2009 League of Ireland Premier Division
Season | 2009 |
---|---|
Champions | Bohemians (11th title) |
Relegated | Cork City Derry City |
UEFA Champions League | Bohemians |
UEFA Europa League | Shamrock Rovers Dundalk Sporting Fingal[note 1] |
Top goalscorer | Gary Twigg: 24 (Shamrock Rovers) [1] |
← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 25th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 10 teams. Bohemians were champions while Shamrock Rovers finished as runners-up.
Teams
Team | Base | Manager | Stadium |
---|---|---|---|
Bohemians | Phibsborough | Pat Fenlon | Dalymount Park |
Bray Wanderers |
Bray | Eddie Gormley | Carlisle Grounds |
Cork City | Cork | Paul Doolin | Turners Cross |
Derry City | Derry | Stephen Kenny |
Brandywell Stadium
|
Drogheda United | Drogheda | Alan Mathews | United Park |
Dundalk | Dundalk | Seán Connor | Oriel Park |
Galway United | Galway | Ian Foster | Terryland Park
|
Shamrock Rovers | Tallaght | Michael O'Neill | Tallaght Stadium |
Sligo Rovers | Sligo | Paul Cook | The Showgrounds
|
St Patrick's Athletic | Inchicore | Pete Mahon | Richmond Park |
Overview
The 2009 Premier Division featured 10 clubs. The regular season began on 6 March and concluded on 6 November. Each team played every other team four times, totalling 36 matches.
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bohemians (C) | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 73 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Cork City[a] (R) | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 60 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
4 | Derry City[b] (R) | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 59 | |
5 | Dundalk | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 44 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
6 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 43 | |
7 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 43 | |
8 | Galway United | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 42 | |
9 | Drogheda United (O) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
10 | Bray Wanderers[c]
|
36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Cork City were expelled from Premier Division after its holding company was wound up by the High Court.
- ^ Derry City were expelled from Premier Division after accusations of making extra payments to players using unofficial secondary contracts.
- were relegated.
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–36
Promotion/relegation play-offs
The ninth and tenth placed teams from the Premier Division,
- Premier Division
10 November 2009 | Bray Wanderers | United Park | ||
19:45 GMT | Chambers 60' King 82' |
Report | Mulroy 84' | Referee: D. Hancock |
Drogheda United retain their place in the 2010 Premier Division
- Premier Division v First Division
13 November 2009 | Bray Wanderers | Morton Stadium | ||
19:45 GMT | Paisley 51' Byrne 67' |
Report | Attendance: 740 Referee: D. Tomney |
16 November 2009 | Bray Wanderers | 2–2 | Sporting Fingal | Carlisle Grounds |
19:45 GMT | Flood 83' O'Connor 90+1' |
Report | Zayed 59' Bayly 90+2' |
Referee: D. Hanney |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers | 24 |
2 | Jason Byrne | Bohemians | 22 |
3 | Raffaele Cretaro | Sligo Rovers | 15 |
4 | Chris Turner
|
Dundalk | 12 |
5 | Mark Farren | Derry City | 10 |
Last updated: 6 November 2009
Source: soccerway.com
See also
Notes
- 2009 FAI Cup Final.
References
- ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Ireland 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Bohemians make their 11th title official". irishtimes.com. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Derry thrown out of League of Ireland". rte.ie. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Derry City invited back to league". news.bbc.co.uk. 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Despite heartache for fans and players, the harsh reality is that City got what they deserved". independent.ie. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Ireland 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 August 2016.