2010–11 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team, Preseason
Sean Duff and Sean Jones are no longer on the team. Craig Stanley, Josh Young, Bill Eaddy, and Adam Templeton all graduated.


2010–11 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2010–11 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 10th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.


2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished the regular season with a record of 30–4, ranked #1 in the media polls a total of eleven weeks during the season. They also won the ACC Tournament, winning for the third consecutive year. As the #1 seed in the west region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, they defeated Hampton in the second round and Michigan in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by Arizona to finish the season 32–5.


2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Previous season
The team finished 2010 with a 35–5 record, becoming the ACC Regular Season Co-Champion, ACC Tournament Champion, and earning a #1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Blue Devils beat Butler in the championship game 61–59 to win the fourth national championship in school history.


2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Game Notes – NCAA Tournament, Second Round: Hampton
Duke opened the 2011 NCAA Tournament with a match up against #16 seed Hampton. Duke came out and took care of business with a commanding 39–22 lead going into halftime. As the game continued, Duke built a larger margin and easily took the first game of the tournament, beating Hampton 87–45. After Kyrie Irving suffered a toe injury in December and missed 26 games, he made his return against Hampton. After a slow start, Irving led the team in scoring with 14 points while playing 20 minutes.


2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Game Notes – NCAA Tournament, Third Round: Michigan
Duke continued their 2011 NCAA Tournament bid with a Third Round match up with the Michigan Wolverines. Duke opened the game going back and forth with Michigan, going into halftime with a 38–33 lead. However, even after leading by 15 points midway through the second half, the Wolverines would not go away. Bringing the game down to the final seconds, it was Duke who prevailed behind Nolan Smith's 24 and beat Michigan 73–71 moving them on to the Sweet Sixteen in Anaheim. This victory also gave coach Mike Krzyzewski his 900th career victory, becoming only the fourth coach to accomplish this feat.


2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Game Notes – NCAA Tournament, Regional Semifinal: Arizona
Duke played well in the first half and was up by 6 points at halftime. Arizona was only kept within range by a stellar performance by Wildcats forward Derrick Williams, who scored 25 of his 32 points in the first half. In the second half, Williams' teammates came alive as Arizona went on a 19–2 run from which Duke was unable to recover.


2010–11 Duleep Trophy
The 2010–11 Duleep Trophy was the 50th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


2010–11 Duleep Trophy
South Zone won the title, defeating North Zone in the final.


2010–11 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Dumbarton's second consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2008–09 season. Dumbarton also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2010–11 Dumbarton F.C. season, Summary
Dumbarton finished seventh in the Second Division. They reached the first of the Scottish Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.


2010–11 Dumbarton F.C. season, Summary, Management
Dumbarton began the 2010–11 season under the management of Jim Chapman. On 27 October 2010, Chapman resigned as manager, with Alan Adamson being appointed as interim manager. In April 2011, after six months as interim manager Adamson was appointed on a permanent basis.


2010–11 Dundee F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Dundee's 6th consecutive season in the Scottish First Division after being relegated from the SPL in 2005.


2010–11 Dundee F.C. season, Season summary
Dundee had an average start to the season, but results dramatically improved despite going into administration culminating in the release of their manager Gordon Chisholm, his assistant Billy Dodds, and nine players. As a result of going into administration on 1 November 2010, the Dee were given a 25-point deduction as punishment. After the punishment was imposed, Dundee were left bottom of the First Division table with  -11 points, 20 points behind the second-bottom team. Dundee went on a 23 match undefeated streak avoiding relegating & ending the season in mid table (6th).


2010–11 Dundee F.C. season, Squad
Key: = Appearances, = Goals, = Yellow card, = Red card


2010–11 Dundee F.C. season, Squad
Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes


2010–11 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was the club's 102nd season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909 and their 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. United also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2010–11 Dundee United F.C. season, Results & fixtures, Friendlies
The club continued their tradition of participating in the Keyline Cup, visiting Oban in mid July to win the tournament they previously won in 2008. United have confirmed five pre-season friendlies, travelling to Austria for a small pre-season tour and visiting Irish side Glentoran and Championship side Hull City at the end of July. In August, FA Premier League side Wigan Athletic will visit Tannadice for the final pre-season friendly.


2010–11 Dundee United F.C. season, Results & fixtures, SPL
Dundee United began their SPL campaign on Saturday 14 August against St Mirren at St Mirren Park.


2010–11 Dundee United F.C. season, Results & fixtures, UEFA Europa League
Dundee United entered the UEFA Europa League at the play-off round taking on AEK Athens.


2010–11 Dundee United F.C. season, Playing kit
The playing kit is sponsored for the first time by Calor Gas. Nike continued with the second year of their four-year deal of kit production. Dundee-based cosmetic car repair specialists Dents8 entered the second year of their two-year sponsorship of the home and away shorts and the first team's socks.


2010–11 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Dunfermline Athletic's 4th and final season in the Scottish First Division after being relegated from the Scottish Premier League in 2007. On 30 April 2011, the Pars beat Morton to seal promotion back to the SPL.


2010–11 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Pre-season
During preseason manager Jim McIntyre made two goalkeeper signings to bolster the squad. He signed Chris Smith, after his excellent performance on loan from St Mirren, and Kyle Allison as back up. Also signed are Ross County's Alex Keddie and Pat Clarke from Dundee. Pre -season results were awful including a 5-1 hammering by a Manchester United reserve squad.


2010–11 Dutch Basketball League
The 2010–11 Dutch Basketball League season was the 51st season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden won the national championship by beating GasTerra Flames 4-3 in the finals. The season was decided in game seven in the Vijf Meihal in Leiden. After three overtimes, Leiden won the championship over the Flames.


2010–11 Dutch Basketball League, Teams
All teams from the 2009–10 season played again this season.


2010–11 Dynamo Dresden season
The 2010–11 season saw Dynamo Dresden challenge for promotion from the 3. Liga for the first time since its foundation in 2008. After shaky start, they found themselves in contention for third place, behind the top two of Eintracht Braunschweig and Hansa Rostock. When a poor run of form in March and April put this position into jeopardy, manager Matthias Maucksch was sacked and replaced with Ralf Loose. The change had the desired effect - Dynamo win five of their last six games (drawing the other), beating Kickers Offenbach on the last day of the season to secure third place, and a playoff with VfL Osnabrück, who had finished third bottom in the 2. Bundesliga.


2010–11 Dynamo Dresden season
The first leg of the playoff, in Dresden, ended in a 1–1 draw, as did the 90 minutes of the second leg, but Dynamo scored two goals in extra time to win 4–2 on aggregate and return to the second division after a five-year absence.


2010–11 Dynamo Dresden season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Dynamo Dresden season, Results, Playoff
Dynamo Dresden won 4–2 on aggregate; Dynamo promoted, Osnabrück relegated


2010–11 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season
The 2010–11 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season  marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among ECAC members.


2010–11 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season, In season honors, MLX Skates Players of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, ECAC Hockey offices names a player of the week each Monday.


2010–11 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season, In season honors, Rookies of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, ECAC Hockey offices names a rookie of the week each Monday.


2010–11 ECHL season
The 2010–11 ECHL season was the 23rd season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule ran from October 15, 2010, to April 2, 2011. The Kelly Cup playoffs followed the regular season, with the first playoff game held on April 4, 2011, and the final game (between the Alaska Aces and the Kalamazoo Wings) held on May 21, 2011. The league welcomed one new franchise, a relocation of the Johnstown Chiefs to Greenville, South Carolina, who played in the BI-LO Center. The ECHL held its annual All-Star Game and Skills Challenge on January 26 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California, home of the Bakersfield Condors.


2010–11 ECHL season, League business, Team changes
In February 2010, Charlotte Checkers owner Michael Kahn purchased the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League from Capital District Sports and  the team relocated to Charlotte for the 2010–11 season. Rumors had surfaced that the franchise rights that were held by the Checkers would be transferred to an ownership group with plans of putting a team at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, but instead Charlotte returned its franchise to the ECHL.


2010–11 ECHL season, League business, Team changes
Also in February 2010, the Johnstown Chiefs, the only member from the original five teams to compete in the league's inaugural season to stay in its original city, announced that they would be relocating to Greenville, South Carolina, following the completion of the 2009–10 season. On February 15, 2010, the Greenville Arena District Board announced that they had agreed to a five-year deal to bring the Chiefs to Greenville's BI-LO Center and the ECHL Board of Governors approved the relocation of the Johnstown franchise to Greenville on February 17.


2010–11 ECHL season, League business, All-star game
The 2011 ECHL All-Star game was played on January 26, 2011, and was hosted by the Bakersfield Condors at Rabobank Arena. The format featured the host team Condors taking on the ECHL All-Star team. The All-Stars won 9–3.


2010–11 ECHL season, Regular season, Conference standings
x – clinched playoff spot, y – clinched division title, z – clinched best conference record, e – eliminated from playoff contention


2010–11 ECHL season, Regular season, Conference standings
x – clinched playoff spot, y – clinched division title, b – clinched Brabham Cup, best record in the conference and first round bye, e – eliminated from playoff contention


2010–11 ECHL season, Regular season, Divisional standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; SOL = Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points


2010–11 ECHL season, 2010–11 Kelly Cup Playoffs, 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs format
The format for the 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs remained unchanged from the previous season.


