2010 League of Ireland Cup
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The 2010 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2010 EA Sports Cup, was the 37th season of the Irish football knockout competition.
The competition was won by Sligo Rovers
who defeated Monaghan United in the final on 25 September 2010 at the Showgrounds
, Sligo
.
A total of 29 teams competed in the 2010 competition. The 10 League of Ireland
Premier Division and 12 League of Ireland First Division clubs were joined by 5 A Championship
teams, as well as Donegal
intermediate side Letterkenny Rovers
and the Kerry League representative side. For the Preliminary, First and Second Rounds of the competition, all participating clubs were split into 4 regional pools with the further rounds of the competition having an open draw. Bohemians
, Shamrock Rovers
, Dundalk
and Sporting Fingal
all received automatic byes into the Second Round of the competition due to each club's European football participation. The 2010 competition commenced with the Preliminary Round in March 2010.
The competition was won by Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers F.C.
Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at...
who defeated Monaghan United in the final on 25 September 2010 at the Showgrounds
Showgrounds
The Showgrounds is stadium in Sligo, which has been home of Sligo Rovers F.C. since the club was formed in 1928.- Biography :...
, Sligo
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
.
A total of 29 teams competed in the 2010 competition. The 10 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...
Premier Division and 12 League of Ireland First Division clubs were joined by 5 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...
teams, as well as Donegal
Donegal
Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its name, which was historically written in English as Dunnagall or Dunagall, translates from Irish as "stronghold of the foreigners" ....
intermediate side Letterkenny Rovers
Letterkenny Rovers F.C.
Letterkenny Rovers Football Club is a football club from Ireland currently competing in the Ulster Senior League. The club is based in Letterkenny and the team play their home games at Leckview Park....
and the Kerry League representative side. For the Preliminary, First and Second Rounds of the competition, all participating clubs were split into 4 regional pools with the further rounds of the competition having an open draw. Bohemians
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...
, Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
, Dundalk
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...
and Sporting Fingal
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...
all received automatic byes into the Second Round of the competition due to each club's European football participation. The 2010 competition commenced with the Preliminary Round in March 2010.
Preliminary round
The draw for the Preliminary round took place on 11 March 2010. Fixtures were played on 23, 29 and 30 March 2010.Pool 2
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castlebar Celtic | 1 - 0 | Salthill Devon Salthill Devon F.C. Salthill Devon F.C. is an Irish football club currently playing in the League of Ireland First Division in the Republic of Ireland. The club hails from Salthill, Ireland and play their home matches at Drom Clubhouse. Club colours are light blue and white stripes and their current manager is Paul... |
Pool 3
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athlone Town | 1 – 0 | Longford Town Longford Town F.C. Longford Town F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club, founded in 1924 and elected to the league in 1984, hails from Longford, County Longford and play their home matches at Flancare Park... |
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Pool 4
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaghan United | 1 – 0 | Shelbourne Shelbourne F.C. Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division.... |
Report |
| 2 | Tullamore Town Tullamore Town F.C. Tullamore Town F.C. is an Irish football club currently playing in the Newstalk A Championship in the Republic of Ireland. The club hails from Tullamore, Co Offaly in Ireland, and play their home matches at Leah Victoria Park. Club colours are Royal Blue and their current manager is Jimmy Greene... |
2 – 2 AET |
FC Carlow F.C. Carlow FC Carlow is a League of Ireland football club which hails from County Carlow. The club was founded in 2008 and first competed as an U20s team in the League Of Ireland. As a result of the teams success in the competition, the following year, Carlow were granted a senior licence. FC Carlow now... |
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| Tullamore Town won 3 – 2 on penalties | ||||
First round
The draw for the First round took place on 11 March 2010. Fixtures were played on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 April 2010.Pool 1
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry League | 0 – 2 | Waterford United | Report |
| 2 | Limerick Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick... |
2 – 1 | Cobh Ramblers Cobh Ramblers F.C. Cobh Ramblers Football Club . is an Irish football club playing in the A Championship, the third tier of Irish football. The club, founded in 1922 and elected to the league in 1985, hails from Cobh, County Cork and play their home matches at St. Colman's Park... |
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| 3 | Cork City F.C. Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... |
3 – 0 | Wexford Youths Wexford Youths F.C. Wexford Youths Football Club are an Irish football club from Wexford who compete in the Airtricity League First Division. The club joined the league after being awarded a First Division licence for the 2007 season. The opportunity to join the League of Ireland arose as Dublin City became bankrupt... |
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Pool 2
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry City Derry City F.C. Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division... |
3 – 2 | Galway United | Report |
| 2 | Castlebar Celtic | 1 – 3 | Finn Harps Finn Harps F.C. Finn Harps Football Club are a professional Irish football club playing in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. They hail from Ballybofey, County Donegal and play their home matches at Finn Park. The club's colours are blue... |
