2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, October, Month summary
The first half ended with the home side with four goals to the good, comfortably. Spurs, however, fought back in the second half, with a hat-trick from Gareth Bale, two of his goals coming in injury-time. Bale's hat-trick meant that the final score was 4–3 to Inter, but a remarkable comeback from Spurs to pull back three goals at the San Siro.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, October, Month summary
Spurs returned to Premiership action against Everton at White Hart Lane. In a fairly even match, Everton took the lead through a spectacular Leighton Baines free-kick in the 17th minute. Spurs however responded almost immediately with Rafael van der Vaart getting on the end of a Peter Crouch knock-down to equalise for Spurs three minutes after the opener. The game finished 1–1.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, October, Month summary
Tottenham ended the month with a controversial 2–0 defeat at Old Trafford to Manchester United. In an entertaining game, both sides hit the woodwork in the opening twenty minutes before Nemanja Vidić opened the scoring with a header. Then, five minutes from time, Nani scored the controversial second goal after Tottenham goalkeeper Gomes placed the ball down on the ground, thinking that a free-kick had been given in Tottenham's favour after Nani appeared to handle the ball. Nani's United teammates urged him to shoot, which he did, much to Gomes' and Tottenham's anger, but the goal somehow stood despite the linesman's flag going up for an unknown reason.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, October, Month summary
Spurs ended the month in fifth in the Premiership and second in their Champions League group.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
November began with the visit of Internazionale to White Hart Lane in a Champions League tie. The reigning champions were without a couple of key players, most notably goalkeeper Júlio César. Tottenham were also missing first choice goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes through suspension; he was replaced by Italian Carlo Cudicini. Spurs made a flying start to the game, but it wasn't until twenty minutes when Rafael van der Vaart opened the scoring from close range.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Spurs managed to hold on to the lead at half-time, when goalscorer van der Vaart then had to come off due to a recurrence of a hamstring injury – his replacement was Jermaine Jenas. Spurs continued to play as well as they did in the first half and doubled their lead deservedly on the hour, when Gareth Bale superbly ran past the right of Inter's defence and played in Peter Crouch, who made amends for an earlier miss by sliding home from six yards.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Inter then pulled one back ten minutes from time through Samuel Eto'o, who scored a fine goal from an angle past Cudicini. As Inter pushed for an undeserved equaliser, Bale ran on to a through ball from Younès Kaboul, ran the Inter defence ragged and to cap off a man of the match performance, tapped the ball across goal for substitute Roman Pavlyuchenko to poke home to give Spurs a 3–1 win over the European champions.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Spurs returned to Premier League action away to Bolton Wanderers, without Aaron Lennon & Rafael van der Vaart through injury. Spurs started slowly, and fell behind after Kevin Davies lashed home the opener for Bolton. Spurs didn't improve in the second half, and were then 2–0 down after Grétar Steinsson screwed in an angled drive ten minutes after half-time. Spurs then failed to respond and conceded a penalty after Benoît Assou-Ekotto bundled over Lee Chung-yong in the box – Kevin Davies expertly dispatched the spot-kick from 12 yards for Bolton's third. However, Spurs fought back late on after a curler from Alan Hutton and a beautiful volley from Pavlyuchenko, but it wasn't enough as Bolton broke away and Martin Petrov, coming off the bench, slid home to make it 4–2 to Bolton.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Spurs then faced Sunderland in a midweek fixture at White Hart Lane. Spurs were held at 0–0 for more than hour, but took the lead on 64 minutes through Rafael van der Vaart, returning from injury. However, the match was to end as a 1–1 draw after Sunderland equalised through Asamoah Gyan to win a point for the visitors.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Spurs continued the month with another home game, this time against Blackburn Rovers. Spurs took the lead on 16 minutes with a Gareth Bale header from a van der Vaart corner. Spurs then pushed for a second, finally getting it at 42 minutes through Roman Pavlyuchenko, making amends for an earlier miss from the penalty spot. Spurs scored two second-half goals, with Peter Crouch scoring his first league goal of the season and Bale scoring his second of the game for 4–0.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Blackburn fought back though and earned two late goals, first coming from Ryan Nelsen after David Dunn's long range shot deflected on to Nelsen's heel and into the back of the net and the second came from a Gaël Givet volley from close range, but it wasn't enough and Spurs held on for the three points.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
The first league North London derby of the season saw Arsenal take on Spurs at the Emirates Stadium on 20 November. Arsenal took advantage of an error from Spurs goalkeeper Gomes, who failed to come out and claim the ball after a heavy touch from Samir Nasri – Gomes came out eventually and made an attempt to catch the ball, but it rebounded off Nasri's shin and Nasri ran on to the ball to slot home from the tightest of all angles on nine minutes.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Arsenal doubled their lead on 27 minutes, after Andrey Arshavin crossed for Marouane Chamakh to slide home to give Arsenal a 2–0 advantage at half-time. Spurs then staged a comeback though, after Assou-Ekotto's long ball was flicked on by Jermain Defoe, returning from injury, into the path of van der Vaart who controlled well and released Bale, who only had Łukasz Fabiański to beat and did so well, with a good left foot finish five minutes after half-time.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Luka Modrić went close with 25-yard drive that went narrowly over and then was brought down for a free-kick, which Arsenal captain Cesc Fàbregas deliberately handled to give Spurs a penalty. Van der Vaart made no mistake from the spot, sending Fabiański in the Arsenal goal to level for Spurs, and was then booked for his celebration.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Spurs then went on to win the game after Gareth Bale was hauled down by Laurent Koscielny, resulting in a free-kick which was swung in by Van der Vaart for Younès Kaboul to head home with four minutes remaining, giving Spurs their first win away at Arsenal for 17 years and their first away win at a "Top Four" club in almost 70 games.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Spurs then had the chance to qualify to the knockout round of the Champions League, knowing that a win for them and Internazionale would secure qualification from Group A; to do so, Spurs had to beat Werder Bremen at White Hart Lane and Inter had to beat Twente. Spurs were on their way after another goal from Younès Kaboul on six minutes, from an Aaron Lennon cross.