2009–10 Maltese FA Trophy

Maltese FA Trophy 2009–10 Malta Valletta 12 Qormi 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 Maltese FA Trophy was the 72nd season since its establishment. It featured 21 teams from the Maltese Premier League, the First Division and the champions of the Gozo First Division. The competition started on 28 October 2009 and ended on 16 May 2010 with the Final from Ta' Qali Stadium. The defending champions were Sliema Wanderers, having won their 20th Maltese Cup last season. Sliema Wanderers were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Hamrun Spartans. Results and Format Change When the draw was conducted, four teams received a bye to the Quarterfinals. Sliema Wanderers received a bye because they won the 2008–09 Maltese Cup. The other three teams qualifying directly to the Quarterfinals are Hibernians, Valletta and Birkirkara, for being the three best-placed teams in last year's Premier League. Starting this year, the competition's format was changed slightly due to the inclusion into the competition of the reigning Gozo First Division champions. This is case for all future editions of this competition unless Gozo FC, a club which is based on Gozo but plays in the Maltese league system, is in either the Maltese Premier League or the Maltese First Division, in which case they would fill the spot reserved for the Gozo champions and the competition would feature 20 teams rather than 21. The inclusion of the Gozo champions meant that there was a single Preliminary Round match to reduce the field to 20 teams for the First Round. Preliminary and First Round In the Preliminary and First Round draws entered six Premier League teams placed 4th to 10th (except Sliema Wanderers) in last year's competition, 10 First Division teams and the reigning Gozo First Division champions, Sannat Lions. The Preliminary Round match was held on 28 October 2009, while the First Round matches were played on 31 October and 1 November 2009. Preliminary round |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|28 October 2009 Vittoriosa Stars 1–0 Melita |} First round |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|31 October 2009 Msida Saint Joseph 0–5 Balzan Youths Ħamrun Spartans 3–0 St. George's Mqabba 0–3 Qormi Mosta 1–5 Tarxien Rainbows |- |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|1 November 2009 Vittoriosa Stars 2–2 4–5 Dingli Swallows Floriana 4–0 San Gwann Sannat Lions 1–2 St. Patrick Marsaxlokk 2–0 Pietà Hotspurs |} Second round In this round entered the winners from the previous round. The matches were played on 20 and 21 February 2010. |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|20 February 2010 Marsaxlokk 0–1 Ħamrun Spartans St. Patrick 1–5 Qormi |- |colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|21 February 2010 Balzan Youths 2–1 Dingli Swallows Floriana 1–4 Tarxien Rainbows |} Quarter-finals In this round entered the winners from the previous round and the four teams that had received a bye. The matches were played on 3 and 5 April 2010. 3 April 2010 14:30 CET Ħamrun Spartans 5–2 Sliema Wanderers Pereira 1Spiteri 4Fenech 29Obiefule 61 71 pen. Pedrinho 18Woods 72 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali 3 April 2010 16:30 CET Valletta 3–1 Birkirkara Pace 6Mifsud 22O'Brien 90+3 Zerafa 81 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali 5 April 2010 18:00 CET Tarxien Rainbows 2–0 Balzan Youths Ribeiro 15 pen.Denni 34 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali 5 April 2010 20:00 CET Hibernians 1–1 yes Qormi Pearson 74 Camilo 62 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali Callejas Morelato Pearson T. Caruana Cohen 3–4 J. Farrugia Camilo Bartolo Ramón Semi-finals The four winners from the Quarterfinals entered this round. The matches were played on 17 and 18 May 2010. 17 May 2010 19:30 CEST Ħamrun Spartans 0–0 yes Valletta Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali Obiefule Holland Hrubsa Fenech Spiteri Mangion Casha 5–6 Priso Mifsud Scicluna Falzon Hogg Borg Sammut 18 May 2010 Qormi 2–0 Tarxien Rainbows Camilo 55Bartolo 82 Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali Final The two winners from the Semifinals entered this round. The final was played on 23 May 2010. 23 May 2010 17:00 CEST Valletta 2–1 Report Qormi Mifsud 8Scerri 21 Camilo 78 pen. Ta' Qali National Stadium Ta' Qali Clayton Pisani (MFA) External links Official site Maltese Cup Cup Category:Maltese FA Trophy seasons