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2018 League of Ireland Premier Division

The 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 34th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began on 16 February 2018 and concluded on 26 October 2018.[3]

On 5 October, Dundalk won the title after a 1–1 draw with St Patrick's Athletic.[4][5]

Overview

The Premier Division consists of 10 teams. Each team plays each other four times for a total of 36 matches in the season.

Waterford, the 2017 First Division champion, were promoted to the league for the first time since 2007.

On 22 December 2016, the Football Association of Ireland announced that the league would be restructured into two 10-team divisions from the 2018 season onwards, one of the recommendations made in the 2015 Conroy Report.[6]

Teams

Stadia and locations

Map of the Republic of Ireland with the ten League of Ireland Premier Division teams
Bray Wanderers
Cork City
Derry City
Dublin
Dublin
Dundalk
Limerick
Sligo Rovers
Waterford
Dublin teams Bohemians Shamrock Rovers St Patrick's Athletic
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Locations of Premier Division teams
Map of Dublin with the three League of Ireland Premier Division Dublin teams
Bohemians
St Patrick's Athletic
Shamrock Rovers
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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

League table

Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[13]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2018 FAI Cup, Dundalk, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) would normally pass to the next best-placed team (the fourth-placed team). However, as Waterford were adjudged by UEFA to have not passed the "three-year rule" as they were reformed in 2016, the spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.

Results

Matches 1–18

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

Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
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.

Matches 19–36

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

Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
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.

Promotion/relegation playoff

Limerick, the ninth-placed team from the Premier Division took part in a two-legged play-off against Finn Harps, the winners of the 2018 First Division play-off, to decide who will play in the 2019 Premier Division.

Finn Harps won 3–0 on aggregate and were promoted to 2019 Premier Division. Limerick were relegated to the 2019 First Division.

Season statistics

As of 2 November 2018

Scoring

Top scorers

Last updated: 2 November 2018.
Source: SSEAirtricity League

Hat-tricks

Discipline

Club

Awards

Player of the Month

Player of the Year

Goalkeeper of the Year

See also

References

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  7. ^ "Limerick lose manager McDonald to Scunthorpe". RTÉ Sport. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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  9. ^ "Dave Mackey resigns as Bray boss". RTÉ Sport. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Graham Kelly named as Bray 'caretaker manager'". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  11. ^ Gallagher, Aaron. "Russell confirmed new Bray boss as club face fight for survival with three wins in 21 games". the42.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  12. ^ Derry axe Shiels
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  14. ^ a b Goulden, David. "Cummins hat-trick maintains flawless Cork start". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Shamrock Rovers vs. Derry City 6 - 1". soccerway.com. 9 March 2018.
  16. ^ Ferry, Gary. "Derry mark Brandywell return with five goals". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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  18. ^ a b "Premier Division statistics". SSE Airtricity League. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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  22. ^ O'Hehir, Paul. "Dundalk defender Sean Hoare scoops Player of the Month award for May". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  23. ^ "PATRICK HOBAN WINS JUNE PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD". SSE Airtricity League. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  24. ^ "ROVERS KEEPER BAZUNU WINS PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD". SSE Airtricity League. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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  26. ^ "Third time's a charm for Shields". Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland. 18 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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  28. ^ "Goalkeeper of the Year". The42.ie. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  29. ^ "Goalkeeper of the Year". Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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