Irlande - Premier Division

Irlande - Premier Division

Links
SSEAirtricityLeague.ie Wikipedia

Fixtures

DateRHome vs Away-
03/29 19:45 7 Derry City vs Galway United View
03/29 19:45 7 Drogheda United vs St Patrick's Athletic View
03/29 19:45 7 Shelbourne vs Dundalk View
03/29 19:45 7 Waterford FC vs Sligo Rovers View
03/29 19:45 7 Shamrock Rovers vs Bohemians Dublin View
04/01 12:00 8 Dundalk vs Drogheda United View
04/01 16:00 8 Shelbourne vs Derry City View
04/01 16:00 8 St Patricks Athletic vs Sligo Rovers View
04/01 16:00 8 Waterford FC vs Shamrock Rovers View
04/01 18:45 8 Galway United vs Bohemians Dublin View
04/05 18:45 9 Bohemians Dublin vs Waterford FC View
04/05 18:45 9 Derry City vs Dundalk View

Résultats

Date R Home vs Away -
03/16 19:45 6 [6] Sligo Rovers vs Drogheda United [9] 3-1
03/15 19:45 6 [6] St Patrick's Athletic vs Shelbourne [1] 1-2
03/15 19:45 6 [4] Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers [9] 0-1
03/15 19:45 6 [10] Dundalk vs Waterford FC [3] 0-0
03/15 19:45 6 [7] Bohemians Dublin vs Derry City [2] 2-1
03/09 19:45 5 [6] Sligo Rovers vs Shamrock Rovers [9] 0-0
03/08 19:45 5 [8] St Patrick's Athletic vs Dundalk [10] 1-0
03/08 19:45 5 [4] Galway United vs Drogheda United [7] 0-0
03/08 19:45 5 [2] Derry City vs Waterford FC [3] 3-0
03/08 19:45 5 [6] Bohemians Dublin vs Shelbourne [1] 0-2
03/04 19:45 4 [8] Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City [1] 2-2
03/04 19:45 4 [4] Waterford FC vs St Patrick's Athletic [6] 3-1

The League of Ireland Premier Division (Irish: Príomhroinn Sraith na hÉireann), also known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level division in both the League of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland football league system. The division was formed in 1985 following a reorganisation of the League of Ireland. St Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians are the only current League of Ireland clubs never to have been relegated from the Premier Division. The league has been won on multiple occasions by Northern Ireland-based club Derry City, the presence of which within the league makes it a cross-border competition. Since 2003, the Premier Division has operated as a summer league.

History

1980s

The inaugural members of the Premier Division included the League of Ireland's traditional top four clubs – Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne, Bohemians and Dundalk plus eight other clubs. Shamrock Rovers were the inaugural champions and then retained the title in 1986–87. This saw Rovers complete a four in a row of league titles. Dundalk were champions in 1987–88 and Derry City achieved a treble in 1988–89 by also winning the League of Ireland Cup and the FAI Cup.

1990s

The 1990s saw the re-emergence of St Patrick's Athletic following years of obscurity. During the decade St Pat's won four titles. Brian Kerr guided the club to success in 1989–90 and 1995–96 before Pat Dolan and Liam Buckley added further titles in 1997–98 and 1998–99. The 1992–93 season saw Cork City win their first title in dramatic circumstances after a series of three-way play-offs that also involved Bohemians and Shelbourne.

2000s

The turn of the century saw Shelbourne win the first of five titles in seven years. Dermot Keely guided Shelbourne to the title in 1999–2000 and 2001–02. Shelbourne won the title in controversial circumstances in 2001–02. They were only declared champions after St Patrick's Athletic were deducted 15 points for fielding Charles Livingstone Mbabazi while he was ineligible.

The league decided to become a summer league in 2003.[] Pat Fenlon added further titles in 2003, 2004 and 2006. Fenlon had also been a prominent member of the Shelbourne playing squads in 1999–2000 and 2001–02. As a manager Fenlon would also guide Bohemians to title successes in 2008 and 2009. Cork City denied Shelbourne a third league title in a row when they claimed their second title in 2005, defeating fellow challengers Derry City in a last game decider at Turners Cross.

During the second half of the decade a number of Premier Division clubs suffered financial difficulties. During the 2005 season Shamrock Rovers entered into examinership and it was revealed that the club had debts of nearly €3 million. It was also discovered that Rovers were not paying PAYE and PRSI taxes. As a result of these financial irregularities, Rovers were deducted eight points. This ultimately resulted in the club being relegated to the First Division after they lost the relegation/promotion playoff to Dublin City. This was the first time Rovers' senior team had dropped out of the top level of the Republic of Ireland football league system since the club had joined the League of Ireland in 1922–23. During the 2006 season the Revenue Commissioners took High Court action and threatened to have Shelbourne wound up after the club failed to pay more than €104,000 in outstanding taxes. Shelbourne also struggled to pay its players during the season. Despite winning the title Shelbourne were subsequently demoted to the First Division due to their financial difficulties. Midway through the season Dublin City also went out of business and withdrew from the league, unable to complete the season. During the 2008 season both Cork City and Drogheda United were deducted ten points after going into administration. Following the conclusion of the 2009 season both Derry City and Cork City were expelled from the League of Ireland. Derry City were accused of making extra payments to players using unofficial secondary contracts. This was against league rules which placed limits on the amount clubs could spend on players' wages. Cork City had been in serious financial difficulties for several seasons and its holding company was eventually wound up by the High Court. However both clubs were effectively reformed and were subsequently allowed to join the 2010 First Division.

2010s

The 2010s have been one of contrasting fortunes for Premier Division clubs. Under Michael O'Neill, Shamrock Rovers finished as Premier Division champions in 2010 and 2011. In 2011 Rovers also created history when they became the first team in League of Ireland history to qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Europa League. In 2012 Sligo Rovers won their first Premier Division title and their first top level title in thirty five years. St. Patrick's Athletic won their fifth Premier Division in 2013. Under Stephen Kenny, Dundalk emulated Shamrock Rovers, winning the title in 2014 and 2015 titles before qualifying for the group stages of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. This period was led by Dundalk and Cork City, taking both the top spots in the league and the definition of the FAI Cup between 2014 and 2018.

In contrast three Premier Division clubs – Sporting Fingal, Galway United and Monaghan United – all withdrew from the League of Ireland. Sporting Fingal also went out of business completely.