The Ulster Senior League representatives in the FAI Ford Senior Cup were handed home advantage in the opening round ties after Tuesday night's draw in Abbotstown.
However, with 25 teams entered in the first and second round of the competition, which will be whittled down to 10 before the senior clubs enter the draw for the third round, it means the Donegal contingent start at different stages.
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nited were pulled out in the first round. Peter Moran's side welcome either Willow Park or Clonmel United, depending on who comes through their Junior Cup quarter-final tie, to Dry Arch Park next weekend, that of March 21.
Willow Park are an Athlone-based side, who play in the Combined Counties League, while Clonmel United from Tipperary have already beaten Inishowen League side Redcastle United this term in the Junior Cup, as well as defeating holders Ballymun United in the last round.
Fanad United, on the other hand, will compete in the second round of the competition and they will also be buoyed by a home draw. Their opponents will either be former League of Ireland conscripts Cobh Ramblers, who pipped Finn Harps to the First Division title in 2007 before being demoted for failing to obtain a licence after the following season, or Dublin Bus.
The side managed by Ollie Horgan, right, defeated the Leinster Senior League outfit in the Intermediate Cup on their way to the semi-finals in 2006. The second round ties of the senior cup are pencilled in for the weekend of May 16.