2010–11 ECHL season, 2010–11 Kelly Cup Playoffs, 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs format
In the Eastern Conference, postseason berths were awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winners were seeded first, second and third and played the eighth-place finisher, the seventh-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher, respectively, while the fourth-place finisher and the fifth-place finisher met. The conference semifinals had the winner of the first-place and eighth-place match-up meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place game while the winner of the second-place and seventh-place game faced the winner of the third-place and sixth-place match-up.


2010–11 ECHL season, 2010–11 Kelly Cup Playoffs, 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs format
In the Western Conference, postseason berths were awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winner with the best record in the conference received a bye in the first round. The other division winner was seeded second and met the team that finished seventh in the conference in the first round. The other first round matchups were the third-place finisher in the conference against the sixth-place finisher in the conference and the fourth-place finisher in the conference against the fifth-place finisher in the conference. The conference semifinals had the first-place finisher meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place matchup and the winner of the second-place finisher and seventh-place finisher against the winner of the third-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher.


2010–11 ECHL season, 2010–11 Kelly Cup Playoffs, 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs format
The first round in each Conference was a best of five series with each subsequent round being a best of seven series.


2010–11 ECHL season, ECHL awards, All-ECHL Teams
F Mark Derlago (Idaho) F Wes Goldie (Alaska) F Kory Karlander (Kalamazoo) D Wes Cunningham (Greenville) D Eric Regan (Elmira) G Gerald Coleman (Alaska)


2010–11 ECHL season, ECHL awards, All-ECHL Teams
F Trent Daavettila (Kalamazoo) F Ryan Ginand (Trenton) F Francis Lemieux (Bakersfield) D Jason Lepine (Toledo) D Bryan Miller (Alaska) G Dov Grumet-Morris (Greenville)


2010–11 ECHL season, ECHL awards, ECHL All-Rookie Team
F Andy Bohmbach (Toledo) F Kael Mouillierat (Idaho) F Ben Street (Wheeling) D Mark Isherwood (Alaska) D Bobby Raymond (Florida) G Brian Stewart (Bakersfield)


2010–11 EHF Champions League
The 2010–11 EHF Champions League was the 51st edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the eighteenth edition under the current EHF Champions League format. THW Kiel were the defending champions. The final four was played on 28–29 May 2011 at the Lanxess Arena at Cologne, Germany.


2010–11 EHF Champions League
FC Barcelona defeated BM Ciudad Real in the final to win the title for the 8th time.


2010–11 EHF Champions League, Draw
The draw for the group stage took place at the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna on 22 June 2010. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into four pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.


2010–11 EHF Champions League, Draw
Each team played against each other in its group twice. The top two in each group proceeded to the knockout stage, and the third-placed teams entered the EHF Cup's Winners Cup Round of 32.


2010–11 EHF Champions League, Qualification stage
A total of eight teams took part in the Qualification Tournaments. The clubs were drawn into two groups of four. The winner of Qualification Group 1 qualified into Group B, the winner of Qualification Group 2 qualified into Group C. Play was scheduled at 3/4/5 September 2010. The matches of Group 1 were played at Bregenz, Austria. Group 2 played their games at Porto, Portugal.


2010–11 EHF Champions League, Qualification stage, Wild Card Round
Four teams participated played for one place in EHF Champions League Group A. The games were played at the Europahalle in Karlsruhe, Germany.


2010–11 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Groups
THW Kiel Celje Laško F.C. Barcelona Chambéry Savoie Rhein-Neckar Löwen Vive Kielce


2010–11 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Groups
MKB Veszprém Montpellier HB HSV Hamburg KIF Kolding IK Sävehof HT Tatran Prešov


2010–11 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Groups
Chekhovskiye Medvedi AaB Handball Pick Szeged BM Valladolid Kadetten Schaffhausen HC Dinamo-Minsk


2010–11 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Groups
BM Ciudad Real RK Zagreb St. Petersburg HC SG Flensburg-Handewitt RK Bosna Sarajevo HCM Constanța


2010–11 EHF Champions League, Knockout stage, Last 16
The draw was held on March 7, 2011 at 19:00 in Vienna, Austria. The first leg was played on 24–27 March 2011 and the second leg on 31 March–3 April 2011.


2010–11 EHF Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
The draw was held on April 4, 2011 at 18:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first leg was played on 20–24 April 2011, the second leg at 27 April–1 May 2011.


2010–11 EHF Cup
The 2010–11 EHF Cup season, Frisch Auf Göppingen won the Europe's club handball tournament.


2010–11 EHF Cup Winners' Cup
The 2010–11 EHF Cup Winners' Cup season, VfL Gummersbach won the Europe's club handball tournament.


2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League
The EHF Women's Champions League 2010–11 is the 18th edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, a handball competition for top women's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation.


2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League
Larvik HK won the title for the first time after defeating SD Itxako 47–46 on aggregate in the final.


2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualifying rounds
The draw for both tournaments took place on 13 July 2010 in Vienna. The rights to organize and host the group matches were also decided in this draw.


2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Qualification tournament 1
The qualification tournament 1 was hosted by IK Sävehof in Gothenburg, Sweden. IK Sävehof and T+A/VOC Amsterdam advanced to the second Qualification Tournament. Gil Eanes/Lagos and LK ZUG Handball entered the EHF Cup at Round 2.


2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Qualification tournament 2
Sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each. Twelve losers of the qualification tournament 2 entered the EHF Cup at Round 3. The first placed team of each group advanced to the Group Matches.


2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Qualification tournament 2, Group 4
Hosted by SPR Lublin SSA in Lublin & Chelm, Poland.


2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League, Group matches
Twelve teams, along with four winners of the qualifying rounds, are competing in the group matches of the Champions League. There are four groups of four teams each. The first and second placed team of each group advances to the main round. Third placed teams will enter the Cup Winners' Cup in Round 4.


2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League, Group matches
The draw for the round took place in Vienna on 13 July 2010 as part of a special event organized by the EHF, the Champions' Draw.


2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League, Main round
The draw took place at 23 November 2010 in Vienna. Each group will consist of two group winners and two runners-up, although teams that faced each other in the Group Matches could not be drawn into the same group.


2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League, Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 9 April and 17 April 2011. The winner of each main round group played the second match at home.


2010–11 EIHL season
The 2010–11 Elite Ice Hockey League season started on 25 August 2010, with the annual Charity Shield match between Coventry Blaze and Belfast Giants. The game took place at 7.30 pm on 25 August 2010. The match ended in 4–2 victory for the Giants.


2010–11 EIHL season
The League proper started on 4 September,. Two new teams joined for the 2010–11 season- the Braehead Clan and the Dundee Stars.


2010–11 EIHL season
Sky Sports broadcast one live game every Friday, and also showed the Belfast Giants v Nottingham Panthers opening night game live followed by a live game once every month.


2010–11 EIHL season
The EIHL appointed an official mascot called Rory, who wears a light blue hockey jersey and the number 00.


2010–11 EIHL season, Elite League Playoffs
The end of season playoffs were held at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham during the weekend of 2 and 3 April 2011.


2010–11 EIHL season, Elite League Playoffs
The weekend began with the biggest rivalry in the game, with the Sheffield Steelers playing the Nottingham Panthers. Sheffield took an early 2-goal advantage, but Panthers fought back, and went on to steal the game 4–3 in overtime, Robert Lachowicz scoring the winning goal. The second semi-final between Cardiff Devils and Belfast Giants saw Cardiff win by 4 goals to 1, seen by many as an upset, as Belfast were fancied to take the crown.


2010–11 EIHL season, Elite League Playoffs
The title was won by the Nottingham Panthers after defeating Cardiff Devils 5–4 in a closely fought final, where again Nottingham came from two goals down.


2010–11 EIHL season, Aladdin 20–20 Cup
The success of the Aladdin 20–20 Cup during the previous season led the EIHL to schedule a second such contest. The second 20–20 Cup took place in Nottingham on Saturday, 12 March 2011 and included four teams: the Nottingham Panthers, Sheffield Steelers, Coventry Blaze and Braehead Clan.


2010–11 EIHL season, Aladdin 20–20 Cup
The Braehead Clan captured their first EIHL trophy, defeating the host Nottingham Panthers by a score of 3–0. Braehead goaltender J.F. Parras kept a clean sheet in the final and Adam Walker, Ryan Campbell and captain Brendan Cook all scored.


2010–11 EIHL season, Boston Bruins Select Game
On Saturday, 2 October, the Belfast Giants select side, made of Elite League Players played a Boston Bruins select side at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. Boston won the match 5–1.


2010–11 ES Sétif season
The 2010–11 season was ES Sétif's 41st season in the Algerian top flight, newly renamed to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 as well as the 2010 CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.


2010–11 ES Sétif season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2010.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 East Bengal FC season
The 2010–11 season is East Bengal Football Club's 4th season in the I-League, and also marks the club's 91st season. East Bengal will seek to win their first league trophy for 6 seasons, competing in the I-League, the Federation Cup and the AFC Cup.


