League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2019
Dates15 February – 25 October 2019
ChampionsDundalk (14th title)
RelegatedUCD
Champions LeagueDundalk
Europa LeagueShamrock Rovers
Bohemians
Derry City
Matches played180
Goals scored431 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorerJunior Ogedi-Uzokwe (14 goals)
Biggest home winBohemians 10–1 UCD
(16 August 2019)
Biggest away winUCD 0–5 Dundalk
(30 August 2019)
Highest scoringBohemians 10–1 UCD
(16 August 2019)
Longest winning runDundalk (21 games)
Longest unbeaten runDundalk (23 games)
Longest winless runUCD (12 games)
Longest losing runUCD (11 games)
Highest attendance7,021[1] Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Bohemians
(30 August 2019)
Total attendance375,705
Average attendance2,087[2]
← 2018
2020 →
All statistics correct as of 26 October 2019.

The 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division is the 35th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began in February 2019 and concluded in October 2019. Fixtures were announced in December 2018.[3][4]

On 23 September, Dundalk won the title after a 3–2 win over Shamrock Rovers.[5][6]

Overview

The Premier Division consists of 10 teams. Each team plays each other four times for 36 matches in the season.

UCD, the 2018 First Division champion, were promoted to the league for the first time since 2014, and Finn Harps, winners of the promotion/relegation playoffs, were promoted to the league, returning after the absence in the previous season.[7][8]

Teams

Stadia and locations

Map of the Republic of Ireland with the ten League of Ireland Premier Division teams
Cork City
Derry City
Dublin
Dublin
Dundalk
Finn Harps
Sligo Rovers
Waterford
Dublin teams Bohemians Shamrock Rovers St Patrick's Athletic UCD
Locations of Premier Division teams
Map of Dublin with the four League of Ireland Premier Division Dublin teams
Bohemians
St Patrick's Athletic
Shamrock Rovers
UCD
Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park 3,640
Cork City Cork Turners Cross 7,845
Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium 3,700
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park 4,500
Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park 6,000
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Tallaght) Tallaght Stadium 8,000
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 5,500
St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (Inchicore) Richmond Park 5,340
UCD Dublin (Belfield) UCD Bowl 3,000
Waterford Waterford Regional Sports Centre 5,500

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bohemians Republic of Ireland Keith Long Republic of Ireland Derek Pender O'Neills Mr Green Sport
Cork City England Neale Fenn Republic of Ireland Conor McCormack Adidas University College Cork
Derry City Northern Ireland Declan Devine Republic of Ireland Barry McNamee Adidas Diamond Corrugated
Dundalk Republic of Ireland Vinny Perth Republic of Ireland Brian Gartland CX+ Sport Fyffes
Finn Harps Republic of Ireland Ollie Horgan Republic of Ireland Keith Cowan Joma KN Group
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell Republic of Ireland Ian Bermingham Umbro MIG Insurance Brokers
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Stephen Bradley Republic of Ireland Ronan Finn New Balance Pepper Money
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland Liam Buckley Republic of Ireland Kyle Callan-McFadden Joma Volkswagen
UCD Poland Maciej Tarnogrodzki Republic of Ireland Liam Scales O'Neills O'Neills
Waterford Republic of Ireland Alan Reynolds Republic of Ireland Kenny Browne Umbro 21Bet

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Dundalk Republic of Ireland Stephen Kenny Signed by Republic of Ireland U21 24 November 2018 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Vinny Perth 22 December 2018
Cork City Republic of Ireland John Caulfield Mutual consent[9] 1 May 2019 8th Republic of Ireland John Cotter[10] 2 May 2019
Republic of Ireland John Cotter Appointed first-team head coach[11] 30 June 2019 7th Republic of Ireland Frank Kelleher[11] 30 June 2019
UCD Republic of Ireland Collie O'Neill Sacked[12] 19 August 2019 10th Poland Maciej Tarnogrodzki[13] 21 August 2019
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Harry Kenny Mutual consent[14] 24 August 2019 5th Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell[15] 31 August 2019
Cork City Republic of Ireland Frank Kelleher Change of role[16] 26 August 2019 7th Republic of Ireland Neale Fenn[16] 26 August 2019

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 36 27 5 4 73 18 +55 86 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Shamrock Rovers 36 23 6 7 62 21 +41 75 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Bohemians 36 17 9 10 47 28 +19 60
4 Derry City 36 15 12 9 56 34 +22 57
5 St Patrick's Athletic 36 14 10 12 29 35 −6 52
6 Waterford 36 12 7 17 46 53 −7 43
7 Sligo Rovers 36 10 12 14 38 47 −9 42
8 Cork City 36 9 10 17 29 49 −20 37
9 Finn Harps 36 7 7 22 26 64 −38 28 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10 UCD (R) 36 5 4 27 25 82 −57 19 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[17]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2019 FAI Cup (Shamrock Rovers) qualified for European competition based on their league position, the final spot awarded to the Cup winner passed to the next best-placed team i.e fourth-placed team.