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Bremen, ravaged by injuries and a suspension to captain Torsten Frings, then found themselves two goals down on the stroke of half-time after Luka Modrić got on the end of a Peter Crouch knock-down, turned and volleyed past Tim Wiese in the Bremen goal. Spurs secured the points and the qualification, as Inter had beaten Twente 1–0, with Peter Crouch scoring the third from close range late in the game.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Tottenham ended the month in Premiership action with a home game against Liverpool, 4 days after the match against Werder Bremen. Spurs once again fell behind on 42 minutes, with Martin Škrtel poking home after a goal-mouth scramble in the Tottenham box. Spurs pushed for the equaliser, and had a big chance to level after they were awarded a penalty when David N'Gog handled Gareth Bale's free-kick, but Defoe smashed the kick wide of the post.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Spurs eventually equalised on 65 minutes, with Škrtel, having opened the scoring, diverted Modrić's low cross, which was on its way to Peter Crouch, into his own net to gift Spurs the equaliser. Spurs eventually won the game through Aaron Lennon, who beat Liverpool's Paul Konchesky to Peter Crouch's knock-down to fire past Pepe Reina to give Spurs a 2–1 victory.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, November, Month summary
Spurs finished November in fifth place and top of the Champions League Group A, securing qualification to the knockout round in the Champions League.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, December, Month summary
Spurs kicked off December with a 1–1 draw away to Birmingham City, having taken the lead through Sébastien Bassong on 20 minutes, only to concede a late equaliser from a Craig Gardner header.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, December, Month summary
Spurs then travelled to Holand to take on Dutch champions Twente, knowing that they could finish top of Group A if they could at least match Inter Milan's result at Werder Bremen. Spurs were gifted a bizarre lead after Twente goalkeeper Sander Boschker missed his kick from a Peter Wisgerhof back pass, causing the ball to end up in the corner of the goal. Twente were level after a re-taken Denny Landzaat penalty, after Roberto Rosales had a strike from 20 yards which appeared to hit the arm of Benoît Assou-Ekotto.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, December, Month summary
Two minutes after half-time, Spurs took the lead again after a close range finish from Jermain Defoe, but Twente levelled a couple of minutes later from a Rosales header. Defoe then rebounded a Wilson Palacios shot, which was initially saved by Boschker, into the bottom corner of the net. Twente rescued a point though from Nacer Chadli's free-kick. Spurs finished top of Group A and were later drawn to Milan.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, December, Month summary
Spurs returned to Premier League action with a home game against Chelsea. Spurs took the lead on 15 minutes through a stunning strike from Roman Pavlyuchenko, set up by Jermain Defoe, who looked as if he was in an offside position before he passed the ball to Pavlyuchenko – nevertheless, the goal stood. More controversy was to follow, when Didier Drogba appeared to handle the ball before firing a shot on goal, which Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes spilt into his own net. Chelsea were then awarded a penalty deep into injury time, after Gomes bundled over Chelsea midfielder Ramires in the area, only to then save Drogba's kick to ensure that the game finished 1–1.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, December, Month summary
The week after the Chelsea match, it was confirmed that Tottenham's match away to Blackpool had been postponed due to the bad weather conditions outside Bloomfield Road. The match was later rescheduled for 22 February.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, December, Month summary
Spurs kicked off the festive period with a trip to Aston Villa. Spurs took the lead through Rafael van der Vaart, returning from injury, before Jermain Defoe saw a controversial red for elbowing James Collins. Spurs held on to the lead for the first half and doubled in the second, thanks to Van der Vaart again. Villa pulled one back through Marc Albrighton, but it was not to be as Spurs held on for a crucial victory.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, December, Month summary
Ten-man Spurs then beat a resilient Newcastle United at White Hart Lane, thanks to second half goals from Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale – the latter's goal coming after Younès Kaboul was sent off.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, January, Month summary
Spurs got the year 2011 off to a good start by beating London rivals Fulham 1–0 in a tight match, with Gareth Bale heading in the only goal from Van der Vaart's free-kick.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, January, Month summary
A 2–1 loss at Everton meant that Tottenham's 11-match unbeaten run had ended, also concluding Tottenham's fine form in the festive period – an early goal from Louis Saha was cancelled out by a van der Vaart header but it wasn't to be as Séamus Coleman headed in Everton's winner late on in the game to give Everton the points.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, January, Month summary
Spurs then beat Charlton Athletic 3–0 in a third round FA Cup tie, with goals from youngster Andros Townsend and a quick-fire double from Jermain Defoe ensuring Spurs' safe passage into the fourth round of the competition.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, January, Month summary
Tottenham then returned to domestic action with a 0–0 draw with eventual champions Manchester United in a game in which they dominated but never really looked like winning.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, January, Month summary
Spurs again had to come back from behind at Newcastle after Fabricio Coloccini volleyed home the opener for Newcastle, but Aaron Lennon rescued a point late on with his second goal against Newcastle this season.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season 2010–11, January, Month summary
Tottenham concluded January with an FA Cup exit at Fulham, with 2 Danny Murphy penalties in fifteen minutes sandwiched by Michael Dawson's sending off meant that Fulham were truly on their way. Brede Hangeland and Mousa Dembélé piled on the misery for Spurs. Spurs failed to respond to conceding 4 goals in the first half and despite an improvement in the second, their elimination was confirmed.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Squad list, Premier League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Statistics, Goal scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2010–11 Tour de Ski
The 2010–11 Tour de Ski was the 5th edition of the Tour de Ski and took place from 31 December 2010 to 9 January 2011. The race started in Oberhof, Germany, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The defending champions were Lukáš Bauer of the Czech Republic for the men and Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk for the ladies. Kowalczyk defende her title, and Swiss Dario Cologna won the Men's class.


