2019 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division 2019
Season information
Dates	15 February – 25 October 2019
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Dundalk
Europa League	Shamrock Rovers Bohemians Derry City
Season statistics
Matches played	180
Goals scored	431
Top goalscorer	Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe (14 goals)
Biggest home win	Bohemians 10–1 UCD
Biggest away win	UCD 0–5 Dundalk
Highest scoring	Bohemians 10–1 UCD
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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.

Overview

The Premier Division consists of 10 teams. Each team plays each other four times for a total of 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.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium
Bohemians	Dublin (Phibsborough)	Dalymount Park
Cork City	Cork	Turners Cross
Derry City	Derry	Brandywell Stadium
Dundalk	Dundalk	Oriel Park
Finn Harps	Ballybofey	Finn Park
Shamrock Rovers	Dublin (Tallaght)	Tallaght Stadium
Sligo Rovers	Sligo	The Showgrounds
St Patrick's Athletic	Dublin (Inchicore)	Richmond Park
UCD	Dublin (Belfield)	UCD Bowl
Waterford	Waterford	Regional Sports Centre

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	Keith Long	Derek Pender	O'Neills	Mr Green Sport
Cork City	John Cotter	Conor McCormack	Adidas	University College Cork
Derry City	Declan Devine	Barry McNamee	Adidas	Diamond Corrugated
Dundalk	Vinny Perth	Brian Gartland	CX+ Sport	Fyffes
Finn Harps	Ollie Horgan	Keith Cowan	Joma	KN Group
St Patrick's Athletic	Harry Kenny	Ian Bermingham	Umbro	MIG Insurance Brokers
Shamrock Rovers	Stephen Bradley	Ronan Finn	New Balance	Pepper Money
Sligo Rovers	Liam Buckley	Kyle Callan-McFadden	Joma	Volkswagen
UCD	Collie O'Neill	Gary O'Neill	O'Neills	O'Neills
Waterford	Alan Reynolds	Kenny Browne	Umbro	21 Bet

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Dundalk	Stephen Kenny	Signed by Republic of Ireland U21	24 November 2018	Pre-season	Vinny Perth	22 December 2018
Cork City	John Caulfield	Mutual consent	1 May 2019	8th	John Cotter	2 May 2019
	John Cotter	Appointed first-team head coach	30 June 2019	7th	Frank Kelleher	30 June 2019
UCD	Collie O'Neill	Sacked	19 August 2019	10th	Maciej Tarnogrodzki	21 August 2019
St Patrick's Athletic	Harry Kenny	Mutual consent	24 August 2019	5th	Stephen O'Donnell	31 August 2019
Cork City	Frank Kelleher	Change of role	26 August 2019	7th	Neale Fenn	26 August 2019

League table

2019 League of Ireland Premier Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe	Derry City	14
2	Patrick Hoban	Dundalk	13
3	Michael Duffy	Dundalk	12
4	Daniel Mandroiu	Bohemians	11
	David Parkhouse	Derry City	11
	Aaron Greene	Shamrock Rovers	11
	Romeo Parkes	Sligo Rovers	11
8	Aaron McEneff	Shamrock Rovers	10
9	Daniel Kelly	Dundalk	9
10	Georgie Kelly	Dundalk	8
	Jack Byrne	Shamrock Rovers	8
	Graham Cummins	Shamrock Rovers	8
	Ronan Coughlan	Sligo Rovers	8

Last updated: 31 October 2019
Source: Extratime

See also

• 2019 League of Ireland First Division
• 2019 FAI Cup
• 2019 League of Ireland Cup

External links

• Official website
• Full Results and Fixtures

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