2010–11 East Bengal FC season, Players, Current squad
For the 2010–11 season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 East Bengal FC season, Stadiums
East Bengal F.C. have been using both the Salt Lake Stadium and the East Bengal Ground sense Salt Lake Stadium opened in 1984. As of today the Salt Lake Stadium is used for East Bengal's I-League, AFC Cup, and Federation Cup games. The East Bengal Ground is used for the Calcutta Football League matches.


2010–11 East Bengal FC season, Competitions, Super Cup
Last year's Federation Cup Champion East Bengal faced last year's I-League Champion Dempo in the Super Cup.


2010–11 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
The 2010–2011 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Pirates were coached by first year head coach Jeff Lebo, who previously coached at Auburn. The Pirates played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–16, 8–8 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament to Memphis. They received an invitation to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Jacksonville.


2010–11 East Fife F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was East Fife's third consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2007–08 season. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2010–11 East Fife F.C. season, Summary
East Fife finished fifth in the Second Division. They reached the Quarter-Final of the Challenge Cup, losing 5–0 to Queen of the South. They reached the first round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2010–11 East Fife F.C. season, Summary, Management
They started season 2010–11 under the management of Stevie Crawford. On 25 October 2010, Crawford resigned as manager but stayed with the club as a player. On 26 October 2010, John Robertson was appointed as manager.


2010–11 East Midlands Counties Football League
The 2010–11 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the third in the history of East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


2010–11 East Midlands Counties Football League, League
The league featured 19 clubs from the previous season, along with one new club:


2010–11 East Midlands Counties Football League, League
Also, Bardon Hill Sports changed name to Bardon Hill, Hinckley Downes changed name to Hinckley, Holbrook Miners Welfare changed name to Holbrook Sports.


2010–11 East Stirlingshire F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's seventeenth consecutive season in the Scottish Football League Third Division since being relegated from the Second Division at the end of the 1993–94 season, following league reconstruction. The club also competed in the Scottish Cup, League Cup and Challenge Cup.


2010–11 East Stirlingshire F.C. season, Team kit
A change from the previous two seasons, the club reverted to its traditional black and white hoops. A change from all black shirts from. New kit manufacturers were also introduced as Prostar with Foxlane as the shirt sponsor.


2010–11 East Superleague
The 2010–11 East Superleague (known as the Bukta Teamwear East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.


2010–11 East Superleague
The season began on 21 August 2010. Bo'ness United were the reigning champions and became the first club to successfully defend their Superleague title. As champions they entered the First Round of the 2011–12 Scottish Cup.


2010–11 Eastern Counties Football League
The 2010–11 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 69th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


2010–11 Eastern Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2010–11 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:


2010–11 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University in the college basketball season of 2010–11. The team was coached by 6th year head coach Charles E. Ramsey and played their homes game in Convocation Center. Ramsey was fired at the end of the season.


2010–11 Edinburgh Rugby season
During the 2010–11 season, the Edinburgh Rugby team came 8th out of the 12 teams in the PRO12 league, and played in the pool stage of the Heineken Cup.


2010–11 Edinburgh Rugby season, Squad list
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2010–11 Edinburgh Rugby season, PRO12 League table
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:


2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season
The 2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season was the 32nd season of play for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 39th season of play including their play in the World Hockey Association.


2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season
The Oilers posted a regular season record of 25 wins, 45 losses, and 12 overtime/shootout losses for 62 points and last place in the 30 team league, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.


2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season
A documentary on the season was produced for TSN titled Oil Change.


2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season, Regular season, Conference standings
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division


2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season, Playoffs
The Oilers were eliminated from playoffs contention on March 14, 2011, and have not made the post-season since the 2005–06 season.


2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Oilers. Stats reflect time with Oilers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Oilers only.


2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season, Transactions
The Oilers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.


2010–11 Edmonton Oilers season, Draft picks
Edmonton's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.


2010–11 Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie 2010–11 was the 55th season of the Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956.


2010–11 Eerste Divisie
The previous year's winners were De Graafschap, who were replaced by last-placed 2009–10 Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. The league featured 18 teams, two fewer than its previous season, following the exclusion of HFC Haarlem from professional football and the relegation of FC Oss to the 2010–11 Topklasse. On May 12, 2010 BV Veendam was declared bankrupt due to financial troubles, with FC Oss consequently expected to be readmitted into Eerste Divisie to replace it; however, the verdict was overturned later in June, and the club was thus allowed to play in the season with a reduced budget.


2010–11 Eerste Divisie
From this season on, the last-placed team would be relegated to the Topklasse, and replaced by the winner of the newly established third tier.


2010–11 Eerste Divisie
This season also featured the old Almere-based club FC Omniworld under the new denomination of Almere City FC.


2010–11 Eerste Divisie, Results, Playoffs
Excelsior and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.


2010–11 Eerste Klasse
2010–11 Eerste Klasse was a Dutch association football season of the Eerste Klasse.


2010–11 Egyptian Premier League
The 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League is the fifty-fourth season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. It began on 5 August 2010 and ended on 11 July 2011. The league was suspended on 27 January 2011 due to the Egyptian Revolution and resumed on 13 April 2011. A total of 16 teams are contesting the league including six-time defending champions Al-Ahly S.C. who have won thirty-five times in total.


2010–11 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
Ghazl El-Mehalla, El Mansoura SC and Asyut Petroleum as the worst three teams of the 2009–10 were relegated to the 2010–11 Egyptian Second Division. They were replaced by the three 2009–10 Egyptian Second Division champions, Wadi Degla, Smouha and Misr El-Maqasha.


2010–11 Egyptian Second Division
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2010–11 Egyptian Second Division
Egyptian Second Division 2010–11 is the 2010–11 season of the Egyptian Second Division competition. A total of 48 teams are divided into 3 groups based on geographical distribution. The top team of each group promotes to the highest Egyptian football level (Egyptian Premier League), The Season started on Monday 27 September 2010.


2010–11 Egyptian Second Division, Promoted and Relegated before 2010–11 Egyptian Second Division, Promoted from 2009–10 Egyptian Third Division
Tanta FC was playing in Group C in 2009–10 Second Division, but now in Group B 2010–11 Second Division, that's why we have 4 teams promoted to Group  and 2 teams promoted to Group  in 2010–11 Season


2010–11 Eintracht Braunschweig season
The 2010–11 season of Eintracht Braunschweig began on 13 June with a first training session. It is the club's third consecutive season in the 3. Liga after its first start in 2008. On 10 April 2011, with a victory over SpVgg Unterhaching, Eintracht secured the promotion to the 2. Bundesliga with six matches to play. With 85 points got Eintracht the championship of the 3. Liga, secured with a victory over VfB Stuttgart II on the 36th matchday. The team scored 81 goals the most, with 22 goals against the fewest in the league.


2010–11 Eintracht Braunschweig season, Management and coaching staff
Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.


2010–11 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 2010–11 season was Eintracht Frankfurt's 111th season and their 6th consecutive season in the German Bundesliga.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa
The 2010–11 Ekstraklasa was the 77th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. It began on 6 August 2010 and concluded on 29 May 2011. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2009–10 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the I Liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa
Wisła Kraków won the title, which marked their 13th title in total.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa
Wisła Kraków qualified as champions for the 2nd qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, while Śląsk Wrocław, as the runner-up, entered the 2nd qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, followed by the fourth placed Jagiellonia Białystok team that earned a place in the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League. Legia Warsaw, the winner of the 2010–11 Polish Cup, also earned a place in European competition by qualifying to the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa
The defending champions were Lech Poznań, who won their sixth Polish championship last season.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa, Teams
Promotion and relegation was established by a change, which eliminated relegation play-off games after the 2008–09 season. Thus, the 14th team from the Ekstraklasa and the 3rd team from the Polish First League no longer competed against each other in play-offs. Following the change, promotion and relegation were determined solely by a team's position in the table. As usual, the bottom two teams were directly relegated to the I Liga, while the top two teams were promoted to the Ekstraklasa.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa, Teams
Odra Wodzisław and Piast Gliwice finished in 15th and 16th place, respectively, and were directly relegated to the Polish First League as a result. Odra Wodzisław returned to the second tier after spending 14 years in the top division, their first appearance being in the 1996–97 season. Piast Gliwice spent just two seasons in the Ekstraklasa, after being promoted for the first time for the 2008–09 season, having spent the previous 71 seasons in the lower leagues.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa, Teams
Promotion was won by 2009–10 2nd level champions Widzew Łódź, who returned to the top division after being relegated in the 2007–08 season. 14-time Ekstraklasa champions Górnik Zabrze finished as runners-up in the I Liga and made their comeback to the top tier after being relegated in the 2008–09 season.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa, Teams, Stadiums and locations
Since and prior to the selection of Poland as co-host for Euro 2012, numerous clubs were engaged in reconstruction of their stadiums, or building a completely new stadium. Some teams in the beginning of the season played their home matches in other stadiums. For instance Wisła Kraków played their home matches at the Hutnik Kraków stadium, the Stadion Suche Stawy, which held 12,000 spectators. However, the move to the nearly completed 33,000-plus home stadium was in effect mid-season. Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznań played at stadiums which remained under construction but nearing completion. Dialog Arena, the home venue of Zagłębie Lubin was the newest completely finished stadium in the Ekstraklasa these season, being completed just before the start of the season.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa, Teams, Stadiums and locations
Arka Gdynia, and Cracovia started the season playing in their old stadiums. The two clubs moved to their completely finished new stadiums mid season. Jagiellonia Białystok, Lechia Gdańsk, and Śląsk Wrocław played in their old stadiums while their new venues were being constructed. The 40,000 plus PGE Arena Gdańsk became the new home ground for Lechia after its completion in 2011, while Śląsk moved to the new 45,000 plus Stadion Wrocław. The two stadiums were venues for Euro 2012.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa, Teams, Sponsoring and personnel
Puma continues as Ekstraklasa's official match ball suppliers through the 2010–11 season. All matches are played with the PUMA PowerCat 1.10 ultra balls, which is a special model created just for the Ekstraklasa.


