League of Ireland 2011

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League of Ireland 2011
League of Ireland logo
master Shamrock Rovers
Champions League
qualification		 Shamrock Rovers
Europa League
qualification		 Sligo Rovers
St Patrick's Athletic
Bohemians Dublin
Relegation ↓ Galway United
Teams 10
Games 180 + 2 relegation games
Gates 503  (ø 2.79 per game)
Top scorer Éamon Zayed
( Derry City )
← League of Ireland 2010
First Division ↓

The League of Ireland 2011 (officially: Airtricity League after the league sponsor Airtricity ) was the 91st season of the top Irish football league. The season began on March 4, 2011 and ended on October 28, 2011 with the 36th and final game day.

Champion became the defending champion and record champion Shamrock Rovers . Galway United had to play in the relegation games .

mode

The ten teams each played against each other four times. Each team played 36 games this season. By increasing the league to 12 participants in the following season, there was no direct relegation, but only a relegation duel between the bottom of the table in the regular season and the third in the First Division .

societies

Clubs of the League of Ireland 2011
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
Derry City Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium 7,700
Drogheda United Drogheda United Drogheda Hunky Dorys Park 2,000
Dundalk FC Dundalk FC Dundalk Oriel Park 6,000
Galway United Galway United Galway Terryland Park 5,000
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

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Shamrock Rovers (M)  36  23  8th  5 069:240 +45 77
 2. Sligo Rovers (P)  36  22nd  7th  7th 073:190 +54 73
 3. Derry City 1 (N)  36  18th  14th  4th 063:230 +40 68
 4th St Patrick's Athletic  36  17th  12  7th 062:350 +27 63
 5. Bohemians Dublin  36  17th  9  10 039:270 +12 60
 6th Bray Wanderers  36  15th  6th  15th 053:500  +3 51
 7th Dundalk FC  36  11  11  14th 050:530  −3 44
 8th. University College Dublin AFC  36  10  4th  22nd 042:800 −38 34
 9. Drogheda United  36  7th  4th  25th 032:770 −45 25th
10. Galway United  36  1  3  32 020: 115 −95 06th

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

  • Irish champions and participation in the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
  • Irish Cup winner and participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2012/13 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2012/13 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the relegation games
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner
    (N) Newcomers from the First Division
    1As Derry City was banned by UEFA from participating in international competitions, Bohemians Dublin moved up.

    Crosstab

    First round (rounds 1–18) 2011 Second half of the season (rounds 19-36)
    Shamrock Rovers Bohemians Dublin Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Dundalk FC University College Dublin AFC Galway United Bray Wanderers Drogheda United Derry City society Shamrock Rovers Bohemians Dublin Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Dundalk FC University College Dublin AFC Galway United Bray Wanderers Drogheda United Derry City
    1-0 1-0 2-0 3: 1 3: 1 4-0 0: 1 3-0 1: 1 Shamrock Rovers 1: 1 1: 2 1-0 2: 2 6-0 4-0 5: 2 4-0 1-0
    1: 1 0-0 0: 1 0: 1 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 0: 2 Bohemians Dublin 0: 1 0: 3 0-0 3: 1 2-0 2-0 2: 1 2-0 0: 1
    0: 1 1: 2 2-0 1-0 4-0 3-0 3: 1 2-0 3-0 Sligo Rovers 2-0 1: 2 0-0 5-0 4: 2 7: 1 3-0 2-0 1: 1
    0-0 0-0 2: 1 3: 2 1: 1 5: 2 2: 3 3-0 1: 1 St Patrick's Athletic 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 2: 2 2: 2 6: 1 1: 1 4-0 1: 1
    1: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 2 3: 1 3: 2 0-0 1: 2 1-0 Dundalk FC 1: 2 1: 3 1: 1 0: 2 2-0 6: 1 2: 2 1-0 0: 2
    1: 6 0: 2 2: 1 1: 3 0: 2 3-0 0: 1 2: 1 0: 2 University College Dublin AFC 1: 2 2-0 0: 1 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 1: 2 5: 4 2: 2
    0: 1 0: 2 0: 1 0: 3 0: 3 0-0 0: 3 1: 2 1: 4 Galway United 2: 3 0: 3 0: 8 0: 2 2: 2 3: 4 0: 6 1: 2 0: 3
    1-0 1: 3 0-0 0: 1 1: 5 2: 1 2-0 2: 1 1: 2 Bray Wanderers 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3 1-0 4-0 4-0 1: 2 1: 2
    0: 4 0: 1 0: 3 1: 4 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 Drogheda United 0: 1 0: 2 0: 3 4: 3 2: 2 3: 1 1-0 1: 4 0: 3
    0-0 3-0 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 7-0 6-0 1: 1 2-0 Derry City 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 4-0 4-0 1: 1 2: 2

    Relegation matches

    The last-placed team Galway United had to play relegation games against the third-best team in the First Division Monaghan United . The winners Monaghan United were allowed to play in the first division next season , while the losing team Galway United had to compete in the second division. The champions and runners-up in the First Division ( Cork City and Shelbourne FC ) rose straight away.

    total First leg Return leg
    Monaghan United 5: 1 Galway United 2-0 3: 1

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    1. LibyaLibya Éamon Zayed Derry City 22nd
    2. IrelandIreland Eoin Doyle Sligo Rovers 20th
    3. EnglandEngland Danny North St Patrick's Athletic 15th
    ScotlandScotland Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovers
    5. IrelandIreland Mark Quigley Dundalk FC 13
    6th EnglandEngland Matthew Blinkhorn Sligo Rovers 12
    7th IrelandIreland Chris Fagan Bohemians Dublin 11
    8th. IrelandIreland Karl Sheppard Shamrock Rovers 10
    9. IrelandIreland Billy Dennehy Shamrock Rovers 09
    IrelandIreland Gareth McGlynn Derry City
    IrelandIreland Graham Rusk University College Dublin AFC

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ List of goalscorers soccerway.com