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| 3 | Mervue United Mervue United F.C. Mervue United A.F.C. is an association football club from Galway in the Republic of Ireland.In November 2008, they won promotion from the A Championship to the FAI First Division... |
0 – 1 AET |
Letterkenny Rovers Letterkenny Rovers F.C. Letterkenny Rovers Football Club is a football club from Ireland currently competing in the Ulster Senior League. The club is based in Letterkenny and the team play their home games at Leckview Park.... |
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Pool 3
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCD University College Dublin A.F.C. University College Dublin Association Football Club known commonly as UCD is the football team of University College Dublin. They play in the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1895 was elected to the league in 1979 under the management of Dr. Tony O'Neill. Since the 2008 season they have... |
1 – 0 | Athlone Town | Report |
| 2 | Drogheda United | 1 – 3 | Bray Wanderers Bray Wanderers A.F.C. Bray Wanderers A.F.C. are an Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1942 and elected to the League in 1985, hails from Bray and play their home matches at the Carlisle Grounds. Club colours are Green and White, and it goes by the nickname... |
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Pool 4
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaghan United | 6 – 1 | Tullamore Town Tullamore Town F.C. Tullamore Town F.C. is an Irish football club currently playing in the Newstalk A Championship in the Republic of Ireland. The club hails from Tullamore, Co Offaly in Ireland, and play their home matches at Leah Victoria Park. Club colours are Royal Blue and their current manager is Jimmy Greene... |
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Second round
The draw for the Second round took place on 11 March 2010. Fixtures were played on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 May 2010.Pool 1
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City F.C. Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... |
0 – 3 | Limerick Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick... |
Report |
| 2 | Waterford United | 9 – 0 | Tralee Dynamos Tralee Dynamos F.C. Tralee Dynamos F.C. is an Irish football club, currently playing in the Newstalk A Championship in the Republic of Ireland. The club hails from Tralee, County Kerry in Ireland, and play their home matches at Cahermoneen. The club colours are red. The team were accepted to play in the newly formed A... |
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Pool 2
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers F.C. Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at... |
6 – 0 | Letterkenny Rovers Letterkenny Rovers F.C. Letterkenny Rovers Football Club is a football club from Ireland currently competing in the Ulster Senior League. The club is based in Letterkenny and the team play their home games at Leckview Park.... |
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| 2 | Derry City Derry City F.C. Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division... |
2 – 0 | Finn Harps Finn Harps F.C. Finn Harps Football Club are a professional Irish football club playing in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. They hail from Ballybofey, County Donegal and play their home matches at Finn Park. The club's colours are blue... |
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Pool 3
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic F.C. St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and... |
2 – 0 | Bray Wanderers Bray Wanderers A.F.C. Bray Wanderers A.F.C. are an Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1942 and elected to the League in 1985, hails from Bray and play their home matches at the Carlisle Grounds. Club colours are Green and White, and it goes by the nickname... |
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| 2 | UCD University College Dublin A.F.C. University College Dublin Association Football Club known commonly as UCD is the football team of University College Dublin. They play in the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1895 was elected to the league in 1979 under the management of Dr. Tony O'Neill. Since the 2008 season they have... |
0 – 1 | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... |
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Pool 4
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaghan United | 1 – 1 AET |
Bohemians 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... |
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| Monaghan United won 4 – 3 on penalties | ||||
| 2 | Dundalk Dundalk F.C. Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The... |
2 – 0 | Sporting Fingal 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... |
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Quarter-Finals
The draw for the Quarter-finals took place on 12 May 2010. Fixtures were played on Tuesday 1 June 2010.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry City Derry City F.C. Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division... |
1 – 2 | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... |
Report |
| 2 | Limerick Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick... |
0 – 3 | Monaghan United | Report |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers F.C. Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at... |
4 – 1 | St. Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic F.C. St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and... |
Report |
| 4 | Waterford United | 1 – 2 | Dundalk Dundalk F.C. Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The... |
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Semi-Finals
The draw for the Semi-finals took place on 2 June 2010. Fixtures were played on 17 August 2010.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers F.C. Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at... |
2 – 1 | Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... |
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| 2 | Monaghan United | 1 – 0 | Dundalk Dundalk F.C. Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The... |
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