2010–11 Ekstraklasa, Teams, Sponsoring and personnel
The official presentation of the new ball for Ekstraklasa was prepared together with PUMA Poland in the beginning of August 2010 – just before the start of season. The case of prolonging the use of the match ball for the next two seasons was made official on 3 August 2010. The new model will be used through the 2011–12 season as it is regarded at the highest quality .


2010–11 Elite One
The 2010–11 MTN Elite 1 is the 51st season of the Cameroonian Premier League, top football division in Cameroon.


2010–11 Elite Women's Hockey League
The 2010–11 Elite Women's Hockey League season was the seventh season of the Elite Women's Hockey League, a multi-national women's ice hockey league. The EHV Sabres of Austria won the league title for the second time.


2010–11 Elitserien (bandy), League table
The regular season started 27 October 2010 and ended 19 February 2011.


2010–11 Elitserien (bandy), League table
Teams 1–8 qualifies to the playoffs, teams 9–10 qualifyes to next season's Elitserien, teams 11–12 plays the second placed teams of each Allsvenskan to qualify to next season and teams 13–14 are relegated to Allsvenskan


2010–11 Elitserien (bandy), League table, Knock-out stage
The quarter and semi finals started 22 February and ended 10 March. The final was played 20 March 2011.


2010–11 Elitserien (bandy), League table, Relegation play-offs
Qualification to the 2011–2012 season was played between 1 and 5 March 2011.


2010–11 Elitserien (men's handball)
The 2010–11 Elitserien was the 77th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 14 teams competed in the league. The eight highest placed teams qualified for the playoffs, whereas teams 11–13 had to play relegation playoffs against teams from the second division, and team 14 was relegated automatically. IK Sävehof won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their fourth Swedish title.


2010–11 Elitserien season
The 2010–11 Elitserien season was the 36th season of Elitserien. The regular season ran from 15 September 2010 to 5 March 2011, and the following playoffs ended on 14 April. HV71 won the regular season, scoring the game-winning empty net goal against Södertälje SK in the final round. Färjestads BK won the playoffs and thus became Swedish champions, beating Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the finals. All of the local derby games between AIK and Djurgårdens IF were played in the Ericsson Globe.


2010–11 Elitserien season
On 26 December 2010, a game was held outdoors between Färjestads BK and Frölunda HC in Karlstad, continuing a tradition of outdoor games started in the previous season. Like last season, the home team won the game, this time in front of 15,274 spectators.


2010–11 Elitserien season
In Kvalserien, Modo Hockey requalified and Växjö Lakers HC qualified for the 2011–12 Elitserien season for the first time ever at the expense of Södertälje SK.


2010–11 Elitserien season, Regular season
Magnus Johansson of the Linköpings HC scored the first goal of the season.


2010–11 Elitserien season, Regular season, Standings
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; e – eliminated from playoff contention; r – will play in relegation series


2010–11 Elitserien season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2010–11 Elitserien season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders that have played at least 1200 minutes.


2010–11 Elitserien season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2010–11 Elitserien season, Playoffs
The standard of eight teams qualify for the playoffs. HV71 won the regular season title for the second consecutive season with 96 points.


2010–11 Elitserien season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In the second round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series follows an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).


2010–11 England Hockey League season
The 2010–11 English Hockey League season took place from September 2010 until April 2011. The Men's Championship was won by Beeston and the Women's Championship was won by Reading.


2010–11 England Hockey League season
The Men's Cup was won by Beeston and the Women's Cup was won by Leicester.


2010–11 Eredivisie
The 2010–11 Eredivisie is the 55th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 6 August 2010 with the first matches of the season and ended on 29 May 2011 with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs. FC Twente were the reigning champions, having won their first Dutch championship the previous season. A total of 18 teams took part in the league. Ajax won their 30th title after beating FC Twente 3–1 on 15 May 2011.


2010–11 Eredivisie, Teams
RKC Waalwijk were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie at the end of last season after finishing the season at the bottom of the table, ending one season at the highest division of Dutch football. They were replaced by 2009–10 Eerste Divisie champions De Graafschap, who return to the Eredivisie after one season.


2010–11 Eredivisie, Teams
Sparta Rotterdam were also relegated at the end of the promotion/relegation playoff tournament, as they lost their two-legged play-off against city rivals SBV Excelsior on away goals. Sparta hence completed a 5-year stint in the league, while Excelsior played for the first time at the top level in 2 years. In contrast, Willem II retained their Eredivisie spot after beating Go Ahead Eagles after extra time of the return leg.


2010–11 Eredivisie, Play-offs, European competition
The teams placed fifth through eighth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.


2010–11 Eredivisie, Play-offs, Relegation
Excelsior and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.


2010–11 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 2010-11 Eredivisie season was the 51st season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Six teams participated in the league, and HYS The Hague won the championship. The playoff seeding was determined by the teams' performances in the 2010–11 North Sea Cup season.


2010–11 Eredivisie (women)
The 2010–11 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the fourth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The league took place from 2 September 2010 to 12 May 2011 with eight teams. FC Twente became champions for the first time, breaking AZ's three-year championship hegemony. The 84 matches of the season had a 44,710 total attendance.


2010–11 Eredivisie (women), Teams
On 10 March 2010 two new teams, VVV-Venlo and FC Zwolle were confirmed as participants, expanding the league from six to eight teams.


2010–11 Eredivisie (women), Format
The season was played in a triple round-robin format, where all eight participating teams played each other three times (once at home, once away with the third confrontation defined by a lottery-system at the second half the season), a total of 21 matches each. The champion qualified to the UEFA Women's Champions League. There was no relegation system in place.


2010–11 Ergotelis F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Ergotelis' 81st season in existence, 6th season in the Super League Greece, and the fifth consecutive since the club's latest promotion from the Football League. Ergotelis also participated in the Greek cup, entering the competition in the Fourth Round. The club managed to finish in 8th place at the end of the season, which at the time, was the best the club had achieved in its history in the Super League.


2010–11 Ergotelis F.C. season, Players, Out of team
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Essex Senior Football League
The 2010–11 Essex Senior Football League season was the 40th in the history of Essex Senior Football League a football competition in England. Enfield 1893 won the league, but were not promoted due to ground grading requirements. The League Cup was won by Stansted, and Burnham Ramblers won the Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy.


2010–11 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 17 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


2010–11 Essex Senior Football League, Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy, Round Two
Basildon United 0-4 Eton ManorBethnal Green United 4-0 Sawbridgeworth TownBurnham Ramblers 2-1 Enfield 1893Hullbridge Sports 3-2 StanstedMauritius Sports 1-3 BarkingsideSouthend Manor v London APSA (Away Win awarded)Takeley 0-3 ClaptonWitham Town 3-2 Barking


2010–11 Essex Senior Football League, Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy, Quarter-Finals
Barkingside 2-1 Bethnal Green UnitedBurnham Ramblers 6-1 ClaptonEton Manor 2-1 London APSAWitham Town 3-1 Hullbridge Sports


2010–11 Esteghlal F.C. season
The 2010–11 season will be Esteghlal's 10th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 59th season in the top division of Iranian football. They will also be competing in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and 66th year in existence as a football club.


2010–11 Esteghlal F.C. season, Player, Iran Pro League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Esteghlal F.C. season, Player, AFC Champions League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Esteghlal F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Esteghlal F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Esteghlal F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfers, Winter transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Esteghlal F.C. season, Transfers, Summer transfers, Winter transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Esteghlal F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
Community Shield and Pre season goals are not recognized as competitive match goals.


2010–11 Esteghlal F.C. season, Statistics, Top assistors
Community Shield and Pre season assists are not recognized as competitive match assist.


2010–11 Esteghlal F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2010–11 Estonian Cup
2010–11 Estonian Cup is the twenty-first season of the Estonian football knockout tournament organized by the Estonian Football Association. On 10 May 2011, FC Flora Tallinn defeated JK Narva Trans in the final to win the cup and qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. The defending champions were FC Levadia Tallinn.


2010–11 Estonian Cup, First round
The first round pairs were drawn by Estonian Football Association on 2 June 2010. A total of 96 teams registered for the competition, a new competition record.


