2010 League of Ireland Cup

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.

2010 League of Ireland Cup
EA Sports Cup
Country Ireland
&
 Northern Ireland
Teams29
Defending championsBohemians
ChampionsSligo Rovers
Runners-upMonaghan United
Matches played28
Goals scored83 (2.96 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Pádraig Amond
George O'Callaghan
(5 goals)
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2011 →

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 Preliminary 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
1Castlebar Celtic1 - 0Salthill Devon

Pool 3
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Athlone Town1 – 0Longford TownReport

Pool 4
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Monaghan United1 – 0ShelbourneReport
2Tullamore Town2 – 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
1Kerry District League0 – 2Waterford UnitedReport
2Limerick2 – 1Cobh RamblersReport
3Cork City F.C.3 – 0Wexford YouthsReport

Pool 2
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Derry City3 – 2Galway UnitedReport
2Castlebar Celtic1 – 3Finn HarpsReport
3Mervue United0 – 1
AET		Letterkenny RoversReport

Pool 3
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1UCD1 – 0Athlone TownReport
2Drogheda United1 – 3Bray WanderersReport

Pool 4
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Monaghan United6 – 1Tullamore TownReport

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
1Cork City F.C.0 – 3LimerickReport
2Waterford United9 – 0Tralee DynamosReport

Pool 2
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Sligo Rovers6 – 0Letterkenny RoversReport
2Derry City2 – 0Finn HarpsReport

Pool 3
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1St. Patrick's Athletic2 – 0Bray WanderersReport
2UCD0 – 1Shamrock RoversReport

Pool 4
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Monaghan United1 – 1
AET		BohemiansReport
Monaghan United won 4 – 3 on penalties
2Dundalk2 – 0Sporting FingalReport

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
1Derry City1 – 2Shamrock RoversReport
2Limerick0 – 3Monaghan UnitedReport
3Sligo Rovers4 – 1St. Patrick's AthleticReport
4Waterford United1 – 2DundalkReport

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
1Sligo Rovers2 – 1Shamrock RoversReport
2Monaghan United1 – 0DundalkReport

Final
Sligo Rovers1 – 0Monaghan United
Matthew Blinkhorn  14' Report
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
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