2010 ACC Championship Game, Selection process, Team selection, Virginia Tech
The two victories were the start of a winning streak that saw the Hokies complete the regular season without another loss. Following Boston College, they defeated No. 23 NC State in its home stadium, 41–30. They defeated nonconference opponent Central Michigan, then beat conference opponent Wake Forest and re-entered the polls at No. 25. Their position in the polls climbed with each opponent they defeated. They beat Duke as the No. 25 team, Georgia Tech as the No. 23 team, North Carolina as the No. 20 team and No. 23 Miami as the No. 16 team. The Miami victory clinched Tech the division championship and a slot in the ACC championship game, but the Hokies still won their final previously scheduled game, the annual Commonwealth Cup rivalry against Virginia.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Selection process, Team selection, Florida State
Florida State began 2010 after a 7–6 record in 2009 that ended with a 33–21 win against West Virginia in the 2010 Gator Bowl. Florida State also began the year under a new head coach. Bobby Bowden, who retired after 57 years as a head coach, 34 at Florida State and 33 consecutive winning seasons, was replaced by Jimbo Fisher. Immediately before the 2010 season began, Bowden claimed he had been pushed out as head coach, causing a stir before Florida State's first game.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Selection process, Team selection, Florida State
For its opening game, Florida State faced the lightly regarded Samford Bulldogs and defeated them 59–6. In its second game, No. 17 Florida State faced a tougher challenge as it traveled to Norman, Oklahoma to play the No. 10-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. The Seminoles were defeated 47–17, in their third-worst loss since 1991. Florida State rebounded from the loss to defeat Brigham Young University, 34–10, then opened the ACC season by defeating Wake Forest, Virginia, in-state rival Miami and Boston College in succession.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Selection process, Team selection, Florida State
On October 28, Florida State traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina to play NC State. Despite leading 21–7 at halftime, Florida State allowed NC State to rally and win the game, 28–24. NC State's win gave it a one-game lead and a tiebreaker against the Seminoles in the Atlantic Division . The following week, Florida State again lost, this time to North Carolina, a Coastal Division opponent. The same week, NC State lost to Clemson, bringing Florida State even with NC State in the divisional standings. NC State still held the tiebreaker, however.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Selection process, Team selection, Florida State
With three weeks remaining in the regular season and two other Atlantic Division teams also with one loss, there were 120 possible scenarios for the four tied teams. On Nov 13, Florida State defeated Clemson 16–13, eliminating one of the four tied teams from contention for the divisional championship. The following week, Florida State defeated Maryland, 30–16, eliminating another contender. The divisional championship came down to the final week. Because Florida State was playing nonconference rival Florida, the division was decided by the matchup between NC State and Maryland. Hours after Florida State defeated Florida 31–7, NC State lost to Maryland, giving Florida State the Atlantic Division championship and a bid to the ACC Championship Game.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Pregame buildup
Following the last week of regularly scheduled conference games, both teams moved up in the national college football polls. Florida State, which had been ranked No. 22 in the BCS Poll, No. 22 in the AP Poll, and No. 21 in the Coaches' Poll, rose to No. 21 in the BCS, No. 20 in the AP Poll, and No. 20 in the Coaches' Poll.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Pregame buildup
Virginia Tech, which had been ranked 16th in the BCS, 13th in the AP Poll and 14th in the Coaches' Poll before the final week of the regular season, climbed to 15th in the BCS, 11th in the AP Poll and 11th in the Coaches' Poll. Spread bettors predicted Virginia Tech would win the game. Various betting organizations favored the Hokies by four or 4.5 points.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Pregame buildup
The matchup was a repeat of the inaugural ACC Championship game, and according to observers, the Seminoles' presence appeared to mark a resurgence for Florida State, which performed below expectations in the final years of Bowden's tenure. For Virginia Tech, there were hopes of breaking a trend of losing to Florida State. Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer was 1–8 against Florida State, and the Hokies overall were 11–22–1 against the Seminoles.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Pregame buildup, Attendance concerns
After two years of poor attendance at ACC championship games in Tampa, Florida, organizers hoped moving the game to Charlotte, closer to the geographic center of the conference, would result in improved ticket sales. That hypothesis was borne out as early public sales approached 28,000 tickets before the participating teams were officially announced. After the announcement, each school sold its allotment of 10,000 tickets, and the more than 50,000 publicly available tickets were purchased at a rapid pace. ACC officials and Charlotte boosters each said they were satisfied with the pace and quantity of ticket sales.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Pregame buildup, Florida State offense
During the 2010 season, Florida State senior quarterback Christian Ponder completed 62.2 percent of his passes for a total of 2,038 yards, and Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher called him "one of the great Florida State quarterbacks of all time." Despite this endorsement, Ponder's participation in the ACC Championship was in doubt because of injured elbow fascia sustained in the Seminoles' game against Boston College. The issue remained in doubt until the day of the ACC Championship, when coach Fisher announced that sophomore quarterback E. J. Manuel, who had led the Seminoles against Clemson was given the start.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Pregame buildup, Florida State offense
Protecting both quarterbacks was a strong offensive line anchored by All-American guard Rodney Hudson, a two-time winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, a four-time recipient of all-conference honors and a finalist for the Outland Trophy. Hudson and the offensive line also protected Florida State's running backs. Foremost among these was sophomore Chris Thompson, who led the team with 687 rushing yards. Thompson was predicted to start the ACC Championship game because of his performance in the regular season and because fellow running backs Ty Jones and Jermaine Thomas were injured. Taken together, Florida State's offense was 52nd in total offense, accumulating 391 yards per game.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Pregame buildup, Virginia Tech offense
Virginia Tech's offense was centered on quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who was named ACC Player of the Year on December 1. Taylor threw 20 touchdown passes, had only four interceptions and completed 60.2 percent of his passes. He also rushed for 613 yards, a figure that included several "game-changing" runs. Alongside Taylor, the Hokies boasted three strong running backs: David Wilson, Ryan Williams and Darren Evans. Wilson had 573 rushing yards, 509 return yards, 165 receiving yards and nine touchdowns despite being an underclassman. The Hokies led the ACC in scoring, averaging 34.8 points per game, and were 38th in the nation in total offense (409 yards per game).