2010–11 Estonian Cup, Second round
These matches occurred between 3 August and 4 September 2010.


2010–11 Estonian Cup, Second round
Notes:1This match originally ended 2–4 in favor of Rakvere. Later, it was discovered that Võru had fielded an ineligible player during the match. Therefore, this match was awarded to Rakvere 0–4.


2010–11 Estonian Cup, Third round
These matches occurred between 31 August and 7 October 2010.


2010–11 Estonian Cup, Fourth round
The 16 winners from the previous round competed in this stage of the competition. These matches took place between 5 and 20 October 2010.


2010–11 Estonian Cup, Quarterfinals
The 8 winners from the previous round competed in this stage of the competition. However, before this round took place, Raasiku FC Joker withdrew from the competition, meaning that Flora will move on to the semifinals automatically. These matches took place on 12 and 13 April 2011.


2010–11 Estonian Cup, Semifinals
The 4 winners from the previous round competed in this stage of the competition.


2010–11 Estudiantes Tecos season
The 2010–11 Estudiantes Tecos season was the 64th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Estudiantes Tecos began their season on July 24, 2010 against Cruz Azul, Estudiantes Tecos will play their homes games on Fridays at 8pm local time.


2010–11 Estudiantes Tecos season, Torneo Apertura, Squad
Current squad as of November 16, 2009Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Estudiantes Tecos season, Torneo Apertura, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Estudiantes Tecos season, Torneo Clausura, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Estudiantes Tecos season, Torneo Clausura, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Ethiopian Premier League
The 2010–11 Ethiopian Premier League is the season of the Ethiopian Premier League since its establishment in 1944. A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, with Saint-George SA the defending champions for the third year in a row and for the twenty fourth time in total. The Ethiopian season began on 6 August 2010.


2010–11 Etisalat Emirates Cup
The 2010–11 Etisalat Emirates Cup is the third season of the league cup competition for teams in the UAE Pro-League.


2010–11 Euro Hockey League
The 2010–11 Euro Hockey League was the fourth season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the EHF. It was held at four different locations from October 2010 until June 2011.


2010–11 Euro Hockey League
The final was played between Club de Campo and HGC at De Roggewoning in Wassenaar, Netherlands. HGC beat Club de Campo 1–0 to win their first title. UHC Hamburg were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Bloemendaal in the round of 16. Reading took the bronze medal.


2010–11 Euro Hockey League, Association team allocation
A total of 24 teams from 12 of the 45 EHF member associations participated in the 2010–11 Euro Hockey League. The association ranking based on the EHL country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2010–11 Euro Hockey League, Round One
The 24 teams were drawn into eight pools of three. In each pool, teams played against each other once in a round-robin format. The pool winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16. Pools A, C, D, and G were played in Terrassa, Spain from 29 to 31 October 2010 and the other pool were played in Eindhoven, Netherlands from 15 to 17 October 2017. If a game was won, the winning team received 5 points. A draw resulted in both teams receiving 2 points. A loss gave the losing team 1 point unless the losing team lost by 3 or more goals, then they received 0 points.


2010–11 Euro Hockey League, Knockout stage
The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played in Bloemendaal, Netherlands from 22 to 25 April 2011 and the semi-finals, bronze medal match and the final were played in Wassenaar, Netherlands from 11 to 12 June 2011.


2010–11 Euro Hockey Tour
The 2010–11 Euro Hockey Tour was the 15th playing of the Euro Hockey Tour. Four teams played in four tournaments, the Karjala Cup, Channel One Cup, LG Hockey Games, and Czech Hockey Games, for a total of 12 games.


2010–11 EuroLeague Women
The 2010–11 season is the 15th edition of Europe's premier basketball tournament for women - EuroLeague Women since it was rebranded to its current format


2010–11 EuroLeague Women, Knockout stage, Eightfinals
Game 1 was played 1 February 2011. Game 2 was played 4 February 2011. Game 3 will be played 9 February 2011. The team that wins two games first, advances to the quarterfinals.


2010–11 EuroLeague Women, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
Game 1 was played 22 February 2011. Game 2 was played 25 February 2011. Game 3 would have been played on 2 March 2011. The team that won two games first, advanced to the Final four.


2010–11 EuroLeague Women, Final four
The venue was decided on March 8, 2011. Ultimately, Yekaterinburg won the bidding and will host the event at the Uralochka Sports Palace.


2010–11 Eurocup Basketball
2010–11 Eurocup Basketball was the ninth edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. It began with qualifying round matches on September 29, 2010, and ended on April 16-17, 2011, with the 2010–11 Eurocup Finals, which was played at the Arena Palaverde, in Treviso.


2010–11 Eurocup Basketball, Regular season
The Regular Season ran from November 16, 2010 to December 21, 2010.


2010–11 Eurocup Basketball, Regular season
If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:


2010–11 Eurocup Basketball, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first legs was played on March 23. All return legs were played on March 30. The group winner in each tie, listed as "Team #1", hosted the second leg.


2010–11 Eurocup Basketball, Final four
Euroleague Basketball Company announced that the 2010-11 Eurocup season would culminate with the Eurocup Finals in Treviso, Italy, on April 16 and 17.


2010–11 Euroleague
The Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2010–11 was the 11th season of the modern era of professional Euroleague Basketball, and the first under the title sponsorship of Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 54th season of the premier first-tier competition for European men's clubs.


2010–11 Euroleague
The format featured 24 teams, beginning with Game 1 of the first qualifying round on September 21, 2010, and culminating at the Final Four in the Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona. It was won by the Athenian club Panathinaikos (6th title), who defeated Maccabi Electra in the championship game of May 8, 2011. Montepaschi Siena, finished 3rd by holding off Real Madrid in the third-place game.


2010–11 Euroleague
At the individual level, the season was marked by Dimitris Diamantidis of Panathinaikos. Not only did the Greek point guard lift the trophy for the third time in five years and receive the Euroleague Final Four MVP award, but he also became the first player ever to win three end-of-season awards: Euroleague MVP, Euroleague Best Defender, and All-Euroleague First Team.


2010–11 Euroleague, Draw
The draws for the 2010–11 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was held on Thursday, July 8 at Barcelona, Spain. The draws began at 11:15 local time (CET) and determined the qualifying-round matchups and regular-season groups for the Euroleague, as well as the qualifying rounds for the Eurocup and the regular-season for the EuroChallenge.


2010–11 Euroleague, Draw
Two teams from the same country cannot coincide in the same Regular Season group, except for Spain that has five teams participating in the competition.


2010–11 Euroleague, Draw
Union Olimpija Cholet  Spirou Charleroi (QR A) Khimki (QR B)


2010–11 Euroleague, Qualifying rounds
The Qualifying Rounds consisted of three rounds, QR1, QR2 and QR3. The rounds were played in home and away series.


2010–11 Euroleague, Regular season
The Regular Season began on 18 October 2010 with Olympiacos hosting Real Madrid and ended on 23 December 2010.


2010–11 Euroleague, Regular season
If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2010–11 Euroleague, Top 16
The 16 qualified teams were drawn into four groups with four teams. The matches were played between January 19 and March 3, the top two teams of every group advanced to the playoffs. The draw took place on 4 January 2011 at Barcelona at 13:00 CET, and was streamed live on the Euroleague's official website.


2010–11 Euroleague, Quarterfinals
Team 1 hosted Games 1 and 2, plus Game 5 if necessary. Team 2 hosted Game 3, and Game 4 if necessary.


2010–11 European Badminton Circuit season
The 2010-11 European Badminton Circuit season started in May 2010 and ended in May 2011.


2010–11 European Badminton Circuit season, Results, Performance by countries
Tabulated below are the Circuit performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:


2010–11 European Challenge Cup
The 2010–11 Amlin Challenge Cup was the 15th season of the European Challenge Cup, Europe's second-tier club rugby union competition, and the second to be sponsored by the British insurance company Amlin. The tournament began on 7 October 2010, with the final played on 20 May 2011 at Cardiff City Stadium, the day before the 2011 Heineken Cup Final in the same city at Millennium Stadium. A total of 23 teams from six countries participated. The competition began with 20 teams; three more teams that began their seasons in the Heineken Cup parachuted into the knockout stage. Cardiff Blues did not defend their title, as by winning the 2009–10 cup, they qualified for the 2010–11 Heineken Cup, and did not parachute into the Challenge Cup.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup
Harlequins claimed the title with a 19–18 win over Stade Français, becoming the first team to win the Challenge Cup three times. The victory also sent Quins into the 2011–12 Heineken Cup.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup, Seeding
Teams that did not qualify for the 2010–11 Heineken Cup were ordered into four tiers according to the European Rugby Club Ranking. Five pools of four teams were drawn comprising one team from each tier.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup, Seeding
The brackets show each team's European Rugby Club Ranking at the end of the 2009–10 season.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup, Pool stage
The draw for the pool stage took place on 9 June 2010.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup, Knock-out stages, Seeding
Following the end of the pool stage, the 5 pool winners were seeded alongside the top 3 2010–11 Heineken Cup pool runners-up who failed to qualify for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup, Knock-out stages, Seeding
(HC) Means a team has entered the competition from the Heineken Cup


2010–11 European Challenge Cup, Knock-out stages, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were decided based on the above seeding. All game times are local.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup, Knock-out stages, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals of both the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup took place after the Pool 6 Heinieken Cup match between London Wasps and Toulouse on 23 January 2011. The draw was conducted in the Sky Sports booth by Ieuan Evans and Jean-Pierre Lux, Chairman of ERC, at Adams Park, High Wycombe.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup, Knock-out stages, Semi-finals
In last season's Challenge Cup, any semi-final that involved a club that started the season in the Challenge Cup and a club that started in the Heineken Cup would be hosted by the club that started in the Challenge Cup. This rule was abandoned for 2010–11; the home club in each semi-final is now determined strictly by the draw.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup, Knock-out stages, Final
The final of the Amlin Challenge Cup took place at Cardiff City Stadium on 20 May 2011. Harlequins won the trophy for the third time with a 19–18 victory over Stade Francais.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup pool stage
The 2010–11 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage was the opening stage of the 15th season of the  European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began on 7 October 2010 at Kingston Park in Newcastle with a match between Newcastle Falcons and Bourgoin, and was completed on 23 January 2011.


