2009–10 Setanta Sports Cup
The 2009–10 Setanta Sports Cup was the 5th staging of the cross-border Setanta Sports Cup competition - which features football clubs from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It commenced on August 28, 2009, and the final was played on May 15, 2010, with Bohemians defeating St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 to claim their first Setanta Cup triumph.
Country | |
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Teams | 9 |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 59 (2.57 per match) |
← 2008 2011 → |
On June 22, 2009, the draw for the competition was postponed because of the financial troubles of organizer Setanta Sports. However, on July 19, 2009, it was confirmed that the competition would be going ahead as planned, and the draw was made at FAI headquarters in Abbotstown, Dublin, on July 28.[1][2]
Changes to structure
Milo Corcoran, Chairman of Setanta Sports Cup Organising Committee
In the 2009–10 season, the Setanta Cup was expanded to nine teams, comprising three groups of three. The three group winners qualified for the semi-finals, as did the group runner-up with the best record. Teams were drawn from the top four of both leagues,[3] with an additional place for the winners of the previous competition, Cork City. In a further change to the format of previous years, games were expected to take place on weekends instead of midweek.[4]
Group Stages
Teams that progressed to the Semi-Finals are indicated in bold type.
Teams eliminated from the Setanta Sports Cup this stage are indicated in italics.
Group 1
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
Cork City | 1 – 0 | Cliftonville |
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Gamble |
(Report) |
Sligo Rovers | 2 – 2 | Cork City |
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Ryan Marshall |
(Report) | Silagailis Deasy |
Cliftonville | 2 – 3 | Sligo Rovers |
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Boyce Bannon |
(Report) | Turner Marshall |
Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
Due to Cork City's resignation from the competition, Sligo Rovers were awarded a 3-0 win
Sligo Rovers | 3 – 0 | Cliftonville |
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Ventre Doyle Amond |
(Report) |
Due to Cork City's resignation from the competition, Cliftonville were awarded a 3-0 win
Group 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
Glentoran | 1 – 2 | Bohemians |
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Waterworth |
(Report) | McGuinness Byrne |
Glentoran | 3 – 2 | Coleraine |
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Waterworth Fordyce Hall |
(Report) | Boyce |
Group 3
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
Derry City | 1 – 1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
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Stewart |
(Report) | Lester |
Linfield | 1 – 1 | Derry City |
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Munster |
(Report) | McManus |
Derry City ceased to exist, St Patrick's Athletic awarded 3-0 win[5]
St Patrick's Athletic | 1 – 1 | Linfield |
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Williams |
(Report) | Ervin |
Derry City | 0 – 3 | Linfield |
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Derry City ceased to exist, Linfield awarded 3-0 win[6]
Semi finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bohemians |
3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
St Patrick's Athletic |
6–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
First leg
St Patrick's Athletic | 4 – 1 | Sligo Rovers |
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Byrne McAllister Coughlan Guy |
(Report) | Doninger |
Second leg
Sligo Rovers | 1 – 2 | St Patrick's Athletic |
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O'Grady |
(Report) | Byrne Lynch |
St Patrick's Athletic won 6 − 2 on aggregate
Bohemians won 3 − 1 on aggregate
Final
St Patrick's Athletic | 0 – 1 | Bohemians |
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Report | Murphy 24' |
Winner of 2009–10 Setanta Sports Cup |
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1st Title |
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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References
- "Setanta Sports Cup to go ahead". RTÉ Sport. 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- "Setanta Cup draw is made". RTÉ Sport. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- Setanta Sports Cup to be expanded - eircomloi.ie
- Setanta matches moved to weekends - BBC Sport
- Derry City FC removed from Setanta Cup Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine - RTÉ Sport
- Derry City FC removed from Setanta Cup Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine - RTÉ Sport