2010 ACC Championship Game, Pregame buildup, Florida State defense
Virginia Tech's offensive line was particularly concerned with containing Florida State sophomore defensive end Brandon Jenkins, who was tied for third in the nation in sacks (12) and 15th in tackles for loss (18.5). On the other half of the defensive line, defensive end Markus White recorded seven sacks during the regular season. In total, Florida State's defense was No. 1 in college football in terms of sacks (43) and 15th in tackles for loss (7.2 per game). Florida State placed a priority on containing Tyrod Taylor and preventing him from scrambling for extra yardage. The Seminoles were 39th nationally in total defense, allowing an average of 341 yards per game.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Pregame buildup, Virginia Tech defense
Virginia Tech's defense was less statistically successful in 2010 than it had been in previous years, but the Hokies still led the nation in turnover margin, forcing 16 more turnovers than they gave away. Sophomore cornerback Jayron Hosley, a first-team All-ACC selection, led the nation in interceptions with eight, while Davon Morgan and Rashad Carmichael each had four. Tech's defense ranked 10th in the red zone, seven spots ahead of the Seminoles' defense in that respect. In total defense, the Hokies were 42nd, permitting an average of 349 yards per game. In scoring defense, Tech was third in the ACC, permitting 17.9 points per game.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary
The 2010 ACC Championship Game kicked off on December 4, 2010 at 7:52 pm EST at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. At kickoff, the weather was overcast with light rain and a temperature of 36 °F (2 °C), "dreary and chilly", according to The Associated Press. The wind was from the east at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h). The number of tickets sold was 72,379, slightly less than capacity, and despite the chilly temperatures, early turnstile figures reported more than 60,000 people in attendance.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary
The game was televised in the United States by ESPN, and Sean McDonough, Matt Millen and Heather Cox were the announcers. The game also appeared on ESPN 3D, and was broadcast on that channel by Joe Tessitore, Tim Brown and Ray Bentley. Approximately 3.047 million people watched the game, earning the broadcast a Nielsen rating of 1.8. That figure was the second-lowest ever for an ACC Championship Game, but 13% more than the previous year's rating of 1.6, the record low. The game's referee was Brad Allen, the umpire was Jim Hyson and the lineman was Art Hardin.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, First quarter
Virginia Tech won the ceremonial pregame coin toss to determine first possession and decided to kick off to Florida State. Kickoff returner Lonnie Pryor mishandled the football, but quickly recovered the loose ball and carried it to the Florida State 33-yard line, where the Seminoles began their first offensive drive. On the first play of the game, quarterback E. J. Manuel completed a 29-yard pass to wide receiver Taiwan Easterling, driving the Seminoles into Virginia Tech's defensive half. A short rush and a subsequent 12-yard pass gave Florida State a first down near the Virginia Tech 20-yard line. Short rushes pushed Florida State's offense inside the Virginia Tech red zone, but the Seminoles were unable to gain another first down. Placekicker Dustin Hopkins came on the field and kicked a 32-yard field goal, giving Florida State a 3–0 lead with 11:43 remaining in the quarter.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, First quarter
Virginia Tech's first possession began at its 20-yard line after a touchback. The Hokies advanced the ball into Florida State with a series of rushing plays, then lost yardage and punted from their 47-yard line. Florida State recovered the kick at its 15-yard line and began its second possession. On the second play of the drive, Seminoles quarterback attempted a pass, but the ball was intercepted by Virginia Tech defender Jeron Gouveia-Winslow, who ran it 24 yards into the end zone for Virginia Tech's first touchdown. The score gave Tech a 7–3 lead with 8:54 remaining in the quarter.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, First quarter
Florida State received the post-score kickoff, then went three-and-out. Virginia Tech recovered the kick at its 35-yard line, and began a drive that needed only three plays to score a touchdown. The key effort was a 51-yard sprint by running back Darren Evans, which advanced the ball to the Florida State 9-yard line. The score and extra point pushed Tech's lead to 14–3 with 4:37 remaining. Florida State responded with a quick touchdown drive of its own. From its 32-yard line, the Seminoles needed only six plays, three of them passes from E. J. Manuel, to reach the end zone.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, First quarter
The score with 1:52 remaining trimmed Tech's lead to 14–10 at the 1:52 mark. As the quarter came to an end, Virginia Tech received the post-score kickoff and advanced the ball to its 22-yard line before the final seconds ticked off the clock and the first quarter ended with Tech leading 14–10.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Second quarter
The second quarter began with Virginia Tech in possession of the ball and facing a third and nine at its 22-yard line. On the first play of the quarter, Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor completed a 28-yard pass to wide receiver Danny Coale for a first down at the 50-yard line. Tech continued to advance down the field, and eight plays later, Taylor completed a 19-yard pass to Jarret Boykin for the Hokies' third touchdown of the game. The drive consumed 13 plays and covered 91 yards in 6:25, and Tech gained a 21–10 lead with 10:28 remaining before halftime.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Second quarter
Following the touchdown, Virginia Tech kicked the ball off to Florida State, and after a short return, the Seminoles' offense took the field at their 22-yard line. Florida State then embarked upon a 10-play, 78-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown with 5:40 remaining in the quarter. During the drive, Florida State converted two third downs and Manuel completed passes of 12 yards, 14 yards and 25 yards.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Second quarter
Tech's Jayron Hosley returned Florida State's subsequent kickoff to the Tech 35-yard line, where the Hokies' offense returned to the field. Tech advanced the ball with short rushes, gaining two first downs via quarterback sneaks from Taylor. The Hokies advanced as far as the Florida State 44-yard line, but Florida State sacked Taylor twice, denying the Hokies another first down. Tech ran down the clock, then punted with 42 seconds remaining in the first half. Rather than attempt to score in the final seconds, Florida State kneeled on the ball and let the first half end with Tech leading, 21–17.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Third quarter
Because Florida State received the ball to begin the game, Virginia Tech received the ball to begin the second half. Running back David Wilson returned the opening kickoff to the Tech 21-yard line, and the Hokies' offense began the first drive of the second half. The first play of the quarter was a 14-yard pass from Taylor to Coale, beginning a seven-play, 67-yard drive resulting in a touchdown. The culminating play of the drive was a 45-yard pass from Taylor to Coale for the touchdown, which extended Tech's lead to 11 points, 28–17, at the 11:24 mark of the quarter.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Third quarter
After the kickoff, Florida State went three-and-out and punted back to Virginia Tech. The Hokies began their second possession of the quarter at their 39-yard line and started the drive with five consecutive running plays, advancing 28 yards in the process. Tech then switched to its passing offense, throwing four consecutive passes. Three were complete, and the final one, a 21-yard toss from Taylor to Wilson, ended with the running back carrying the ball into the end zone. The score capped a nine-play, 61-yard drive that grew the Hokies' advantage to 18 points, 35–17.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Third quarter
Florida State's offense returned to the field with 4:35 remaining and needing to score rapidly in order to make up the 18-point deficit, the game's largest. The Seminoles began their drive with their passing offense, trying three passes in four plays. Quarterback Manuel completed two of those three pass attempts, gaining 37 yards and advancing deep into Virginia Tech territory. A pass interference penalty against Virginia Tech advanced the Seminoles to the Tech 11-yard line, and three rushing plays later, running back Ty Jones crossed the goal line for a touchdown. The score came with 1:40 remaining in the quarter and brought the score to 35–24.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Third quarter
Florida State kicked off following the score, and Tech's offense began work from its 18-yard line. Though quarterback Taylor was sacked on the first play of the drive, the Hokies recovered the lost yardage and gained a first down with the final play of the quarter. With one quarter remaining in the game, Tech held a 35–24 lead.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Virginia Tech began the quarter with a first down at its 29-yard line. After Williams carried the ball for a four-yard gain, Taylor completed a 14-yard pass to Andre Smith for a first down at the Tech 47-yard line. Two plays gained only one yard, then Taylor completed a 46-yard throw to Coale for a first down at the Florida State 6-yard line. Three plays later, Taylor ran five yards into the end zone, finishing an 11-play, 82-yard drive that spanned two quarters. Tech increased its margin to 41–24, but as Virginia Tech attempted the extra point, Florida State's Nigel Bradham disrupted and blocked the kick. Bradham scooped up the loose ball and returned it the length of the field to the opposite end zone for an unusual defensive two-point conversion.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Fourth quarter
The conversion brought the score to 41–26 with 11:29 remaining in the game. Florida State received the post-touchdown kickoff, then benefited from a 10-yard holding penalty against Virginia Tech. Three subsequent plays failed to gain another first down, however, and on fourth down, a pass by Manuel was intercepted by Virginia Tech's Davon Morgan and returned to the Florida State 34-yard line. With 9:29 remaining, Virginia Tech's offense entered the game. The Hokies went three-and-out, but capitalized on the good starting field position by kicking a 43-yard field goal that increased their lead to 44–26.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Florida State's offense began work from its 36-yard line, but ran four plays without gaining a first down and turned the ball over on downs. Virginia Tech, whose offense began at the Florida State 45-yard line, proceeded to run down the clock. In eight plays, Tech advanced 21 yards and drained 3:22, then turned the ball over on downs at the Seminole 26-yard line. Florida State's offense entered the game one final time and conducted a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 20-yard pass from Manuel to running back Chris Thompson for a touchdown.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Game summary, Fourth quarter
The score and subsequent extra point made the score 44–33, but only seven seconds remained in the game. The Seminoles attempted an onside kick in an attempt to have another opportunity for offense, but the Hokies recovered the kick and proceeded to run out the final seconds, earning a 44–33 victory.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Statistical summary
In recognition of his performance as the game's winning quarterback, Tyrod Taylor was named the game's most valuable player. He completed 18 of his 28 pass attempts for 263 yards and three touchdowns. The three touchdowns gave him 23 for the season, setting a Virginia Tech single-season mark. The three touchdowns also tied the record for the most in an ACC Championship Game. Taylor also carried the ball 11 times for 24 yards and one touchdown. Taylor's MVP award was his second, and he became the first player to win the honor multiple times. On the opposite side of the ball, Florida State quarterback E. J. Manuel had a better completion percentage, completing 23 of his 31 passes for 288 yards and one touchdown. He also ran the ball 11 times for nine yards.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Statistical summary
Virginia Tech wide receiver Danny Coale's 143 receiving yards were a career-high and set a championship-game record. Many of those receiving yards came on third down and were a reason why Tech converted 13 of its 17 third-down opportunities, setting another championship-game record. Florida State's leading receiver was wide receiver Taiwan Easterling, who had six catches for 79 yards. Close behind was wide receiver Willie Haulstead, who had three receptions for 73 yards. All of Haulstead's receptions came in the first half, setting a record for receiving yards in an ACC Championship Game half.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Statistical summary
On the ground, Virginia Tech running back Darren Evans led all rushers with 69 yards on six carries. In total, Virginia Tech had 179 rushing yards; three players had more rushing yards than the leading rusher on Florida State, running back Ty Jones, who had 24 yards. Jones also had three rushing touchdowns, becoming the first Florida State player to rush for three touchdowns since October 4, 2008. He also was the second player ever to rush for three touchdowns in an ACC Championship Game.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Statistical summary
Among defensive players, Florida State safety Nick Moody had 12 tackles, the most in the game. Virginia Tech's leading defensive player was safety Eddie Whitley, who had nine tackles and two pass breakups. Tech's Davon Morgan and Jeron Gouveia-Winslow were responsible for the only turnovers in the game; each had one interception. Gouveia-Winslow's 24-yard interception return for a touchdown was the second such score in an ACC Championship Game. On the opposite side of the ball, Nigel Bradham's defensive two-point conversion was only the fifth in all of college football during the 2010 season. Florida State received no penalties during the game, and Virginia Tech received only four. The four penalties were the fewest in an ACC Championship Game.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Postgame effects
Virginia Tech's win in the ACC Championship Game, its first against Florida State in postseason play, brought it to an 11–2 record, while Florida State's loss dropped it to a 9–4 record. Virginia Tech became the first team in college football history to win 11 consecutive games after losing its first two of the season, and it was the first team in conference history to defeat nine different ACC teams in one season. Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer became only the second coach in ACC history to win four conference titles in seven years.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Postgame effects
The first to do so was Florida State's Bobby Bowden. Both teams' standings in the national polls were affected by the game. In the BCS poll, the Seminoles fell from 21st to out of the poll, while Virginia Tech rose from 15th to 13th. In the AP Poll, Tech rose to 12th, while Florida State fell to 23rd.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Postgame effects
As a reward for winning the ACC Championship, the Hokies received a position in the 2011 Orange Bowl, a Bowl Championship Series game. Virginia Tech's opponent in that game was the Stanford Cardinal, from the Pac-12 Conference. In that game, a blowout in favor of the Cardinal, Stanford defeated Virginia Tech 40–12. Florida State, meanwhile, was selected to participate in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl against South Carolina. In that game, held New Year's Eve, the Seminoles defeated South Carolina, 26–17.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Postgame effects
Several players from each team participated in all-star games following their teams' respective bowl games. Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor and center Beau Warren played in the East–West Shrine Game, Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder and offensive lineman Rodney Hudson played in the 2011 Senior Bowl. In that game, Ponder, who had been held out of the ACC Championship Game and underwent elbow surgery, guided the South team to victory by throwing two touchdown passes. The two games were a final chance to impress National Football League scouts before the 2011 NFL Draft, which began April 28.


