2022 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2022
Dates18 February – 4 November 2022
Matches played32
Goals scored71 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorerAidan Keena – 5 goals
Biggest home winShamrock Rovers 3–0 UCD (18 February)
Dundalk 3–0 Finn Harps (28 February)
Biggest away winShelbourne 0–3 St Patrick's Athletic (18 February)
Drogheda United 0–3 Sligo Rovers (11 March)
Shelbourne 0–3 Finn Harps (18 March)
Highest scoringDrogheda United 4–2 UCD (4 March)
Longest winning runSt Patrick's Athletic – 3 games
Derry City – 3 games
Longest unbeaten runDundalk – 6 games
Derry City – 6 games
Sligo Rovers – 6 games
Longest winless runUCD – 6 games
Longest losing runFinn Harps – 2 games
UCD – 2 games
Drogheda United – 2 games
St Patrick's Athletic – 2 games
Highest attendance7,478 Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Bohemians (11 March)[1]
Lowest attendance750 (Est.) UCD 0–0 Finn Harps (25 February)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 21 March 2022.

The 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, is the 38th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985. Shamrock Rovers are the defending champions, having won their seventh Premier Division title the previous season.[2]

Teams[]

Ten teams compete in the league – the top eight teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Shelbourne and UCD, after respective top flight absences of one and three years.[3] They replaced Longford Town (relegated after just one year back in the top flight), and Waterford (relegated via play-off after four years back in the top flight).[4][5]

Stadiums and locations[]

Map of the Republic of Ireland with the twelve League of Ireland Premier Division teams
Derry City
Derry City
Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Dublin
Dublin
Dundalk
Dundalk
Finn Harps
Finn Harps
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
Dublin teams Bohemians St Patrick's Athletic Shamrock Rovers Shelbourne UCD
Dublin teams
Bohemians
St Patrick's Athletic
Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne
UCD
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Locations of Premier Division teams
Map of Dublin with the three League of Ireland Premier Division Dublin teams
Bohemians
Bohemians
St Patrick's Athletic
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne
Shelbourne
UCD
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Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park 3,640
Derry City Derry Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 3,700
Drogheda United Drogheda Head In The Game Park 3,500
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park 4,500
Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park 6,000
St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (Inchicore) Richmond Park 5,340
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Tallaght) Tallaght Stadium 8,000
Shelbourne Dublin (Drumcondra) Tolka Park 3,600
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 3,873
UCD Dublin (Belfield) UCD Bowl 3,000

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.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bohemians Republic of Ireland Keith Long Republic of Ireland Tyreke Wilson Republic of Ireland O'Neills Republic of Ireland Des Kelly Interiors
Derry City Northern Ireland Ruaidhrí Higgins Republic of Ireland Eoin Toal Republic of Ireland O'Neills Northern Ireland Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland Kevin Doherty Republic of Ireland Dane Massey England Umbro Republic of Ireland Drogheda Credit Union
Dundalk Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell Republic of Ireland Brian Gartland England Umbro Malta Bet Regal
Finn Harps Republic of Ireland Ollie Horgan Republic of Ireland David Webster Spain Joma England Guild Esports
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Tim Clancy Republic of Ireland Ian Bermingham England Umbro Republic of Ireland Manguard Plus
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Stephen Bradley Republic of Ireland Ronan Finn England Umbro Gibraltar 888sport
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Damien Duff Republic of Ireland Luke Byrne England Umbro Republic of Ireland Hamptons Homes
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland Liam Buckley Republic of Ireland David Cawley Spain Joma Republic of Ireland Avant Money
UCD Republic of Ireland Andy Myler Republic of Ireland Jack Keaney Republic of Ireland O'Neills Republic of Ireland O'Neills

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Ian Morris Sacked 30 October 2021 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 3 November 2021
Dundalk Republic of Ireland Vinny Perth End of contract 30 November 2021 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell 11 December 2021
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell Resigned 2 December 2021 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Tim Clancy 2 December 2021
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland Tim Clancy Compensation 2 December 2021 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Kevin Doherty 2 December 2021

League table[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Derry City 6 4 2 0 9 4 +5 14 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Sligo Rovers 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 12 Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 St Patrick's Athletic 7 4 0 3 10 5 +5 12
4 Shamrock Rovers 7 3 2 2 10 6 +4 11
5 Dundalk 7 1 5 1 8 6 +2 8
6 Bohemians 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7
7 Shelbourne 7 1 3 3 4 9 −5 6
8 Drogheda United 6 2 0 4 6 12 −6 6
9 Finn Harps 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10 UCD 6 0 3 3 3 10 −7 3 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2022. Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[6]


Positions by round[]

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Bohemians5745666
Derry City3131431
Drogheda United510108888
Dundalk3622555
Finn Harps58991099
St Patrick's Athletic1274213
Shamrock Rovers1212144
Shelbourne10567777
Sligo Rovers5456322
UCD10981091010
Source: Extratime.com
  = Leader and UEFA Champions League first qualifying round;   = UEFA Conference League first qualifying round;   = Qualification to the Relegation play-offs;   = Relegation to the

Results[]

Teams will play each other four times (twice at home, twice away).

