2009–10 Setanta Sports Cup

2009–10 Setanta Sports Cup
Country  Northern Ireland &
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams 9
Champions Republic of Ireland Bohemians (1st title)
Runners-up Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
Matches played 23
Goals scored 59 (2.57 per match)

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.

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

"It is only fair for the tournament winners to be given the chance to defend their crown."

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 4310114+710
Republic of Ireland Cork City 411238-54
Northern Ireland Cliftonville 410357-23

13 September 2009
Sligo Rovers 2 – 2 Cork City
Ryan  45'
Marshall  59' 		(Report) Silagailis  16'
Deasy  90'
Showgrounds, Sligo
Referee: Republic of Ireland Damien Hancock

3 October 2009
Cliftonville 2 – 3 Sligo Rovers
Boyce  9'
Bannon  67' 		(Report) Turner  24',  39'
Marshall  75'

Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

22 February 2010
Cork City 0 – 3 Sligo Rovers

Due to Cork City's resignation from the competition, Sligo Rovers were awarded a 3-0 win

26 February 2010
Sligo Rovers 3 – 0 Cliftonville
Ventre  39'
Doyle  45'
Amond  86' 		(Report)
Showgrounds, Sligo

13 March 2010
Cliftonville 3 – 0 Cork City

Due to Cork City's resignation from the competition, Cliftonville were awarded a 3-0 win

Group 2

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Republic of Ireland Bohemians 422063+38
Northern Ireland Glentoran 41215505
Northern Ireland Coleraine 402236-32

29 August 2009
Glentoran 1 – 2 Bohemians
Waterworth  51' (Report) McGuinness  61'
Byrne  88'
The Oval, Belfast
Referee: Northern Ireland David Malcolm

3 November 2009
Glentoran 3 – 2 Coleraine
Waterworth  29'
Fordyce  59'
Hall  62' 		(Report) Boyce  6',  66'
The Oval, Belfast
Referee: Northern Ireland Raymond Crangle

13 March 2010
Bohemians 1 – 1 Glentoran
Cretaro  61' (Report) Hamilton  51'

Group 3

TeamPldWDLFAGDPts
Northern Ireland Linfield 422062+48
Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 412153+25
Republic of Ireland Derry City 402228-62

22 September 2009
Derry City 1 – 1 St Patrick's Athletic
Stewart  45 pen' (Report) Lester  56'
The Brandywell, Derry
Referee: Republic of Ireland Richie Winter

Derry City ceased to exist, St Patrick's Athletic awarded 3-0 win[5]

26 February 2010
St Patrick's Athletic 1 – 1 Linfield
Williams  15' (Report) Ervin  36 pen'

Derry City ceased to exist, Linfield awarded 3-0 win[6]

Semi finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 3–1 Northern Ireland Linfield 2–1 1–0
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 6–2 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 4–1 2–1

First leg

3 April 2010
Bohemians 2 – 1 Linfield
Oman  43'
Cretaro  86' 		(Report) McAllister  16'
Kane Red card 67'
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee: Republic of Ireland Thomas Connolly

13 April 2010
St Patrick's Athletic 4 – 1 Sligo Rovers
Byrne  9'
McAllister  37'
Coughlan  50'
Guy  85' 		(Report) Doninger  45'
Richmond Park, Dublin
Referee: Republic of Ireland Declan Hanney

Second leg

17 April 2010
Sligo Rovers 1 – 2 St Patrick's Athletic
O'Grady  5' (Report) Byrne  18'
Lynch  59'
Showgrounds, Sligo
Referee: Northern Ireland Trevor Moutray

St Patrick's Athletic won 6 − 2 on aggregate

Bohemians won 3 − 1 on aggregate

Final

15 May 2010
18:30
St Patrick's Athletic 0 – 1 Bohemians
Report Murphy 24'
Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 3,896
Referee: Northern Ireland Alan Black


Winner of 2009–10 Setanta Sports Cup
Republic of Ireland Bohemians
1st Title

Goalscorers

2 goals

  • Northern Ireland Darren Boyce (Coleraine)
  • Republic of Ireland Paul Byrne (St Patrick's Athletic)

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Setanta Sports Cup to go ahead". RTÉ Sport. 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Setanta Cup draw is made". RTÉ Sport. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  3. ↑ Setanta Sports Cup to be expanded - eircomloi.ie
  4. ↑ Setanta matches moved to weekends - BBC Sport
  5. ↑ Derry City FC removed from Setanta Cup - RTÉ Sport
  6. ↑ Derry City FC removed from Setanta Cup - RTÉ Sport