Cup final returns to Parc y Scarlets.

Byline: HYWEL TREWYN

PARC y Scarlets Stadium in Llanelli has been chosen as the venue for the 2009/10 Welsh Cup Final by the Football Association of Wales.

The stadium in Carmarthenshire, which opened in November 2008, held the most recent final in May when Bangor City beat Aberystwyth Town 2-0, to claim their second successive title under manager Neville Powell.

The win was despite protests by Bangor City against the FAW decision to stage the final on a bank holiday Monday rather than the traditional Sunday - and at Llanelli - an eight-hour 300-mile round trip.

Angry fans said thousands more children and families would have been able to make it to Llanelli if the game was on a Sunday.

The 4pm kick-off meant many Bangor fans did not make the trip because of costs and work commitments the next day.

FAW Head of Competitions, Andrew Howard said: "The state of the art stadium provides excellent, comfortable and safe viewing for spectators, with the very best ancillary facilities.

"The quality of the playing surface for the final last May also befitted such an occasion, which delighted both managers and the players involved."

"The final will be held on either Saturday, May 1 or Sunday, May 2, 2010, subject to agreement between the FAW and S4C."

The stadium has staged internationals. Wales beat Estonia 1-0 in a friendly in May and the Under 21's beat Luxembourg 5-1 in March.

It has a seated capacity of 13,090.