Matches 1–18[]

Home \ Away BOH DER DRO DUN FHA STP SHM SHE SLI UCD
Bohemians — 1 Apr 27 May 2–2 15 Apr 1–0 22 Apr 1–1 20 May 29 Apr
Derry City 6 May — 2–0 20 May 27 May 2–1 2–1 15 Apr 0–0 22 Apr
Drogheda United 8 Apr 18 Apr — 1–0 20 May 6 May 23 May 0–2 0–3 4–2
Dundalk 13 May 2–2 29 Apr — 3–0 27 May 0–0 22 Apr 15 Apr 1 Apr
Finn Harps 1–1 9 Apr 4 Apr 23 May — 0–2 1 Apr 29 Apr 18 Apr 13 May
St Patrick's Athletic 23 Apr 29 Apr 1 Apr 8 Apr 22 Apr — 1–0 20 Apr 1–2 2–0
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 13 May 3–1 18 Apr 6 May 15 Apr — 27 May 2–2 3–0
Shelbourne 18 Apr 0–1 13 May 1–1 0–3 0–3 8 Apr — 6 May 23 May
Sligo Rovers 5 Apr 23 May 23 Apr 0–0 3–1 14 May 30 Apr 1 Apr — 9 Apr
UCD 1–1 4 Apr 15 Apr 6 May 0–0 18 Apr 19 May 0–0 27 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2022. Source: [1], Extratime.ie
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[]

Home \ Away BOH DER DRO DUN FHA STP SHM SHE SLI UCD
Bohemians — 1 Jul 7 Oct 12 Aug 21 Oct 22 Jul 2 Sep 17 Jun 4 Nov 30 Sep
Derry City 9 Sep — 17 Jun 4 Nov 7 Oct 9 May 12 Aug 21 Oct 22 Jul 2 Sep
Drogheda United 17 Jun 19 Aug — 8 Jul 4 Nov 9 Sep 14 Oct 12 Aug 24 Jun 10 Jun
Dundalk 28 Oct 5 Aug 30 Sep — 22 Jul 7 Oct 17 Jun 2 Sep 21 Oct 1 Jul
Finn Harps 10 Jun 15 Jul 5 Aug 14 Oct — 24 Jun 1 Jul 30 Sep 19 Aug 28 Oct
St Patrick's Athletic 14 Oct 30 Sep 1 Jul 15 Jul 2 Sep — 10 Jun 4 Nov 12 Aug 17 Jun
Shamrock Rovers 24 Oct 28 Oct 22 Jul 19 Aug 9 Sep 21 Oct — 7 Oct 9 May 5 Aug
Shelbourne 19 Aug 10 Jun 28 Oct 24 Jun 8 Jul 5 Aug 15 Jul — 9 Sep 14 Oct
Sligo Rovers 6 Aug 15 Oct 3 Sep 11 Jun 18 Jun 29 Oct 1 Oct 2 Jul — 16 Jul
UCD 7 Jul 24 Jun 9 Aug 9 Sep 12 Aug 19 Aug 4 Nov 22 Jul 7 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2021. Source: [2], Extratime.ie
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.

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Last updated after fixtures on 1 January 2022.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland All 0

Clean sheets[]

Last updated after fixtures on 1 January 2022.

Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 Republic of Ireland All 0

Play-offs[]

Bracket[]

First Division Play-Off Semi-finalsFirst Division Play-Off FinalFinal
                
11/12/13 November 2022
9th Place Premier Division club0
26/29 October 2022
First Division Play-Off Final Winners0
5th Place First Division club
4/5/6 November 2022
2nd Place First Division club
2nd OR 5th Place First Division club0
26/29 October 2022
3rd OR 4th Place First Division club0
4th Place First Division club
3rd Place First Division club

First Division Play-Off Semi-finals[]

First Leg[]

26 October 2022 5th Place First Division club v 2nd Place First Division club 5th Place First Division club
TBC IST
26 October 2022 4th Place First Division club v 3rd Place First Division club 4th Place First Division club
TBC IST

Second Leg[]

29 October 2022 2nd Place First Division club v 5th Place First Division club 2nd Place First Division club
TBC IST
29 October 2022 3rd Place First Division club v 4th Place First Division club 3rd Place First Division club
TBC IST

First Division Play-Off Final[]

4/5/6 November 2022 2nd OR 5th Place First Division club v 3rd OR 4th Place First Division club Neutral Venue
TBC IST

Promotion/Relegation Play-Off[]

11/12/13 November 2022 9th Place Premier Division club v First Division Play-Off Final Winners Neutral Venue
TBC IST

Awards[]

Monthly awards[]

Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club
February Scotland Steven Bradley Dundalk [7]
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

Annual awards[]

Award Winner Club
PFAI Player of the Year
PFAI Young Player of the Year
PFAI Premier Division Manager of the Year
PFAI Team of the Year
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Match Report". Shamrock Rovers. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Preview: Rovers remain team to beat in 2022 title race". RTE Sport. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ "A guide to the 2022 League of Ireland Season". Extra Time. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ Fenton, James (2 October 2021). "Shelbourne seal promotion back to Premier Division". Pundit Arena.
  5. ^ "UCD secure promotion and cap off a dismal week for Waterford". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ "Premier Division 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ Cooney, Gavin. "Dundalk's Steven Bradley scoops Player of the Month prize". The42.

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