2010 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Tournament details
Country Ireland
&
 Northern Ireland
Teams29
Defending championsBohemians
Final positions
ChampionsSligo Rovers
Runner-upMonaghan United
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored83 (2.96 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Pádraig Amond
George O'Callaghan
(5 goals)
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The 2010 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2010 EA Sports Cup, was the 37th season of the League of Ireland knockout competition.

The competition was won by Sligo Rovers who defeated Monaghan United in the final on 25 September 2010 at the Sligo Showgrounds.[1]

A total of 29 teams competed in the 2010 competition. The ten Premier Division, twelve First Division clubs were joined by five A Championship teams plus Letterkenny Rovers, the 2009 Ulster Senior League champions, and the Kerry District 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.

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminarty round took place on 11 March 2010.[2] 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

Pool 3

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Athlone Town 1 – 0 Longford Town Report

Pool 4

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Monaghan United 1 – 0 Shelbourne Report
2 Tullamore Town 2 – 2
AET		 FC Carlow
Tullamore Town won 3 – 2 on penalties

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 11 March 2010.[3] Fixtures were played on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 April 2010.

Pool 1

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Kerry District League 0 – 2 Waterford United Report
2 Limerick 2 – 1 Cobh Ramblers Report
3 Cork City F.C. 3 – 0 Wexford Youths Report[usurped]

Pool 2

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Derry City 3 – 2 Galway United Report
2 Castlebar Celtic 1 – 3 Finn Harps Report
3 Mervue United 0 – 1
AET		 Letterkenny Rovers Report

Pool 3

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 UCD 1 – 0 Athlone Town Report
2 Drogheda United 1 – 3 Bray Wanderers Report

Pool 4

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Monaghan United 6 – 1 Tullamore Town Report

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 11 March 2010.[4] 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. 0 – 3 Limerick Report[usurped]
2 Waterford United 9 – 0 Tralee Dynamos Report

Pool 2

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Sligo Rovers 6 – 0 Letterkenny Rovers Report[permanent dead link]
2 Derry City 2 – 0 Finn Harps Report

Pool 3

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 St. Patrick's Athletic 2 – 0 Bray Wanderers Report
2 UCD 0 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Report

Pool 4

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Monaghan United 1 – 1
AET		 Bohemians Report
Monaghan United won 4 – 3 on penalties
2 Dundalk 2 – 0 Sporting Fingal Report

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 12 May 2010.[5] Fixtures were played on Tuesday 1 June 2010.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Derry City 1 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Report
2 Limerick 0 – 3 Monaghan United Report
3 Sligo Rovers 4 – 1 St. Patrick's Athletic Report
4 Waterford United 1 – 2 Dundalk Report

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 2 June 2010.[6] Fixtures were played on 17 August 2010.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Sligo Rovers 2 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Report
2 Monaghan United 1 – 0 Dundalk Report

Final

Sligo Rovers1 – 0Monaghan United
Matthew Blinkhorn 14' Report
The Showgrounds, Sligo
Referee: Declan Hanney

References

  1. ^ "Sligo Rovers 1-0 Monaghan Utd". RTÉ Sport. 2010-09-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  2. ^ EA SPORTS Cup draw Archived 2010-03-13 at the Wayback Machine www.airtricityleague.com
  3. ^ EA SPORTS Cup draw Archived 2010-03-13 at the Wayback Machine www.airtricityleague.com
  4. ^ EA SPORTS Cup draw Archived 2010-03-13 at the Wayback Machine www.airtricityleague.com
  5. ^ Sligo to host Saints in EA SPORTS Cup quarter finals Archived 2010-05-19 at the Wayback Machine www.airtricityleague.com
  6. ^ EA SPORTS Cup semi final draw www.airtricityleague.com

External links

League of Ireland Cup
2010 in Republic of Ireland football
2009–10 in European men's football (UEFA)
2010–11 in European men's football (UEFA)
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