League of Ireland 2020
League of Ireland 2020 | |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 180 + 2 relegation games (45 played) |
Gates | 103 (ø 2.29 per game) |
← League of Ireland 2019 | |
First Division ↓
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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
League of Ireland 2020 venues
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society | coat of arms | city | Stadion | capacity |
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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 |
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1. | Shamrock Rovers (P) | 9 | 7th | 2 | 0 | 20: 6 | +14 | 23 |
2. | Bohemians Dublin | 9 | 7th | 0 | 2 | 12: 4 | +8 | 21st |
3. | Dundalk FC (M) | 9 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 17:12 | +5 | 14th |
4th | Sligo Rovers | 9 | 4th | 0 | 5 | 11:14 | −3 | 12 |
5. | Derry City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 11:10 | +1 | 11 |
6th | St Patrick's Athletic | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 6: 7 | −1 | 11 |
7th | Shelbourne FC (N) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 6: 8 | −2 | 11 |
8th. | Waterford FC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 9:12 | −3 | 11 |
9. | Finn Harps | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 6:15 | −9 | 7th |
10. | Cork City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 5:15 | −10 | 7th |
As of August 23, 2020 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(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) | ||||||||||||||||||
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: | : | 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 | ||
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: | : | : |
Web links
- Official website of the League of Ireland (English)
- Premier Division extratime.ie
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coronavirus Ireland: FAI football activity ban extended until April 19 , irishmirror.ie, accessed on April 5, 2020 (English)
- ↑ Table , sseairtricityleague.ie, accessed on August 31, 2020 (English)
- ↑ Matches , sseairtricityleague.ie, accessed on August 17, 2020 (English)