2010 ACC Championship Game, Postgame effects
Florida State had three players selected in the draft, including Ponder, who was taken with the 12th overall selection, making him the first participant from the 2010 ACC Championship Game to be picked. Florida State's two other selections were offensive lineman Rodney Hudson (55th overall) and defensive end Markus White (224th). Virginia Tech likewise had three players selected: Ryan Williams (38th), Rashad Carmichael (127th), and Tyrod Taylor (180th).


2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 11–March 14 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.


2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
This tournament was notable for the high number of upsets, with the higher seed winning only twice in the first two rounds, and the 11 and 12 seeds progressing to the semifinals. The championship game matched Duke against Georgia Tech. It was the third time a team has played 4 games (NC State in 1997 and 2007). Duke won the championship game, 65–61, to win its 9th ACC championship in 12 years. Duke went on to win the national championship.


2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeding
Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an ACC policy.


2010 ACC Trophy Challenge
The 2010 ACC Trophy Challenge was a cricket tournament in Thailand, taking place between 4–11 December 2010. It gives Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helps forms an essential part of regional rankings. The tournament was won by the Maldives who defeated Saudi Arabia by 1 wicket.


2010 ACC Trophy Elite
The 2010 ACC Trophy Elite was a cricket tournament in  Kuwait, taking place between March 31 and April 9, 2010. It gives Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helps forms an essential part of regional rankings. The tournament was won by Afghanistan, who defeated Nepal by 95 runs in the final on April 9.


2010 ACC Trophy Elite, Teams
After the 2006 ACC Trophy it was decided to split the tournament into two divisions. The placement of teams in the divisions was based on their final positions in the last ACC Trophy. The top ten teams went on to take part in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite and the remaining teams were placed in a lower division, the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge. Bottom two teams were relegated from 2008 ACC Trophy Elite and top two teams from 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge were promoted. The teams that made it into the Trophy Elite were:


2010 ACC Trophy Elite, Controversy
The tournament was beset with players struggling to get visas to gain access to Kuwait. Bahrain were forced to withdraw from the tournament as they were unable to field a team after a large number of their players were refused visas.


2010 ACC Trophy Elite, Controversy
Mohammad Nabi, the Afghanistan all-rounder was refused as visa, as was Hong Kong captain Najeeb Amar. Both were later able to gain entry to Kuwait and take part in the later stages of the tournament.


2010 ACC Trophy Elite, Controversy
The Cricket Association of Nepal President Binay Raj Pandey has said his board intends to raise the issue at the next meeting of the Asian Cricket Council after Nepal vice-captain Gyanendra Malla had been refused entry to the country. In response to this, Pandey intends to ask the ACC not to host future tournaments in countries where obtaining a visa is difficult.


2010 ADAC Formel Masters
The 2010 ADAC Formel Masters season was the third season of the ADAC Formel Masters series from Germany. Richie Stanaway won twelve of the first 18 races en route to claiming championship victory with a meeting to spare. His team ma-con Motorsport also claimed the teams' championship at the Nürburgring round of the series. German drivers Patrick Schranner and Mario Farnbacher finished second and third in the points.


2010 ADAC GT Masters
The 2010 ADAC GT Masters season was the fourth season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the German automobile club ADAC. It began on 10 April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and finished on 3 October at the same place after seven double-header meetings. Peter Kox and Albert von Thurn & Taxis became the first drivers in this series to share the championship title.


2010 ADAC Procar Series
The 2010 ADAC Procar Series season was the sixteenth season of the ADAC Procar Series, the German championship for Super 2000 touring cars. The season consisted of eight separate race weekends with two races each, spread over six different tracks.


2010 ADAC Procar Series
The series struggled for numbers in 2010 with the series failing to attract a dozen competitors to any of its events. BMW drivers Roland Hertner and Johannes Leidinger finished tied on points with Hertner claiming the title on countback.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was the third edition of the tournament which was held from 16–27 February 2010 in Sri Lanka. India, the defending champions, fielded their under-23 team for this tournament in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games later that year. The champions, North Korea, qualified for the 2011 Asian Cup.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup, Qualification
The finals saw three automatic qualifiers joined by five teams from the qualification phase. Qualification consisted of two sections.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup, Qualification, Qualifiers
The draw for the final tournament was held on 30 November 2009 at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup, Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup, Match officials
Nawaf Abdulla Tan Hai Alireza Faghani Hajime Matsuo Andre El Haddad  Chaiya Mahapab Mukhtar Al Yarimi


2010 AFC Challenge Cup, Match officials
Ebrahim Mubarak Huo Weiming Shaji Kurian Morteza Karimi Toshiyuki Nagi Ahmad El Kawas Mohd Sabri Mat Daud Hamed Al Mayahi Hussein Shukran


2010 AFC Challenge Cup, Group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:


2010 AFC Challenge Cup Final
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Final was an association football match between Turkmenistan and North Korea on 27 February 2010 at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup Final, Background
The AFC Challenge Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) nations that was categorized as "emerging countries" in the "Vision Asia" program. It was an idea by former AFC president, Mohammed Bin Hammam which its goal to raise the standards of Asian football at all levels. The AFC Challenge Cup, which reflected the philosophy of "Vision Asia", was created for teams to experience playing in a continental competition with the possibility to win an AFC trophy and potentially discover new talent. It was held in every two years as its inaugural edition took place on 2006 in Bangladesh. The winner qualifies for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
The 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification phase saw five teams advance to the finals to join three automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in Sri Lanka.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Seeding
Seeding was based partially on the FIFA World Ranks as at January 2009 (ranking shown in brackets).


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Seeding
Laos,  Timor-Leste and  Guam chose not to compete. Afghanistan withdrew prior to their first match.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Qualifying preliminary round
Moved from originally scheduled dates of 7 March and 14 March due to conflict with the qualification for the 2010 East Asian Football Championship.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Qualifying preliminary round
3–3 on aggregate. Macau advanced to the group phase on the away goals rule.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Qualifying group stage
Qualification was officially scheduled to take place from 2–13 April 2009, although the actual dates began before and extended beyond that. Each qualification group was held in a single location -  Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka hosting their respective groups.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Qualifying group stage
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers were in following order:


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Qualifying group stage, Ranking of second placed teams
The best-ranked second placed team also qualified for the finals tournament.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Qualifying group stage, Ranking of second placed teams
Due to Afghanistan's withdrawal from Group C, matches against fourth-placed sides in the other groups were excluded from the following comparison.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Final tournament
The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was eventually held from 16–27 February in Sri Lanka.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Final tournament, Qualifiers
The eight teams that qualified for the final tournament are:


2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, Final tournament, Qualifiers
The draw for the final tournament was done on 30 November 2009 at the Galadri Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.


2010 AFC Challenge Cup squads
Below are the squads for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup in Sri Lanka, that took place between 16 February and 27 February 2010. The players' listed age is their age on the tournament's opening day (16 February 2010).


2010 AFC Champions League
The 2010 AFC Champions League was the 29th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 8th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 13 November 2010. The winner, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup in UAE.


2010 AFC Champions League, Qualification
The preliminary qualification scheme for the AFC 2010 was released in 2008. A total of 38 clubs were due to participate in the 2010 AFC Champions League (eventually reduced to 37).


2010 AFC Champions League, Qualification, AFC assessment ranking
† One of the A-League clubs, Wellington Phoenix, is based in New Zealand, an OFC member country, therefore not being eligible to compete in the ACL.


2010 AFC Champions League, Teams
In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League. TH means title holders.


2010 AFC Champions League, Teams
* Number of appearances (including qualifying rounds) since the 2002/03 season, when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League


2010 AFC Champions League, Schedule
The ACL 2010 schedule was released on 17 July 2009. It will have the same format as the 2009 AFC Champions League.


2010 AFC Champions League, Qualifying play-off
The teams have been divided into two zones. East has four teams while West has three after AFC Cup champions Kuwait SC's failure to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the play-offs. The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 7 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All losers from the qualifying play-off will enter the 2010 AFC Cup.


2010 AFC Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 7 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2010 AFC Champions League, Group stage
Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:


2010 AFC Champions League, Group stage
Winners and runners-up of each group will qualify for the next round.


2010 AFC Champions League, Knockout stage, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 December 2009, along with the draw for the qualifying play-off and group stage. The matches were played on 11 and 12 May 2010.