2010–11 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Twenty teams are participating in this competition; they are divided into five pools of four teams each, with each team playing the others home and away. Competition points are earned using the standard bonus point system. The pool winners advanced to the knockout stage, where they were joined by three entrants from the Heineken Cup pool stage. These teams will then competed in a single-elimination tournament that will end with the final on 20 May 2011 in Cardiff at Cardiff City Stadium.


2010–11 Evansville IceMen season
The 2010–11 Evansville IceMen season was the first season in the Central Hockey League of the CHL franchise in Evansville, Indiana.


2010–11 Evansville IceMen season, Off-season
During the off-season it was announced that the Evansville IceMen was to participate in the Central Hockey League for the upcoming season.


2010–11 Evansville IceMen season, Regular season, Conference standings
x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league titleAfter games of March 27, 2011


2010–11 Evansville IceMen season, Transactions
The IceMen have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season
The 2010–11 season of Everton F.C. was Everton's 19th season in the Premier League and 57th consecutive season in the top division of English football. It was also Everton's 112th season of league football and 114th season in all competitions. The club began their pre-season friendly schedule on 10 July 2010 with a 3-match tour of Australia. Also, for the first time in club history, Everton played against and defeated their namesake, Chilean club Everton de Viña del Mar, 2–0 in a friendly at Goodison Park.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season
The club entered the Football League Cup in the Second Round against Huddersfield Town and were knocked out in the subsequent round in an upset defeat away to Brentford. Everton entered the FA Cup in the Third Round Proper and were eliminated in the Fifth Round by Reading. The club's Premier League campaign began on 14 August against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and concluded on 22 May against Chelsea at Goodison Park. For the first time since 2006–07, Everton did not participate in any European competitions.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Kit, Kit information
The new home kit for the 2010-11 season was very plain - the large white 'V' on the collar and the trimmings were omitted. The away kit was, in contrast to the home kit, in a dazzling shade of 'lightning pink' with an indigo block on the upper chest. The third kit was officially called 'vanilla' with indigo shorts. There were two goalkeeper kits; the home version was in three tones of green; the other kit was mostly black with a yellow and white chest panel.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Pre-season friendlies
On 30 April 2010, Everton confirmed on their official website that they would tour Australia as part of their pre-season preparation for their 2010–11 Premier League campaign. Everton announced on 23 June that they will conclude their pre-season against Wolfsburg on 7 August.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Pre-season friendlies
Everton won the first match of the Australian tour, 1–0, over Sydney FC. In front of 40,446 spectators at Stadium Australia, the Toffees' new "lightning pink" away strips made their on-pitch debut as Victor Anichebe scored the lone goal of the match in the 46th minute. Everton continued their pre-season success with a 2–0 victory over Melbourne Heart. Recent signings Jermaine Beckford and João Silva made their Everton debuts as Jack Rodwell and Louis Saha scored. In the third and final match of the "Everton Down Under" tour, the Toffees completed the three-match sweep of Australian clubs, beating Brisbane Roar 2–1. Rodwell scored for the second game in a row, and recent transfer Magaye Gueye scored his first for the Blues.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Pre-season friendlies
Everton made their return to home soil with a 3–0 win away to Preston North End. Everton scored all three goals in the second half, two from Beckford and another from Saha. The toffees won their fifth consecutive pre-season friendly with a 4–2 victory at Norwich City that featured a Tim Cahill hat-trick. Cahill scored a brace in the first half for the 2–0 lead at the break. Norwich tied the game with goals in the 46th and 58th minutes.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Pre-season friendlies
However, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov scored in the 59th minute, and Cahill notched his third of the day in the 71st to secure the victory. Everton's next match – their only match at Goodison during the entire pre-season – was a 2–0 victory for the Brotherhood Cup over their namesake, Chilean club Everton de Viña del Mar. Everton's goals both came in the second half, one each from Beckford and Bilyaletdinov, and referee Mark Halsey made his return to a welcoming crowd following his year-long hiatus from football due to a bout with lymphoma. The match featured several firsts.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Pre-season friendlies
It was the first time that a Chilean club had ever been invited to play a match in Europe, and it was also the first time that Everton had ever faced one of their namesake clubs, which also exist in Argentina and Uruguay. Everton suffered their first loss of the pre-season in their final summer friendly, 2–0, away to German club Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg outplayed Everton throughout the match and went into the break with both goals already scored, one each from Mario Mandžukić and Karim Ziani.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, August
Everton opened their season on 14 August at Ewood Park, falling 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers. In the fourteenth minute, goalkeeper Tim Howard mishandled the ball, dropping it at the feet of Nikola Kalinić, who put the ball in the net. Following the game, manager David Moyes came to the defence of Howard, saying that the team's lack of attacking pressure from the forwards and midfielders were equally to blame for the loss. Everton's second match saw the club earn their first point of the season in a 1–1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Goodison Park.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, August
Everton controlled possession and had more chances throughout much of the first half – Wolves manager Mick McCarthy going so far a saying that Wolves were "hopeless in the first half" – but a 43rd-minute goal by Tim Cahill was the only score of the first half. Wolves' 4–4–2 formation was scrapped by McCarthy in the second half in favour of a 4–5–1, which resulted in a more closely contested match. Wolves got the equaliser off the foot of Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, who tapped in a cross from Kevin Doyle during a fast break in the 74th minute.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, August
Everton's third match of the season saw the Toffees drop three points to Aston Villa, losing 1–0. Everton held advantages in possession and corner kicks earned, 68%–32% and 18–4, respectively, but were unable to turn their offensive pressure into a goal. Villa's goal came in the ninth minute when right back Luke Young charged up the center of the field and finished a pass from Ashley Young for his first goal in 22 months. With only one point through three matches, it marked Everton's worst start in a league season in over a decade.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, September
Everton's Premier League campaign resumed on 12 September against Manchester United at Goodison Park, following an international break for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying. Wayne Rooney was notably not in United's squad; Sir Alex Ferguson held him out of the line-up to spare him from verbal abuse from Everton fans in regards to a recent personal allegation. Steven Pienaar opened the scoring in the 39th minute. United, however, scored the next three goals – one apiece from Darren Fletcher, Nemanja Vidić, and Dimitar Berbatov – for a 3–1 lead.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, September
Ultimately, though, the Toffees were able to salvage a point by scoring two injury time goals, first by Cahill and then by Mikel Arteta, for the 3–3 draw. Everton dropped the full three points to their next opponent, Newcastle United, losing 1–0 on a Hatem Ben Arfa goal scored just before half-time. In Everton's final match of September, the club travelled to Craven Cottage and went home with a single point following a 0–0 draw with Fulham. The draw left Everton at the bottom of the Premier League table and as the only club in the top four divisions of English football without a league win.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, October
Everton began October at St Andrew's and came away with their first league win of the season, a 2–0 victory over Birmingham City, whose top-flight club record of 18 undefeated home matches came to an end. The Toffees dominated possession and chances throughout much of the game, though the club's first away goal of the season continued to prove elusive until Roger Johnson knocked in an own goal to put Everton ahead in the 54th minute. A Tim Cahill header sealed the victory in added time. After the international break, Everton hosted Liverpool in the 214th Merseyside Derby.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, October
Liverpool's new owners, John W. Henry and Tom Werner, attended the match mere days after buying the club. Despite having less possession and less shots on target, Everton won the match 2–0 with goals from Tim Cahill, who became Everton's highest post-War, Merseyside derby goalscorer, in the first half and Mikel Arteta with a strike from just outside the 18-yard box in the second half. The following week Everton travelled to White Hart Lane to face Tottenham.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, October
Everton took the lead in the 17th minute after Leighton Baines converted a free-kick following Younès Kaboul's foul on Yakubu on the edge of the 18-yard box. Everton's lead was short lived however with Spurs levelling three minutes later after Tim Howard's goalkeeping error gifted Rafael van der Vaart a tap-in finish. Everton next faced Stoke at Goodison with the knowledge that a victory would see them rise into the top half of the Premier League table.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, October
After a goalless first half, Yakubu scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute with a left-footed finish after Tim Cahill's shot hit the woodwork, handing Everton the win and also breaking his own six-month goal drought. Everton's successful form in October – three wins and one draw – turned their season around, and led to David Moyes being awarded the Manager of the Month award.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, November
Everton's first match in November was against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. Everton twice came from a goal down as the match ended in a 2–2 draw. Tim Cahill scored with a header, his 50th Premier League goal, three minutes after Neal Eardley gave the hosts the lead. Séamus Coleman then scored his first Premier League goal for Everton in the second half following David Vaughan's strike two minutes earlier. Everton then hosted Bolton mid-week. Everton dominated possession and shots for much of the match, however they went behind in the 79th minute after Ivan Klasnić's goal.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, November
Six minutes later Marouane Fellaini was sent off, in his first match after returning from injury, after lashing out at Paul Robinson after the latter's tackle. It appeared that the result would not go Everton's way, however substitute Jermaine Beckford ensured Everton would earn a point after his strike, which met the top corner of the net from the left side of the penalty area, in the fourth minute of extra time. This result stretched Everton's unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven matches.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, November
Everton then hosted Arsenal, having lost the previous season's corresponding fixture 1–6, Everton were looking to improve on this result. Jack Rodwell played in his first match after injury, substituting on at half time, in a losing effort for the home side. Everton conceded a goal either side of half-time to Bacary Sagna and Cesc Fàbregas, before Tim Cahill got one back two minutes from full-time. With the end result being 1–2, Everton lost their first league match since September.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, November
Everton's next match was a Monday night fixture away against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Everton took an early lead after Tim Cahill found the net from Leighton Baines' cross. Sunderland's, Manchester United loanee, Danny Welbeck then scored a goal either side of half-time to give Sunderland a 2 – 1 lead. Mikel Arteta then equalised with a strike from 20 yards that deflected off Phil Bardsley, Jermaine Beckford then had an injury-time chance to win the game for Everton but was unable to convert when one-on-one with Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, November
The following week Everton hosted West Brom, Everton found themselves down two goals inside with 30 minutes after Paul Scharner's strike and Chris Brunt's 30-yard free kick. Tim Cahill then scored his eighth goal of the season with a close range header from Leighton Baines' assist, it was the sixth time that Baines and Cahill had combined for a Cahill goal in the season.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, Premier League, November
Mikel Arteta was then dismissed for violent conduct, before Somen Tchoyi put West Brom up 3 – 1 soon after Sylvain Distin scored an own goal to close the match out for the Baggies, the only sour note for West Brom was the late sending off of Youssuf Mulumbu after his second bookable offence in as many minutes.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, League Cup
Everton entered the Football League Cup in the second round and were drawn against Huddersfield Town, 1–0 winners over Carlisle United in the first round. Everton made fairly easy work of Huddersfield in a 5–1 victory with goals from Marouane Fellaini, Jack Rodwell, Jermaine Beckford, Louis Saha, and Leon Osman. The Terriers cut it to within a goal in the 40th minute on a John Heitinga own-goal, but Beckford restored the two-goal lead and scored his first competitive goal for Everton from the penalty spot in the 50th minute.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, League Cup
Huddersfield's Lee Peltier was sent off for receiving his second yellow card in the 71st minute, essentially eliminating the possibility of a comeback. Everton's third round match was against League One club Brentford. David Moyes started a near-full strength side as the Toffees went down 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw through extra time. Séamus Coleman opened the scoring in the sixth minute, but the team was unable to finish its chances throughout the rest of the match. Brentford were able to draw even shortly before the half when Gary Alexander struck in the 41st minute.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, League Cup
Ján Mucha, filling in for regular starter Tim Howard, saved a second half penalty but was unable to stop any of the four shootout chances following a scoreless extra time. After Leighton Baines, Phil Neville, and Mikel Arteta scored in the shootout, Jermaine Beckford was saved and Phil Jagielka hit the bar to seal the win for Brentford, whose fans flooded the pitch in celebration.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Matches, FA Cup
Everton enter the FA Cup in the third round, Everton drew Scunthorpe United on 28 November 2010. It was only the third meeting between the two teams after Everton won a two-legged League Cup tie 6–0 in the Second round of the 1997–98 Football League Cup.


