League of Ireland 2020

League of Ireland 2020
Teams	12
Games	180 + 2 relegation games  (45 played)
Gates	103  (ø 2.29 per game)
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The League of Ireland 2020 (officially: SSE Airtricity League Premier Division after the league sponsor Airtricity ) is the 100th season of the top Irish football league. The season started on February 14, 2020 and is slated to end on October 23 of the same year.

The defending champion is Dundalk FC .

Game operations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic , games were suspended after 22 games had been played on March 13, 2020 and resumed on July 31.

mode

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

societies

Cork Derry Dublin Clubs in Dublin: Bohemians Dublin Shamrock Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Shelbourne FC Dundalk Ballybofey Sligo Waterford

League of Ireland 2020 venues

society	coat of arms	city	Stadion	capacity
Bohemians Dublin		Dublin	Dalymount Park	7,955
Cork City		Cork	Turner's Cross	7,485
Derry City		Derry	Brandywell Stadium	7,700
Dundalk FC		Dundalk	Oriel Park	6,000
Finn Harps		Ballybofey	Finn Park	7,500
Shamrock Rovers		Dublin	Tallaght Stadium	5,947
Sligo Rovers		Sligo	The Showgrounds	5,500
St Patrick's Athletic		Dublin	Richmond Park	5,340
Shelbourne FC		Dublin	Tolka Park	3,600
Waterford FC		Waterford	Waterford Regional Sports Center	5,000

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Shamrock Rovers (P)	9	7th	2	0	020: 600	+14	23
2.	Bohemians Dublin	9	7th	0	2	012: 400	+8	21st
3.	Dundalk FC (M)	9	4th	2	3	017:120	+5	14th
4th	Sligo Rovers	9	4th	0	5	011:140	−3	12
5.	Derry City	9	3	2	4th	011:100	+1	11
6th	St Patrick's Athletic	9	3	2	4th	006: 700	−1	11
7th	Shelbourne FC (N)	9	3	2	4th	006: 800	−2	11
8th.	Waterford FC	9	3	2	4th	009:120	−3	11
9.	Finn Harps	9	2	1	6th	006:150	−9	07th
10.	Cork City	9	2	1	6th	005:150	−10	07th
As of August 23, 2020

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

Irish champions and participation in the first qualifying round for the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League

Participation in the first qualifying round for the 2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference 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)										2020	Second half of the season (rounds 19-36)
										society
	:	:	2: 1	:	2-0	0: 1	2-0	2-0	:	Bohemians Dublin		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
0: 1		:	:	1-0	:	:	0: 1	3-0	:	Cork City	:		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
2-0	3: 1		:	1: 1	:	1: 2	:	0: 2	:	Derry City	:	:		:	:	:	:	:	:	:
:	3-0	1-0		:	1: 1	:	:	:	2: 2	Dundalk FC	:	:	:		:	:	:	:	:	:
0: 1	:	:	0: 4		:	:	0: 1	1-0	:	Finn Harps	:	:	:	:		:	:	:	:	:
:	1-0	0: 2	:	2-0		0-0	:	:	0: 1	St Patrick's Athletic	:	:	:	:	:		:	:	:	:
:	6-0	:	3: 2	3: 1	:		0-0	:	:	Shamrock Rovers	:	:	:	:	:	:		:	:	:
:	:	1: 1	1: 2	:	1-0	:		:	0: 1	Shelbourne FC	:	:	:	:	:	:	:		:	:
:	:	:	3: 1	:	0: 2	2: 3	2: 1		2: 1	Sligo Rovers	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:		:
0: 2	0-0	2: 1	:	2: 3	:	0: 2	:	:		Waterford FC	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:

Relegation

	total		First leg	Return leg
	:		:	:

Web links

• Official website of the League of Ireland (English)
• Premier Division extratime.ie

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Coronavirus Ireland: FAI football activity ban extended until April 19 , irishmirror.ie, accessed on April 5, 2020 (English)
2. ↑ Table , sseairtricityleague.ie, accessed on August 31, 2020 (English)
3. ↑ Matches , sseairtricityleague.ie, accessed on August 17, 2020 (English)