2010 AFC Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The draw for the remaining rounds was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 25 May 2010. Because of the country protection rule, if there are two clubs from the same country, they will not face each other in the quarter-finals. Therefore, the two clubs from Saudi Arabia may not be drawn with each other in the quarter-finals. However, the same rule does not apply if there are more than two clubs from the country. Therefore, the four clubs from the Korea Republic may be drawn with each other in the quarter-finals.


2010 AFC Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 15 September, and the second legs were played on 22 September 2010.


2010 AFC Champions League, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 5 and 6 October, and the second legs were played on 20 October 2010.


2010 AFC Champions League, Knockout stage, Final
The final was played on 13 November 2010. It was a one-leg match played at the National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan.


2010 AFC Champions League Final
The 2010 AFC Champions League Final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 13 November 2010. It was the 29th final of the AFC Champions League. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo and was contested by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea and Zob Ahan from Iran. For Seongnam this was the fourth appearance in the final of the main AFC tournament, after two consecutive Asian Club Championship finals in 1996 and 1997 and AFC Champions League final in 2004, with one trophy been won in 1996. Zob Ahan was a debutant of the final stage.


2010 AFC Champions League Final
The winners entered the quarterfinals of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.


2010 AFC Champions League group stage
The 2010 AFC Champions League group stage matches took place between 23 February and 28 April 2010.


2010 AFC Champions League knockout stage, Bracket
Note: while the bracket below shows the entire knockout stage, the draw for the round of 16 matches was determined at the time of the group draw, and kept teams from East and West Asia completely separate for that round.


2010 AFC Champions League knockout stage, Bracket
The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, after the conclusion of the round of 16. Because of the country protection rule, if there are two clubs from the same country, they will not face each other in the quarter-finals. Therefore, the two clubs from Saudi Arabia may not be drawn with each other in the quarter-finals. However, the same rule does not apply if there are more than two clubs from the country. Therefore, the four clubs from the Korea Republic may be drawn against each other in the quarter-finals.


2010 AFC Champions League knockout stage, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 of the 2010 AFC Champions League was held on 7 December 2009, along with the draw for the group stage.


2010 AFC Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals, Second leg
4–4 on aggregate. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won on away goals.


2010 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
Seven teams contested in the 2010 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off. The two winners advanced to the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage. The losers entered the 2010 AFC Cup group stage.


2010 AFC Cup
The 2010 AFC Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.


2010 AFC Cup
With the Asian Football Confederation currently reviewing the format of the AFC Champions League between 2009 and 2010 season, significant changes were made in the way the competition is run, the teams that will qualify for the AFC Cup is also expected to be from different countries compared to the previous editions.


2010 AFC Cup, Qualification
The preliminary qualification scheme for the AFC 2010 was released in 2008. A total of 33 clubs were due to participate in the 2010 AFC Cup (eventually reduced to 31).


2010 AFC Cup, Qualifying teams
The following is the list of participants confirmed by the AFC.


2010 AFC Cup, Qualifying teams
1 Al-Kuwait failed to fulfil the criteria set by AFC to compete in the 2010 AFC Champions League, and so directly enter the 2010 AFC Cup.


2010 AFC Cup, Qualifying teams
2 Nasaf Qarshi were due to host Al-Rayyan in the qualifying play-off, with the winner advancing to the group stage (Group E). However, both teams advanced automatically to the group stage after the two teams from Iraq, Arbil (Group C) and Najaf (Group B), were disqualified after FIFA's suspension on the Iraq Football Association was not lifted on 6 January 2010. As a result, the tournament was reduced to 31 teams.


2010 AFC Cup, Qualifying teams
3 Negeri Sembilan FA (second representative of Malaysia) withdrew, and was replaced by Persiwa Wamena.


2010 AFC Cup, Schedule
The 2010 AFC Cup will have the same format as the 2009 AFC Cup.


2010 AFC Cup, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 7 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ACL play-off losers were placed in their groups on 8 February 2010.


2010 AFC Cup, Group stage
Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:


2010 AFC Cup, Group stage
Winners and runners-up of each group will qualify for the next round.


2010 AFC Cup, Knockout stage, Round of 16
The matches were played on 11 and 12 May 2010.


2010 AFC Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The draw for the remaining rounds was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 25 May 2010. Because of the country protection rule, if there are two clubs from the same country, they will not face each other in the quarter-finals. Therefore, the two clubs from Syria, Kuwait, and Thailand may not be drawn with each other in the quarter-finals.


2010 AFC Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 14 and 15 September, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 September 2010.


2010 AFC Cup, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 5 October, and the second legs were played on 19 October 2010.


2010 AFC Cup, Knockout stage, Final
The final was played on 6 November 2010. It was a one-leg match originally set to be played at the host stadium of one of the finalists, but was changed to a larger capacity stadium one week before the final.


2010 AFC Cup Final
The 2010 AFC Cup Final was a football match played on Saturday, 6 November 2010 between Al-Qadsia and Al-Ittihad. It was the 7th final of the AFC Cup. The game was played at Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City.


2010 AFC Cup Final
Both finalists were eligible to compete in the play-offs for the 2011 AFC Champions League, subject to AFC's assessment for professionalism based on selected criteria.


2010 AFC Cup Final
Al-Ittihad won the game after penalties. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time. It was their first title.


2010 AFC Cup Final, Background
Both teams met already in the preliminary round. The first game ended in a scoreless draw, while Al-Qadsia won the second match 3–0, but in the second match it was already known that both sides would advance. Both teams had a hard time surviving the first knockout-stage where Al-Qadsia needed extra time to beat the Indian club Churchill Brothers while Al-Ittihad drew Al-Kuwait 1–1 after 120 minutes and won 5–4 after penalties. In the quarterfinals both teams had no bigger problems to advance to the semifinals.


2010 AFC Cup Final, Background
Al-Ittihad lost the first leg in the semifinals 0–1 against Muangthong United F.C. from Thailand but came back to win the second leg at home 2–0. Al-Qadsia lost the first leg 2–0 and was in need of a comeback at home. In the second leg they defeated Al-Riffa 4–1 and advanced to the final.


2010 AFC Cup group stage
The 2010 AFC Cup group stage matches took place between 23 February and 28 April 2010. The draw for the group stage was held on 7 December 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2010 AFC Cup knockout stage
The 2010 AFC Cup was the 7th edition of the competition, played between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation. The Knockout stage of the competition was held following the completion of the Qualifying competition.


2010 AFC Cup knockout stage, Bracket
Note: while the bracket below shows the entire knockout stage, the draw for the round of 16 matches was determined at the time of the group draw.


2010 AFC Cup knockout stage, Bracket
The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, after the conclusion of the round of 16. Because of the country protection rule, if there are two clubs from the same country, they will not face each other in the quarter-finals. Therefore, the two clubs from Syria, Kuwait, and Thailand may not be drawn with each other in the quarter-finals.


2010 AFC Futsal Championship
The 2010 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 23 May to 30 May 2010.


2010 AFC Futsal Championship, Draw
The draw for the 2010 AFC Futsal Championship was held on 20 March 2010 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.


2010 AFC Futsal Championship qualification
The 2010 AFC Futsal Championship qualification was held in late 2009 and early 2010 to determine 12 spots to the final tournament in Uzbekistan. The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship, and the host nation for the 2010 competition, receive automatic byes to Finals.


2010 AFC Futsal Championship qualification, System
Twenty-six teams registered in qualifying action for 12 places in the finals but Saudi Arabia and Brunei later withdrew, The teams have been divided into two qualifying groups in each zone. The top two teams from each group qualified for the crossover semifinals in their respective zones with only the top three going through to the Finals.


2010 AFC Futsal Championship qualification, System
Reigning champions Iran, runners-up Thailand, Japan and 2010 edition hosts Uzbekistan have direct entry into the tournament proper. but Japan took part in the qualifiers because the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) has designated the event as their official regional tournament.


2010 AFC Futsal Club Championship
The 2010 AFC Futsal Club Championship was the 1st AFC Futsal Club Championship. It was held in Isfahan, Iran between March 4 and March 12, 2010. the event was scheduled to take place between July 4–12, 2009, but had to be postponed due to the political situation in Iran at the time.


2010 AFC Futsal Club Championship, Group stage, Group A
Nawrouz suspended from the competition following the FIFA's ban of the Iraqi Football Association.


2010 AFC President's Cup
The 2010 AFC President's Cup was the sixth edition of the AFC President's Cup, an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).


2010 AFC President's Cup, Group stage
The draw for the AFC President's Cup 2010 was held at AFC House on 5 March 1500 hours local time.


2010 AFC President's Cup, Group stage, Best runner-up
The best runners-up team from among the three pools qualify for the semi-finals. Because group C consists of only three teams, matches against fourth-placed sides in the other groups are excluded from the following comparison.