2010–11 Everton F.C. season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Exeter City F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Exeter's second season in League One, since their promotion the conference in 2009, and their 46th season in the third tier of English football. It was Paul Tisdale's fifth full season in charge at the club.


2010–11 Exeter City F.C. season, Squad, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 F.C. Copenhagen season
This article shows 2010–11 statistics of individual players for the football club F.C. Copenhagen. It also lists all matches that F.C. Copenhagen played in the 2010–11 season.


2010–11 F.C. Copenhagen season, Players, Squad information
This section show the squad as currently, considering all players who are confirmedly moved in and out (see section Players in / out).


2010–11 F.C. Copenhagen season, Players, Starting 11
This section shows the most used players for each position considering a 4-4-2 formation.


2010–11 F.C. Copenhagen season, Players, Starting 11
Last updated: 29 MaySource: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2010–11 F.C. Copenhagen season, Club, Other information
Updated to match played 12 JuneSource: F.C. Copenhagen and Parken Stadium


2010–11 F.C. Copenhagen season, Matches, Competitive
Last updated: 29 MaySource: 1F.C. Copenhagen goals come first.National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of F.C. Copenhagen.M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.


2010–11 FA Cup
The 2010–11 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON for sponsorship reasons) was the 130th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the FA Cup. A total of 806 clubs applied to enter of which 759 were accepted, a slight drop compared to the 762 clubs accepted into the 2009–10 competition.


2010–11 FA Cup
The competition commenced on 14 August 2010 with the Extra preliminary round and concluded on 14 May 2011 with the Final, held at Wembley Stadium. Unusually, this was not the last game of the English domestic season nor the only game played on that day. Wembley Stadium was also hosting the 2011 Champions League Final on 28 May, forcing the FA Cup Final to be played at least two weeks earlier. This meant the Final was played on the penultimate weekend of the Premier League season and, apart from the finalists who were scheduled to play a league match against each other, a full programme of matches was played.


2010–11 FA Cup
The defending champions were Chelsea, who retained their title in the 2010 final against Portsmouth, but they lost to Everton in the fourth round. The tournament winners were Manchester City, who defeated Stoke City in the final with Yaya Touré scoring the only goal of the match in the 74th minute.


2010–11 FA Cup
The FA Cup winners are normally entitled to a place in the next season's UEFA Europa League unless they have already qualified for that tournament or for the UEFA Champions League; because Manchester City qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League via their top-four finish in the 2010–11 Premier League, Stoke qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as runners-up.


2010–11 FA Cup, Calendar
The calendar for the 2010–11 FA Cup, as announced by The Football Association:


2010–11 FA Cup, Qualifying rounds
All of the teams that entered the competition, but were not members of the Premier League or The Football League, had to compete in the qualifying rounds.


2010–11 FA Cup, First round proper
Teams from Leagues One and Two entered at this stage, along with the winners from the Fourth Round Qualifying. The draw was held on 24 October 2010 with ties played on the weekend of 6–7 November 2010 apart from Rochdale vs FC United of Manchester which was the only match played on 5 November 2010. It was broadcast on ESPN kicking off its FA Cup campaign with the Northern Premier League club shocking their League One counterparts 3–2. ESPN's next match was on 6 November 2010, where Cambridge United and Huddersfield Town played out a scoreless draw. ITV1's first coverage was Southport vs Sheffield Wednesday on 7 November 2010 with the League One side trouncing their Conference National opponents 5–2.


2010–11 FA Cup, First round proper
Tipton Town of the Midland Football Alliance and Hythe Town of the Kent League, both from the ninth tier, were the lowest-ranked teams left in the competition at this stage. Both suffered heavy defeats by league opposition.


2010–11 FA Cup, Second round proper
The matches were played on 26, 27 and 29 November 2010 with replays scheduled for 7, 8 and 9 December. Hartlepool United v Yeovil Town and Notts County v AFC Bournemouth were both postponed on their original date, 26 November, and again on 7 December. They were finally played on 14 December.


2010–11 FA Cup, Second round proper
FC United of Manchester of the Northern Premier League Premier Division and Swindon Supermarine of the Southern League Premier Division, both from the seventh tier, were the lowest-ranked teams left in the competition at this stage. Swindon Supermarine were narrowly defeated 1–0 by Colchester United, but FC United of Manchester managed to force a replay after a 1–1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.


2010–11 FA Cup, Second round proper
The draw for the second round was notable for the potential meeting of AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons. This would have been the first time the two clubs had met however MK Dons were beaten by Stevenage in their first-round replay.


2010–11 FA Cup, Third round proper
The draw was held on 28 November 2010 at Wembley Stadium and made by Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Sergio Pizzorno of Kasabian. who bizarrely picked out the balls of the respective clubs that they support (Pizzorno - Leicester City and Gallagher -  Manchester City). Premier League and Football League Championship teams also entered at this stage, joining the winners from the second round and completing the entrants. The lowest ranked team in this round was Dover Athletic of the Conference South, the sixth tier of English football.


