League of Ireland 2019

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League of Ireland 2019
League of Ireland logo
master Dundalk FC
Champions League
qualification		 Dundalk FC
Europa League
qualification		 Shamrock Rovers
Bohemians Dublin
Derry City
Relegation ↓ Finn Harps
Relegated University College Dublin AFC
Teams 12
Games 180 + 2 relegation games
Gates 432  (ø 2.4 per game)
Top scorer Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe
( Derry City ); 14 goals
← League of Ireland 2018
First Division ↓

The League of Ireland 2019 (officially: SSE Airtricity League Premier Division after the league sponsor Airtricity ) was the 99th season of the top Irish football league. The season began on February 15, 2019 and ended with the relegation second leg on October 31, 2019.

Champion became defending champion Dundalk FC .

mode

All teams played against each other four times on 36 match days for the championship. After a league reform, only ten teams played in both the League of Ireland and the second-rate First Division. The team in last place was relegated directly, the team on the penultimate played in relegation against relegation.

societies

Clubs of the League of Ireland 2019
society coat of arms city Stadion capacity
Bohemians Dublin Bohemians Dublin Dublin Dalymount Park 7,955
Cork City Cork City Cork Turner's Cross 7,485
Derry City Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium 7,700
Dundalk FC Dundalk FC Dundalk Oriel Park 6,000
Finn Harps Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park 7,500
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 FC Waterford United Waterford Waterford Regional Sports Center 5,000

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Dundalk FC (M)  36  27  5  4th 073:180 +55 86
 2. Shamrock Rovers  36  23  6th  7th 062:210 +41 75
 3. Bohemians Dublin  36  17th  9  10 047:280 +19 60
 4th Derry City  36  15th  12  9 056:340 +22 57
 5. St Patrick's Athletic  36  14th  10  12 029:350  −6 52
 6th Waterford FC  36  12  7th  17th 046:530  −7 43
 7th Sligo Rovers  36  10  12  14th 038:470  −9 42
 8th. Cork City (P)  36  9  10  17th 029:490 −20 37
 9. Finn Harps (N)  36  7th  7th  22nd 026:640 −38 28
10. University College Dublin AFC (N)  36  5  4th  27 025:820 −57 19th

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

  • Irish champions and participation in the first qualifying round of the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (M) reigning Irish champion
    (P) reigning Irish cup winner
    (N) Newcomers from the First Division

    Crosstab

    First round (rounds 1–18) 2019 Second half of the season (rounds 19-36)
    Bohemians Dublin Cork City Derry City Dundalk FC Finn Harps St Patrick's Athletic Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers University College Dublin AFC Waterford FC society Bohemians Dublin Cork City Derry City Dundalk FC Finn Harps St Patrick's Athletic Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers University College Dublin AFC Waterford FC
    0: 1 1: 1 0: 2 1-0 1-0 1-0 1: 2 3-0 0-0 Bohemians Dublin 1-0 0-0 2: 1 5: 3 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 10: 1 1: 2
    2-0 0-0 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1 1: 3 0-0 2-0 0: 2 Cork City 0-0 1: 4 1-0 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 2: 4 3: 2 1: 2
    0: 2 2-0 0: 2 4-0 1: 1 0: 1 2-0 3-0 3: 2 Derry City 0-0 4-0 2: 2 4-0 1: 3 0: 2 3-0 0-0 2-0
    1-0 1-0 2: 2 3-0 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 2: 1 4-0 Dundalk FC 2: 1 1-0 1-0 5-0 4-0 3: 2 4-0 3-0 3-0
    0: 1 3: 4 2: 3 1: 1 0: 2 0: 1 1: 2 3-0 3: 2 Finn Harps 1-0 0-0 1-0 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 2-0 0-0 1-0
    1: 1 1-0 1: 3 1-0 0-0 0: 1 2: 1 2-0 0: 3 St Patrick's Athletic 0-0 1: 1 1-0 0: 1 1-0 0: 2 2: 1 0-0 0: 2
    0: 1 2-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 3: 1 2: 1 Shamrock Rovers 1-0 3-0 2: 2 0: 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 7-0 2: 1
    0: 2 1: 2 0-0 2: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 1-0 0-0 Sligo Rovers 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 0: 2 3: 1 1: 1 0-0 5: 1 0-0
    0: 2 2: 1 0: 2 1: 3 3-0 1: 1 0: 1 0: 2 4: 1 University College Dublin AFC 3-0 0: 1 1: 3 0: 5 1-0 0: 1 0: 3 0: 2 1: 2
    0-0 2-0 2: 2 0: 3 4-0 2-0 1: 2 3: 3 1-0 Waterford FC 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 1: 2 1: 5 2-0 4: 2

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    1. EnglandEngland Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe Derry City 14th
    2. IrelandIreland Patrick Hoban Dundalk FC 13
    3. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Michael Duffy Dundalk FC 12
    4th IrelandIreland Daniel Mandroiu Bohemians Dublin 11
    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland David Parkhouse Derry City
    IrelandIreland Aaron Greene Shamrock Rovers
    JamaicaJamaica Romeo Parkes Sligo Rovers
    8th. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Aaron McEneff Shamrock Rovers 10

    Relegation

    total First leg Return leg
    Drogheda United 1: 2 Finn Harps 1-0 0: 2

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Results. In: soccerway.com. Accessed July 31, 2019 .