2010 A Championship Cup

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.

2010 A Championship Cup
Newstalk Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland
Teams18
Final positions
ChampionsSporting Fingal A
Runner-upBohemians A
Tournament statistics
Matches played35

Procedure

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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

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Pool 1

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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
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advanced to semi-finals

Pool 2

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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
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advanced to semi-finals

Pool 3

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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
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advanced to semi-finals

Pool 4

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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
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advanced to semi-finals

Semi-finals

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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

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Bohemians A2 – 3Sporting Fingal A
Gary Burke   14'   67' Report Éamon Zayed   48'
Glen Crowe   61'   81'

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Newstalk Cup 2010 | Airtricity League - Real Football, Real Fans". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
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