2010 AFC President's Cup, Final stage
The final stage of the competition will be played in Myanmar from 24 to 26 September. The semi-final draw was made on 11 July.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship
The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted by Mexico.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship
Oman, Iran, Jordan and Australia expressed an interest in hosting the tournament, but it was once again awarded to Uzbekistan for the 2nd edition running. Qualification for the tournament started in 2009.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship, Draw
The draw for the AFC U-16 Championship 2010 was held on 20 May 2010 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship, Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The four semi-finalists qualified for 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship, Goalscorers
There were 91 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship, Broadcasters
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2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Format
For all the groups with six teams, the winner and runners-up of each group will qualify for the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship (Finals). For the one group with three teams, only the group winner will qualify. And the one best third-placed team from all the groups with six teams will qualify for the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship (Finals).


2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Seedings
The draw for the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship (Qualifiers) took place at AFC House on 20 February 2009.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Seedings
A total number of 45 teams are eligible for the qualifying competition. The West Zone comprised 24 teams and they drew according to their ranking to make four groups of six teams each.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Seedings
The East Zone had 21 teams and they drew into three groups of six teams and one group of three teams.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Group A
All matches will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (UTC+8).


2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Group D
All matches will be held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UTC+3).


2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Third-placed qualifiers
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third placed teams from the seven groups of six teams. The one best third-placed teams advanced to the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Third-placed qualifiers
Because three group has one team fewer than the others, following the withdrawal of Sri Lanka, Mongolia and Maldives, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, four matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the third-placed table.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship squads
The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship was an international under-16 age group football tournament held in Uzbekistan from 24 October until 7 November 2010. The sixteen national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of maximum 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.


2010 AFC U-16 Championship squads
The age listed for each player is on 24 October 2010, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players in boldface have been capped at full international level at some point in their career.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship
The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship was the 36th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship
Qualification for the tournament started in October 2009 with the finals tournament being hosted in October 2010.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship
The AFC recommended China as the host for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship Finals, which was subject to approval on 9 February 2010 and confirmed the hosting right's and finals venue of Zibo on 18 February 2010. The top four teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship, Draw
The draw for the AFC U-19 Championship 2010 was held on 9 May 2010 in Zibo, China.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, The Draw
The draw for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship (Qualifiers) will take place at AFC House on 20 February 2009.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, The Draw
A total of 42 teams will come out of the pots. In the West Zone, there are 24 teams, while the East Zone will comprise 18 teams.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, The Draw
There will be four groups of six teams each in the West Zone and the East will comprise three groups of six teams each.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, Qualification
The winner and runners-up of each group qualifies for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship (Finals). One best third-placed team from the West Zone and one best third-placed team from the East also qualify for the Finals.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, Matches, Group D
All matches in Iran. Pakistan were stripped of the hosting rights


2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, Third-placed qualifiers
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third placed teams of each group. The one best third-placed teams from the West Zone (Group A to D) and one best third-placed team from the East (Group E to G) would also advanced to the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, Third-placed qualifiers, West Zone
Because two groups has one team fewer than the others, following the withdrawal of Bhutan and the Maldives, matches against the sixth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking. As a result, four matches played by each team will count for the purposes of the third-placed table.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship squads
The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship was an international under-19 age group football tournament held in China from 3 – 17 October 2010. The sixteen national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of maximum 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.


2010 AFC U-19 Championship squads
The age listed for each player is on 3 October 2010, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players in boldface have been capped at full international level at some point in their career.


2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
The 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup was held from 19–30 May at the Chengdu Sports Centre in China PR. The winners, Australia, runners-up, Korea DPR, and third-place team, Japan qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.


2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
With this victory, Australia women's had become the first ever national team to win in two different confederations, having won the OFC Women's Nations Cup three times before. Their success was later followed by their fellow men's team at the men's tournament less than 5 years later.


2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Group stages
The two groups were drawn on 21 November 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup, Goalscorers
There were 45 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.


2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
The 2010 AFC Women's Championship qualification saw twelve nations attempt to qualify for the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup football competition. The three winners of the second round groups joined five automatic qualifiers in the finals tournament held in China in May 2010.


2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
This tournament also served as the first stage of qualification for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup for the Asian zone.


2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification, First round
The six lowest ranked teams played the first round. Myanmar, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Iran, Vietnam and Hong Kong had a bye to the second round. Bangladesh withdrew before the start of qualification.


2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification, Second round, Group C
All matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.


2010 AFF Championship
The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and P&G and officially known as the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 9th edition of the AFF Championship, took place on 1–29 December 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the preliminary stage from 1 to 7 December for Group A and 2 to 8 December for Group B. The semi-finals were played home and away with the first legs on 15 and 16 December 2010, and the second legs on 18 and 19 December 2010. The final was played over two legs on 26 December 2010 and 29 December 2010.


2010 AFF Championship
Indonesia appeared in their fourth final while the Philippines qualified for the semi-finals for the first time under the management of Simon McMenemy. Malaysia subsequently won their first ever title since they first appeared in the final in the inaugural edition, beating Indonesia 4–2 on aggregate in the finals. Malaysia became the first nation to win the AFF Cup (including tournaments held under earlier formats), despite losing two games in the tournament (both to Indonesia).


2010 AFF Championship, Hosts
On 17 February 2009, Vietnam declared their interest in hosting the eighth AFF Championship. On 21 April 2009, the Vietnamese newspaper VietNamNet announced that Vietnam would co-host the Championship along with Indonesia.


2010 AFF Championship, Venues
There were two main venues; the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta and the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi with two secondary venues which will be used simultaneously with the main venue on the final match day of the group stage. Originally, the secondary venue for Group B was the Hàng Đẫy Stadium in Hanoi. However, on 22 November 2010, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced that it would not be ready in time for the tournament due to ongoing renovations and was replaced by the Chùa Cuõi Stadium (also known as the Thiên Trường Stadium).


2010 AFF Championship, Venues
For Group A, the original secondary venue was the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung but on 24 November 2010 a week after an AFF meeting, it was announced that it would be replaced with the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium. Teams qualifying for the semi-finals would also host a game, in this case, Malaysia whom qualified used their Bukit Jalil National Stadium for the semi final and final.


2010 AFF Championship, Qualification
Qualification took place from 22 to 26 October 2010 in Laos. With the four lower ranked teams Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines and Timor Leste battling for two spots to the finals. However, the qualification tournament was held without Brunei, due to FIFA's continued suspension of the Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam.


2010 AFF Championship, Qualification
Six teams qualified for the finals, based on tournament records:


2010 AFF Championship, Final tournament, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
† The first leg of the semi-finals was supposed to be played in the Philippines. However, due to the unavailability of a stadium that passes AFF standards, both legs were hosted by Indonesia.


2010 AFF Championship, Incidents
During the group match between Indonesia and Malaysia at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, some Indonesian fans are seen pointing green laser lights towards Malaysian goalkeeper, Mohd Sharbinee when Indonesia scored a fifth goals as seen at  minutes on the match video in YouTube. Other incidents also occur soon after Malaysia's semi-final home leg against Vietnam, when goalkeeper Bùi Tấn Trường stated that he was targeted with green laser pointers from the Malaysian fans when he want prepare for goal kicks and when saving the ball, which caused him to turn his head away.


2010 AFF Championship, Incidents
During the final, Malaysia's fans again targeted the opposition players with green laser pointers. The first leg, also at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, was stopped for eight minutes starting in the 53rd minute when the Indonesian players walked off in protest and complained to referee Masaaki Toma about the laser lights. Malaysia scored the first goal right after play was resumed. The return-leg final in Jakarta saw Indonesian fans also pointing green laser lights again towards Malaysian goalkeeper face, Khairul Fahmi Che Mat.


2010 AFF Championship qualification
The 2010 AFF Championship qualification tournament was held in Vientiane, Laos from 22 to 26 October 2010 for the five lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia. All teams played in a round-robin tournament format with the winner and runner-up qualifying for the final tournament. However, the qualification was held without Brunei, due to FIFA's continued suspension of the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam, thus barring them from the competition. The draw for the qualifying round and competition proper took place on 15 September 2010.


2010 AFF Championship squads
Below are the squads for the 2010 AFF Championship, co-hosted by Indonesia and Vietnam, which took place between 1 and 29 December 2010. Table below lists the player's total caps, their club teams and their age on the tournament's opening day.


2010 AFF Futsal Championship
The 2010 AFF Futsal Championship was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 5 April to 11 April 2010.


2010 AFF Futsal Championship
Defending champions Thailand did not take part at this tournament as they opted to play in the Thai 5s which was being held around the same time in Udon Thani.


2010 AFF Futsal Championship
Hosts Vietnam having already qualified for the 2010 AFC Futsal Championship, were targeting top spot at this edition of the AFF Futsal Championship.


2010 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
The  2010 AFF U-16 Youth Championship will be held from 20 September to 26 September 2010, hosted by Indonesia. Only four teams will be participating, three teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and an invitee team from the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).


2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
The  2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was held from 24 July to 30 July 2010, hosted by Vietnam. Only four teams will be participating, two teams from member associations of the AFF along with associate member Australia, and an invitee team from the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).


2010 AFL Europe Championship
The 2010 Australian Football European Championship was the inaugural AFL Europe Championship, a 16-a-side Australian football competition between European countries. Contested between eight national teams, the Championships were won by Ireland.


2010 AFL Grand Final
The 2010 AFL Grand Final was a series of two Australian rules football matches between the Collingwood Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club. Together they are considered the 114th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), and were staged to determine the premiers for the 2010 AFL season. The premiership is usually decided by a single match; however, as the first grand final ended in a draw, a grand final replay was played the following week and was won by Collingwood.


