , beating in the final. This turned out to be the only season in which this cup competition was played.
Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a loss. Teams were ranked by total points, then goal difference and then goals scored.
A Championship
The A Championship was the third tier in the Republic of Ireland football league system. It was created in 2008 by the FAI to act as the first stop for clubs hoping to move into the League of Ireland, but cancelled at the end of the 2011 season...
clubs. With the A Championship
A Championship
The A Championship was the third tier in the Republic of Ireland football league system. It was created in 2008 by the FAI to act as the first stop for clubs hoping to move into the League of Ireland, but cancelled at the end of the 2011 season...
starting later than the League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
, the A Championship Cup was a warm-up competition for the clubs involved.
The 2010 A Championship Cup was the inaugural competition and was known as the Newstalk Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was won by , beating in the final. This turned out to be the only season in which this cup competition was played.
Procedure
There were eighteen participating clubs in the 2010 Newstalk Cup; they were divided into four groups - five teams in Pool 2 and Pool 3 and four teams in Pool 1 and Pool 4. All the teams played each other once and the group winners then advanced to the semi-finals.Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a loss. Teams were ranked by total points, then goal difference and then goals scored.
Results
Table
Results
Table
Results
Table
Results
Table
Semi-Finals
Fixtures were played on 8 May and 2 June 2010.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemians A Bohemian F.C. Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11... |
3 – 0 | Castlebar Celtic | |
| 2 | F.C. Carlow | 2 – 2 AET |
Sporting Fingal A Sporting Fingal F.C. Sporting Fingal Football Club was a professional football club based in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The club competed in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland from 2008 to 2011. Former Shamrock Rovers manager, Liam Buckley was the club's manager while former Arsenal player, John Devine... |
Report |
| Sporting Fingal A won 2 – 3 on penalties | ||||