2010 A Championship Cup
| Newstalk Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Teams | 18 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sporting Fingal A |
| Runner-up | Bohemians A |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
The 2010 A Championship Cup was a one-off cup competition featuring teams that played in the 2010 A Championship. It was also referred to as the Newstalk Cup for sponsorship reasons. [1] It was won by Sporting Fingal A, who defeated Bohemians A in the final.
Procedure
[edit]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.
Season
[edit]Pool 1
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CAS | SLI | GAL | FHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castlebar Celtic (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | 2–3 | 7–2 | |||
| 2 | Sligo Rovers A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 0–1 | ||||
| 3 | Galway United A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | 0–2 | ||||
| 4 | Finn Harps A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advanced to semi-finals
Pool 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SFI | SHA | UCD | DUN | DRO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Fingal A (A) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | 6–2 | 2–0 | ||||
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | ||||
| 3 | UCD A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | ||||
| 4 | Dundalk A | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| 5 | Drogheda United A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advanced to semi-finals
Pool 3
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BOH | StP | BRW | SHB | TUL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemians A (A) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||||
| 2 | St Patrick's Athletic A | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | 1–1 | 5–2 | ||||
| 3 | Bray Wanderers A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | 2–4 | 4–0 | ||||
| 4 | Shelbourne A | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | ||||
| 5 | Tullamore Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advanced to semi-finals
Pool 4
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CAR | TRA | COB | LIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F.C. Carlow (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 2 | Tralee Dynamos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 2–1 | ||||
| 3 | Cobh Ramblers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | Limerick A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | 0–1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advanced to semi-finals
Semi-finals
[edit]Fixtures were played on 8 May and 2 June 2010.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemians A | 3 – 0 | Castlebar Celtic | |
| 2 | F.C. Carlow | 2 – 2 AET |
Sporting Fingal A | |
| Sporting Fingal A won 2 – 3 on penalties | ||||
Final
[edit]| Bohemians A | 2 – 3 | Sporting Fingal A |
|---|---|---|
Gary Burke  14' 67' |
Report | Éamon Zayed 48' Glen Crowe 61' 81' |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Newstalk Cup 2010 | Airtricity League - Real Football, Real Fans". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
External links
[edit]- League of Ireland Archived 2021-10-07 at the Wayback Machine