The 2010 Leinster Football Association Senior Cup, also known as the 2010 Leinster Senior Cup, was the 109th staging of the Leinster Senior Cup association football competition. The 2010 Leinster Senior Cup marked the return of the competition following a ten-year absence.Leinster Senior Cup makes a return www.herald.ie
Twenty teams competed in the 2010 competition. The teams entered included the League of Ireland clubs affiliated to the Leinster Football Association, the top four clubs from the 2008–09 Leinster Senior League Senior Division and the two 2009 Leinster Junior Cup finalists. The 12 clubs from both the League of Ireland Premier Division and League of Ireland First Division automatically qualified for the first round of the competition while the eight clubs from the A Championship, Leinster Senior League and the Athletic Union League entered into a Preliminary Round.
The 2010 Leinster Senior Cup kicked off with the preliminary round on 26 January 2010 and concluded with the Final on 2 August 2010 when Shelbourne defeated Bray Wanderers 4–0 at the Carlisle Grounds, Bray.
Preliminary round
The draw for the Premliminary round took place on 13 January 2010.Leinster Senior Cup First round draw www.loi.ie
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport1Bluebell United2 – 0Wayside Celtic2Tolka Rovers3 – 0St. Kevins Boys3Ballymun United2 – 0F.C. Carlow4Bangor Celtic1 – 0Tullamore Town
First round
The draw for the first round took place on 13 January 2010.Leinster Senior Cup First round draw www.loi.ie
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport1Shamrock Rovers2 – 1Wexford YouthsReport2Bohemians1 – 0Bluebell UnitedReport3Tolka Rovers0 – 2Shelbourne4Sporting Fingal1 – 1 AETLongford TownReportSporting Fingal won 4 – 2 on penalties5Bray Wanderers2 – 1Athlone TownReport6Ballymun United0 – 2Dundalk7Bangor Celtic1 – 2 AETUCDReport8St. Patrick's Athletic0 – 1Drogheda UnitedReport
Quarterfinals
The draw for the Quarter Finals took place on 10 March 2010.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport1Bray Wanderers2 – 2 AETDundalkReportBray Wanderers won 4 – 3 on penalties2Shamrock Rovers1 – 3ShelbourneReport3Bohemians0 – 2Sporting FingalReport4UCD2 – 0Drogheda UnitedReport
Semifinals
The draw for the Semifinals took place on 6 May 2010.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReport1Shelbourne2 – 1 AETSporting FingalReport2Bray Wanderers3 – 1UCDReport
Final
The draw for home advantage in the final took place on 23 July 2010.Leinster Senior Cup Final Details www.shelbournefc.com
References
External links Official website