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2014 League of Ireland Premier Division
Football league season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 30th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division featured 12 teams. Dundalk were champions and Cork City finished as runners-up.[4]
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Teams
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Stadia and locations
Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams
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.
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Overview
The 2014 Premier Division featured 12 teams. Each team played each other three times, for a total of 33 games each. The regular season began 7 March and concluded 24 October.[5] Dundalk won the title on the final day of the season with a 2-0 win at home against Cork City.[6] It was the first time Dundalk had won the Premier Division since 1994–95.[7][8][9]
Final Table
Source: [5][10][11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- UCD qualified for the UEFA Europa League via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking system. After the FAI finished third in the 2014–15 rankings, they nominated UCD for the extra European place.
Results
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
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Promotion/relegation playoff
UCD, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division played off against Galway, the winner of the 2014 First Division play off, to decide who would play in the 2015 Premier Division.[5]
27 October 2014 | UCD | 1 – 2 | Galway | UCD Bowl |
19:45 | Timmy Molloy ![]() Colm Crowe ![]() Gareth Matthews ![]() |
Report | Jason Molloy ![]() Paddy Barrett ![]() Ryan Manning ![]() |
Attendance: 643 Referee: James McKell |
31 October 2014 | Galway | 3 – 0 | UCD | Eamonn Deacy Park |
20:45 | Alex Byrne ![]() Gary Shanahan ![]() Ryan Manning ![]() Alex Byrne ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 2,890 Referee: Dave McKeon |
Galway won 5–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division. UCD are relegated to the First Division.
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Top scorers
Awards
Player of the Month
PFAI Players' Player of the Year
PFAI Young Player of the Year
Team of the Year
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Television coverage
The rights to 10 games was awarded to Setanta Sports while RTÉ Two will also show games during the season. MNS on RTÉ Two was the highlights programme between 2008 and 2013 but in 2014 it was replaced by a new programme called Soccer Republic which will show match highlights and analysis on each Monday night during the season and will also include UEFA Champions League highlights.[13]
Attendances
See also
Notes
- Four attendance figures are missing from the 2014 season https://www.researchgate.net/figure/League-of-Ireland-Premier-Division-Attendance_tbl1_286919999
References
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