2011 League of Ireland Premier Division
Matches played | 180 |
---|---|
Goals scored | 503 (2.79 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Éamon Zayed: 22 (Derry City) [1] |
Biggest home win | Derry City 7–0 UCD |
Biggest away win | Galway United 0–8 Sligo Rovers |
Highest scoring | UCD 5–4 Drogheda United |
Longest winning run | Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers (5 games each)[2] |
Longest unbeaten run | Derry City (18 games)[2] |
Longest winless run | Galway United (32 games)[2] |
Longest losing run | Galway United (22 games)[2] |
← 2010 → |
The 2011 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 27th season of the
Teams
Team | Location | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Bohemians | Phibsborough | Dalymount Park |
Bray Wanderers |
Bray | Carlisle Grounds |
Derry City | Derry | Brandywell Stadium
|
Drogheda United | Drogheda | United Park |
Dundalk | Dundalk | Oriel Park |
Galway United | Galway | Terryland Park
|
Shamrock Rovers | Tallaght | Tallaght Stadium |
Sligo Rovers | Sligo | The Showgrounds
|
St Patrick's Athletic | Inchicore | Richmond Park |
UCD | Belfield | UCD Bowl |
Overview
The Premier Division consists of ten teams. Each team played every other team four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches. The league began on 4 March[3] and ended on 29 October. Defending champions Shamrock Rovers retained the league title with victory over UCD on 25 October 2011.[4][5]
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 19 | +54 | 73 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
3 | Derry City | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 68 | Banned from 2012–13 European competitions[b] |
4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
5 | Bohemians | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 60 | |
6 | Bray Wanderers
|
36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 51 | |
7 | Dundalk | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 44 | |
8 | UCD | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 42 | 80 | −38 | 34 | |
9 | Drogheda United | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 77 | −45 | 25 | |
10 | Galway United[c] | 36 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 115 | −95 | 6 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- 2011 FAI Cup Final.
- ^ Derry City were banned from European competitions for three seasons after going into liquidation.
- ^ Galway United were originally relegated but subsequently withdrew from the league.
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–36
Awards
Top goalscorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Éamon Zayed | Derry City[1] | 22 |
2 | Eoin Doyle | Sligo Rovers | 20 |
3 | Danny North | St. Patrick's Athletic | 15 |
Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers | 15 | |
5 | Mark Quigley | Dundalk | 13 |
Source:[7]
PFAI Players' Player of the Year
Winner | Club |
---|---|
Éamon Zayed | Derry City[10] |
PFAI Young Player of the Year
Winner | Club |
---|---|
Enda Stevens | Shamrock Rovers[10] |
PFAI Team of the Year
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Gerard Doherty | Derry City | ||
2 | DF | Patrick Sullivan | Shamrock Rovers | ||
3 | DF | Stewart Greacen | Derry City | ||
4 | DF | Craig Sives | Shamrock Rovers | ||
5 | DF | Enda Stevens | Shamrock Rovers | ||
6 | MF | Stephen Bradley | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
7 | MF | Daryl Kavanagh | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
8 | MF | Richie Ryan | Sligo Rovers | ||
9 | MF | Mark Quigley | Dundalk | ||
10 | FW | Éamon Zayed | Derry City | ||
11 | FW | Eoin Doyle | Sligo Rovers |
Player of the Month
Month | Player | Club |
---|---|---|
March | Mark Quigley | Dundalk |
April | Gary Dempsey | Bray Wanderers
|
May | Eoin Doyle | Sligo Rovers |
June | Danny North | St. Patrick's Athletic |
July | Conor McCormack | Shamrock Rovers |
August | Patrick Sullivan | Shamrock Rovers |
September | Joseph Ndo
|
Sligo Rovers |
October | Karl Sheppard
|
Shamrock Rovers |
November | Stephen Paisley[note 1] | Shelbourne |
- Notes
- ^ Stephen Paisley was playing in First Division.
Promotion/relegation play-off
Galway United, the tenth-placed team in the 2011 Premier Division, and Monaghan United, the third-placed team from the 2011 First Division, played off to see who would play in the 2012 Premier Division. The playoff was contested in a two-legged format.[11]
1 November 2011 | Kingspan Century Park | |||
19.45 GMT | Isichei 13' S. Brennan 87' |
Monaghan United won 5–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division. Galway United were relegated to the First Division.
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d "Airtricity League – 2011". WhoScored.com. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Battle set to commence in Airtricity League". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers – 2011 League Champions". extratime.ie. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers retain Irish title". UEFA. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Ireland 2011". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b "2011 League of Ireland". www.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Derry City are refused entry to Europa League by Uefa". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Zayed scoops Player of the Year award". extratime.ie. 13 November 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Ireland 2011". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 August 2016.