Results

Matches 1–18

Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away).

Home \ Away BOH COR DER DUN FHA STP SHM SLI UCD WAT
Bohemians — 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–0
Cork City 2–0 — 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 0–2
Derry City 0–2 2–0 — 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 3–2
Dundalk 1–0 1–0 2–2 — 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–0
Finn Harps 0–1 3–4 2–3 1–1 — 0–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–2
St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 — 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–3
Shamrock Rovers 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 — 3–0 3–1 2–1
Sligo Rovers 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 0–0
UCD 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–3 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 — 4–1
Waterford 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–3 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–3 1–0 —
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Extratime.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 19–36

Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).

Home \ Away BOH COR DER DUN FHA STP SHM SLI UCD WAT
Bohemians — 1–0 0–0 2–1 5–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 10–1 1–2
Cork City 0–0 — 1–4 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–4 3–2 1–2
Derry City 0–0 4–0 — 2–2 4–0 1–3 0–2 3–0 0–0 2–0
Dundalk 2–1 1–0 1–0 — 5–0 4–0 3–2 4–0 3–0 3–0
Finn Harps 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 — 1–2 0–3 2–0 0–0 1–0
St Patrick's Athletic 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 — 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–2
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 — 0–0 7–0 2–1
Sligo Rovers 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 — 5–1 0–0
UCD 3–0 0–1 1–3 0–5 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 — 1–2
Waterford 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–5 2–0 4–2 —
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Promotion/relegation playoff

Finn Harps, who finished ninth in the Premier Division, faced the First Division's Drogheda United to determine which club would participate in the 2020 Premier Division.

28 October 2019 Drogheda United1–0 Finn Harps United Park
19:45 Chris Lyons 90+4' Report Attendance: 1,400 (Est.)
Referee: Rob Hennessey
1 November 2019 Finn Harps 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		Drogheda UnitedFinn Park
19:45 Mark Russell 7' Harry Ascroft 107' Report Referee: Neil Doyle

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe Derry City 14
2 Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban Dundalk 13
3 Northern Ireland Michael Duffy Dundalk 12
4 Republic of Ireland Danny Mandroiu Bohemians 11
Northern Ireland David Parkhouse Derry City 11
Republic of Ireland Aaron Greene Shamrock Rovers 11
Jamaica Romeo Parkes Sligo Rovers 11
8 Northern Ireland Aaron McEneff Shamrock Rovers 10
9 Republic of Ireland Daniel Kelly Dundalk 9
10 Republic of Ireland Georgie Kelly Dundalk 8
Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Shamrock Rovers 8
Republic of Ireland Graham Cummins Shamrock Rovers 8
Republic of Ireland Ronan Coughlan Sligo Rovers 8

Last updated: 31 October 2019.
Source: http://www.extratime.ie/topscorers/2031/100/league-of-ireland-premier-division-2019/

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Club References
February Republic of Ireland Daniel Corcoran Bohemians [18]
March Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Shamrock Rovers [19]
April Republic of Ireland James Talbot Bohemians [20]
May Republic of Ireland Sean Gannon Dundalk [21]
June Republic of Ireland Danny Mandroiu Bohemians [22]
July Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Shamrock Rovers [23]
August Republic of Ireland Daniel Cleary Dundalk [24]
September Northern Ireland Michael Duffy Dundalk [25]

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
PFAI Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Shamrock Rovers
PFAI Young Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Danny Mandroiu Bohemians
PFAI Premier Division Manager of the Year Republic of Ireland Vinny Perth Dundalk
PFAI Team of the Year
Goalkeeper Northern Ireland Alan Mannus (Shamrock Rovers)
Defenders Republic of Ireland Sean Gannon (Dundalk) Republic of Ireland Seán Hoare (Dundalk) Republic of Ireland Lee Grace (Shamrock Rovers) Republic of Ireland Seán Kavanagh (Shamrock Rovers)
Midfielders Republic of Ireland Danny Mandroiu (Bohemians) Republic of Ireland Chris Shields (Dundalk) Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne (Shamrock Rovers)
Forwards Northern Ireland David Parkhouse (Derry City) Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban (Dundalk) Republic of Ireland Michael Duffy (Dundalk)

See also

References

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