2009–10 Setanta Sports Cup

June 2023 June 2023 Setanta Sports Cup 2009–2010 Northern IrelandRepublic of Ireland 9 Bohemians (1st title) St Patrick's Athletic 23 59 2008 2011 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. 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.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0719/setantacup.html Setanta Sports Cup to go ahead 19 July 2009 RTÉ Sport 28 July 2009http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0728/setanta.html Setanta Cup draw is made 28 July 2009 RTÉ Sport 28 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090731122459/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0728/setanta.html 31 July 2009 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 30% right 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,Setanta Sports Cup to be expandedSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes - eircomloi.ie 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.Setanta matches moved to weekends - BBC Sport 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 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsIRL Sligo Rovers4310114+710IRL Cork City411238-54NIR Cliftonville410357-23 29 August 2009 Cork City 1 – 0 (Report) Cliftonville Gamble 37 Turners Cross, Cork 13 September 2009 Sligo Rovers 2 – 2 (Report) Cork City Ryan 45 Marshall 59 Silagailis 16 Deasy 90 Showgrounds, Sligo IRL Damien Hancock 3 October 2009 Cliftonville 2 – 3 https://archive.today/20130217190531/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1003/cliftonville_sligo.html (Report) Sligo Rovers Boyce 9 Bannon 67 Turner 24, 39 Marshall 75 Solitude, Belfast 9 November 2009 Cork City P – P (Report) Sligo Rovers Turners Cross, Cork Postponed due to waterlogged pitch 22 February 2010 Cork City 0 – 3 Sligo Rovers Turners Cross, Cork Due to Cork City's resignation from the competition, Sligo Rovers were awarded a 3-0 win 26 February 2010 Sligo Rovers 3 – 0 (Report) Cliftonville Ventre 39 Doyle 45 Amond 86 Showgrounds, Sligo 13 March 2010 Cliftonville 3 – 0 Cork City Solitude, Belfast Due to Cork City's resignation from the competition, Cliftonville were awarded a 3-0 win Group 2 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsIRL Bohemians422063+38NIR Glentoran41215505NIR Coleraine402236-32 29 August 2009 Glentoran 1 – 2 (Report) Bohemians Waterworth 51 McGuinness 61 Byrne 88 The Oval, Belfast NIR David Malcolm 19 September 2009 Coleraine 0 – 0 September 2025 medicmedic Glentoran The Showgrounds, Coleraine 6 October 2009 Bohemians 0 – 0 (Report) Coleraine Dalymount Park, Dublin 3 November 2009 Glentoran 3 – 2 (Report) Coleraine Waterworth 29 Fordyce 59 Hall 62 Boyce 6, 66 The Oval, Belfast NIR Raymond Crangle 27 February 2010 Coleraine 1 – 3 (Report) Bohemians Patterson 2 Heary 27 Rossiter 47 Madden 81 The Showgrounds, Coleraine 13 March 2010 Bohemians 1 – 1 (Report) Glentoran Cretaro 61 Hamilton 51 Dalymount Park, Dublin Group 3 TeamPldWDLFAGDPtsNIR Linfield422062+48IRL St Patrick's Athletic412153+25IRL Derry City402228-62 22 September 2009 Derry City 1 – 1 (Report) St Patrick's Athletic Stewart 45 pen Lester 56 The Brandywell, Derry IRL Richie Winter 3 October 2009 Linfield 1 – 1 (Report) Derry City Munster 14 McManus 85 Windsor Park, Belfast 10 November 2009 St Patrick's Athletic 3 – 0 Derry City Richmond Park, Dublin Derry City ceased to exist, St Patrick's Athletic awarded 3-0 winDerry City FC removed from Setanta Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20100116112107/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0115/derrycity.html 16 January 2010 - RTÉ Sport 26 February 2010 St Patrick's Athletic 1 – 1 (Report) Linfield Williams 15 Ervin 36 pen Richmond Park, Dublin 13 March 2010 Linfield 1 – 0 https://archive.today/20130217170353/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/clubs/premier-division/st-patricks-ath/latest-news/1859-linfield-1-0-st-patricks-athletic (Report) St Patrick's Athletic Thompson 90 Windsor Park, Belfast Derry City 0 – 3 Linfield The Brandywell, Derry Derry City ceased to exist, Linfield awarded 3-0 winDerry City FC removed from Setanta Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20100116112107/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0115/derrycity.html 16 January 2010 - RTÉ Sport Semi finals Bohemians IRL 3–1 Linfield NIR 2–1 1–0 St Patrick's Athletic IRL 6–2 Sligo Rovers IRL 4–1 2–1 |} First leg 3 April 2010 Bohemians 2 – 1 (Report) Linfield Oman 43 Cretaro 86 McAllister 16 Kane 0 67 Dalymount Park, Dublin IRL Thomas Connolly 13 April 2010 St Patrick's Athletic 4 – 1 (Report) Sligo Rovers Byrne 9 McAllister 37 Coughlan 50 Guy 85 Doninger 45 Richmond Park, Dublin IRL Declan Hanney Second leg 17 April 2010 Sligo Rovers 1 – 2 (Report) St Patrick's Athletic O'Grady 5 Byrne 18 Lynch 59 Showgrounds, Sligo NIR Trevor Moutray St Patrick's Athletic won 6 − 2 on aggregate 19 April 2010 Linfield 0 – 1 (Report) Bohemians Madden 5 Windsor Park, Belfast 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 3,896 NIR Alan Black Winner of 2009–10 Setanta Sports CupIRL Bohemians1st Title Goalscorers 2 goals 22em NIR Darren Boyce (Coleraine) IRL Paul Byrne (St Patrick's Athletic) IRL Raffaele Cretaro (Bohemians) IRL Paddy Madden (Bohemians) IRL Dean Marshall (Sligo Rovers) IRL Rob Turner (Sligo Rovers) NIR Andrew Waterworth (Glentoran) 1 goal 22em IRL Pádraig Amond (Sligo Rovers) NIR Jason Bannon (Cliftonville) NIR Liam Boyce (Cliftonville) IRL Jason Byrne (Bohemians) IRL Gareth Coughlan (St Patrick's Athletic) IRL Paul Deasy (Cork City) IRL Mark Doninger (Sligo Rovers) IRL Eoin Doyle (Sligo Rovers) NIR Jim Ervin (Linfield) NIR Daryl Fordyce (Glentoran) IRL Joe Gamble (Cork City) USA Ryan Guy (St Patrick's Athletic) NIR Andrew Hall (Glentoran) NIR Gary Hamilton (Glentoran) IRL Owen Heary (Bohemians) IRL John Lester (St Patrick's Athletic) IRL Damian Lynch (St Patrick's Athletic) IRL David McAllister (St Patrick's Athletic) NIR Mark McAllister (Linfield) IRL Jason McGuinness (Bohemians) SCO Tam McManus (Derry City) NIR Paul Munster (Linfield) IRL Anto Murphy (Bohemians) IRL Conor O'Grady (Sligo Rovers) IRL Ken Oman (Bohemians) NIR Rory Patterson (Coleraine) IRL Mark Rossiter (Bohemians) IRL Richie Ryan (Sligo Rovers) LAT Guntars Silagailis (Cork City) NIR Thomas Stewart (Derry City) NIR Peter Thompson (Linfield) ENG Danny Ventre (Sligo Rovers) IRL Alex Williams (St Patrick's Athletic) References 2009-10 1 1 Category:2009–10 in Northern Ireland association football cups