2010–11 Irish Cup
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The 2010–11 Irish Cup
(known as the JJB Sports Irish Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the cup's 131st edition since its introduction and the 89th time that the trophy was presented to the winners of the annual knock-out competition in Northern Ireland
. The competition began on 18 September 2010 with the First Round and ended on 7 May 2011 with the Final.
Linfield
were the champions, winning their fifth Irish Cup in the last six seasons.
Crusaders
qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League because Linfield had already qualified for the Champions League via the league.
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entered the competition at this stage, as well as the 20 winners of the previous round of matches. Matches were played on 15 January 2011. Replays were played on 25 January 2011.
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During the draw ball 16 was mistakenly named as number 10, leaving confusion when 10 was read out a second time.
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Irish Cup
For the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Cup.The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth oldest national cup competition in the world...
(known as the JJB Sports Irish Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the cup's 131st edition since its introduction and the 89th time that the trophy was presented to the winners of the annual knock-out competition in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The competition began on 18 September 2010 with the First Round and ended on 7 May 2011 with the Final.
Linfield
Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....
were the champions, winning their fifth Irish Cup in the last six seasons.
Crusaders
Crusaders F.C.
Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005...
qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League because Linfield had already qualified for the Champions League via the league.
First round
The draw for the first round was held on 28 August 2010. Matches were scheduled to be played on 18 September 2010.|}
Second round
The draw for the second round was held on 24 September 2010. Games were played on Saturday 23 October 2010.|}
Third round
Matches were played on 20 November 2010 and 27 November 2010.|}
Fourth round
The fourth round draw took place on 25 November 2010. All 30 clubs from IFA Championship 1 and 2 entered the competition at this stage. As well as the 10 intermediate clubs that had progressed through the previous rounds. Matches were played on 11 December 2010 and two re-arranged ties were played on 15 January 2011.|}
Fifth round
The fifth round draw took place on 15 December 2010. All 12 clubs from the IFA PremiershipIFA Premiership
The IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are...
entered the competition at this stage, as well as the 20 winners of the previous round of matches. Matches were played on 15 January 2011. Replays were played on 25 January 2011.
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Sixth Round
The sixth round draw took place on 15 January 2011. Matches will be played on 12 February 2011.During the draw ball 16 was mistakenly named as number 10, leaving confusion when 10 was read out a second time.
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Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals were played on 5 March 2011. The replays will be played on 14 March 2011.|-
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Semi-finals
The Semi-finals were played on 9 April 2011.|}
Final
The final was played on 7 May 2011, at Windsor Park.|}