2010–11 Tour de Ski, Stages, Stage 6
6 January 2011, Cortina d'Ampezzo – Toblach - distance (handicap start)


2010–11 Tour de Ski, Stages, Stage 7
8 January 2011, Val di Fiemme, Italy - distance (mass start)


2010–11 Tour de Ski, Stages, Stage 8
9 January 2011, Val di Fiemme - distance (handicap start)


2010–11 Townsville Crocodiles season
The 2010–11 NBL season is the 26th season for the Townsville Crocodiles in the NBL.


2010–11 Townsville Crocodiles season, Off-season, Subtractions
Townsville also re-signed Brad Williamson, Todd Blanchfield, and Peter Crawford during the off-season.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season
The 2010–11 season was Trabzonspor's 36th consecutive season in the Süper Lig.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season
Trabzonspor's primary objective was to regain the Süper Lig title for the first time since 1984. They also aimed to defend their Turkish Cup title, which would allow them to surpass Beşiktaş for second-most Turkish Cups of all time, with nine. Having won the 2009–10 Turkish Cup, the club competed in the 2010 Turkish Super Cup against league champions Bursaspor. Trabzonspor won 3–0 thanks to a hat-trick from forward Teófilo Gutiérrez. Brazilian forward Jackson Coelho, nicknamed Jajá, signed for the club on the same day of the Super Cup.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season
The club started their domestic league season against Ankaragücü on 15 August 2010, winning 2–0, with both goals coming from Gutiérrez. They also competed in the UEFA Europa League, beginning their campaign against three-time winners Liverpool, and were knocked out after losing 1–3 on aggregate.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, Pre-season
It was announced on 25 May 2010 that Trabzonspor would begin their pre-season preparations in Isparta on 27 June. They played their first friendly of the new season on 8 July against Gaziantepspor. The match ended with no goals scored by either team. The club spent thirteen days in Isparta before traveling to Germany on 12 July for nineteen days. The second camp consisted of six friendly matches against FC Wegberg-Beek, F.C. Porto, SC Fortuna Köln, Standard Liège, K.R.C. Genk and Fortuna Sittard. Trabzonspor signed Polish defender Arkadiusz Głowacki for a reported €1 million on 13 June.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, Pre-season
Before joining the Black Sea club, Głowacki was named the best defender of the Ekstraklasa in 2009. Barış Ataş became the club's third signing of the season when he joined on a free transfer from Diyarbakırspor on 22 June 2010. Ibrahim Yattara was named captain on 26 June following former captain Rigobert Song's departure. Rumours were leaked on 13 July that stated forward Teófilo Gutiérrez was looking to leave the club before their departure to Germany on 12 July.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, Pre-season
Gutiérrez was unable to obtain a visa when he first transferred to Turkey in January, and had not done so since then. As a result, Gutiérrez was unable to travel with the team to their pre-season camp in Germany, and was instead left in Istanbul. He was expected to join the team on 15 July. The Colombian forward joined the squad on 17 July 2010. The club finished their pre-season preparations with a record of five wins, one draw, and two losses.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, August
Because Trabzonspor won the Turkish Cup in 2010, they took part in the Turkish Super Cup. The final took place at Atatürk Olympic Stadium on 7 August against league champions Bursaspor. To commemorate the event, Nike manufactured a special kit. Trabzonspor won the match 3–0, with all three goals coming from Teófilo Gutiérrez. The list of fixtures for the first half of the Süper Lig season were released on 21 July. Trabzonspor started their season on the road against Ankaragücü, before playing their first home match against Fenerbahçe.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, August
Trabzonspor opened up the domestic season by defeating Ankaragücü two to nil, with two second half goals from Teófilo Gutiérrez sealing the match. Trabzonspor transferred former FC Schalke 04 youth product Volkan Ünlü from feeder club MVV on 17 August. He was immediately loaned out to Trabzonspor's other feeder club, 1461 Trabzon. Trabzonspor started their European campaign against Liverpool F.C. in the play-off round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League on 19 August 2010.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, August
The club previously faced the then-English champions in the second round of the 1976–77 European Cup, with Trabzonspor winning the first leg 1–0, but losing the second leg 0–3. Liverpool went on to win the competition. Trabzonspor lost the first leg 0–1 at Anfield. They would go on to lose the second leg 1–2, and were knocked out of the competition by a score of 1–3 on aggregate. Trabzonspor signed A2 defender Mert Ege Özeren to a three-year deal on 23 August following Arkadiusz Głowacki's injury.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, August
Trabzonspor played their first derby of the year when they faced Fenerbahçe on 23 August 2010. The Black Sea club struck first in the 14th minute, adding two more goals over a 15-minute span. Fenerbahçe scored two goals, but were unable to score a third in the second half. The win pushed Trabzonspor to the top of the table after two rounds, tied on points with Bursaspor and Kayserispor. The club closed out the month with a love-love draw against Antalyaspor on 30 August. Teófilo Gutiérrez was voted player of the month for August by TrabzonCell subscribers. The prolific goalscorer netted six goals in all competitions for the month of August.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, September
The club hit the first international break having played five matches in a 15-day span. A friendly against Giresunspor was organized and played on 4 September. The match finished 2–1 in Trabzonspor's favour, with Engin Baytar and Umut Bulut providing both goals. The club restarted the league season with a 6–1 win over regional rivals Sivasspor. Ibrahim Yattara and Teófilo Gutiérrez bagged a brace each, while Selçuk İnan and Burak Yılmaz filled out the scorers' sheet. Trabzonspor travel once during the month of September to face Kayserispor.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, October
Trabzonspor play four matches in the month of October, with two at home and two on the road. They opened up the month against Beşiktaş at home, winning one to nil. Mustafa Yumlu provided the lone goal of the match in his first appearance for the club. The club travel to Istanbul to face Kasımpaşa, before going back home a week later to face Gençlerbirliği. They close the month out in Konya to face Konyaspor on 31 October.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, November
The club continue the same schedule of two home and two away matches in November, starting off with a home match against Galatasaray. Trabzonspor will then travel to face league champions Bursaspor, whom they bested earlier in the season with a three to nil win in the 2010 Turkish Super Cup. The club go back home to face Eskişehirspor, before traveling to face Gaziantepspor.


2010–11 Trabzonspor season, Review, December
Having won the Turkish Cup the previous year, Trabzonspor will begin their quest for a repeat in the group stages of the 2010–11 Turkish Cup. The club is automatically seed first in one of four groups, along with clubs who placed first to third in the league (or first to fourth, if the Turkish Cup winner finishes in the top three). Trabzonspor, along with Bursaspor, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray, will be drawn into separate groups and will be joined by sixteen clubs who progress past the play-off round.


2010–11 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was the 110th season of competitive association football and the 84th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral.


2010–11 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season, 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 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League
The 2010–11 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League was the 24th full season of rugby union within the eighth tier of the English league system. Bideford the champions and the runners–up St Austell were promoted to the Tribute Western Counties West for 2011–12. Saltash, Stithians and Roseland were relegated to Tribute Cornwall One for the following season. For the first time the points scoring system with bonus points for tries, etc. was introduced.


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy
The 2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy was the 81st season of the FA Trophy, which is the oldest football competition for teams in Trinidad and Tobago. Joe Public entered as the tournament's defending champion, who defeated W Connection in the 2009 final. The tournament commenced on 17 November 2010, with 32 teams competing in single elimination matches and concluded on 25 January 2011.


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Qualification
The tournament featured teams from the top three levels of the football pyramid. These three levels and 8 leagues, namely the TT Pro League, National Super League, Central FA's Premier Division, Eastern FA's Premier Division, Eastern Counties' Football Union, Norther FA's Premier Division, Southern FA's Premier Division, and Tobago FA's Premier Division, each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final team delegations.


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Qualification
The top eight teams following the first round of matches in the 2010–11 season qualified as the Pro League's representatives for the competition. In addition, the top six finishers from the Super League also qualified. In addition, all six regional football associations were awarded three qualification positions into this year's edition.


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Qualification
The following clubs qualified for the 81st edition of the FA Trophy:


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Schedule
The schedule for the 2010–11 FA Trophy, as announced by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association:


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results
All matches were played over two 45 minute halves, and in the process if the match were drawn at the end of regulation time, then two additional 15-minute halves were used, and if necessary, penalty kicks if still drawn after extra time.


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, First round
The draw for the most prestigious knockout tournament held by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association was made on 3 November 2010 at its head office in Port of Spain, Trinidad with ties played in the week beginning 17 November 2010. The only Pro League match-up featured Ma Pau facing W Connection. The remaining six professional teams advanced with little difficulty. Castara Goal City from the Tobago FA and Valencia United from the Eastern Counties Football Union defeated National Super League sides T&TEC and St. Francois Nationals respectively.


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Second round
The draw for the second round took place on 17 November 2010 and involved the 16 winning teams from the first round. These were from the following levels:


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Second round
Matches in the second round were played in the week commencing 29 November 2010. La Brea All-Stars continued their run with a 3–2 win over Queen's Park. In the only match-up between teams from the Pro League, San Juan Jabloteh defeated defending champions Joe Public 2–0 after extra time to secure their place in the quarterfinals. Caledonia AIA received a scare from Defence Force from the National Super League, but prevailed using a 111th-minute goal from Ishmael Daniel in extra time.


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Quarterfinals
The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 4 December 2010 and involved the 8 winning teams from the second round. The lowest ranked team left in the competition was La Brea All-Stars of the Southern FA Premier Division, the third tier of Trinidad and Tobago football. The eight remaining teams were from the following levels:


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Quarterfinals
Matches in the quarterfinals were played on 10 December 2010. The two remaining minnows were ousted at the quarterfinals stage, leaving the semifinals to be an all-professional affair. La Brea All-Stars of the SFA Premier Division were defeated by San Juan Jabloteh 5–0 in the late match at Ato Boldon Stadium. The other potential giant-killer Joe Public from the National Super League were also eliminated from the competition following a loss to professional side Caledonia AIA 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 in regulation. In the remaining all-Pro League matches, North East Stars defeated Ma Pau 1–0 and Defence Force (PL) beat St. Ann's Rangers by a 3–1 scoreline.