2010–11 FA Cup, Third round proper
The tie between Wycombe Wanderers and Hereford United was played later than usual due to the fact that the second round replay between Lincoln City and Hereford was delayed. Arsenal narrowly avoided an upset by scoring a stoppage time penalty in their 1–1 draw with Championship side Leeds United. The highly anticipated match in the third round between Manchester United and Liverpool saw United beat Liverpool 1–0 with a Ryan Giggs second-minute penalty. Championship side Leeds United failed to maintain their good showing against Arsenal by losing 3–1. Also Newcastle suffered a massive upset, losing 3–1 to League Two Stevenage.


2010–11 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The draw was held on Sunday 9 January 2011. The lowest ranked team left in the competition was Crawley Town of the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Of the other 31 teams, 15 were from the Premier League, 6 were from The Championship, 6 were from League One, and 4 were from League Two. Three matches went to a replay, Everton v Chelsea, Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic and Manchester City v Notts County.


2010–11 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The draw was held on Sunday 30 January 2011. For the second consecutive round, the lowest ranked team left in the competition was Crawley Town of the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. They were the first non-League side to make the fifth round since 1994. Of the other 15 teams, 10 were from the Premier League, two from the Championship and three from League One. One match went to a replay, Leyton Orient v Arsenal.


2010–11 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The draw was held on Sunday 20 February 2011. Reading of The Championship defeated Everton in the Fifth Round, and are the last non-Premier League team remaining in the competition, for the second year running. All seven other teams are from the Premier League.


2010–11 FA Cup, Semi-finals
The draw was conducted by Hope Powell and Fabio Capello at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 13 March 2011, after the result of the Stoke game, but before the end of the Manchester City game. Ties were played on 16/17 April at Wembley. With Manchester City's victory over Reading, it meant that the Semi-Finals of the Cup would be an all-Premier League affair, and in addition, Wembley Stadium would host its first ever Manchester derby game.


2010–11 FA Cup, Media coverage
In the United Kingdom, ITV were the free to air broadcasters for the third consecutive season while ESPN took over the subscription broadcaster package Setanta Sports held.


2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The 2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 130th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 759 clubs were accepted for the competition, down three from the previous season's 762.


2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from the Fourth qualifying round progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.


2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Calendar and prizes
The calendar of the 2010-11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The FA.


2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Extra preliminary round
Extra preliminary round ties were played on the weekend of 14 August 2010. 402 clubs from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition.


2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Preliminary round fixtures were played on the weekend of 28 August 2010. A total of 332 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 201 winners from the Extra preliminary round, Ashford Town, who were without a league to compete but were included in a draw, and 130 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football, except three clubs: Chester who was ineligible to participate as they only spent their second season, Leyton who decided not to participate and Grays Athletic who get a bye to the next stage. The round featured 55 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.


2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The First qualifying round fixtures were played on the weekend of 11 September 2010, with replays being played the following mid-week. A total of 232 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 166 winners from the Preliminary round, 65 entering at this stage from the top division of the three leagues at Level 7 of English football and Grays Athletic, while Halesowen Town from Southern League Premier Division missing this years competition due to ownership issues. The round featured 21 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.


2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The Second qualifying round fixtures were played on the weekend of 25 September 2010. A total of 160 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the First qualifying round and 44 Level 6 clubs, from Conference North and Conference South, entering at this stage. Radcliffe Olympic and Wednesfield from Level 10 of English football, were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.


2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The Third qualifying round took place on the weekend of 9 October 2010. A total of 80 clubs took part, all having progressed from the Second qualifying round. Radcliffe Olympic from Level 10 of English football was the lowest-ranked club to qualify for this round of the competition.


2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Fourth qualifying round
The Fourth qualifying round took place on the weekend of 23 October 2010. A total of 64 clubs took part, 40 having progressed from the Third qualifying round and 24 clubs from Conference Premier, forming Level 5 of English football, entering at this stage. Tipton Town, Poole Town, Hythe Town and Leiston from Level 9 of English football were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.


2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Competition proper
Winners from the Fourth qualifying round advance to First Round Proper, where clubs from Level 3 and Level 4 of English football, operating in The Football League, first enter the competition. See 2010–11 FA Cup for a report of First Round Proper onwards.


2010–11 FA Trophy
The 2010–11 FA Trophy is the 41st season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. A total of 266 clubs have entered the competition. This was reduced to 265 when Ilkeston Town withdrew after the club was wound up.


2010–11 FA Trophy, Third round qualifying
This round is the first in which Conference North and South teams join the competition. After Ilkeston Town folded, Redditch United received a bye to the first round.


2010–11 FA Trophy, First round
This round is the first in which Conference Premier teams join those from lower reaches of the National League System.


2010–11 FA Trophy, First round
The Curzon Ashton vs. Altrincham match on 11 December 2010 was abandoned at half time due to a power failure with the score 2–1 in favour of Curzon Ashton. The re-scheduled game on 14 December 2010 finished 2–0 to Altrincham.


2010–11 FA Women's Cup
The 2010–11 FA Women's Cup was the 40th season of the association football knockout competition. It is the women's national cup competition for England. The competition was won by Arsenal, who won their eleventh FA Women's Cup. They beat Bristol Academy 2–0 in the final at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.


2010–11 FA Women's Premier League
The 2010-11 season of the FA Women's Premier League was the 19th season of the former top flight of English women's association football. This season the FA Women's Super League became the top level, superseding a reduced eight-team Premier League National Division.


2010–11 FA Women's Premier League
Although there was no promotion to the FA Women's Super League until at least 2013, two teams were relegated into the Northern and Southern Divisions. The top two from each of these Divisions will then be promoted into a 10-team National Division for 2011-12.


2010–11 FA Women's Premier League Cup
The 2010–11 FA Women's Premier League Cup was the 21st edition of the cup tournament for teams both levels of the Women's Premier League, the National Division and the Northern and Southern Divisions, the second and third level of English women's football respectively.


2010–11 FA Women's Premier League Cup
This was the first season of the cup following the demotion of the FA Women's Premier League National Division from the highest level of women's football in England; it became the second tier due to the creation of the FA Women's Super League in 2011. As a result, a number of previous competitors such as Arsenal LFC did not compete in the Premier League Cup.


2010–11 FA Women's Premier League Cup
The cup was won by National Division side Barnet F.C. Ladies, who defeated Nottingham Forest L.F.C. 5-4 on penalties after the match finished 0-0 after extra time.


2010–11 FA Women's Premier League Cup, Group stage
Twenty-eight teams from both tiers of the Premier League were drawn into seven groups of four with the first and second placed teams in each group going through to the knock-out stage. In addition, the best two third placed teams based on points obtained also went through to the knock out stage.


2010–11 FA Youth Cup
The FA Youth Cup sponsored by E.ON 2010–11 was the 59th edition of the FA Youth Cup. 460 clubs were initially accepted, with 53 teams being new entries.


2010–11 FA Youth Cup
The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with the preliminary round which was followed by four qualifying rounds for non-League teams. Football League teams entered the draw thereafter, with League One and League Two teams entering at the First round, and Premier League and Championship teams entering in the Third round.


2010–11 FC Barcelona season
The 2010–11 season was FC Barcelona's 111th in existence and the club's 80th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona started the season with a new president after Joan Laporta reached his term limit on 30 June, leaving behind a very successful club tenure.


2010–11 FC Barcelona season
Sandro Rosell was elected president on 13 June by securing a record total of 35,021 votes (61.35%), more than the 27,138 achieved by Laporta in 2003. Rosell began his tenure on 1 July as the 39th president in Barcelona's history.


2010–11 FC Barcelona season
This team is widely considered to be the greatest in Barcelona's history. Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has described this squad as the best he had ever faced.


2010–11 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, June
Barcelona started their transfer window only three days after the end of the 2009–10 season, by reaching an agreement with Valencia for Spanish international David Villa worth €40 million.


2010–11 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, June
On 30 June, Xavier Sala-i-Martin, treasurer and director in charge of the economic area, announced that Barcelona earned a record €445.5 million in revenue during the 2009–10 season. According to Xavier, "that's the highest revenues achieved by any club, in any sport including the U.S." This means FC Barcelona is the richest club in the world in terms of revenue.


2010–11 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, June
Coach Pep Guardiola later expressed disapproval of the transfer of Ukrainian centre-back Dmytro Chygrynskiy, indicating he was pressed to let him go. Speaking at a press-conference, Guardiola said, "My opinion counts, but the needs of the club go above that and that's why he was sold, I would like to have kept him." Speaking on the departing Yaya Touré, Guardiola said he would have preferred him to stay, but the player was set on moving.


2010–11 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, June
On 14 July, Thierry Henry and Barcelona agreed to rescind his contract in order for Henry to become a free agent, where he subsequently signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls. He stated, "This is a new and exciting chapter in my career." The club also agreed with Pep Guardiola on a one-year extension to stay as coach of the first team, along with long-time assistant Tito Vilanova.