2010 Faroe Islands Cup
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The 2010 Faroe Islands Cup
Faroe Islands Cup
The Faroe Islands Cup is the main football cup competition in Faroe Islands. The first edition was played in 1955.-Finals:List of finals:-External links:**...

started on 20 March 2010 and ended with the final on 06 August 2010. The defending champions were Víkingur Gøta
Víkingur Gøta
Víkingur is a football club in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 2008 after the of merger GÍ Gøta and Leirvík ÍF. The club is based in Leirvík , while the stadium is in Norðragøta. Both are located on the island of Eysturoy and are about 5 kilometers away from each other. They are usually...

, who won their first cup title last year. The Cup was won by EB/Streymur
EB/Streymur
EB/Streymur is an Faroese football club based in Streymnes. They play in the Vodafonedeildin, the top division in Faroese football.-History:...

 after they beat ÍF Fuglafjørður
ÍF Fuglafjørður
ÍF Fuglafjørður is a Faroese football club, based in Fuglafjørður. They play their home games at Fløtugerði. In the Faroe Islands, the team is only called ÍF.2006, 2007 and 2008...

 in the final. With the victory, EB/Streymur qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania...

.

Only the first teams of Faroese football clubs were allowed to participate. The Preliminary Round involved only teams from first
1. deild
1. deild is the second tier of football in the Faroe Islands, it was founded in 1942. The league is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association....

, second
Faroe Islands 2. deild
2. deild, is the third tier of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1979 and is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association. The league was once known as the 3. deild but since 2005, because the top division was renamed Formuladeildin for sponsorship reasons and the second...

 and third
3. deild
3. deild is the fourth tier of Football in the Faroe Islands, the league is split up into 4 different groups. At the end of the season two teams are promoted into 2. deild. There is no relegation from the league, this is because 3. deild is the lowest league in Faroese football ladder...

 deild. Teams from the highest division
2010 Faroe Islands Premier League Football
2010 Faroe Islands Premier League Football, also known as Vodafonedeildin for sponsoring reasons, was the sixty-eighth season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. It began on 31 March 2010 with a match between NSÍ Runavík and ÍF Fuglafjørður and ended on 23 October 2010...

 entered the competition in the First Round.

Preliminary round

These fixtures involve clubs below the Faroe Islands Premier League. These matches will take place on 20 March 2010.

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First round

Entering in this round are the winners from the Preliminary Round and the clubs from this year's Faroe Islands Premier League. These matches were played on 27 March 2010 except for the FC Suðuroy – Skála IF match, which was postponed and was played on 21 April 2010.
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Quarterfinals

Entering this round are the eight winners from the First Round. These matches are scheduled for 25 April.
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Semifinals

Entering this round are the four winners from the Quarterfinals. These ties are played over two legs, scheduled for 20 May and 8 June.
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Final

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