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Semifinals
The draw for the semifinals took place on 11 December 2010. The four remaining teams were all consisted of Pro League (1) teams including Caledonia AIA, Defence Force, North East Stars, and San Juan Jabloteh. Both semifinal matches took place at Marvin Lee Stadium on 12 January 2011. North East Stars defeated Defence Force (PL) 2–0 to reach the final of the competition. Both goals came from Guyanese Charles Pollard, who scored in the 24th and in first half stoppage time. In the other semifinal, San Juan Jabloteh needed eight penalty kicks to defeat Caledonia AIA by a score of 7–6 following a 2–2 scoreline after regulation time.


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Final
The final was played at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad on 29 January 2011. The match was contested by North East Stars, who defeated Defence Force (PL) 2–0 in their semifinal, and San Juan Jabloteh who needed penalties to defeat Caledonia AIA after the match ended 2–2 after the end of regulation. San Juan Jabloteh secured the Trophy following an early goal from Kennedy Hinkson in the 2nd minute and superb goalkeeping from Cleon John to defeat the North East Stars 1–0.


2010–11 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Final
The win marked the San Juan Boys' third FA Trophy win, whereas the Sangre Grande Boys settled for their second runner-up in the competition. The leading goal scorer of the tournament was Akeil Pierre of Defence Force (PL) having scored a hat-trick in his side's first round match against Diamond United and a further brace against Damarie Hill Reunited in the second round.


2010–11 Tulsa Oilers season
The 2010–11 Tulsa Oilers season was the 19th season of the CHL franchise in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


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


2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1(Tunisian Professional League)  season was the 85th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 24 July 2010, and will conclude on 8 May 2011. The defending champions from the previous season are Espérance Sportive de Tunis. No teams were relegated as Ligue 1 was to be extended to 16 teams starting from the 2011–12 season.


2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2
The 2010–11 season Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 is the current of second-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 16 August 2010 and is scheduled to end on the 27 May 2011.


2010–11 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2, Television rights
The Communication bureau of the FTF attributed the broadcasting rights of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 to .


2010–11 Turkish Basketball Cup
Spor Toto Turkish Cup 2010–11 season was the 26th season of the TBF Men's Turkish Cup. Fenerbahçe Ülker won the cup this season, after it beat Beşiktaş Cola Turka 72–81 in the Final.


2010–11 Turkish Basketball Cup, Group stage
Group A and D matches played 10–12 October, group B and C matches played 9–11 October 2010.


2010–11 Turkish Basketball League
The 2010-11 Turkish Basketball League was the 45th season of the top professional basketball league in Turkey. In the 2010–2011 season Fenerbahçe Ülker had won the Turkish Basketball League .


2010–11 Turkish Basketball League, Clubs and arenas
RS = Regular season / QF = Quarter-finals / SF = Semi-finals / RU = Runners-up


2010–11 Turkish Cup
The 2010–11 Turkish Cup was the 49th edition of the annual tournament that determined the association football Süper Lig Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) champion under the auspices of the Turkish Football Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu; TFF). Beşiktaş successfully defeated İstanbul B.B. in the final. This tournament was conducted under the UEFA Cup system having replaced at the 44th edition a standard knockout competition scheme.


2010–11 Turkish Cup
Beşiktaş advanced to the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and qualified for the 2011 Turkish Super Cup. Trabzonspor were eliminated in the group stage. Trabzonspor (defending champions), Bursaspor (1st, Süper Lig), Fenerbahçe (2nd), and Galatasaray (3rd), automatically qualified for the group stage.


2010–11 Turkish Cup, First round
The draw for the First Round took place at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 23 August 2010. The matches were played on 1 September 2010.


2010–11 Turkish Cup, Second round
The draw for the Second Round was conducted at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 14 September 2010. The matches were played on 22 September 2010.


2010–11 Turkish Cup, Play-off round
The draw for the Third Round was conducted at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 30 September 2010. The matches will be played on 26-27–28 October 2010.


2010–11 Turkish Cup, Group stage
The group stage consists of four groups with five teams each. The top three teams that finished from 1st place to 3rd in the 2009–10 Süper Lig and the previous cup winners were seeded as group heads: Bursaspor, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and cup winners Trabzonspor. The sixteen teams who qualified through the first two rounds of elimination matches were randomly drawn into one of the four groups.


2010–11 Turkish Cup, Group stage
Every team will play every other team of its group once, either home or away. The winners and runners-up of each group will qualify for the quarterfinals.


2010–11 Turkish Cup, Quarter-finals
In this round the winners and runners-up of all of the previous round's groups were entered. The draw was conducted by the TFF in the Ataköy Olympic House in İstanbul on 28 January 2011 at 11:00 local time. There were no seedings in the draw, and consequently teams from the same groups were drawn against each other. The teams competed in two-leg playoffs. The first leg matches were played on 2 and 3 February while the second leg matches were played on 2 and 3 March 2011. The lowest-ranked, and incidentally the only non-Süper Lig team to qualify for this stage of the competition was Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor, at that time competing in the TFF First League, the 2nd tier of Turkish football.


2010–11 Turkish Cup, Semi-finals
The draw was conducted by the TFF in the Ataköy Olympic House in İstanbul on 28 January 2011 at 11:00 local time. The teams competed in two-leg playoffs. The first leg matches were played on 6 and 7 April while the second leg matches were played on 20 and 21 April 2011.


2010–11 Turkish Cup, Final
The final was played in Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri on 11 May 2011. This was the first time for Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium to host a cup final, which opened its gates on March 2009. The kick-off was at 20:00 EEST. The match ended on a 2-2 draw and there were no goals in the extra time. Beşiktaş J.K. went on to win the final on penalties.


2010–11 Turkish Women's First Football League
The 2010–11 season of the Turkish Women's First Football League is the 15th season of Turkey's premier women's football league. Ataşehir Belediyespor is the champion of the season.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season
The 2010–11 season is Sampdoria's 64th in existence, and eighth consecutive season Serie A. Sampdoria finished the 2009–10 Serie A season in fourth place.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season
Sampdoria competed in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since finishing runner-up in 1991–92.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season
The season was a disastrous one relative to the success of 2009–10, with the club suffering relegation following the January departures of star players Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season, Pre-season and friendlies
A total of 29 players gathered for the beginning of pre-season training at Moena on 6 July.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season, Coppa Italia
Based on their finish in the 2009–10 season, Sampdoria began the 2010–11 Coppa Italia in the round of 16.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season, Champions League
By finishing in fourth position in Serie A, Sampdoria will play in the play-off round of the Champions League. The draw for the play-off round took place on 6 August. Sampdoria were unseeded in the non-Champions route of the draw. They were drawn against four time German champions Werder Bremen.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season, Champions League
The first leg, played at Weserstadion in Bremen, was won 3–1 by the home side. Werder Bremen scored all three of their goals in the second half, including a 67th minute penalty from Torsten Frings. The penalty was given after Stefano Lucchini brought down Sebastian Prödl in the area. Lucchini was given a second yellow card for the foul, which led to his sending off. In the last moments of the match, Giampaolo Pazzini gave Sampdoria some hope with an away goal.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season, Champions League
The return at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa saw Sampdoria jump out to an early lead on a pair of Giampaolo Pazzini goals. Antonio Cassano scored a late goal to put Sampdoria ahead 3–0 in the match and ahead 4–3 on aggregate score. In added time, Werder Bremen answered back through Markus Rosenberg to force extra time. In the first half of extra time, Claudio Pizarro scored giving Werder Bremen a 5–4 lead on aggregate. Sampdoria were unable to respond, and they were eliminated from Champions League play.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season, Europa League
As a result of their elimination from the Champions League, Sampdoria entered the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League in the group stage.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season, Europa League
The draw took place on 27 August. Sampdoria were drawn to play in Group I along with PSV from the Netherlands, Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv and Hungarian club Debrecen. They finished a distant third in the group, with only one win, against Debrecen.


