2015 League of Ireland
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The 2015 League of Ireland was the 95th season of the League of Ireland, the highest football league of the Republic of Ireland. The league began on 6 March 2015.[1] Dundalk were the defending champions.
On 9 October, Dundalk retained the title after a 1–1 draw with Shamrock Rovers.[2][3][4]
Contents
Premier Division
The Premier Division consists of 12 teams. Each team will play each other three times, a total of 33 matches in the season.
Longford Town, the 2014 First Division champion, returns to the top level after seven years. Galway promoted after winning the promotion/relegation playoffs.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Bohemians | Dublin (Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park | 10,000 |
Bray Wanderers | Bray | Carlisle Grounds | 7,000 |
Cork City | Cork | Turners Cross | 7,485 |
Derry City | Derry | Brandywell | 7,700 |
Drogheda United | Drogheda | United Park | 2,000 |
Dundalk | Dundalk | Oriel Park | 4,500 |
Galway United | Galway | Eamonn Deacy Park | 5,000 |
Limerick | Limerick | Markets Field | 5,000 |
Longford Town | Longford | City Calling Stadium | 6,850 |
Shamrock Rovers | Dublin (Tallaght) | Tallaght Stadium | 5,947 |
Sligo Rovers | Sligo | The Showgrounds | 5,500 |
St Patrick's Athletic | Dublin (Inchicore) | Richmond Park | 5,340 |
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 |
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Bohemians | ![]() |
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Hummel | Mr Green |
Bray Wanderers | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Nike | Royal Hotel |
Cork City | ![]() |
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Nike | Clonakilty Sausages |
Derry City | ![]() ![]() |
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Umbro | Diamond Corrugated |
Drogheda United | ![]() ![]() |
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Nike | Scotch Hall Shopping Center |
Dundalk | ![]() |
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Umbro | Fyffes |
Galway United | ![]() |
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Macron | Comer Property Management |
Limerick | ![]() |
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Macron | Galtee Fuels |
Longford Town | ![]() |
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Macron | City Calling |
Shamrock Rovers | ![]() |
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Warrior | Pepper |
Sligo Rovers | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Umbro | Volkswagen |
St Patrick's Athletic | ![]() |
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Umbro | Clune Construction Company L.P. |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dundalk (C) | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 78 | 23 | +55 | 78 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Cork City | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 67 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 65 | |
4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 58 | |
5 | Bohemians | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 53 | |
6 | Longford Town | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 39 | |
7 | Derry City | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 35 | |
8 | Bray Wanderers | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 33 | |
9 | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 31 | |
10 | Galway United | 33 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 31 | |
11 | Limerick (R) | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 29 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
12 | Drogheda United (R) | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 28 | Relegation to First Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[5]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- ↑ Since the winners of the 2015 FAI Cup, Dundalk, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) is passed to the second-placed team, Cork City, and the spot for the third-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) is passed to the fourth-placed team, St Patrick's Athletic.
Fixture table
Matches 1–22
Teams play each other twice (once at home, once away)
Home ╲ Away | BOH | BRW | COR | DER | DRO | DUN | GAL | LIM | LON | SHM | SLI | StP |
Bohemians | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Bray Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Cork City | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
Derry City | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
Drogheda United | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
Dundalk | 1–2 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
Galway United | 5–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
Limerick | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
Longford Town | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
Shamrock Rovers | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
Sligo Rovers | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
St Patrick's Athletic | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
Matches 23–33
Teams play each other once
Home ╲ Away | BOH | BRW | COR | DER | DRO | DUN | GAL | LIM | LON | SHM | SLI | StP |
Bohemians | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||||
Bray Wanderers | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||||||
Cork City | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | |||||||
Derry City | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |||||||
Drogheda United | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | |||||||
Dundalk | 4–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | ||||||
Galway United | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||||
Limerick | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | ||||||
Longford Town | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |||||||
Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||||||
Sligo Rovers | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | ||||||
St Patrick's Athletic | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
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1 | ![]() |
Dundalk F.C. | 25 |
2 | ![]() |
Cork City F.C. | 13 |
3 | ![]() |
Limerick F.C. | 12 |
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Galway United | ||
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Shamrock Rovers | ||
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Dundalk F.C. | ||
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Sligo Rovers F.C. | ||
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St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 11 |
