League of Ireland 2015

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League of Ireland 2014
League of Ireland logo
master Dundalk FC
Champions League
qualification		 Dundalk FC
Europa League
qualification		 Cork City
Shamrock Rovers
St Patrick's Athletic
Cup winners Dundalk FC
Relegation ↓ Limerick 37
Relegated Drogheda United
Limerick 37
Teams 12
Games 198 + 2 relegation games
Gates 547  (ø 2.76 per game)
Top scorer Richard Towell (Dundalk FC)
← League of Ireland 2014
First Division ↓

The League of Ireland 2015 (officially: Airtricity League after the league sponsor Airtricity ) was the 95th season of the top Irish football league. The season started on March 6, 2015 and ended on October 30, 2015.

Defending champions Dundalk FC were champions for the eleventh time.

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, the penultimate had to be relegated.

societies

Clubs of the League of Ireland 2015
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 7,365
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 Eamonn Deacy Park 5,000
Limerick 37 Limerick 37 limerick Jackman Park 3,000
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

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Dundalk FC (M)  33  23  9  1 078:230 +55 78
 2. Cork City  33  19th  10  4th 057:250 +32 67
 3. Shamrock Rovers  33  18th  11  4th 056:270 +29 65
 4th St Patrick's Athletic (P)  33  18th  4th  11 052:340 +18 58
 5. Bohemians Dublin  33  15th  8th  10 049:420  +7 53
 6th Longford Town (N)  33  10  9  14th 041:530 −12 39
 7th Derry City  33  9  8th  16 032:420 −10 35
 8th. Bray Wanderers  33  9  6th  18th 027:510 −24 33
 9. Galway United (N, R)  33  9  4th  20th 039:610 −22 31
10. Sligo Rovers  33  7th  10  16 039:550 −16 31
11. Limerick 37  33  7th  8th  18th 046:730 −27 29
12. Drogheda United  33  7th  7th  19th 032:620 −30 28
  • Irish champions and participation in the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the relegation games
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (M) reigning Irish champion
    (P) reigning Irish cup winner
    (N) Newcomers
    (R) Winner of the relegation

    Crosstab

    The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the middle column and the visiting team in the top row. The results are always given from the perspective of the home team.

    First round (rounds 1–22) 2015 Second round (rounds 23-33)
    Bohemians Dublin Bray Wanderers Cork City Derry City Drogheda United Dundalk FC Galway United Limerick 37 Longford Town Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic society Bohemians Dublin Bray Wanderers Cork City Derry City Drogheda United Dundalk FC Galway United Limerick 37 Longford Town Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic
    0-0 1: 1 4: 2 0: 1 0: 3 2-0 2: 1 2-0 3: 1 1-0 0: 1 Bohemians Dublin - 0: 1 - - 2: 2 3-0 - 1: 1 - - 2-0
    0: 1 0: 1 1-0 0: 1 0: 1 0: 5 4-0 0: 1 0: 3 1-0 1-0 Bray Wanderers 3: 1 0-0 - 1-0 - 1: 1 2: 2 - 2: 2 - -
    4-0 1-0 3-0 4: 1 1: 2 2-0 5-0 2-0 0-0 3: 2 3: 1 Cork City - - 0-0 - 2: 2 1-0 2: 3 2: 3 - - -
    1: 2 0-0 0: 2 3-0 0: 1 0: 2 0-0 3-0 0-0 1: 1 0: 3 Derry City 2: 3 3: 1 - 0: 2 0: 2 - - - 1-0 - -
    0: 1 4: 2 1: 2 1: 1 1: 2 2-0 1: 1 0: 3 0: 1 3: 2 0: 2 Drogheda United 2: 2 - 1: 1 - - - 1: 4 0: 3 - 0: 4 -
    1: 2 8: 1 1: 1 1-0 1-0 3-0 6: 2 1-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 Dundalk FC - 4-0 - - 6-0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2: 2 4: 1
    5: 3 0: 1 1: 3 1: 2 1-0 2: 4 3: 2 1: 2 1: 2 0: 1 1: 4 Galway United - - - 0: 4 1: 1 - 1: 3 4: 2 - 2: 1 0: 1
    0: 3 0: 1 0: 1 0: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2: 4 2: 2 1: 1 3: 2 1: 2 Limerick 37 4: 3 - - 0: 2 - 1: 3 - 3: 3 0: 2 - 3: 1
    2: 1 2-0 1: 4 0-0 1: 1 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 0: 2 1: 1 2: 2 Longford Town - 1-0 - 4: 2 - - - - 1: 3 1: 1 0: 3
    0-0 1-0 0-0 4: 1 1-0 2: 2 3-0 4: 1 3: 2 5: 1 1-0 Shamrock Rovers 1: 1 - 3-0 - 5: 3 1: 1 2-0 - - - 0: 2
    0-0 1: 3 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1 3: 2 1: 2 0: 3 Sligo Rovers 0: 2 3: 2 0: 2 1-0 - - - 2: 3 - 1: 1 -
    3: 1 3-0 0-0 2-0 2: 2 0: 2 3: 1 3: 1 3-0 0-0 3-0 St Patrick's Athletic - 1-0 1: 2 0: 1 2: 1 - - - - - 0: 2

    Relegation

    total First leg Return leg
    Limerick 37 1: 2 Finn Harps 1-0 0: 2 a.d.

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. IrelandIreland Richard Towell Dundalk FC 25th
    02. IrelandIreland Karl Sheppard Cork City 13
    03. IrelandIreland David McMillan Dundalk FC 12
    United StatesUnited States Jake Keegan Galway United
    IrelandIreland Vinny Faherty Limerick 37
    IrelandIreland Daniel Corcoran Sligo Rovers
    IrelandIreland Michael Drennan Shamrock Rovers
    IrelandIreland Enda Curran Galway United
    09. IrelandIreland Brandon Miele Shamrock Rovers 10
    IrelandIreland Chris Forrester St. Patrick's Athletic

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Games soccerway.com