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2024 League of Ireland Premier Division
40th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the 40th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985.
The competition began on 16 February 2024 and concluded on 1 November 2024.[3][4][5][6]
On 1 November, Shelbourne won the title for the first time since 2006 after a 1–0 win against Derry City at the Brandywell on the final day of the season.[7][8][9] That match attracted a record TV audience for a League of Ireland game.[10]
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The league consisted of ten teams – the top eight teams from the previous season and two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were the 2023 League of Ireland First Division winners Galway United (after a top flight absence of six years)[11] and play-off winners Waterford (after being absent from the top flight for two years).[12] They replaced UCD (relegated after two consecutive seasons in the top flight) and Cork City (who spent just one season back in the top flight before being relegated following their loss to Waterford).[12] Shamrock Rovers entered the season as defending champions after winning their twenty-first title during the previous season.[13]
Stadiums and locations
Dublin
Locations of Premier Division teams
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.
Managerial changes
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League table
Standings
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway[15]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[15]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[15]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Drogheda United were expelled from the Conference League second qualifying round which they qualified as the 2024 FAI Cup winners, as their owners Trivela Group also own Danish club Silkeborg, who finished seventh in Danish Superliga. Due to the multi-club ownership rule, only Silkeborg could be admitted to the Conference League as they have a higher league position. [14] As no team from Republic of Ireland could replace them because of UEFA licensing issues, the second-placed Shamrock Rovers were moved from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round along with Dinamo City of Albania, the next highest association cup winners.
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Results
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Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
League of Ireland promotion/relegation play-off
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The ninth-placed team (Drogheda United) from the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division qualified for a play-off alongside the second, third, fourth, and fifth-placed teams from the 2024 League of Ireland First Division (Athlone Town, Bray Wanderers, UCD, and Wexford).
The First Division teams contest the semi-finals and final. The semi-finals will be held over two legs, with the second-placed team facing the fifth-placed team and the third-placed team facing the fourth-placed team. The semi-final winners then contest the First Division final, with the winners ultimately facing the ninth-placed League of Ireland Premier Division team for the final place in the 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | Promotion/relegation play-off | |||||||||||||
| 2 | UCD | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Bray Wanderers | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Bray Wanderers (p) | 2 (4) | Drogheda United | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Athlone Town | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Wexford | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Athlone Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
Semi-finals
First leg
| 24 October 2024 | Bray Wanderers | 2–0 | UCD | Bray |
| 19:45 IST |
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Report | Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Mark Houlihan |
| 24 October 2024 | Athlone Town | 1–0 | Wexford | Athlone |
| 19:45 IST | Ebbe  53' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium Attendance: 572 Referee: Oliver Moran |
Second leg
| 28 October 2024 | Wexford | 0–0 | Athlone Town | Wexford |
| 15:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Alan Patchell |
Athlone Town won 1–0 on aggregate.
| 28 October 2024 | UCD | 1–0 | Bray Wanderers | Dublin |
| 17:00 IST | Finn 88' (pen.) |
Murphy  58' |
Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Declan Toland |
Bray Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
| 2 November 2024 | Bray Wanderers | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Athlone Town | Dublin |
| 16:00 IST | Hand 63' (o.g.) Omorehiomwan 90+2' |
Report | Ebbe 11' Fuentes 24' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 1,782 Referee: Marc Lynch |
| Penalties | ||||
Griffin  Craven Măgerușan O'Sullivan |
 Connolly Torre McKenna Oakley |
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Promotion/relegation play-off
| 16 November 2024 | Bray Wanderers | 1–3 | Drogheda United | Dublin |
| 14:00 IST | Groome 63' |
Report | Bolger 33' Pierrot 36', 52' |
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 5,573 |
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Awards
League of Ireland Player of the Month
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Attendances
Source: European Football Statistics
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