2009–10 Setanta Sports Cup

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The 2009–10 Setanta Sports Cup was the 5th staging of the cross-border Setanta Sports Cup competition - which featured football clubs from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It commenced on 28 August 2009, and the final was played on 15 May 2010, with Bohemians defeating St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 to claim their first Setanta Cup triumph.

2009–2010 Setanta Sports Cup
Tournament details
Country Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Teams9
Defending championsCork City
Final positions
ChampionsBohemians (1st title)
Runner-upSt Patrick's Athletic
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored59 (2.57 per match)
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On 22 June 2009, the draw for the competition was postponed because of the financial troubles of organiser Setanta Sports. However, on 19 July 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 28 July.[1][2]

Changes to structure

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"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

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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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sligo Rovers 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 10
  Cork City 4 1 1 2 3 8 -5 4
  Cliftonville 4 1 0 3 5 7 -2 3
Cork City1 – 0Cliftonville
Gamble   37' (Report)

Sligo Rovers2 – 2Cork City
Ryan   45'
Marshall   59'
(Report) Silagailis   16'
Deasy   90'
Referee:   Damien Hancock

Cliftonville2 – 3Sligo Rovers
Boyce   9'
Bannon   67'
(Report) Turner   24',   39'
Marshall   75'

Postponed due to waterlogged pitch


Cork City0 – 3Sligo Rovers

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


Sligo Rovers3 – 0Cliftonville
Ventre   39'
Doyle   45'
Amond   86'
(Report)

Cliftonville3 – 0Cork City

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

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Bohemians 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8
  Glentoran 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
  Coleraine 4 0 2 2 3 6 -3 2
Glentoran1 – 2Bohemians
Waterworth   51' (Report) McGuinness   61'
Byrne   88'
Referee:   David Malcolm

Coleraine0 – 0Glentoran
[1]


Glentoran3 – 2Coleraine
Waterworth   29'
Fordyce   59'
Hall   62'
(Report) Boyce   6',   66'
Referee:   Raymond Crangle

Coleraine1 – 3Bohemians
Patterson   2' (Report) Heary   27'
Rossiter   47'
Madden   81'

Bohemians1 – 1Glentoran
Cretaro   61' (Report) Hamilton   51'

Group 3

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Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
  Linfield 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 8
  St Patrick's Athletic 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 5
  Derry City 4 0 2 2 2 8 -6 2
Derry City1 – 1St Patrick's Athletic
Stewart   45 pen' (Report) Lester   56'
Referee:   Richie Winter

Linfield1 – 1Derry City
Munster   14' (Report) McManus   85'

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


St Patrick's Athletic1 – 1Linfield
Williams   15' (Report) Ervin   36 pen'


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

Semi finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bohemians   3–1   Linfield 2–1 1–0
St Patrick's Athletic   6–2   Sligo Rovers 4–1 2–1

First leg

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Bohemians2 – 1Linfield
Oman   43'
Cretaro   86'
(Report) McAllister   16'
Kane   67'
Referee:   Thomas Connolly

St Patrick's Athletic4 – 1Sligo Rovers
Byrne   9'
McAllister   37'
Coughlan   50'
Guy   85'
(Report) Doninger   45'
Referee:   Declan Hanney

Second leg

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Sligo Rovers1 – 2St Patrick's Athletic
O'Grady   5' (Report) Byrne   18'
Lynch   59'
Referee:   Trevor Moutray

St Patrick's Athletic won 6 − 2 on aggregate


Bohemians won 3 − 1 on aggregate

Final

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St Patrick's Athletic0 – 1Bohemians
Report Murphy 24'
Attendance: 3,896
Referee:   Alan Black


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

Goalscorers

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2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Setanta Sports Cup to go ahead". RTÉ Sport. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Setanta Cup draw is made". RTÉ Sport. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  3. ^ Setanta Sports Cup to be expanded[permanent dead link] - eircomloi.ie
  4. ^ Setanta matches moved to weekends - BBC Sport
  5. ^ Derry City FC removed from Setanta Cup Archived 16 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine - RTÉ Sport
  6. ^ Derry City FC removed from Setanta Cup Archived 16 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine - RTÉ Sport