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The 2010 A Championship was the third season of the A Championship in Ireland. The season was sponsored by Newstalk. The league featured 18 teams. UCD A were the champions, winning the title for a second time while Bohemians A finished as runners up.

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Group 1
Sporting Fingal A
Shelbourne A
Bohemians A
Group 2
St Patrick's Athletic A
UCD A
Shamrock Rovers Aclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2010 A Championship

Group 1

Teams

Team Base Stadium
Castlebar Celtic Castlebar Celtic Park
Bohemians A Phibsborough AUL Complex
Drogheda United A Drogheda United Park
Dundalk A Dundalk Oriel Park
Finn Harps A Ballybofey Finn Park
Shelbourne A Drumcondra Tolka Park
Sporting Fingal A Fingal ALSAA Sports Complex
Sligo Rovers A Sligo Showgrounds
Tullamore Town Tullamore Leah Victoria Park

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bohemians A (A) 16 12 1 3 40 14 +26 37 Qualification for 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.
(A) Advance to a further round

Results

Home \ Away BOH CAS DRO DUN FHA SHB SLI SFI TUL
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 0–0 0–3 5–0 6–3 0–0 2–3 4–1
Dundalk A 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–0 4–0 3–0 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 0–3 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
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Drogheda United A v Castlebar Celtic was not played and was awarded 0-0.
  2. The match was awarded 3-0 to Dundalk A after Sligo Rovers A failed to show up.
  3. The match was awarded 3-0 to Sligo Rovers A after Shelbourne A could not field a team.

Group 2

Teams

Team Base Stadium
Bray Wanderers A Bray Jackson Park
F.C. Carlow Ballon The Valley
Cobh Ramblers Cobh St Colman's Park
Galway United A Galway Athenry
Limerick A Limerick Riverside Park
St Patrick's Athletic A Inchicore Richmond Park
Shamrock Rovers A Tallaght Tallaght Stadium
Tralee Dynamos Tralee Cahermoneen
UCD A Belfield UCD Bowl

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UCD A (C, A) 16 12 3 1 47 6 +41 39 Qualification for A Championship play-off
2 Cobh Ramblers (A) 16 9 2 5 27 19 +8 29 Qualification for 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 F.C. 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.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away BRW COB CAR GAL LIM StP SHA TRA UCD
Bray Wanderers A 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–3
Cobh Ramblers 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 5–0 0–0
F.C. Carlow 3–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
Galway United A 1–2 1–3 0–3 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–8
Limerick A 3–0 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
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match was awarded 3-0 to UCD A after Bray Wanderers Acould not field a team.
  2. The match was awarded 3-0 to F.C. Carlow after Bray Wanderers A could not field a team.
  3. The match originally finished 2–1, but it was later awarded 3–0 to F.C. Carlow due to Galway United A having fielded an ineligible player.
  4. The match was awarded 3-0 to Limerick A after Bray Wanderers A could not field a team.

Play-Offs

A Championship Final

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

Promotion/Relegation

The tenth placed team from the 2010 First Division, Salthill Devon, played the highest placed non-reserve team, Cobh Ramblers, from the 2010 A Championship. The winner of this play off would play in the 2011 First Division.

Cobh Ramblers v Salthill Devon
2 November 2010 Cobh Ramblers 0 – 1 Salthill Devon St Colman's Park
19:45 GMT Report Mikey Gilmore 35' Referee: Graham Kelly (Cork)
Salthill Devon v Cobh Ramblers
6 November 2010 Salthill Devon 2 – 1 Cobh Ramblers Drom Soccer Park
19:45 GMT Robbie Porter 8'
Ciprian Straut 90+3'		 Report Jamie Murphy 55' Referee: John Grimes (Dublin)

Salthill Devon won 3 – 1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2011 First Division

See also

References

  1. "Graham Rusk double gives UCD Newstalk A Championship title". www.sseairtricityleague.ie. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. "U.C.D v Bohemians - Newstalk A Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. "Ireland 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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