Teams discover fate in EA Sports Cup draw
The draw for the first three rounds of the 2010 EA Sports Cup was made today.
A record number of 29 teams will take part in this season’s compeition.
Six clubs were awarded byes until the second round as a result of having qualified for European competition or their participation in the Setanta Sports Cup, with the remaining clubs entering the draw for the preliminary and first rounds of the tournament.
The tournament set to commence with the preliminary round on March 29 and 30, with the first round taking place on Monday and Tuesday April 12/13, with the second round on second round on Monday or Tuesday May 10/11.
The full draw is as follows:
POOL 1
First Round
Kerry League V Waterford United
Limerick V Cobh Ramblers
Wexford Youths V Cork City Foras Co-op
Bye: Tralee Dynamos
Second Round
Wexford Youths / Cork City Foras Co-op V Limerick / Cobh Ramblers
Kerry League / Waterford United V Tralee Dynamos
POOL 2
Preliminary Round
Castlebar Celtic V Salthill Devon
First Round
Derry City V Galway United
Castlebar Celtic / Salthill Devon V Finn Harps
Mervue United V Letterkenny Rovers
Bye: Sligo Rovers
Second Round
Sligo Rovers V Mervue United / Letterkenny Rovers
Derry City / Galway United V Castlebar Celtic / Salthill Devon / Finn Harps
POOL 3
Preliminary Round
Athlone Town V Longford Town
First Round
UCD V Athlone Town / Longford Town
Drogheda United V Bray Wanderers
Byes: Shamrock Rovers and St. Patrick’s Athletic
Second Round
St. Patrick’s Athletic V Drogheda United / Bray Wanderers
UCD / Athlone Town / Longford Town V Shamrock Rovers
POOL 4
Preliminary Round
Monaghan United V Shelbourne
Tullamore Town V FC Carlow
First Round
Monaghan United / Shelbourne V Tullamore Town / FC Carlow [Match A]
Second Round
Winner Match A V Bohemians
Dundalk V Sporting Fingal.
