EA Sports Cup draw is announced

The draw for the first three rounds of the 2010 EA Sports Cup was made with the tournament set to commence with the Preliminary Round on March 29th and 30th.

A record number of 29 teams will take part in this season’s EA SPORTS Cup. 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 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



Fixture schedule:

Preliminary Round: Monday 29th / Tuesday 30th March

First Round: Monday 12th / Tuesday 13th April

Second Round: Monday 10th / Tuesday 11th May