2010–11 U.C. Sampdoria season, Europa League
Note 1: Debrecen played their group matches in Budapest at Stadium Puskás Ferenc as Debrecen's Stadion Oláh Gábor Út did not meet UEFA criteria.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season
U.S. Città di Palermo played the 2010–11 season in Serie A, the seventh consecutive season for the Sicilian club in the Italian top flight since their return to the league in 2004.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
Long-time Palermo players Fábio Simplício and Mark Bresciano left the rosanero by 30 June after failing to agree for a contract extension with the club. On 29 May 2010 Legea was announced as Palermo's new teamwear sponsor, taking over such duties from Lotto Sport Italia. The club also announced in June 2010 a one-year agreement extension with main sponsor Eurobet.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
The first high-profile move from Palermo was completed on 11 June, when the club announced the signing of Chilean prolific striker Mauricio Pinilla from Grosseto. The move was followed by the signing of experienced Siena forward Massimo Maccarone days later.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 6 July it was confirmed the appointment of 38-year-old former player Giovanni Tedesco as the club's new team manager. On 7 July Palermo also announced the signing of Polish international defender Kamil Glik.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 8 July, Palermo announced to have sold Danish international centre-back Simon Kjær to 1. Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. Four days later, the club confirmed to have signed Italy U-20 international Matteo Darmian from AC Milan in a co-ownership bid.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 16 July Palermo announced the signing of Argentine full-backSantiago García from Rosario Central. The next day Napoli announced the acquisition of Uruguayan international striker Edinson Cavani from the rosanero club.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
As a replacement for Kjær, Palermo then chose to acquire young Argentine centre back Ezequiel Muñoz; the player was successively announced to have joined the club's Austrian training camp on 30 July, after he underwent a medical in Sicily. The transfer was officially formalized on 4 August. On 6 August, Paolo Beruatto was introduced as the new head of the Primavera under-19 squad.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On the same day, Palermo was coupled to Slovenian club NK Maribor for the playoff round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, with the first leg scheduled at Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo on 19 August, and the return leg seven days later at Maribor's home venue. In the first leg, and the first competitive seasonal game for Palermo, the Sicilians defeated Maribor with a clear result of 3–0, thanks to goals from Maccarone, Hernández and Pastore; the rosanero won the qualification to the group stage one week late, despite losing the return leg 3–2. On the following group stage draw, Palermo was included in Group F together with PFC CSKA Moscow, Sparta Prague and FC Lausanne-Sport.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 27 August 2010 Maribor announced to have sold midfielders Armin Bačinović and Josip Iličić, both Slovenian internationals, to Palermo. The first league game, played on 29 August, ended in a 0–0 home draw to Cagliari; on the very next day, Palermo announced the signing of Brazilian 18-year-old attacking midfielder João Pedro from Atlético Mineiro.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
Palermo started the season in good fashion, achieving impressive results such as away wins against Juventus and Fiorentina, as well a clear home win against Roma; in particular, the newly acquired Slovenian duo of Bačinović and Ilicić proved to be an absolute bargain signing, with both players being regularly featured in Palermo's Serie A games and praised. Other new signings who managed to break into the first team in a regular basis included defender Ezequiel Muñoz and striker Mauricio Pinilla.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
Impressive results at domestic league level were not repeated in the Europa League, as Palermo was eliminated by the likes of PFC CSKA Moscow and Sparta Prague, ending the qualification round with only 7 points (2 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses).


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
In December 2010 Palermo confirmed to have signed a third Slovenian player from Maribor, defender Siniša Anđelković, who will join the rosanero from January 2011. A fourth Slovenian player, midfielder Jasmin Kurtić, was acquired days later.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
Another winter move was completed on 24 January 2011, with striker Massimo Maccarone departing from Sicily after only six months, in order to join fellow Serie A club Sampdoria in a permanent transfer move. The following day, Palermo won qualification to the Coppa Italia semifinals after defeating Parma on penalties.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
This result was followed by a string of three consecutive defeats, the latest of whom being a record home loss in which a nine-man Palermo succumbed to Udinese in a shocking 0–7 result, which represents both the largest home loss and the largest Serie A loss in the club's history. Such result led to immediate rumours regarding an imminent dismissal of head coach Delio Rossi, that was informally confirmed by Zamparini himself in several interview throughout the day. The next day Palermo formally announced the dismissal of Delio Rossi and the appointment Serse Cosmi as his replacement. After two more losses (against Lazio and Genoa, respectively), Cosmi achieved his first win in charge of Palermo by surprisingly defeating league-toppers AC Milan in a 1–0 home triumph, with Romanian defender Dorin Goian scoring the only goal of the game.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 3 April 2011 Cosmi, after the defeat in the derby with Catania, for 4–0 was sacked. In its place, after 4 games back Delio Rossi. Rossi's return led Palermo ultimately back to track with a surprising 3–2 win at Stadio Olimpico against Roma, and an even more surprising win in the Coppa Italia semifinals, where the rosanero defeated freshly-crowned Italian champions AC Milan with an aggregate 4–3 win (2–2 in Milan, 2–1 in Palermo), thus qualifying the Sicilians to the domestic cup final for their third time in history.


2010–11 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
The final, that saw a massive participation from Palermo fans, ended however in a rather controversial 1–3 loss to Inter, with Muñoz scoring the only goal for the rosanero in a game the Sicilians were forced to play without key elements as Bačinović and Bovo, and with Goian getting injured in the first half to be replaced by Moris Carrozzieri, who was at his second game in the season after a two-year suspension due to cocaine usage. In the days following the event, Zamparini and Delio Rossi announced to have parted company, thus freeing the Palermo dugout for the new season.


2010–11 U.S. Lecce season
The 2010–11 season was Lecce's 102nd in existence. Lecce returned to the top flight of Italian football, for the first time since the 2005–06 season after completing the 2009–10 Serie B season in first place.


2010–11 U.S. Lecce season, Pre-season and friendlies
Lecce began a pre-season training camp in Tarvisio on July 15.


2010–11 U.S. Lecce season, Serie A
Lecce will return to Serie A action on August 29. They will start the season away to Milan.


2010–11 U.S. Lecce season, Coppa Italia
Based on their finish in the 2009-10 Serie B season, Lecce will enter the 2010–11 Coppa Italia in the third round. Their first opponent in the competition will be Serie B club Siena.


2010–11 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship
The 2010–11 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship was the planned 13th season of the competition, but was cancelled through the virtue of the St Thomas League canceling its season.


2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The 2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers' head coach, Mike Davis, was in his fifth season at UAB. The Blazers, who compete in Conference USA, played their home games at Bartow Arena.