2010 AFL Grand Final
Both grand finals were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. The first was held on 25 September 2010. The game was attended by 100,016 spectators, the highest crowd for a VFL/AFL game since the 1986 VFL Grand Final. The match ended in a draw, with both teams scoring 68 points. This was the third draw in a VFL/AFL grand final, the previous two occurring in 1948 and 1977.


2010 AFL Grand Final
The premiership was decided by a full replay on 2 October 2010. It was attended by 93,853 people. Collingwood defeated St Kilda by 56 points, marking Collingwood's fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership victory and their first since 1990. It was the last grand final to be replayed prior to the introduction of extra time.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Background
Collingwood entered the 2010 season after having lost its preliminary final in 2009 against eventual premiers Geelong. Collingwood was the best performed side of the home and away season, finishing with a record of 17–4–1 and winning its first minor premiership since 1977 and its first McClelland Trophy since 1970. Collingwood progressed to the grand final after comfortable victories in the qualifying final against the Western Bulldogs by 62 points, and then against Geelong in the preliminary final by 41 points.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Background
St Kilda entered the season after having won the 2009 minor premiership with the club's best ever home and away record of 20–2, but losing the grand final to Geelong by two goals. After winning the first four games of the season, the Saints hit a form slump coinciding with a serious hamstring injury to captain Nick Riewoldt. They would recover to win seven games in a row before Riewoldt's return, and finished third on the ladder with a record of 15–6–1. They overcame a heavily favoured Geelong team by four points in their qualifying final, and had a comfortable 24-point win over the Western Bulldogs in the preliminary final to advance to the grand final.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Background
It is the first grand final between two Melbourne-based sides since the 2000 grand final. Collingwood was the strong favourite to win, with major bookmakers offering around A$1.40 to A$1.45 for a Collingwood victory at the start of the game.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Background
Collingwood and St Kilda met twice during the 2010 home-and-away season, each team winning once. St Kilda won in Round 3 at Etihad Stadium, 10.9 (69) to an inaccurate 4.17 (41), although Riewoldt was badly injured during the match. In Round 16 at the MCG, Collingwood was a comfortable winner over St Kilda by the score 15.10 (100) versus 6.16 (52). The teams also met in the first round of the preseason competition which St Kilda won by 1 point.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Background
They were a good side at the beginning (of the year) but they've just got stronger than ever... They're the best Collingwood team since the 1920s and 1930s.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Background
The first final marked the 41st time Collingwood has contested the VFL/AFL grand final, and the first time since the club lost back-to-back grand finals in 2002 and 2003. The club was attempting to win its fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership, and its first since 1990. It was St Kilda's seventh grand final appearance, and its second in a row after the loss in 2009. St Kilda was attempting to win its second premiership, the only previous premiership coming in 1966.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Background
The matches were the second and third grand finals contested by the two clubs. The only previous encounter was the 1966 grand final in which St Kilda won its only premiership, winning by a single point 10.14 (74) to 10.13 (73). They had met in a total of nine finals, of which St Kilda has won six, including the last five in a row, dating back to the 1966 grand final. Between them, Collingwood and St Kilda fielded only three players who had previously won a premiership: Darren Jolly (Collingwood), Adam Schneider and Sean Dempster (both St Kilda)—all three played in Sydney's 2005 premiership team five years earlier.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Background
The matches were the first occasion when a clash guernsey was required in a grand final since the introduction of them in the 1990s, with St Kilda (being the lower ranked team on the ladder) required to wear its predominantly white clash guernsey due to their home guernsey clashing with Collingwood, who began wearing a predominantly black home guernsey in 2001.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Media coverage
The 2010 decider was telecast nationwide by the Seven Network, on their main channel as well as the new high-definition (HD) digital channel 7mate. The match was also broadcast for the first time in 3D. The network had only broadcast the match following an agreement that would see them, along with Network Ten (which had been contracted under the current deal to telecast the event in 2007, 2009 and 2011), share the rights to the match every year, with the other network broadcasting the pre-season grand final and the Brownlow Medal presentation that year as well. Seven also televised the AFL grand final replay, on 2 October, albeit not in 3D nor in High Definition, as the equipment was being loaned in Sydney for the NRL Grand Final.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Media coverage
The Seven Network also made use of the Skycam for the first time in an AFL grand final. The camera had previously been trialled by the Nine Network during its coverage of Friday Night Football in 2004, as well as the Rugby League State of Origin.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Media coverage
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, 3.7 million people tuned into their TV to watch the drawn grand final, while a slightly smaller audience of 3.6 million tuned to watch the replay. However, 5.7 million witnessed the last 5 minutes of the replay, up from 5.6 million the previous week.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Media coverage
Aside from television, the grand final was also broadcast by a number of radio stations. Due to Melbourne still being the heartland of Australian rules football, a higher number of radio stations broadcast locally into Melbourne, although almost all stations have their broadcast syndicated by regional stations nationwide. The 2010 radio broadcasters include Triple M, SEN 1116, 3AW, 774 ABC Melbourne, 95.5 K-Rock, NIRS, FIVEaa, 6PR and Crocmedia.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Pre-match entertainment
Prior to the match, entertainment was provided by INXS, who performed "Suicide Blonde", "New Sensation" and "Kick". This was followed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, who performed orchestral arrangements of the Collingwood and St Kilda theme songs. Lyrics for the two songs were performed by Matt Hetherington (for Collingwood) and Paris Wells (for St Kilda).


2010 AFL Grand Final, Pre-match entertainment
For the grand final replay, Lionel Richie was announced to perform the pre-match, as well as the post-match, entertainment. The American said, "It is a great honour to be invited to perform at such an historic event in Australian football... I am incredibly fortunate to have been available for this once-in-a-lifetime experience to share my music with my fans." Following Richie's Performance, the team theme songs were performed as saxophone solos by Joe Camilleri (for Collingwood) and Wilbur Wilde (for St Kilda). For the replay, in place of the traditional around-the-ground parade of 2010 AFL retirees and medalists, famous members of the Collingwood and St. Kilda Football Clubs were presented: including participants from the memorable 1966 VFL Grand Final.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010
The match was played under dry conditions. Rain was forecast towards the end of the match, but did not arrive until after the match had finished.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, First quarter
Collingwood scored the first goal only twenty seconds into the game, winning the first clearance and eventually getting the ball to Darren Jolly to score from 5 metres out. Stephen Milne scored St Kilda's opening goal in the 8th minute. Collingwood then scored three goals in six minutes, to Blair, Didak and Thomas, to open up a twenty-point lead. After the 17th minute, St Kilda was able to hold Collingwood scoreless, with goals to Riewoldt and Schneider bringing the margin back to six points at quarter time.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, First quarter
Generally, Collingwood had the better of the play early in the first quarter, attacking primarily through rebounds and turnovers. St Kilda won the clearances 12–6 throughout the quarter, and it was through that clearance work that St Kilda was able to build their late-quarter recovery. Lenny Hayes was instrumental in St Kilda's clearance work, acting as third-man-up in the ruck contests and collecting ten disposals. All of the key statistics (contested possessions, inside-50s, tackles) except for clearances were fairly even through the quarter.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Second quarter
Collingwood dominated the second quarter. They won the clearances 16–6, and won the inside-50s 21–5, giving St Kilda almost no opportunity to score. Overall, Collingwood managed ten shots at goal, but took many from long distance, which affected their overall accuracy: their total score for the quarter was 3.6 (24) with one out on the full.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Second quarter
Goals were scored by Cloke in the 3rd minute, Macaffer in the 18th minute from a holding the ball free kick against Eddy and 50-metre penalty against Ray, and O'Brien in the 26th minute; of their remaining shots, three fell short and were touched or rushed for behinds, while Cloke missed two relatively easy shots—one from a 25-metre set shot directly in front and one from a snap shot 30 metres out—in the final two minutes of the quarter. So dominant was Collingwood in the second quarter that St Kilda managed only two shots on goal, both set shots from outside 50 metres: one goal to Koschitzke in the 12th minute, and one from Peake in the 21st minute which fell short and was rebounded.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Second quarter
Collingwood entered half time with a 24-point lead. Swan was instrumental at stoppages in the second quarter, and Thomas and Maxwell were both crucial at forcing rebounds.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Third quarter
St Kilda began to win clearances again, and after both teams mustered rushed behinds, Riewoldt scored the first goal of the quarter in the 5th minute from a coast-to-coast play. Midway through the quarter, Gardiner left the field injured, leaving St Kilda (who had omitted back-up ruckman Ben McEvoy for the game) without a recognised ruckman. Collingwood had long-range shots at goal by Cloke and Dawes fall short and rushed for behinds in the middle stages of the quarter, but could not score a goal.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Third quarter
The Saints kicked two goals in five minutes through Goddard and Gilbert to close the gap to seven points in the 22nd minute. Thomas had a good chance to score a goal late in the quarter, but missed with a wild snap shot under little pressure. Collingwood took an eight-point lead into three-quarter time.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Third quarter
After Collingwood's complete dominance of the second quarter, the third quarter was much more closely contested. The teams were even in both clearances and contested disposals, and both managed six shots on goal. In St Kilda's case, their six shots yielded 3.3 (21), while in Collingwood's case, they yielded only 0.5 (5)—including hitting the post once, two falling short and then getting touched through for behinds, and one falling short and being marked by an opponent for no score. Hayes and Goddard were again prominent at the clearances, with both playing at various times as the third man up in ruck contests. Part-time ruckman Jason Blake assumed much of the ruck responsibility following Michael Gardiner's injury.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Fourth quarter
The final quarter was again a close contest. Both teams had several inside-50s early in the quarter, but all were rebounded without score, with Maxwell and Goddard both prominent for their respective teams. The first score of the quarter was not until the 9th minute, when Davis crumbed a goal from a stoppage, extending the margin to 14 points.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Fourth quarter
In the 12th minute, Robert Eddy hit the post from a long tight set shot won after catching O'Brien holding the ball; the Saints then scored goals through Hayes in the 14th minute, and Milne in the 15th minute off the ensuing centre break to bring the margin back to one point. In the 19th minute, Riewoldt had a 45-metre snap shot at the goals from a stoppage which was bouncing towards the goals, but was touched on the line by a desperate dive from Maxwell, levelling the scores at 61 apiece. Then, in the 20th minute, Goddard scored a goal from 20 metres out, directly in front, after taking a big specky over O'Brien. This gave St Kilda its first lead of the game, after Collingwood had been leading since the opening goal, 20 seconds into the game.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Fourth quarter
In the 22nd minute, Cloke's attempt for goal was rushed behind after he was awarded a free kick. In the 26th minute, Maxwell created a turnover which resulted in a goal to Cloke from 5m, putting Collingwood back in front by a point. Collingwood unsuccessfully attacked twice in the following two minutes from turnovers: a 50-metre set shot from Dawes which fell short and was punched out of bounds, and a 50-metre snap shot from Sidebottom which fell short and was marked and rebounded.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Fourth quarter
The rebound from that mark ended with Hayes taking a long shot towards Milne from 60 metres, but the kick eluded Milne and bounced through for a behind, tying the game at 68 apiece in the 30th minute. In the final minute of the game, St Kilda had the ball in its forward line, and after fifteen seconds of scrambling around 15–25 metres from goal, Collingwood cleared to the boundary line on the wing. Time elapsed, and the game finished drawn.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Norm Smith Medal
Lenny Hayes won the Norm Smith Medal for the drawn grand final comfortably, with 13 of a possible 15 votes, named best on ground by four of the five voters. Hayes had 32 disposals, 12 tackles, five clearances, and five inside-50s. Brendon Goddard placed second with seven votes, while Dale Thomas came third with six votes, receiving the most Norm Smith votes of any Collingwood player. Sam Fisher and Nick Maxwell were the only other vote-getters with two votes each.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Norm Smith Medal
Chaired by Brad Scott, the voters and their choices were as follows:


