2010–11 Maltese FA Trophy

The 2010–11 Maltese Cup is the 73rd season since its establishment. It will feature 21 teams from the Maltese Premier League, the First Division and the champions of the Gozo First Division. The competition will begin on 10 November 2010 and end on 22 May 2011 with the Final from Ta' Qali Stadium. The defending champions are Valletta, having won their 12th Maltese Cup last season and first since 2001. The winner will qualify to the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

Calendar

Matches will begin on 10 November 2010 and conclude with the final on 22 May 2011.^[1] For the second straight year, four teams will receive a bye directly into the quarterfinals.

Round	Date	Fixtures	New entrants	Venue
Preliminary Round	November 10, 2010	1	2	Centenary Stadium
First Round	November 13 and 14, 2010	8	15	V. Tedesco Stadium Hibernians Ground Centenary Stadium
Second Round	December 8, 2010	4	–	Ta' Qali National Stadium Hibernians Ground
Quarterfinals	March 18 and 19, 2011	4	4	Ta' Qali National Stadium Hibernians Ground
Semifinals	May 14 and 15, 2011	2	–	Ta' Qali National Stadium
Final	May 22, 2011	1	–	Ta' Qali National Stadium

Preliminary Round

Entering this round were two clubs from the Maltese First Division. This match took place on 10 November 2010.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Pieta Hotspurs	6–0	Msida Saint Joseph

First Round

Entering this round was the winner from the Preliminary Round along with the six Maltese Premier League clubs which finished last season between 5th and 10th place in the league, the remaining eight clubs from the First Division and the reigning Gozo First Division champions. These matches took place from 12 to 14 November 2010.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Lija Athletic	0–3	Floriana
Dingli Swallows	3–5 (a.e.t.)	Mosta
Marsaxlokk	1–0	Mqabba
Ħamrun Spartans	5–0	Melita
Hibernians	4–0	Pieta Hotspurs
Balzan Youths	1–3	Tarxien Rainbows
Victoria Hotspurs	2–4	Vittoriosa Stars
St. George's	1–2	St. Andrews

Second Round

Entering this round were the eight winners from the First Round. These matches took place on 19 January 2011.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Marsaxlokk	0–3	Vittoriosa Stars
Ħamrun Spartans	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Tarxien Rainbows
Floriana	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Mosta
Hibernians	3–2	St. Andrews

Quarterfinals

Entering this round were the four winners from the Second Round along with the best four clubs from last year's Premier League competition.

Sliema Wanderers F.C. v Birkirkara F.C.

19 March 2011 14:00 CET

Sliema Wanderers F.C.	3 – 3	Birkirkara F.C.
Triganza  4',  69' Barbara  113'		45' Vukanac  55' Babatunde  118' Galea
	Penalties
	1 – 3

Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali

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Valletta F.C. v Hibernians F.C.

19 March 2011 16:00 CET

Valletta F.C.	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Hibernians F.C.
Denni  99'

Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali

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Vittoriosa Stars F.C. v Tarxien Rainbows F.C.

20 March 2011 14:00 CET

Vittoriosa Stars F.C.	2 – 4	Tarxien Rainbows F.C.
Luis  26' (pen) Jorge  90' (pen)		45' (pen),  73' Ricardo Costa  63' Critien  80' Bueno  90' Everton

Hibernians Ground, Paola

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Qormi F.C. v Floriana F.C.

20 March 2011 16:00 CET

Qormi F.C.	1 – 1	Floriana F.C.
Vandelannoite  71' Vandelannoite  72'		58' Borg  97' Saïdi
	Penalties
	3 – 5

Hibernians Ground, Paola

Semifinals

Entering this round were the four winners from the Quarterfinals.

Tarxien Rainbows F.C. v Valletta F.C.

14 May 2011 17:00 CET

Tarxien Rainbows F.C.	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Valletta F.C.
Mintoff  120+2'		116' Denni

Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali

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Birkirkara F.C. v Floriana F.C.

15 May 2011 17:00 CET

Birkirkara F.C.	1 – 2	Floriana F.C.
Cilia  66' (pen)		23' Caruana  60' Farrugia

Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Final

Entering this round were the two winners from the Semifinals.

Valletta F.C. v Floriana F.C.

22 May 2011 17:00 CET

Valletta F.C.	0 – 1	Floriana F.C.
		89' Woods

Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali

References

1. Results and Fixtures at maltafootball.com

External links

• Official site