2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
UAB finished the regular season atop the league standings and were subsequently named the 2011 Conference USA Champions. The Blazers were awarded the 1-seed for the 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament in El Paso but lost in their first tournament game. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the new First Four round to Clemson. UAB finished with a record of 22–9 and 12–4 in Conference USA play.


2010–11 UAE President's Cup
The 2010–11 UAE President's Cup is the 35th season of the UAE President's Cup, the premier knockout tournament for association football clubs in the United Arab Emirates.


2010–11 UAE President's Cup
The format once again changed from the previous season, reverting to a knockout tournament rather than a round-robin groups phase.


2010–11 UAE President's Cup
The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2012 AFC Champions League.


2010–11 UAE President's Cup, Round 1
Round 1 consisted of fourteen matches played on 20–21 September 2010. The winners of those matches advanced to Round 2, joining defending cup winners Emirates Club and UAE Pro-League winners Al Wahda.


2010–11 UAE President's Cup, Round of 16
1 Al Ain were found to have used an ineligible player and were disqualified, Masafi went through.


2010–11 UAE Pro League
The 2010–11 UAE Pro League season (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates. This was the third Professional season in the history of the country. Al-Wahda were defending champions from the 2009–10 campaign. Ajman Club and Emirates Club were relegated from the previous season. Dubai Club and Al-Ittihad were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 26 August 2010 and ended on 9 June 2011.


2010–11 UAE Pro League
After being runner-up for three times in a row Al Jazira secured their 1st Pro League title after beating Al Wasl 4–0 on 16 May 2011. Becoming the 3rd club to achieve the Double in country history after Al Nasr in 1986 and Al Wasl in 2007.


2010–11 UAE Pro League, Teams
Ajman Club and Emirates Club were relegated to the second-level league after finishing in the bottom two in the 2009–10 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Al-Ittihad Kalba and runners up Dubai Club.


2010–11 UAE Pro League, Teams, Personnel and sponsorship
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 UAE Pro League, Season statistics, Discipline
Abdallah Ahmed (yellow) at 90+3 for Al Nasr against Al Dhafra (28 May 2011).


2010–11 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 2010–11 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by first year head coach Russell Turner, played their home games at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–10 in Big West play to finish tied for seventh place.


2010–11 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2009–10 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 14–18, and 6–10 in PCAA play. Following the big west tournament, it was announced that head coach Pat Douglass would not have his contract renewed. Golden State Warriors assistant coach Russell Turner was announced as the new head coach on April 9, 2010.


2010–11 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
The 2010–11 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2010–11 college basketball season. This is head coach Bob Williams' thirteenth season at UCSB. The Gauchos compete in the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.


2010–11 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
They finished the season 18–14, 8–8 in Big West play to win the 2011 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they earned a 15 seed in the Southeast Region and were defeated in the second round by 2 seed and AP #15 Florida.


2010–11 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time


2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball team
The 2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competed in Conference USA. They played their home games at UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida and were led by first year head coach Donnie Jones.


2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Following a 10–0 start to the season, in which they defeated #18 Florida, South Florida, and Miami, the Knights were nationally ranked for the first time in program history. At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll.


2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball team
They finished the season 21–12, 6–10 in CUSA play and lost in the first round of the 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament to East Carolina. They were invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational where they beat St. Bonaventure in the first round and Rhode Island in the quarterfinals before falling to Creighton in the semifinals.


2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball team
In February 2012, UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.


2010–11 UCF Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 15–17, 6–10 in C-USA play under the leadership of Head Coach Kirk Speraw. After the season, Speraw was fired and replaced by Donnie Jones .


2010–11 UCI Africa Tour
The 2010–11 UCI Africa Tour was the seventh season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 6 October 2010 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 24 July 2011 with the Tour of Eritrea.


2010–11 UCI Africa Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Abdelatif Saadoune of Morocco was the defending champion of the 2009–10 UCI Africa Tour. Adil Jelloul of Morocco was crowned as the 2010–11 UCI Africa Tour champion.


2010–11 UCI Africa Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2010–11 UCI America Tour
The 2010–11 UCI America Tour was the seventh season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 17 October 2010 with the Volta de São Paulo and ended on 17 September 2011 with the Univest Grand Prix.


2010–11 UCI America Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Gregorio Ladino of Colombia was the defending champion of the 2009–10 UCI America Tour. Miguel Ubeto of Venezuela was crowned as the 2010–11 UCI America Tour champion.


2010–11 UCI America Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2010–11 UCI America Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2010–11 UCI Asia Tour
The 2010–11 UCI Asia Tour was the 7th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 10 October 2010 with the Kumamoto International Road Race and ended on 30 September 2011 with the Golan II.


2010–11 UCI Asia Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Mehdi Sohrabi from Iran was the defending champion of the 2009–10 UCI Asia Tour and was crowned as the 2010–11 UCI Asia Tour champion.


2010–11 UCI Asia Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2010–11 UCI Asia Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2010–11 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
The 2010–2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup events and season-long competition took place between 17 October 2010 and 23 January 2011, sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).


2010–11 UCI Europe Tour
The 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour was the seventh season of the UCI Europe Tour. The season began on 28 October 2010 with the Tour of Marmara and ended on 16 October 2011 with the Chrono des Nations.


2010–11 UCI Europe Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Giovanni Visconti of Italy was the defending champion of the 2009–10 UCI Europe Tour and was crowned as the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour.


2010–11 UCI Europe Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2010–11 UCI Europe Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2010–11 UCI Europe Tour, Final ranking
There is a competition for the rider, team and country with the most points gained from winning or achieving a high place in the above races.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
The 2010–2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics was a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 2 December 2010 to 20 February 2011. The World Cup is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
As in the previous season, the rounds were held in Melbourne (Australia), Cali (Colombia), Beijing (China) and Manchester (Great Britain) although there was a slight reshuffling with Manchester moving from the first round to the last.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
In a change to the format of World Cup events, only the Olympic events (Keirin, Omnium, sprint, team sprint and team pursuit) were contested at each round. The other World Championships events were contested at one or two rounds only.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Overall team standings
Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. The top ten teams after round 4 are listed below:


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 1 – Women's team pursuit
The first round of the women's team pursuit of the 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Melbourne, Australia on 2 December 2010. 17 teams participated in the contest.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 1 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The women's team pursuit race consists of a 3 km race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 1 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two teams in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth teams advanced to the bronze medal race.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's scratch race
The women's scratch race during the fourth round of the 2010–2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics was the only women's scratch race in this season. So the winner of this race won automatically the World Cup in this discipline. It took place in Manchester, United Kingdom on 19 February 2011. 33 Athletes participated in the contest.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's scratch race, Competition format
A scratch race is a race in which all riders start together and the object is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps. There are no intermediate points or sprints.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's scratch race, Competition format
The tournament consisted of two qualifying heats of 7.5 km. The top twelve cyclist of each heat advanced to the 10 km final.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's team pursuit
The fourth round of the women's team pursuit of the 2010–2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Manchester, United Kingdom on 18 February 2011. 22 teams participated in the contest.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The women's team pursuit race consists of a 3 km race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two teams in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth teams advanced to the bronze medal race.


