The FA Youth Cup sponsored by
E.ON 2009–10 was the 58th edition of the
FA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It ...
.
467 clubs were initially accepted, although there was one withdrawal,
Worcester City
Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Midland Football League, the ninth tier of English football. Established in 1902, the club play at Claines Lane.
Worcester City's ...
53 of the remaining 466 teams were new entries.
Holders
Arsenal
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were knocked out in the fourth Round at home to
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
0–2.
Chelsea
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* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
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* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
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** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
won the competition by beating
Aston Villa
Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
3–2 on aggregate to win the competition for only their third time in their history and for the first time since 1961.
First round
Second round
Third round
The 20
Premier League
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and 24
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
teams enter at this stage, along with the winners of the second round.
Fourth round
Fifth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
''Chelsea won 5–0 on aggregate.''
''Aston Villa won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Final
Route to the final
First leg
Second leg
''Chelsea won 3 – 2 on aggregate''
See also
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2009–10 Premier Academy League
The 2009–10 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the thirteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the sixth under the current make-up.
All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 in ...
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2009–10 Premier Reserve League
The 2009–10 Premier Reserve League (officially known as the 2009–10 Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season since the establishment of the Premier Reserve League. The season began on 24 August 2009 and ...
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2009–10 FA Cup
The 2009–10 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON for sponsorship reasons) was the 129th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the FA Cup. As in the previous year, 762 clubs were accepted for the competition. One c ...
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2009–10 in English football
The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.
The 2009 season officially began on August 8 for the Championship, League One and, League Two; and August 15, 2009, for the Premier League. The season finished on Sun ...
References
External links
The FA Youth Cupat
The Football Association
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official website
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