2009 A Championship
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Template:Fb team Shamrock Rovers A |
| Promoted | Template:Fb team Salthill Devon |
← 2008 2010 → | |
The 2009 A Championship was the second season of the A Championship. The season was sponsored by Newstalk. The league featured 18 teams. Template:Fb team Shamrock Rovers A were the champions while the runners up, Template:Fb team Salthill Devon, were promoted to the First Division.
Overwiew
18 teams participated in the 2009 A Championship. 12 of these were the reserve teams of League of Ireland clubs. The 2008 champions Template:Fb team University College Dublin A and Template:Fb team Limerick 37 A did not enter teams for the 2009 season. They were replaced by Template:Fb team Sporting Fingal A and Template:Fb team Dundalk A. The six non-reserve teams included Template:Fb team Salthill Devon and Template:Fb team Tullamore Town, both of whom played in the 2008 season. Template:Fb team Cobh Ramblers had been relegated from the 2008 Premier Division but were demoted directly to the A Championship after being refused a First Division license.[1][2][3][4] Template:Fb team Castlebar Celtic, Template:Fb team FC Carlow and Template:Fb team Tralee Dynamos were making their debut at senior national level. They were the first clubs from their respective counties of Mayo, Carlow and Kerry to play at this level.[1][5][6]
The regular season started on 4 April and was completed by early November. The format saw the 18 teams split into two groups of nine, divided roughly into southern and northern groups. The two groups used a traditional round-robin format. The two group winners, Template:Fb team Shamrock Rovers A and Salthill Devon, then played off in a final. Shamrock Rovers emerged as champions. As the highest placed non-reserve team, Salthill Devon also qualified for a promotion/relegation play-off. However they were subsequently promoted directly to the 2010 First Division after their opponents, Kildare County, withdrew from the League of Ireland before the play-off could be played.[2][3][7][8]
Group 1
Teams
Results
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Notes
- ^ Originally reported 1-2, www.loi.ie has 1-3.
- ^ The match was awarded to Finn Harps A with a score of 3-0 due to Galway United A failing to show up.
- ^ The match was awarded to Castlebar Celtic with a score of 3-0 due to Galway United A failing to show up.
- ^ The match was awarded to Drogheda United A with a score of 0–3 due to Galway United A being unable to field a team.
- ^ The match was awarded to Salthill Devon with a score of 0–3 due to Dundalk A failing to travel to the match.
- ^ Originally reported 3-1, www.loi.ie has 2-1, Galway United official site has 3-1.
Group 2
Teams
Results
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Notes
- ^ The match originally finished 4–0, but it was later awarded 3-0 to Template:Fb team Bray Wanderers A due to Template:Fb team Bohemians A having fielded an ineligible player.
- ^ Originally reported 1-0, www.loi.ie has 2-0, Shamrock Rovers official site has 1-0.
Final tables
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Final
| 31 October 2009 | Template:Fb team Salthill Devon | 0 – 1 | Template:Fb team Shamrock Rovers A | Drom Soccer Park [7][8] |
| 14:00 GMT | Cowan  90+7' |
See also
- 2009 League of Ireland Premier Division
- 2009 League of Ireland First Division
- 2009 League of Ireland Cup
References
- ^ a b "April kick-off for Newstalk A Championship". rte.ie. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ^ a b "Ireland 2009". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Ireland Third Level 2009". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Ireland 2008". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Newstalk A Championship Spotlight - Castlebar Celtic". www.extratime.ie. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Tralee Dynamos Football Club". traleedynamos.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Rovers - Newstalk A Champions Winner 2009". www.shamrockrovers.ie. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Hoops claim Newstalk A Championship title". www.fai.ie. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2016.