2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
The 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking is an overview of the UCI Track Cycling World Ranking, based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned track cycling races of the 2010–11 track cycling season.


2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by head coach Ben Howland and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion. They finished the conference season in second place (13–5), and were a 2-seed at the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to 7-seed Oregon in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as the #7 seeded team in the Southeast Region, where they defeated #10 seed Michigan State before falling to #2 seed Florida in the third round. They finished the season 23–11.


2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Honors
Malcolm Lee, Tyler Honeycutt, and Reeves Nelson were named to the All-Pac-10 first team. The three selection were the most of any team in the Pac-10 Conference. It's the first time the Bruins have had that many first-team selections since Toby Bailey, Jelani McCoy and Charles O'Bannon were picked in 1997.


2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Honors
Lee was also selected to the Pac-10 All-Defensive team, while Joshua Smith was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshmen team.


2010–11 UD Almería season
In the 2010–11 season, UD Almería played in two competitions: La Liga and the Copa del Rey. It was their fourth season in the top flight since promotion from the 2006–07 Segunda División.


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


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


2010–11 UEFA Champions League
The 2010–11 UEFA Champions League was the 56th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 19th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 28 May 2011, where Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3–1. Internazionale were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Schalke 04 in the quarter-finals. As winners, Barcelona earned berths in the 2011 UEFA Super Cup and the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
A total of 76 teams participated in the 2010–11 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Associations were allocated places according to their 2009 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2004–05 to 2008–09.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League:


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Since the winners of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Internazionale, obtained a place in the group stage through their domestic league placing, the reserved title holder spot in the group stage was effectively vacated. To compensate:


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Seeding
The draws for the qualifying rounds, the play-off round and the group stage are all seeded based on the 2010 UEFA club coefficients. The coefficients are calculated on the basis of a combination of 20% of the value of the respective national association's coefficient for the period from 2005–06 to 2009–10 inclusive and the clubs' individual performances in the UEFA club competitions during the same period. Clubs are ordered by their coefficients and then divided into pots as required.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Seeding
In the draws for the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, the teams are divided evenly into one seeded and one unseeded pot, based on their club coefficients. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie also being decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. The seeding in each draw is carried out under the assumption that all of the highest-ranked clubs of the previous round are victorious.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Seeding
If a lower-ranked club is victorious, it simply takes the place of its defeated opponent in the next round. Moreover, in the third qualifying round and play-off round, champion clubs and non-champion clubs are kept separated. Prior to these draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association not drawn against each other.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Seeding
In the draw for the group stage, the 32 teams are split into four pots of eight teams, based on their club coefficients, with the title holder automatically placed into Pot 1. Each group contains one team from each pot, but teams from the same association cannot be drawn into the same group. The draw is controlled in order to split teams of the same national association evenly between Groups A-D and Groups E-H, where the two sets of groups alternate between playing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for each matchday.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Seeding
In the draw for the first knockout stage, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Seeding
In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying and play-off rounds, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds
The draws for the first two qualifying rounds were held on 21 June 2010 by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and Michael Heselschwerdt, Head of Club Competitions, while the draw for the third qualifying round was held on 16 July 2010 by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and Giorgio Marchetti, Competitions Director.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The first legs were planned to be played on 29 and 30 June, and the second legs were played on 6 and 7 July 2010. However, the first match (29 June – FC Santa Coloma vs. Birkirkara) of the entire competition was cancelled due to the pitch being declared unfit.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The first legs were played on 13 and 14 July, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 July 2010.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round were split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The losing teams in both sections entered the play-off round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. The first legs were played on 27 and 28 July, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 August 2010.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2010 by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and UEFA Competitions Director Giorgio Marchetti. The play-off round was split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The losing teams in both sections entered the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. The first legs were played on 17 and 18 August, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 August 2010.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
Following a trial at the previous year's UEFA Europa League, UEFA announced that in both the 2010–11 and 2011–12 competitions, two extra officials would be used – with one on each goal line.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The 32 clubs were drawn into eight groups of four on 26 August 2010 in Monaco. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 14–15 September, 28–29 September, 19–20 October, 2–3 November, 23–24 November, and 7–8 December 2010. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the round of 32 of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Bursaspor, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Braga, Tottenham Hotspur, Twente and Žilina made their debut in the group stage. Bursaspor, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Žilina came last in their respective groups, Twente and Braga came third in their respective groups and dropped into the knockout stages of the Europa League, and Tottenham Hotspur came first in their group and continued to play in the knockout stages of the tournament.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 17 December 2010. The draws for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team) was held on 18 March 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The first legs of the round of 16 were played on 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, and the second legs were played on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 5 and 6 April, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 May 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Final
The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final was played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Prize money
Just for being in the group stage, each club received €3.9 million (compared with €3.8 million last season 2009–2010), followed by €550,000 for each group match they played, or €3.3 million for the whole group stage, giving them each a total of €7.2m in participation bonuses. In addition, each club had the possibility of netting up to €4.8m in group stage performance bonuses (€800,000 for a win; €400,000 for a draw).


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Prize money
Real Madrid CF took the most from this pot, with a near-maximum €4.4m. A place in the round of 16 was worth €3 million, in the quarter-finals €3.3 million and in the semi-finals €4.2 million. The overall winners, FC Barcelona, received an additional €9 million, bringing their fixed sumbonuses to €30.7m (out of a maximum €31.5m). Manchester United FC, the runners-up, received a final match bonus of €5.6 million. The second payments category, the market pool, depends primarily on the value of the clubs' domestic markets.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Prize money
If an association is represented by more than one club, however, the clubs' shares are calculated, first, on the basis of their position in the previous season's domestic championship and, second, on the basis of the number of matches they play in the competition (group stage onwards). With €27.023m, Chelsea FC received the largest market pool share of all the clubs in the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League. In addition, the clubs all keep their own gate receipts.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage
The group stage featured 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round (five through the Champions Path, five through the Non-Champions Path).


2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage
The teams were drawn into eight groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 14–15 September, 28–29 September, 19–20 October, 2–3 November, 23–24 November, and 7–8 December 2010.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage
The top two teams in each group advanced to the first knockout round, while the third-placed teams dropped down to the Europa League Round of 32.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage
Partizan and Žilina became only the 11th and 12th teams in UEFA Champions League history to lose all six group stage matches.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 26 August 2010 at 6:00 p.m. CEST (UTC+2).


2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
Teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2010 UEFA club coefficients. The title holders, Internazionale, were automatically seeded into Pot 1. Teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. Pot 1 held teams ranked 1–10, Pot 2 held teams ranked 11–29, Pot 3 held teams ranked 30–63, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 73–180 and unranked teams.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
On each matchday, four groups played their matches on Tuesday, while the other four groups played their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) alternating between each matchday. Based on this principle, the draw was controlled for clubs from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
The fixtures were decided after the draw. There are certain restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, which also share a stadium) do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city play at home on the same day or on consecutive days), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria would be applied to determine the rankings:


2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
The knockout phase of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League began on 15 February and concluded on 28 May 2011 with the final at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The knockout phase involved the 16 teams who finished in the top two in each of their groups in the group stage.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time were played, divided into two 15-minute halves.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, the tie was played as a single match. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
In the draw for the round of 16, each of the eight group winners were drawn against a second-place team, with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association were not allowed to be drawn against each other. There was a single draw after the round of 16 that determined the pairings for all subsequent rounds. For this draw, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn with each other.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the competition's round of 16 was held on 17 December 2010. The first legs of the round of 16 were played on 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, and the second legs were played on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the three remaining rounds was held on 18 March 2011 at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon. There were no seedings in the draw and teams from the same country could now be paired together in play.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs of the four quarter-final matches were played on 5 and 6 April, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 May 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Final
The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final was played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
This article details the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
Below are the 54 teams (39 in Champions Path, 15 in Non-Champions path) that were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, grouped by their starting rounds. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Path, 5 in Non-Champions Path) qualified for the group stage to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The losing teams from the third qualifying round and the play-off round entered the Europa League play-off round and the group stage respectively.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
In each round, teams were seeded based on their 2010 UEFA club coefficients. Prior to the draw, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association not drawn against each other.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Matches
Birkirkara won 7–3 on aggregate. The first leg was cancelled and awarded 3–0 to Birkirkara.


