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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2020
Dates14 February 2020 – 30 October 2020
Matches played36
Goals scored82 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorerPatrick Hoban(7 goals)
Biggest home winShamrock Rovers 6–0 Cork City
(21 February 2020)
Biggest away winFinn Harps 0–4 Dundalk
(6 March 2020)
Highest scoringShamrock Rovers 6–0 Cork City
(21 February 2020)
Longest winning run7 matches
Shamrock Rovers
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Shamrock Rovers
Longest winless run6 matches
Finn Harps
Longest losing run5 matches
Sligo Rovers
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 14 August 2020.

The 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity League for sponsorship reasons, is the 36th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began on 14 February 2020 and will conclude on 30 October 2020. The fixtures were announced on 20 December 2019.[1] The season was halted in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland as per directive of the Irish Government and the Football Association of Ireland.[2][3] The FAI subsequently announced a contingency plan with a view to completing the domestic season at a later date with a reduced number of games.[4] It resumed on 31 July.[5]

Overview

The Premier Division consists of 10 teams. Ordinarily each team plays each other four times for a total of 36 matches in the season. Following a meeting of the Football Association of Ireland regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided that the season would be played on an 18-match basis with teams playing each other twice: once at home and once away.[6]

Shelbourne, the 2019 First Division champions, were promoted to the league for the first time since 2013, replacing fellow Dublin side UCD, who were relegated to the League of Ireland First Division after finishing bottom of the league in 2019.[7]

Teams

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Premier Division teams
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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 (Northern Ireland) Brandywell Stadium 3,700
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park 4,500
Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park 6,000
St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (Inchicore) Richmond Park 5,340
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Tallaght) Tallaght Stadium 8,000
Shelbourne Dublin (Drumcondra) Tolka Park 3,700
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 5,500
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 Keith Buckley Republic of Ireland O'Neills Republic of Ireland Des Kelly Interiors
Cork City Republic of Ireland Neale Fenn Republic of Ireland Gearoid Morrissey Germany Adidas Republic of Ireland University College Cork
Derry City Northern Ireland Declan Devine Republic of Ireland Conor McCormack Germany Adidas Northern Ireland Diamond Corrugated
Dundalk Republic of Ireland Vinny Perth Republic of Ireland Brian Gartland England Umbro Republic of Ireland Fyffes
Finn Harps Republic of Ireland Ollie Horgan Republic of Ireland Gareth Harkin Spain Joma Republic of Ireland KN Group
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell Republic of Ireland Ian Bermingham England Umbro Republic of Ireland MIG Insurance Brokers
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Stephen Bradley Republic of Ireland Ronan Finn England Umbro England JD Sports
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Ian Morris Republic of Ireland Lorcan Fitzgerald England Umbro Republic of Ireland FLYEfit
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland Liam Buckley Republic of Ireland Kyle Callan-McFadden Spain Joma Republic of Ireland Avantcard
Waterford Republic of Ireland John Sheridan Republic of Ireland Michael O'Connor England Umbro Republic of Ireland 24/7 Cardiac Care

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Waterford Republic of Ireland Alan Reynolds Resigned 16 June 2020[8] 6th Republic of Ireland John Sheridan[9] 8 July 2020

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 18 15 3 0 44 7 +37 48 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Bohemians 18 12 1 5 23 12 +11 37 Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a]
3 Dundalk 18 7 5 6 25 23 +2 26
4 Sligo Rovers 18 8 1 9 19 23 −4 25
5 Waterford 18 7 3 8 17 22 −5 24
6 St Patrick's Athletic 18 5 6 7 14 17 −3 21
7 Derry City 18 5 5 8 18 18 0 20
8 Finn Harps 18 5 5 8 15 24 −9 20
9 Shelbourne (R) 18 5 4 9 13 22 −9 19 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10 Cork City (R) 18 2 5 11 10 30 −20 11 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[10]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2020 FAI Cup (Dundalk) 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

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

Home \ Away BOH COR DER DUN FHA STP SHM SHE SLI WAT
Bohemians — 9 Oct 25 Sep 2–1 23 Oct 22 Aug 0–1 2–0 2–0 11 Sep
Cork City 0–1 — 30 Oct 18 Sep 1–0 2 Oct 12 Sep 0–1 3–0 16 Oct
Derry City 2–0 21 Aug — 4 Sep 1–1 18 Sep 1–2 23 Oct 0–2 2 Oct
Dundalk 16 Oct 3–0 1–0 — 2 Oct 1–1 25 Sep 11 Sep 30 Oct 2–2
Finn Harps 15 Aug 25 Sep 13 Sep 0–4 — 16 Oct 9 Oct 0–1 1–0 30 Oct
St Patrick's Athletic 30 Oct 1–0 0–2 9 Oct 2–0 — 16 Aug 25 Sep 12 Sep 0–1
Shamrock Rovers 5 Sep 6–0 16 Oct 3–2 3–1 23 Oct — 21 Aug 2 Oct 18 Sep
Shelbourne 2 Oct 5 Sep 15 Aug 1–2 18 Sep 1–0 30 Oct — 2 Oct 0–1
Sligo Rovers 19 Sep 24 Oct 22 Aug 10 Oct 7 Sep 0–2 2–3 2–1 — 4 Aug
Waterford 0–2 0–0 2–1 23 Oct 23 Aug 4 Sep 0–2 9 Oct 25 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2020. 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.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban Dundalk 6
2 Republic of Ireland Graham Burke Shamrock Rovers 5
3 Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Shamrock Rovers 4
4 Republic of Ireland Daniel Mandroiu Bohemians 3
Northern Ireland Michael Duffy Dundalk
5
Republic of Ireland Dylan Watts Shamrock Rovers 2
Republic of Ireland Aaron Greene Shamrock Rovers
Republic of Ireland Karl O'Sullivan Finn Harps
Northern Ireland Aaron McEneff Shamrock Rovers
England Jordan Flores Dundalk
Republic of Ireland Ronan Coughlin Sligo Rovers
England Andre Wright Bohemians
Republic of Ireland Stephen Mallon Derry City
Northern Ireland Georgie Kelly St Patrick's Athletic

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Goals
Republic of Ireland Graham Burke Shamrock Rovers Cork City 6–0 21 February 2020 5

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures announced for 2020 LOI season". RTÉ.ie. 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ "FAI postpones all football activity with immediate effect". fai.ie. FAI. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Irish sports events cancelled". irishmirror.ie. 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "FAI announce contingency plan". 20 March 2020 – via www.leagueofireland.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/national-league/airtricity-league-confirm-that-season-will-restart-on-july-31st-1.4292548
  6. ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/national-league/airtricity-league-confirm-that-season-will-restart-on-july-31st-1.4292548
  7. ^ "Shelbourne promoted to Premier Division". 12 September 2019 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Manager Alan Reynolds departs Waterford FC". RTÉ. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "John Sheridan named as new Waterford FC boss". RTÉ Sport. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Premier Division 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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