2010 A Championship Cup
| Country |
 Ireland |
|---|---|
| Teams | 18 |
| Champions | Sporting Fingal A |
| Runners-up | Bohemians A |
| 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
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
Pool 1
Results
| Home ╲ Away | CAS | FHA | GAL | SLI |
| Castlebar Celtic | 7–2 | 2–3 | ||
| Finn Harps A | 4–1 | 0–1 | ||
| Galway United A | 0–2 | |||
| Sligo Rovers A | 0–1 |
Source: loi.ie
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castlebar Celtic (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Qualification for Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Galway United A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Finn Harps A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Pool 2
Results
| Home ╲ Away | DUN | DRO | SHA | SFI | UCD |
| Dundalk A | 1–1 | 2–2 | |||
| Drogheda United A | 0–2 | 0–1 | |||
| Shamrock Rovers A | 1–2 | 2–2 | |||
| Sporting Fingal A | 6–2 | 2–0 | |||
| UCD A | 2–2 | 1–4 |
Source: loi.ie
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Fingal A (A) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Qualification for Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | UCD A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Dundalk A | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Drogheda United A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Pool 3
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BOH | BRW | SHB | StP | TUL |
| Bohemians A | 2–0 | 4–0 | |||
| Bray Wanderers A | 2–4 | 4–0 | |||
| Shelbourne A | 1–4 | 1–1 | |||
| St Patrick's Athletic A | 1–1 | 5–2 | |||
| Tullamore Town | 2–2 | 0–3 |
Source: loi.ie
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemians A (A) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Qualification for Semi-Finals |
| 2 | St Patrick's Athletic A | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | |
| 3 | Bray Wanderers A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Shelbourne A | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | |
| 5 | Tullamore Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 |
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Pool 4
Results
| Home ╲ Away | COB | CAR | LIM | TRA |
| Cobh Ramblers | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| F.C. Carlow | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| Limerick A | 0–1 | |||
| Tralee Dynamos | 2–1 |
Source: loi.ie
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F.C. Carlow (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Qualification for Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Tralee Dynamos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Cobh Ramblers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Limerick A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Semi-Finals
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 | Report |
| Sporting Fingal A won 2 – 3 on penalties | ||||
