2010 FAI Cup

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2010 FAI Cup
FAI Ford Cup
Tournament details
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Teams47
Final positions
Champions Sligo Rovers
Runners-up Shamrock Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored154 (2.75 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) James Chambers
Paddy Madden
Shane O'Neill
(4 Goals)
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The 2010 FAI Senior Challenge Cup , also known as the 2010 FAI Ford Cup, is the 90th season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland.

Contents

The competition was won by Sligo Rovers who defeated Shamrock Rovers in the final on 14 November 2010 at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. [1]

A total of 47 teams competed in the 2010 competition which commenced on the weekend ending Sunday 21 March 2010. The 22 teams entered from the League of Ireland Premier and First divisions received byes into the third round stage while the remaining 25 teams entered at the First and Second round stages with 15 of these 25 teams receiving byes into the second round. These 25 teams composed of 5 League of Ireland A Championship clubs, 16 Intermediate clubs and 4 Junior clubs. As winners of the competition, Sligo Rovers earned spots in both the third qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup.

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 10 March 2010. [2] Fixtures were played weekend ending, Sunday 21 March 2010.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1 Tolka Rovers 2 – 1 Wayside Celtic
2 Crumlin United 1 – 0Drogheda Town
3 Dublin Bus 4 – 1 Cobh Ramblers
4 Cherry Orchard 1 – 1 Tullamore Town
Replay Tullamore Town 4 – 1 Cherry Orchard
5 Bonagee United 2 – 1Clonmel Town Report

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 10 March 2010. [2] Fixtures were played weekend ending, Sunday 16 May 2010. [3]

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1 Tullamore Town 2 – 1 Fairview Rangers
2 Malahide United 2 – 0Douglas Hall
3 Fanad United 1 – 2 Dublin Bus Report
4 Bluebell United 2 – 1St. Michael's
5 Rockmount 1 – 2Avondale United
6 Bonagee United 1 – 1 Crumlin United Report
Replay Crumlin United 1 – 0 Bonagee United
7Regional United0 – 2Belgrove
8Glenville1 – 0 UCC
9 Tralee Dynamos 2 – 2 Tolka Rovers Report [ permanent dead link ]
Replay Tolka Rovers 3 – 0 Tralee Dynamos Report [ permanent dead link ]
10 F.C. Carlow 1 – 0 Castlebar Celtic

Third round

The draw for the third round took place on 17 May 2010 on Monday Night Soccer. [4] Fixtures were played weekend ending, Sunday 6 June 2010.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1Glenville1 – 7 Bohemians Report
2 Dublin Bus 0 – 2 Shelbourne Report
3 Drogheda United 1 – 2 UCD Report
4 Cork City 1 – 1 Bluebell United Report
Replay Bluebell United 0 – 1 Cork City Report
5 Longford Town 1 – 0 Waterford United Report
6 Limerick 3 – 1 Tolka Rovers Report
7 Galway United 5 – 0 Malahide United Report
8 Shamrock Rovers 5 – 1 Wexford Youths Report
9 Derry City 1 – 1 Bray Wanderers Report
Replay Bray Wanderers 3 – 2 Derry City Report
10 Tullamore Town 1 – 3 Salthill Devon Report
11 Finn Harps 3 – 0 Crumlin United Report
12 FC Carlow 1 – 1 Monaghan United Report
Replay Monaghan United 2 – 1 FC Carlow Report
13 Dundalk 0 – 1 St. Patrick's Athletic Report
14Belgrove2 – 1Avondale United Report
15 Sporting Fingal 1 – 1 Mervue United Report
Replay Mervue United 0 – 4 Sporting Fingal Report
16 Sligo Rovers 1 – 0 Athlone Town Report

Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round took place on 7 June 2010 on Monday Night Soccer. Fixtures were played Friday 27 August 2010.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport
1 Galway United 1 – 1 Salthill Devon Report
Replay Salthill Devon 1 – 3 Galway United Report
2 UCD 2 – 3 Bray Wanderers Report
3 Finn Harps 0 – 1 Sligo Rovers Report
4 Bohemians 1 – 0 Shelbourne Report
5 Cork City 0 – 1 Monaghan United Report
6 Longford Town 1 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Report
7 St. Patrick's Athletic 2 – 0Belgrove Report
8 Sporting Fingal 2 – 2 Limerick Report
Replay Limerick 0 – 0
AET 		Sporting Fingal Report
Sporting Fingal won 4 – 3 on penalties

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 30 August 2010 on Monday Night Soccer. [5]

Bohemians 3 – 0 Bray Wanderers
Mark Quigley Soccerball shade.svg21'
Raffaele Cretaro Soccerball shade.svg53'
Aaron Greene Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report Shane O'Connor Red card.svg 56'
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin)
St. Patrick's Athletic 3 – 1 Sporting Fingal
Ryan Guy Soccerball shade.svg22'
Damian Lynch Soccerball shade.svg52'
Vinny Faherty Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Shaun Williams Soccerball shade.svg53'
Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance: 759
Referee: Richie Winter (Dublin)
Shamrock Rovers 6 – 0 Galway United
Thomas Stewart Soccerball shade.svg12'
Rhys Meynell Soccerball shade.svg23' (o.g.)
James Chambers Soccerball shade.svg33'Soccerball shade.svg65'
Seamus Conneely Soccerball shade.svg67' (o.g.)
Dessie Baker Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Barry Ryan Red card.svg 12'
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork)
Sligo Rovers 3 – 0 Monaghan United
Alan Keane Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.)
Romuald Boco Soccerball shade.svg46'
Mark McGoldrick Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report
The Showgrounds, Sligo
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Clare)

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 20 September 2010 on Monday Night Soccer. [6]

Bohemians 0 – 1 Sligo Rovers
Report Gavin Peers Soccerball shade.svg75'
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Alan Kelly (Cork)
Shamrock Rovers 2 – 2 St. Patrick's Athletic
Chris Turner Soccerball shade.svg16'
Gary Twigg Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Report David McAllister Soccerball shade.svg31'
Paddy Kavanagh Soccerball shade.svg90' (o.g.)
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Tomás Connolly (Dublin)

Replay

St. Patrick's Athletic 0 – 1 Shamrock Rovers
Damian Lynch Red card.svg 53' Report Chris Turner Soccerball shade.svg70'
Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Tomás Connolly (Dublin)

Final

Sligo Rovers 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Shamrock Rovers
Report Stephen Bradley Red card.svg 111'
Penalties
Eoin Doyle Soccerball shad check.svg
Alan Keane Soccerball shade cross.svg
Conor O'Grady Soccerball shade cross.svg
Gary McCabe Soccerball shad check.svg		2 – 0Soccerball shade cross.svg Gary Twigg
Soccerball shade cross.svg Pat Flynn
Soccerball shade cross.svg Chris Turner
Soccerball shade cross.svg Paddy Kavanagh
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 36,101
Referee: Tomás Connolly (Dublin)

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