In today's world, 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division is a topic that captures the attention of millions of people around the world. Since its emergence, 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division has been the subject of debate, controversy and study, generating constant interest in different areas. Whether due to its relevance in society, its impact on the economy or its influence on popular culture, 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division has become a topic of great importance and significance. In this article, we will explore in depth the different facets of 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division, analyzing its evolution over time and examining its impact on various aspects of everyday life.
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 16 February 2024 – 1 November 2024 |
Champions | Shelbourne (14th title) |
Relegated | Dundalk |
Champions League | Shelbourne |
Conference League | Drogheda United Shamrock Rovers St Patrick's Athletic |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 408 (2.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Patrick Hoban Pádraig Amond 14 goals each |
Biggest home win | Drogheda United 7–0 Sligo Rovers (23 August 2024) |
Biggest away win | Dundalk 0–5 Sligo Rovers (4 March 2024) |
Highest scoring | Drogheda United 7–0 Sligo Rovers (23 August 2024) |
Longest winning run | St Patrick's Athletic (9 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | St Patrick's Athletic (11 games) |
Longest winless run | Dundalk (12 games) |
Longest losing run | Dundalk (5 games) |
Highest attendance | 10,094 Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Bohemians (24 May 2024)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 1,618 Drogheda United 0–0 Galway United (23 September 2024) |
Average attendance | 3,490 |
← 2023 2025 → |
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]
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]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Bohemians | Dublin (Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park | 4,500 |
Derry City | Derry | Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium | 3,700 |
Drogheda United | Drogheda | Weavers Park | 3,500 |
Dundalk | Dundalk | Oriel Park | 4,500 |
Galway United | Galway | Eamonn Deacy Park | 5,000 |
Shamrock Rovers | Dublin (Tallaght) | Tallaght Stadium | 10,500 |
Shelbourne | Dublin (Drumcondra) | Tolka Park | 5,700 |
Sligo Rovers | Sligo | The Showgrounds | 3,873 |
St Patrick's Athletic | Dublin (Inchicore) | Richmond Park | 5,340 |
Waterford | Waterford | RSC | 5,160 |
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 |
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Bohemians | ![]() |
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O'Neills | Des Kelly Interiors |
Derry City | ![]() |
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O'Neills | Diamond Corrugated |
Drogheda United | ![]() |
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Erreà | Drogheda Credit Union |
Dundalk | ![]() |
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Playr-Fit | 888casino |
Galway United | ![]() |
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O'Neills | Comer Property Management |
Shamrock Rovers | ![]() |
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Umbro | MASCOT Workwear |
Shelbourne | ![]() |
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O'Neills | Realtor Global (home) - One Coat Roof Seal (away/third) |
Sligo Rovers | ![]() |
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Joma | Avant Money |
St Patrick's Athletic | ![]() |
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Umbro | Manguard Plus |
Waterford | ![]() |
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New Balance | DG Foods |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Bohemians | ![]() |
Sacked | 10 March 2024 | 7th | ![]() |
10 March 2024 |
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End of interim spell | 26 March 2024 | 6th | ![]() |
26 March 2024 | |
Dundalk | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 April 2024 | 10th | ![]() ![]() |
8 April 2024 |
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End of interim spell | 20 April 2024 | ![]() |
20 April 2024 | ||
St Patrick's Athletic | ![]() |
Sacked | 7 May 2024 | 7th | ![]() |
7 May 2024 |
Dundalk | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 May 2024 | 10th | ![]() |
15 May 2024 |
St Patrick's Athletic | ![]() |
End of interim spell | 16 May 2024 | 7th | ![]() |
16 May 2024 |
Dundalk | ![]() |
23 May 2024 | 10th | ![]() |
23 May 2024 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shelbourne (C) | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 63 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 61 | Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 59 | |
4 | Derry City | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 55 | |
5 | Galway United | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 52 | |
6 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 49 | |
7 | Waterford | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 45 | |
8 | Bohemians | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 42 | |
9 | Drogheda United (O) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 34 | Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round and promotion/relegation play-off[a] |
10 | Dundalk (R) | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 26 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
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.
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 | |||||||||||
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 ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium Attendance: 572 Referee: Oliver Moran |
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 ![]() |
Murphy ![]() |
Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Declan Toland |
Bray Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate.
2 November 2024 | Bray Wanderers | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Athlone Town | Dublin |
16:00 IST | Hand ![]() Omorehiomwan ![]() |
Report | Ebbe ![]() Fuentes ![]() |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 1,782 Referee: Marc Lynch |
Penalties | ||||
Griffin ![]() Craven ![]() Măgerușan ![]() O'Sullivan ![]() |
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16 November 2024 | Bray Wanderers | 1–3 | Drogheda United | Dublin |
14:00 IST | Groome ![]() |
Report | Bolger ![]() Pierrot ![]() |
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 5,573 |
Month | Player | Club |
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February | ![]() |
Shelbourne |
March | ![]() |
Shelbourne |
April | ![]() |
Shamrock Rovers |
May | ![]() |
Waterford |
June | ![]() |
Shelbourne |
July | ![]() |
Sligo Rovers |
August | ![]() |
Galway United |
September | ![]() |
St Patrick's Athletic |
October | ![]() |
Shelbourne |
November | ![]() |
Drogheda United |
# | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
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1 | Shamrock Rovers | 18 | 6,071 |
2 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 18 | 4,402 |
3 | Shelbourne FC | 18 | 4,269 |
4 | Bohemian FC | 18 | 4,240 |
5 | Galway United | 18 | 3,014 |
6 | Derry City FC | 18 | 2,871 |
7 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 2,858 |
8 | Waterford FC | 18 | 2,728 |
9 | Dundalk FC | 18 | 2,419 |
10 | Drogheda United | 18 | 2,023 |
Source: European Football Statistics