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Grand final sprint
The final of the grand final sprint was held at half-time of the first final. It was won by Luke Miles from the St Kilda Football Club, with Tim Golds from the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Lewis Jetta from the Sydney Swans finishing second and third respectively.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Aftermath
The draw immediately sparked debate about the practice of staging a full-length replay instead of playing extra time. After the game, the two captains, Nick Maxwell of Collingwood and Nick Riewoldt of St Kilda, both stated that they would have preferred an extra time period; Maxwell was particularly scathing of the arrangement, labeling it an "absolute joke" in an interview immediately after the final siren, but the full replay was not without its supporters, with Collingwood coach Michael Malthouse pledging his support to the traditional arrangement in his post-match press conference.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Aftermath
Oh, mate, I don't know if we've ever seen 44 blokes go to war like that. It was amazing.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Aftermath
It's war today. It's not too often you come back to fight another war a week later.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Aftermath
Within a few days of the grand final, the organisers of several events already scheduled for 2 October made the commercial decision to reschedule their events to avoid a clash with the replay. The inaugural A-League derby clash between cross-town teams the Melbourne Victory and new franchise Melbourne Heart was postponed for 8 October to maximise promotion and publicity opportunities. The Victorian Racing Club moved the Turnbull Stakes to 3 October. Cricket Victoria delayed the opening of the Victorian Premier Cricket season to the following weekend.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Aftermath
The Chris Mainwaring Legends Match, which raises money for Perth's Telethon was moved to 9 October. The scheduling of several AFL post-season events was also affected: Collingwood's Copeland Trophy presentation was rescheduled to December, and the start of trade week and the father–son bidding meeting were moved from 4 to 5 October (with trade week shortened by one day). Many players had to reschedule their post-season holiday plans to be available to play in the replay.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Aftermath
On Tuesday 28 September, the AFL announced a rule change such that any player who had played in the drawn grand final but missed the replay, through omission or injury, would still receive a premiership medallion if his team was victorious. Under previous rules, players would not have received premiership medallions unless they were present in the team that won the premiership-deciding game. This would mean that Leon Davis, who would be replaced for the replay, would eventually receive a medallion (although he did not receive one during the match-day ceremony).


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Scorecard and overall statistics
Most of the game statistics were fairly even across the game. Total disposals were won by St Kilda 338–326, contested possessions were won by Collingwood 153–148, and tackles were won by St Kilda 100–89. The two most lopsided statistics were: clearances, which St Kilda won 46–38, despite having ten fewer than Collingwood in the second quarter, and inside-50s, which Collingwood dominated 62–35. Altogether, seven of Collingwood's fourteen behinds were recorded as rushed, mostly from shots at goal which fell short and were touched or punched through. The official crowd of 100,016 was the highest since the 1986 VFL Grand Final, exceeding the crowd of the 2008 AFL Grand Final by only four people.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Scorecard and overall statistics
The grand final replay was played on a day without cloud, with the temperature around 20 °C for most of the game.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final, 25 September 2010, Scorecard and overall statistics
Collingwood was still the strong favourite with bookmakers for the replay, although the odds had tightened since the drawn match: major bookmakers were offering odds of around $1.60 for a Collingwood win in the replay, compared with $1.40–$1.45 for the grand final.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, First quarter
Prior to the first bounce, Nick Maxwell of Collingwood won the coin toss, and chose to kick to the (western) City End. Collingwood almost scored the opening goal in the first minute of the game, but an off-the-ball free kick against Dane Swan stripped Travis Cloke of a set shot from the goal square. The first score was registered in the 5th minute, a goal from a set shot by Tyson Goldsack. Up until the 11th minute, Collingwood won the inside-50s 6–1. Johnson scored a goal for Collingwood in the 12th minute, and the Magpies led 14–0 after twenty minutes.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, First quarter
St Kilda's first score came in the 21st minute in dramatic fashion, with a defensive effort from Heath Shaw turning a near-certain goal into a behind: Nick Riewoldt had marked 2 metres from goal in the goal square, and turned to play on, only to have Shaw dive across him from behind as he was dropping the ball, spoiling the ball before it reached Riewoldt's foot, and rushing the ball through for a behind. Brent Macaffer scored a crumbing goal for Collingwood from the goal square a minute later to extend the margin to 19 points. Riewoldt would get one more chance to get a goal at the last minute, but his 45-metre kick missed to the left. Collingwood led by 18 points at quarter time, and St Kilda was held goalless in the first quarter.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Second quarter
St Kilda dominated in the first half of the second quarter, with a first score registered 33 seconds after the bounce. However, they could not put pressure on the scoreboard, kicking five behinds in the first fourteen minutes of the quarter—three of which were scored by Sam Gilbert while on the run—to take St Kilda's total score to only 0.7 (7), while Alan Didak scored a goal for Collingwood from the goal square in the 6th minute. Brendon Goddard finally scored St Kilda's first goal in the 15th minute from a 20-metre set shot.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Second quarter
After missing two difficult shots at goal in the 17th and 18th minutes, Collingwood goalled twice in a space of one minute, through Macaffer and Jolly. The end of the quarter was filled with physical one-on-one contests with Collingwood willing to play for time, and no more goals were scored in the quarter. Two more opportunities for Collingwood ended up behinds but kept the pressure on St Kilda. Finally, Schneider had a set shot from 30m as the siren sounded, but only managed a behind.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Second quarter
In general play, the second quarter was fairly even, with St Kilda winning the inside-50s 13-10, but while none of their missed opportunities were easy shots, the Saints' inability to convert the chances they had contributed to their increasing deficit. Collingwood won the quarter 3.3 (21) to St Kilda's 1.6 (12) and took a 27-point lead into half time.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Third quarter
Collingwood dominated in the third quarter. Following Schneider's minor score in the first 14 seconds of play, the Magpies responded with relentless pressure and strung together five straight scores, including a crumbing goal from Dawes and consecutive goals by Wellingham and Swan. It took Koschitzke to end that streak, after marking the ball from a Riewoldt kick from the centre square. The two sides subsequently kicked goal for goal, with Didak, Hayes, Sidebottom, and Gilbert all registering goals. St Kilda had four shots at goal for three goals, while Collingwood had eight for five goals, and a rushed behind. Collingwood's three-quarter-time lead was 41 points.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Final quarter
Within two minutes, Dawes kicked a goal from about 40m out near the boundary line to stretch the margin to 47 points. From there, Collingwood's victory was never in doubt. The two teams alternated goals throughout the final term. Goals were scored by Thomas (5th minute), Dal Santo (7th minute), O'Brien (12th minute, with the assistance of a 50-metre penalty), Milne (13th minute), Wellingham (17th minute), Milne again (25th minute), and finally Sidebottom (27th minute). After a final behind by St. Kilda, Collingwood played out the final minute of the game running out the clock, and the ball was in the hands of Didak as the final siren sounded for Collingwood's 56-point victory.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Norm Smith Medal
Scott Pendlebury was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player in the grand final replay with ten votes; accumulating 29 disposals, seven marks and laying eleven tackles. Steele Sidebottom (26 disposals, two goals) was a close second with eight votes. Dale Thomas (27 disposals, eight marks) was third with four votes, and Swan, Jolly, Ball and Nathan Brown also polled votes. The Medal was presented to Pendlebury by former North Melbourne Star Arnold Briedis, the Best on Ground in the 1977 replay.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Overall
The statistics of the match, unlike the drawn grand final, were mostly dominated by Collingwood. Collingwood beat St Kilda for disposals (379–326), kicks (250–178), marks (121–84) and tackles (87–67), while St Kilda had more handpasses than Collingwood (148–129). Collingwood was particularly dominant at ruck contests, winning 47 tap-outs to St Kilda's 26.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Overall
The win was the fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership won by Collingwood in its 114 years in the league. It was Collingwood's first premiership since 1990, only its second since 1958. It was the ninth time that Collingwood won both the premiership and the minor premiership in the same year, but the first time since 1930. It was also Collingwood's second consecutive premiership to be won in October and their first premiership since 1990.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Overall
It was the third premiership won by Michael Malthouse as a coach, having previously won with the West Coast Eagles in 1992 and 1994, joining Leigh Matthews, David Parkin, Allan Jeans and Ron Barassi as coaches who have led more than one club to a premiership. With its loss, St Kilda became the first team since Collingwood in 2002 and 2003 to finish runners-up twice in a row.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Overall
The grand final replay was attended by 93,853 people, roughly 6,000 fewer than the drawn grand final. This was consistent with previous grand final replays in 1948 and 1977, both of which drew lower attendances than the drawn grand finals which preceded them.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Aftermath
On Monday 4 October, the Match Review Panel charged St Kilda's Adam Schneider with striking Brent Macaffer in the third quarter of the replay. Schneider was offered a two-week suspension for the incident.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Aftermath
On Monday 13 December, the AFL commission discussed the possibility of introducing extra time to decide future drawn grand finals, but ultimately decided to retain the full grand final replay. The provision for a grand final replay was eventually removed, and replaced with extra time, starting from the 2016 season, making 2010's game the last grand final replay in the league's history.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Grand final replay, 2 October 2010, Aftermath
Tyson Goldsack's mother placed a successful bet on her son, who is usually a defender but started in the forward-line, to kick the first goal of the replay. The Footy Show host James Brayshaw drew attention to this in July 2011, amidst investigations into that season's controversial betting plunges on the defenders to kick the first goal, but the AFL cleared Goldsack and his mother of any wrongdoing.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Teams
When named on Thursday night before the first final, St Kilda recalled Steven Baker who had not played since Round 13, due to a 9-game suspension, omitting Ben McEvoy. Collingwood made two changes to their preliminary final team, bringing in Leon Davis and Simon Prestigiacomo and omitting Tyson Goldsack and Nathan Brown. However, prior to the start of the first final, Brown replaced Prestigiacomo, who withdrew due to a groin strain.


