League of Ireland 2007

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
League of Ireland 2007
League of Ireland 2000-2008 logo
master Drogheda United
Champions League
qualification		 Drogheda United
UEFA Cup
qualification		 St Patrick's Athletic
Cork City
UI cup Bohemians Dublin
Cup winners Cork City
Relegation ↓ Waterford United
Relegated Longford Town
Waterford United
Teams 12
Games 192 + 3 relegation games
Gates 427  (ø 2.22 per game)
Top scorer Dave Mooney
(Longford Town, 19 goals)
← League of Ireland 2006
First Division ↓

The 2007 League of Ireland was the 87th season of the top Irish football league . It started on March 9, 2007 and ended on November 9, 2007. The defending champion was Shelbourne FC .

Drogheda United won the championship for the first time. Newcomers were the champions of the First Division Shamrock Rovers and Galway United in third. The second Dundalk FC , however, was denied promotion.

mode

The twelve teams each played against each other three times. Each team played 33 season games. The bottom of the table was relegated directly to the First Division , while the eleventh placed had to go into relegation.

societies

Clubs of the League of Ireland 2007
society coat of arms city Stadion capacity
Bohemians Dublin Bohemians Dublin Dublin Dalymount Park 7,955
Bray Wanderers Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds 3,250
Cork City Cork City Cork Turner's Cross 8,985
Derry City Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium 7,700
Drogheda United Drogheda United Drogheda Hunky Dorys Park 2,000
Galway United Galway United Galway Terryland Park 5,000
Longford Town Longford Town Longford Flancare Park 6,850
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Dublin Tallaght Stadium 5,947
Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 5,500
St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Dublin Richmond Park 5,340
University College Dublin AFC University College Dublin AFC Dublin UCD Bowl 3,000
Waterford United Waterford United Waterford Waterford Regional Sports Center 5,000

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Drogheda United  33  19th  11  3 048:240 +24 68
 2. St Patrick's Athletic  33  18th  7th  8th 054:290 +25 61
 3. Bohemians Dublin  33  16  10  7th 035:170 +18 58
 4th Cork City  33  15th  10  8th 044:320 +12 55
 5. Shamrock Rovers (N)  33  14th  9  10 036:260 +10 51
 6th Sligo Rovers  33  12  5  16 034:450 −11 41
 7th Derry City (P)  33  8th  13  12 030:310  −1 37
 8th. Galway United (N)  33  7th  14th  12 028:350  −7 35
 9. Bray Wanderers  33  8th  10  15th 030:480 −18 34
10. University College Dublin AFC  33  7th  10  16 031:440 −13 31
11. Waterford United  33  7th  9  17th 023:470 −24 30th
12. Longford Town 1  33  9  8th  16 034:490 −15 29

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Irish champions and participation in the first qualifying round of the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the qualifying round of the 2008/09 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
  • Participation in relegation to keep up
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner
    (N) Newcomers from the First Division
    1 Six points were deducted from Longford Town .

    Crosstab

    First round (rounds 1–22) 2007 Second round (rounds 23-33)
    Drogheda United St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians Dublin Cork City Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers Derry City Galway United Bray Wanderers University College Dublin AFC Waterford United Longford Town society Drogheda United St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians Dublin Cork City Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers Derry City Galway United Bray Wanderers University College Dublin AFC Waterford United Longford Town
    2-0 1-0 2: 2 0: 2 3-0 2: 1 2: 2 4: 1 3: 2 3-0 1: 1 Drogheda United - - 2: 1 - 1-0 1-0 - 1: 1 0: 1 - -
    1-0 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 2: 1 1: 2 3: 1 1: 1 3-0 4: 2 St Patrick's Athletic 0-0 0: 1 - 5-0 - - - 4: 2 - 4: 1 -
    0-0 2-0 2: 1 2: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 1 2-0 0-0 1-0 5-0 Bohemians Dublin 1: 1 - - 0: 2 3-0 - 2-0 - 2-0 - 0-0
    0-0 1-0 2: 1 0-0 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 2: 2 4: 1 2-0 2-0 Cork City - 0: 1 0: 1 1-0 - - 0-0 - - - 3: 2
    1: 2 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 Shamrock Rovers 0: 2 - - - 0-0 - 4-0 - - 0-0 0: 1
    0: 2 0: 4 2: 1 4: 1 2-0 0: 2 1: 1 3-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 Sligo Rovers - 2: 3 - 0: 1 - 0-0 - - 2: 1 1: 2 -
    0: 1 0: 1 0-0 1: 4 1-0 4: 1 0-0 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 3: 1 Derry City - 1-0 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 - - 3-0 0-0 - -
    2: 3 0: 1 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0: 2 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 1: 2 1: 1 Galway United 1: 1 0: 1 - - - 2-0 1-0 - 2: 1 - 2: 1
    1: 2 0-0 1-0 1: 1 0: 2 2-0 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1: 3 Bray Wanderers - - 0: 3 1: 1 3-0 2: 1 - 1: 1 - - -
    0: 1 2: 2 1-0 0: 1 0-0 0: 2 1: 1 2: 2 2-0 3-0 2: 2 University College Dublin AFC - 0: 3 - 1: 2 2: 4 - - - 1: 1 2: 1 0: 1
    1: 1 2: 1 0: 1 1-0 0: 2 1: 2 0: 1 1-0 1: 2 1: 3 2: 1 Waterford United 1: 1 - 0-0 0: 3 - - 2: 1 0-0 0-0 - -
    0: 1 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 0: 3 0: 1 0-0 0: 3 1: 1 1-0 1-0 Longford Town 1: 2 2: 1 - - - 1: 1 3: 1 - 1-0 - 1: 1

    Relegation

    The eleventh played against the playoff winner of the First Division . The game was played on November 20 and 23, 2007.

    total First leg Return leg
    Finn Harps 6: 3 Waterford United 3-0 3: 3

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Rovers and Galway promoted. In: irishtimes.com. December 12, 2016, accessed May 19, 2020 .