2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Hapoel Tel Aviv Litex Lovech Dinamo Zagreb Žilina Sheriff Tiraspol Omonia


2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
HJK FH HB Tórshavn The New Saints Linfield Jeunesse Esch


2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Basel Hapoel Tel Aviv Sparta Prague Litex Lovech Dinamo Zagreb


2010–11 UEFA Europa League
The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, with the first qualifying round matches, and concluded on 18 May 2011, with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, between Porto and first-time finalists Braga.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League
This was the first all-Portuguese final of a European competition and only the third time that two Portuguese teams faced each other in Europe, following Braga's elimination of Benfica in the semi-finals. Porto defeated Braga 1–0, with a goal from the competition's top goalscorer Radamel Falcao, and won their second title in the competition, after victory in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup. Atletico Madrid were the defending champions but were eliminated in group stage.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation
A total of 194 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Associations were allocated places according to their 2009 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2004–05 to 2008–09.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League:


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution
The winners of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, Atlético Madrid, were guaranteed a place in the group stage as the title holder, since they did not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. However, they also qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round through domestic performance, as they were the runners-up of the 2009–10 Copa del Rey to Champions League-qualified Sevilla. As a result, this place in the third qualifying round was vacated, which in turn led to the following changes to the default allocation system in order to compensate for this vacant spot:


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Redistribution rules
A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Seeding
The draws for the qualifying rounds, the play-off round and the group stage are all seeded based on the 2010 UEFA club coefficients. The coefficients are calculated on the basis of a combination of 20% of the value of the respective national association's coefficient for the period from 2005–06 to 2009–10 inclusive and the clubs' individual performances in the UEFA club competitions during the same period. Clubs are ordered by their coefficients and then divided into pots as required.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Seeding
In the draws for the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, the teams are divided evenly into one seeded and one unseeded pot, based on their club coefficients. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie also being decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. The seeding in each draw is carried out under the assumption that all of the highest-ranked clubs of the previous round are victorious.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Seeding
If a lower-ranked club is victorious, it simply takes the place of its defeated opponent in the next round. Prior to these draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association not drawn against each other.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Seeding
In the draw for the group stage, the 48 teams are split into four pots of twelve teams, based on their club coefficients, with the title holder (if participating) automatically placed into Pot 1. Each group contains one team from each pot, but teams from the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Seeding
In the draw for the first knockout stage, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Seeding
In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying and play-off rounds, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds
The draw for the first two qualifying rounds was made on 21 June 2010, while the draw for the third qualifying round was made on 16 July 2010.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The first legs were played on 1 July, and the second legs were played on 8 July 2010.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The first legs were played on 15 July, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 July 2010.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The first legs were played on 27 and 29 July, and the second legs were played on 3 and 5 August 2010.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2010. The first legs were played on 17 and 19 August, and the second legs were played on 24 and 26 August 2010.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The 48 clubs were drawn into twelve groups of four on 27 August 2010 in Monaco. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 16 September, 30 September, 21 October, 4 November, 1–2 December, and 15–16 December 2010. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams from the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Following a trial at last year's UEFA Europa League, UEFA have announced that in both this year's and the 2011–12 competition, two extra officials would be used – with one on each goal line.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 32 and round of 16 was held on 17 December 2010. The draws for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team) were held on 18 March 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The first legs were played on 15 and 17 February, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 February 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 10 March, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Due to UEFA rules against corporate sponsorship outside the federation, for the final the stadium was referred to as the "Dublin Arena".


2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League (excluding qualifying rounds and play-off round) are as follows:


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage
This article details the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage
The group stage featured 48 teams: the title holders, Atlético Madrid, the 37 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage
The teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 16 September, 30 September, 21 October, 4 November, 1–2 December, and 15–16 December 2010.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage
The top two teams in each group advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams from the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 27 August 2010 at 1:00pm CEST (UTC+2).


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
Teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2010 UEFA club coefficients. The title holders, Atlético Madrid, were automatically seeded into Pot 1. Teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. Pot 1 held teams ranked 4–39, Pot 2 held teams ranked 40–69, Pot 3 held teams ranked 74–127, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 130–217 and unranked teams.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
CL-c Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round (Champions Path)


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
CL-n Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round (Non-Champions Path)


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
On the first four matchdays, when matches were played only on Thursdays, six groups played their matches at 19:00 CET/CEST, while the other six groups played their matches at 21:05 CET/CEST, with the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) alternating between each matchday. On the final two matchdays, when matches were played on both Wednesdays and Thursdays, the two sets of groups were divided into four smaller subsets (A–C, D–F, G–I, J–L), with each subset of groups playing on a different day and time.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
Based on this principle, the draw was controlled for clubs from the same association in order to split the teams evenly. For example, if there were two teams from the same association, each team was drawn into a different set of groups (A–F, G–L); if there were four teams from the same association, each team was drawn into a different subset of groups (A–C, D–F, G–I, J–L).


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
The fixtures were decided after the draw. There were certain restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city play at home on the same day or on consecutive days), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria applied to determine the rankings:


2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage, Groups
Times up to end of October are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1)


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The knockout phase of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League began on 15 February and concluded on 18 May 2011 with the final at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams that finished in the top two in each group in the group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout. In the final, the tie is played as a single match. If scores are level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time is played, followed by penalties if scores remain tied.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Times up to end of March are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2).


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32
The first legs were played on 15 and 17 February 2011, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 February 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32, Second leg
Porto 2–2 Sevilla on aggregate. Porto won on away goals.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32, Second leg
Sporting CP 3–3 Rangers on aggregate. Rangers won on away goals.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32, Second leg
Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 BATE on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won on away goals.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 10 March 2011, and the second legs were played on 17 March 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 7 April 2011, and the second legs were played on 14 April 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
Braga 1–1 Dynamo Kyiv on aggregate. Braga won on away goals.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 28 April, and the second legs were played on 5 May 2011.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Semi-finals, Second leg
Braga 2–2 Benfica on aggregate. Braga won on away goals.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Final
The 2011 UEFA Europa League Final was played on 18 May 2011 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Due to UEFA rules against corporate sponsorship outside the federation, for the final the stadium was referred to as the "Dublin Arena".


2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round
This article details the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round
Each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the away goals rule was applied; i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time was played, divided into two 15-minute halves.


2010–11 UEFA Europa League play-off round
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time; i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shootout.