2010 AFL Grand Final, Teams
The teams for the replayed grand final were announced on 30 September, with both sides making one change. Collingwood omitted out-of-form Leon Davis, who was replaced by defender Tyson Goldsack. St Kilda brought Ben McEvoy into the team, to replace injured ruckman Michael Gardiner.


2010 AFL Rising Star
The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2010 Ron Evans Medal was awarded to Dan Hannebery of the Sydney Swans.


2010 AFL Rising Star, Eligibility
Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award.


2010 AFL Rising Star, Nominations
*ineligible to win the NAB Rising Star due to suspension.


2010 AFL Under 18 Championships
The 2010 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships was the 15th edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships. Eight teams competed in the championships: Vic Metro, Vic Country, South Australia and Western Australia in Division 1, and New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT), Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania in Division 2. The competition was played over five rounds, in seven states and territories, across two divisions. In rounds two and four of the competition, the second-division teams crossed over and played the division one sides, while the other three rounds of matches were played between the teams in each the division. Vic Country and Tasmania were the Division 1 and Division 2 champions, respectively. The Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Western Australia's Harley Bennell, and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by Tasmania's Sam Darley.


2010 AFL Under 18 Championships, Results, Round 1
Anthony Miles (NSW/ACT) amassed 43 possessions and kicked 3 goals in the Rams win over the Northern Territory.


2010 AFL Under 18 Championships, Under 18 All-Australian team
The 2010 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 3 July 2010:


2010 AFL draft
The 2010 AFL draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2010/11 Australian Football League off-season. These were the trade week; held between (5 October and 12 October), the national draft; held on the (18 November), the pre-season draft (7 December) and the rookie draft (also held on 7 December).


2010 AFL draft, Gold Coast Suns concessions
The Gold Coast Football Club was to join the AFL in 2011, and was provided with several draft concessions, including additional draft selections, early access to recruit 17-year-old players, and access to uncontracted and previously listed players in this offseason. These concessions were similar to those provided to the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the following season.


2010 AFL draft, Gold Coast Suns concessions
Gold Coast was permitted to recruit the following players directly, without the need for any draft:


2010 AFL draft, Gold Coast Suns concessions
Then, in the drafts, Gold Coast had the following selections:


2010 AFL draft, Gold Coast Suns concessions
Gold Coast began with an expanded list size of up to forty-eight senior players and nine rookies, to be gradually reduced to a standard list size of thirty-eight senior players and nine rookies by 2015.


2010 AFL draft, Gold Coast Suns concessions
Throughout the 2010 AFL season, much interest surrounded which out-of-contract players would sign with the new Gold Coast Football Club. Nathan Bock was the first to be announced, followed by Nathan Krakouer and Michael Rischitelli. Campbell Brown and Jarrod Harbrow were the next two to be announced, ending many months of speculation about their move.


2010 AFL draft, Gold Coast Suns concessions
On 29 September, after a year of constant speculation and rumour, Geelong star Gary Ablett, Jr. announced that he had signed a five-year deal with the Suns, which will make him the highest paid player in the league.


2010 AFL draft, Gold Coast Suns concessions
Then on 7 October, the Gold Coast also signed Collingwood's Josh Fraser and Brisbane's Jared Brennan. Brennan is the second player from the Brisbane Lions to be signed by the Gold Coast. As the Gold Coast were only able to sign one non-contracted player from each club, the Lions had to agree with the deal and work out a fair compensation.


2010 AFL draft, Player movements, Trades
In the lead-up to trade week, Carlton's Sam Jacobs requested to be traded back to a South Australian club and Fremantle's Chris Tarrant returned to Melbourne. Shaun Grigg and Andrew Walker both requested to be traded from Carlton and Brisbane's Justin Sherman also wanted to leave Brisbane. Daniel Motlop, David Hale, Nathan Djerrkura and Will Thursfield were also mentioned as likely trade targets.


2010 AFL draft, Player movements, Trades
The timing of trade week was adjusted in 2010 to account for the un-contracted player announcements to be made by Gold Coast by Thursday 7 October. Whereas previous trade weeks had run from Monday to Friday, the 2010 trade week was originally scheduled to run from Monday 4 October to Monday 11 October. However, due to the 2010 Grand Final Replay, the start of trade week was delayed until Tuesday 5 October.


2010 AFL draft, Player movements, Trades
Source:Note: the numbering of the draft picks in this trades table is based on the original order prior to draft day. The final numbering of many of these draft picks was adjusted on draft day due to either the insertion of compensation draft picks in the early rounds, or clubs passing in the later rounds.


2010 AFL draft, 2010 national draft
The 2010 AFL national draft was held on 18 November at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, the first time in more than a decade that it has been held outside of Melbourne.


2010 AFL draft, 2011 pre-season draft
The 2011 AFL Pre-season Draft was held on 7 December 2010.


2010 AFL draft, 2011 rookie draft
The 2011 AFL Rookie Draft was held immediately after the Pre-season Draft. Greater Western Sydney will take part for the first time, having the first eight selections, with the Gold Coast Football Club having selection nine and then the first selection in each subsequent round.


2010 AFL finals series
The Australian Football League's 2010 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2010 AFL season. The series was scheduled to occur over four weekends in September 2010, culminating with the 114th AFL/VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 2010. However, after Collingwood and St Kilda drew in the Grand Final, the series was extended to five weeks, ending on 2 October, with the first Grand Final replay since 1977 (and the last, due to rules changes in 2016). Collingwood won the replay by 56 points to become the 2010 premiers.


2010 AFL finals series, The finals system
The system is a final eight system. This system is different from the McIntyre Final Eight System, which was previously used by the AFL, and is currently used by the National Rugby League.


2010 AFL finals series, The finals system
The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals. This means that even if a top-four team loses in the first week, it still remains in the finals, playing a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games, in that only the winners survive and move on to the next week.