The 2009–10 Liechtenstein Cup was the sixty-fifth season of

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked Swiss Standard German, German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east ...

's annual football cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of eighteen teams for one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.2010/11 Access list
Bert Kassies' Site Defending champions were

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, who won the cup continuously since 1998 and defended their title.

First round

The First Round featured twelve teams. The only first teams of a club that had to compete in this round were

FC Triesen FC Triesen is a Liechtensteiner football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''footb ...

and

FC Triesenberg Fussball Club Triesenberg is a Liechtensteiner amateur football team that plays in Triesenberg, Liechtenstein. It is one of the seven official teams in the nation. They play in the Swiss Football League in the 3. Liga, the seventh tier of Swiss ...

, while the other two teams eligible for the first round,

FC Ruggell FC Ruggell is a Liechtensteiner amateur association football, football team that plays in Ruggell. They currently play in the Swiss Football League, in 2. Liga (Switzerland), 2. Liga, which is the sixth tier of Swiss football league system, Swis ...

and FC Balzers II, received a bye. The games were played on 18 – 19 August 2009. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC",

Second round

The six winners of the First Round, along with the two teams who had received a bye, competed in the Second Round. The first teams of

FC Balzers FC Balzers is a Liechtensteiner football (soccer), football team based in Balzers. They currently compete in the 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth tier of Swiss football league system, Swiss football. Balzers play at Sportplatz Rheinau which is ...

USV Eschen/Mauren USV Eschen/Mauren is a Liechtensteiner football club from Eschen and Mauren. They play at the Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, which used to be the national football stadium, until the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz was built. USV Eschen/Mauren, like al ...

FC Schaan FC Schaan is a Liechtensteiner professional football team that plays in Schaan. The reserve team is called FC Azzurri Schaan. It is one of the seven official teams in the nation and it plays in the Swiss Football League in 4. Liga, which is the e ...

and

were all given a bye in this round. The games were played on 15, 16, and 23 September 2009. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC",

Quarterfinals

The four winners of the Second Round, along with the four teams who had received a bye, competed in the Quarterfinals. The games were played on 20, 21, 27, and 28 October 2009. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC", , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC",

Semifinals

The four winners of the Quarterfinals competed in the Semifinals. The games were played on 6 April 2010. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#99CCCC",

Final

The final, played between

and

was played in the national stadium,

Rheinpark Stadion Rheinpark Stadion (''Rhine Park Stadium'') in Vaduz is the national stadium of Liechtenstein. It plays host to home matches of the Liechtenstein national football team, and is also the home of football club (association football), football club F ...

, which is also FC Vaduz' home-ground. At full-time the score was 1-1, but after penalties FC Vaduz had a winning scoreline of 4–2. The game was played on 13 May 2010.

References

External links

Official site

Liechtenstein Cup on soccerway

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Liechtenstein Cup The Liechtenstein Football Cup is Liechtenstein's premier football competition, and has been organised annually by the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) since 1946. The winner qualifies to take part in the UEFA Conference League. As the ...