Season | 2019 |
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Dates | 15 February – 25 October 2019 |
Champions | Dundalk (14th title) |
Relegated | UCD |
Champions League | Dundalk |
Europa League | Shamrock Rovers Bohemians Derry City |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 431 (2.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe (14 goals) |
Biggest home win | Bohemians 10–1 UCD (16 August 2019) |
Biggest away win | UCD 0–5 Dundalk (30 August 2019) |
Highest scoring | Bohemians 10–1 UCD (16 August 2019) |
Longest winning run | Dundalk (21 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Dundalk (23 games) |
Longest winless run | UCD (12 games) |
Longest losing run | UCD (11 games) |
Highest attendance | 7,021 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Bohemians (30 August 2019) |
Total attendance | 375,705 |
Average attendance | 2,087 |
← 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.
On 23 September, Dundalk won the title after a 3–2 win over Shamrock Rovers.
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.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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 |
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 |
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Bohemians | ![]() |
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O'Neills | Mr Green Sport |
Cork City | ![]() |
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Adidas | University College Cork |
Derry City | ![]() |
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Adidas | Diamond Corrugated |
Dundalk | ![]() |
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CX+ Sport | Fyffes |
Finn Harps | ![]() |
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Joma | KN Group |
St Patrick's Athletic | ![]() |
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Umbro | MIG Insurance Brokers |
Shamrock Rovers | ![]() |
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New Balance | Pepper Money |
Sligo Rovers | ![]() |
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Joma | Volkswagen |
UCD | ![]() |
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O'Neills | O'Neills |
Waterford | ![]() |
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Umbro | 21Bet |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Dundalk | ![]() |
Signed by Republic of Ireland U21 | 24 November 2018 | Pre-season | ![]() |
22 December 2018 |
Cork City | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 1 May 2019 | 8th | ![]() |
2 May 2019 |
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Appointed first-team head coach | 30 June 2019 | 7th | ![]() |
30 June 2019 | |
UCD | ![]() |
Sacked | 19 August 2019 | 10th | ![]() |
21 August 2019 |
St Patrick's Athletic | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 24 August 2019 | 5th | ![]() |
31 August 2019 |
Cork City | ![]() |
Change of role | 26 August 2019 | 7th | ![]() |
26 August 2019 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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 |
Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away).
Home \ Away | BOH | COR | DER | DUN | FHA | STP | SHM | SLI | UCD | WAT |
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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 | — |
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
Home \ Away | BOH | COR | DER | DUN | FHA | STP | SHM | SLI | UCD | WAT |
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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 | — |
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.
Drogheda United v Finn Harps28 October 2019 | Drogheda United | 1–0 | Finn Harps | United Park |
19:45 | Chris Lyons ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,400 (Est.) Referee: Rob Hennessey |
1 November 2019 | Finn Harps | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 agg.) | Drogheda United | Finn Park |
19:45 | Mark Russell ![]() ![]() |
Report | Referee: Neil Doyle |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Derry City | 14 |
2 | ![]() |
Dundalk | 13 |
3 | ![]() |
Dundalk | 12 |
4 | ![]() |
Bohemians | 11 |
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Derry City | 11 | |
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Shamrock Rovers | 11 | |
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Sligo Rovers | 11 | |
8 | ![]() |
Shamrock Rovers | 10 |
9 | ![]() |
Dundalk | 9 |
10 | ![]() |
Dundalk | 8 |
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Shamrock Rovers | 8 | |
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Shamrock Rovers | 8 | |
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Sligo Rovers | 8 |
Last updated: 31 October 2019.
Source: http://www.extratime.ie/topscorers/2031/100/league-of-ireland-premier-division-2019/
Month | Player | Club | References |
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February | ![]() |
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March | ![]() |
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May | ![]() |
Dundalk | |
June | ![]() |
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July | ![]() |
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August | ![]() |
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September | ![]() |
Dundalk |
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