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Shamrock Rovers |
LOI Premier Division Team Of The Year
Year | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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First Division
The First Division has 8 teams. Each team will play each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches in the season.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Athlone Town | Athlone | Athlone Town Stadium | 5,000 (2,500 Seated) |
Cabinteely | Dublin (Blackrock) | Stradbrook Road | 1,300 |
Cobh Ramblers | Cobh | St. Colman's Park | 5,000 |
Finn Harps | Ballybofey | Finn Park | 6,000 |
Shelbourne | Dublin (Drumcondra) | Tolka Park | 9,600 |
UCD | Dublin (Belfield) | UCD Bowl | 3,000 |
Waterford United | Waterford | Regional Sports Centre | 5,500 |
Wexford Youths | Crossabeg | Ferrycarrig Park | 2,500 |
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 |
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Athlone Town | ![]() ![]() |
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Nike | Nitro Sports |
Cabinteely | ![]() |
Umbro | ||
Cobh Ramblers | ![]() ![]() |
Nike | Eirgrid | |
Finn Harps | ![]() |
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Legea | McGettigan Group |
Shelbourne | ![]() |
Macron | ||
UCD | ![]() |
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O'Neills | O'Neills |
Waterford United | ![]() ![]() |
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Macron | SportsWorld |
Wexford Youths | ![]() |
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O'Neills | Galenisys |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Wexford Youths (C, P) | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 61 | Promotion to 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division |
2 | Finn Harps (O, P) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 55 | Promotion play-offs |
3 | UCD | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 49 | |
4 | Shelbourne | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 45 | |
5 | Athlone Town | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 33 | |
6 | Cobh Ramblers | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 30 | |
7 | Waterford United | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 21 | |
8 | Cabinteely | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 20 |
Fixture table
Matches 1–14
Teams play each other twice (once at home, once away)
Home ╲ Away | ATH | CAB | COB | FHA | SHE | UCD | WAT | WEX |
Athlone Town | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Cabinteely | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Cobh Ramblers | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | |
Finn Harps | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
Shelbourne | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | |
UCD | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
Waterford United | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
Wexford Youths | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Matches 15–28
Teams play each other twice (once at home, once away)
Home ╲ Away | ATH | CAB | COB | FHA | SHE | UCD | WAT | WEX |
Athlone Town | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | |
Cabinteely | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
Cobh Ramblers | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
Finn Harps | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
Shelbourne | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
UCD | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
Waterford United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
Wexford Youths | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
- ↑ Cabinteely were found to have played an ineligible player, Dean Ebbe, in their SSE Airtricity League First Division match against UCD on July 31, 2015, which they lost 1-3. In accordance with FAI Rules 88.1 and 127, Cabinteely forfeit the fixture 0-3 with immediate effect and have received a fine of €2,500. [8]
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[9] |
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1 | ![]() |
Wexford Youths | 30 |
2 | ![]() |
UCD A.F.C. | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
Athlone Town | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
Finn Harps | 9 |
5 | ![]() |
Cobh Ramblers, | 7 |
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Shelbourne F.C. | ||
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UCD A.F.C. | ||
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Wexford Youths | ||
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Shelbourne F.C. | ||
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Athlone Town |
Promotion/relegation playoffs
Semi-final
1st Leg
23 October 2015 | UCD | 0–1 | Finn Harps | UCD Bowl |
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19:45 | Coll ![]() |
2nd Leg
30 October 2015 | Finn Harps | 2–1 | UCD | Finn Park |
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19:45 | Boyle ![]() Mailey ![]() |
O'Connor ![]() |
- Finn Harps won 3–1 on aggregate and proceed to the final of the Promotion/Relegation Playoff.
Final
1st Leg
2 November 2015 | Limerick | 1–0 | Finn Harps | Markets Field |
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Kelly ![]() |
Report | Referee: Rob Rogers |
2nd Leg
6 November 2015 | Finn Harps | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Limerick | Finn Park |
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Funston ![]() Banda ![]() |
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Derek Tomney |
- Finn Harps won 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to the Premier Division for the 2016 season. Limerick are relegated to the First Division.
League of Ireland clubs in Europe 2015–16
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
One Republic of Ireland club will enter in this round.
- Dundalk (winners of the 2014 League of Ireland)
UEFA Europa League
First qualifying round
Four Republic of Ireland clubs will enter in this round.
- St Patrick's Athletic (winners of the 2014 FAI Cup)
- Cork City (second place in the 2014 League of Ireland)
- Shamrock Rovers (fourth place in the 2014 League of Ireland)
- UCD (Fair Play spot)[12][13]
References
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- ↑ http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/images/2015_Season_SSE_Airtricity_League_First_Division_Fixture_List_29-01-15.pdf
- ↑ http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/sse-airtricity-league-promotionrelegation-play-off-dates
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