FOOTBALL: New format for Co-Op Cup

The Irish Football Association have announced a new structure for next season's Co-operative Insurance Cup which will see the competition contested on a straight knock out basis

By The Newsroom

Published 17th Jun 2010, 14:41 BST

Updated 17th Jun 2010, 14:42 BST

This year's competition will also see the introduction of clubs from The Championship 2.

Following consultation with the Premiership and Championship Management Committees it has been agreed to replace the previous two legged system with single leg games to bring the excitement of sudden death to every game in the tournament.

Round one, which will kick off on Saturday 21 August, will include 30 clubs from Championships 1 and 2, ten of these clubs will receive byes into Round two.

Round two will include the 12 Premiership clubs together with the ten winners from Round one and the ten clubs awarded byes in Round one.