2010 A Championship

Newstalk A Championship
Season 2010
Champions UCD A
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The 2010 A Championship was the third edition of the A Championship and was known as the Newstalk A Championship for sponsorship reasons.[1]

Shamrock Rovers A were the defending champions.

League Rules

Procedure

There were 18 participating clubs in the 2010 A Championship - 5 first team sides, as well as the reserve sides from 10 Premier Division clubs and 3 First Division clubs. These teams were geographically split into 2 groups of 9 teams each.

Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a loss. Teams were ranked by total points, then goal difference and then goals scored. If there was equality in points, goal difference and goals for tallies, the clubs involved took part in a play-off to decide their finishing positions.

The top team in each group qualified for the championship play-offs.

First team sides could qualify for a promotion play-off by finishing in the top 3 of their respective groups.

Teams

Castlebar Celtic
Drogheda United A
Dundalk A
Finn Harps A
Sligo Rovers A
Tullamore Town
Bray Wanderers A
Cobh Ramblers
FC Carlow
Galway United A
Limerick A
Tralee Dynamos
Dublin
Dublin teams Listing for each group from North to South

Group 1
Sporting Fingal A
Shelbourne A
Bohemians A
Group 2
St Patrick's Athletic A
UCD A
Shamrock Rovers A

Location of teams in 2010 A Championship

Changes before the season

Salthill Devon won promotion to the 2010 First Division following the withdrawal of Kildare County from the 2010 season.

Cork City A and Derry City A withdrew from the A Championship, following both ceasing to exist. The following teams joined the 2010 A Championship in Group 1:

The following teams joined the 2010 A Championship in Group 2:

Bohemians A and Sporting Fingal A moved from Group 2 to Group 1.

Galway United A moved from Group 1 to Group 2.

Participating teams

Team Base Stadium Comment
Bohemians A Dublin AUL Complex The A team of Premier Division team Bohemians
Bray Wanderers A Bray Jackson Park, Kilternan The A team of Premier League team Bray Wanderers
Castlebar Celtic Castlebar Celtic Park First team side, eligible for promotion
Cobh Ramblers Cobh St Colman's Park First team side, eligible for promotion
Drogheda United A Drogheda Hunky Dorys Park The A team of Premier Division team Drogheda United
Dundalk A Dundalk Oriel Park The A team of Premier Division team Dundalk
FC Carlow Carlow The Valley, Ballon First team side, eligible for promotion
Finn Harps A Ballybofey Finn Park The A team of First Division team Finn Harps
Galway United A Galway Athenry The A team of Premier Division team Galway United
Limerick A Limerick Riverside Park, Shannon The A team of First Division team Limerick FC
St Patrick's Athletic A Dublin Richmond Park The A team of Premier Division team St Patrick's Athletic
Shamrock Rovers A Dublin Tallaght Stadium The A team of Premier Division team Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne A Dublin Tolka Park The A team of First Division team Shelbourne
Sligo Rovers A Sligo Showgrounds The A team of Premier Division team Sligo Rovers
Sporting Fingal A Dublin ALSAA The A team of Premier Division team Sporting Fingal
Tralee Dynamos Tralee Cahermoneen, Tralee First team side, eligible for promotion
Tullamore Town Tullamore Leah Victoria Park First team side, eligible for promotion
UCD A Dublin UCD Bowl The A team of Premier Division team UCD

League tables

Group 1
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bohemians A (A) 16 12 1 3 40 14+26 37 Qualification to A Championship play-off
2 Sporting Fingal A 16 11 3 2 39 20+19 36
3 Dundalk A 16 8 2 6 34 31+3 26
4 Sligo Rovers A 16 7 1 8 26 28−2 22
5 Finn Harps A 16 6 2 8 24 31−7 20
6 Shelbourne A 16 6 2 8 19 32−13 20
7 Castlebar Celtic 16 4 4 8 30 35−5 16
8 Tullamore Town 16 4 3 9 18 33−15 15
9 Drogheda United A 16 3 4 9 24 30−6 13

Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group 2
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 UCD A (C) (A) 16 12 3 1 47 6+41 39 Qualification to A Championship play-off
2 Cobh Ramblers (A) 16 9 2 5 27 19+8 29 Qualification to promotion/relegation play-off
3 St Patrick's Athletic A 16 8 2 6 25 21+4 26
4 Shamrock Rovers A 16 7 4 5 31 17+14 25
5 FC Carlow 16 7 4 5 25 20+5 25
6 Limerick A 16 6 3 7 16 20−4 21
7 Tralee Dynamos 16 5 3 8 19 34−15 18
8 Bray Wanderers A 16 5 2 9 15 30−15 17
9 Galway United A 16 1 1 14 10 48−38 4

Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Group 1

Home ╲ Away BOH CAS DRODUNFHASHBSLISFITUL
Bohemians A 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 5–0
Castlebar Celtic 0–4 3–3 3–6 3–0 1–2 5–0 1–3 4–0
Drogheda United A 0–3 0–04 0–3 5–0 6–3 0–0 2–3 4–1
Dundalk A 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–0 4–0 3–02 0–4 2–1
Finn Harps A 1–2 4–1 2–0 6–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–1
Shelbourne A 0–4 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–33 1–4 0–0
Sligo Rovers A 2–3 3–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–0
Sporting Fingal A 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–0 3–2 3–2
Tullamore Town 1–1 4–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–3

Source: loi.ie
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was awarded 3-0 to Dundalk A after Sligo Rovers A failed to show up.
3The match was awarded 3-0 to Sligo Rovers A after Shelbourne A could not field a team.
4Drogheda United A v Castlebar Celtic was not played and was awarded 0-0.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Home ╲ Away BRW COB CARGALLIMStPSHATRAUCD
Bray Wanderers A 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–35
Cobh Ramblers 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 5–0 0–0
FC Carlow 3–04 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
Galway United A 1–2 1–3 0–32 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–8
Limerick A 3–03 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–4
St Patrick's Athletic A 1–3 5–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2
Shamrock Rovers A 4–1 2–1 0–0 5–2 0–0 1–0 10–2 0–0
Tralee Dynamos 1–2 2–4 2–5 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–3
UCD A 2–2 1–0 4–0 6–0 4–0 5–0 3–1 1–0

Source: loi.ie
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match originally finished 2–1, but it was later awarded 3–0 to FC Carlow due to Galway United A having fielded an ineligible player.
3The match was awarded 3-0 to Limerick A after Bray Wanderers A could not field a team.
4The match was awarded 3-0 to FC Carlow after Bray Wanderers A could not field a team.
5The match was awarded 3-0 to UCD A after Bray Wanderers A could not field a team.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-Offs

A Championship Final

1 November 2010
19.45 GMT
UCD A 2 – 1 Bohemians A
Graham Rusk  1'  90+4' Report Paddy Madden  70'
UCD Bowl, Belfield
Referee: Rhona Daly (Roscommon)

First Division Promotion/Relegation play-off

1st Leg

2 November 2010
19.45 GMT
Cobh Ramblers 0 – 1 Salthill Devon
Report Mikey Gilmore  35'
St. Colman's Park, Cobh
Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)

2nd Leg

6 November 2010
19.45 GMT
Salthill Devon 2 – 1 Cobh Ramblers
Rob Porter  7'
Ciprian Straut  90' 		Report Jamie Murphy  55'
Drom Clubhouse, Salthill
Referee: J.Grimes (Dublin)

Salthill Devon won 3–1 on aggregate and retain their place in the Airtricity League of Ireland First Division for 2011.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.loi.ie/index.php/matchzone/a-championship

External links

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