The 2009 League of Ireland season consists of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the League of Ireland First Division and the Newstalk A Championship. The Premier Division and First Division seasons began on 6 March 2009, while the A Championship commenced on 4 April 2009. Bohemians were the defending Premier Division champions.
On 6 November 2009, Bohemians retained the title after a 1-1 draw against Bray Wanderers.[1]
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Finn Harps, Cobh Ramblers and UCD were relegated to the First Division for finishing in the last three places of the 2008 Premier Division. Cobh Ramblers were only awarded an A licence by the Licencing board, and thus play in the A Championship. Dundalk won the First Division in 2008 and were promoted to the Premier Division. This season is the first to include a completely professional Premier Division, after the promotion of Dundalk and relegation of Finn Harps, Cobh Ramblers and UCD.
Kildare County and Mervue United competed in a two-legged play-off for one spot in the First Division. Mervue United won 5–2 on aggregate and therefore earned promotion to the First Division, while Kildare County were due to compete in the A Championship, but take Cobh Ramblers' place in the First Division.
Castlebar Celtic, Dundalk A, FC Carlow, Sporting Fingal A and Tralee Dynamos joined the A Championship, while Cobh Ramblers A, Limerick FC A and University College Dublin A withdrew.
The Premier Division was reduced from twelve to ten teams. In turn, the First Division increased its size from ten to twelve teams. Hence the promotion/relegation scheme between both divisions was modified as well. In contrast to 2008, only the last-placed team of the Premier Division will be directly relegated to the First Division. The First Division champions will be promoted to the Premier Division. The eight-placed and ninth-placed Premier Division teams will play in a one-legged play-off (at the ground of the eight-placed club) with the loser entering into a two-legged play-off for one spot in Premier Division 2010. The opponents in this two-legged play-off will be the winners of a one-legged play-off between the runners-up and third-placed in the First Division (with the runners-up being at home).
The A Championship was increased from 16 teams to 18. These teams are geographically divided into two groups of 9. The two group winners will play off in the title decider on 2 November 2009. The highest placed non-reserve team, provided they finish in the top 3, will play a two-legged play-off against the bottom team of the First Division.
Limerick 37 now play as Limerick F.C. which was also the name of a separate club previously from Limerick which played in the League of Ireland.
| Team | Base | Manager | Stadium | Capacity | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | Dublin | Pat Fenlon | Dalymount Park | 7,955 | 1890 |
| Bray Wanderers | Bray, Co. Wicklow | Eddie Gormley | Carlisle Grounds | 3,250 | 1942 |
| Cork City | Cork | Paul Doolin | Turners Cross | 7,485 | 1984 |
| Derry City | Derry | Stephen Kenny | The Brandywell | 7,700 | 1928 |
| Drogheda United | Drogheda, Co. Louth | Alan Mathews | United Park | 2,400 | 1975 |
| Dundalk | Dundalk, Co. Louth | Seán Connor | Oriel Park | 6,000 | 1903 |
| Galway United | Galway | Ian Foster | Terryland Park | 5,000 | 1937 |
| Shamrock Rovers | Dublin | Michael O'Neill | Tallaght Stadium | 5,700 | 1901 |
| Sligo Rovers | Sligo | Paul Cook | The Showgrounds | 5,500 | 1928 |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | Dublin | Pete Mahon | Richmond Park | 5,340 | 1929 |
| Team | Base | Manager | Stadium | Capacity | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | Athlone, Co. Westmeath | Brendan Place | Lissywoolen Stadium | 5,000 | 1887 |
| Finn Harps | Ballybofey, Co. Donegal | James Gallagher | Finn Park | 7,500 | 1954 |
| Kildare County | Newbridge, Co. Kildare | Joe Somerville | Station Road, Newbridge | 2,500 | 2002 |
| Limerick | Limerick | Pat Scully | Jackman Park | 3,000 | 2007 |
| Longford Town | Longford | Gareth Cronin | Flancare Park | 6,850 | 1924 |
| Mervue United | Galway | Johnny Glynn | Terryland Park | 6,500 | 1960 |
| Monaghan United | Monaghan | Mick Cooke | Century Homes Park | 5,000 | 1979 |
| Shelbourne | Dublin | Dermot Keely | Tolka Park | 9,680 | 1895 |
| Sporting Fingal | Dublin | Liam Buckley | Morton Stadium | 8,800 | 2007 |
| University College Dublin | Dublin | Martin Russell | UCD Bowl | 3,000 | 1895 |
| Waterford United | Waterford | Stephen Henderson | Waterford Regional Sports Centre | 3,100 | 1930 |
| Wexford Youths | Crossabeg, Co. Wexford | Mick Wallace | Ferrycarraig Park | 2,500 | 2007 |
There are ten participating clubs in the Premier Division and twelve participating clubs in the First Division for 2009. During the course of the 2009 season each Premier club play their respective others four times, for a total of 36 matches per team. First Division sides play each other three times throughout the season for a total of 33 matches per team. A pre-season draw decided which clubs have the benefit of two home games in these matches. The A Championship contains six first team sides and the reserve sides from Premier Division and some First Division clubs, for a total of 18 clubs.
Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference and then goals scored. If there is equality in points, goal difference and goals for tallies, the clubs involved must partake in a play-off to decide their finishing positions.
According to the domestic league coefficients earned during last five years, Republic of Ireland ended up in 30th place among 53 European national football associations.[2] This means that the top team in the Premier Division will qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The second-placed team, as well as the winners of the domestic FAI Cup, will qualify for the second, while the third-placed team will qualify for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
If it were to happen that cup-winners have already qualified for the UEFA Europa League via the league, the cup-win qualification will take prominence and the league-place qualification will be transferred to the next team who finished below them in the league. However, if the case is that the cup-winner has already won the league, that team will take a place in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, by way of its league-win. The cup-winner spot will then be awarded to the second-placed team, with the third-placed team and the cup final losers (or the fourth-placed team if the cup losers finish second or third in the league) taking the original spots from the league.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bohemians (C) | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 77 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 73 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Cork City | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 60 | Club demoted |
| 4 | Derry City | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 59 | Club demoted |
| 5 | Dundalk | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 44 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 2 |
| 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 | Relegation/Promotion play-off |
| 10 | Bray Wanderers | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 282 |
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1 The Board of Management of the FAI terminated Derry City Football Club’s contract to participate in the League of Ireland on 7 November 2009. The decision came after Derry admitted to holding second unofficial contracts with players to the FAI. Despite the termination, a meeting over the future of the club regarding the participation in the League of Ireland on a different level than the Premier Division will be held during the week of 9 November 2009.[3]
The club was subsequently dissolved and a new club, also called Derry City took its place in 2010's First Division.
2 Following the demotion of Cork City F.C. on 22nd February 2010, Dundalk F.C. are set to take their place in the 2010-11 Europa League First qualifying round.[4] Bray Wanderers also retained their places within the top tier despite originally slated for relegation.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCD (C) | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 74 | Promotion to the Premier Division 2010 |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 73 | Relegation/Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Sporting Fingal (P) | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 69 | Relegation/Promotion play-off 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
| 4 | Waterford United | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 20 | +32 | 66 | |
| 5 | Monaghan United | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 55 | |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 50 | |
| 7 | Limerick FC | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 44 | |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 33 | |
| 9 | Longford Town | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 28 | |
| 10 | Athlone Town | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 27 | |
| 11 | Mervue United | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 23 | |
| 12 | Kildare County (R) | 33 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 85 | −60 | 15 | Relegation/Promotion play-off |
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Sporting Fingal are the winners of the 2009 FAI Cup competition and therefore qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salthill Devon (P) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 36 | Qualification to the A Championship Final 1 |
| 2 | Drogheda United A | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 32 | |
| 3 | Finn Harps A | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 30 | |
| 4 | Castlebar Celtic | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 25 | |
| 5 | Derry City A | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 23 | |
| 6 | Tullamore Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 18 | |
| 7 | Dundalk A | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 18 | |
| 8 | Sligo Rovers A | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 15 | |
| 9 | Galway United A | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 48 | −40 | 7 |
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers A (C) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 36 | Qualification to the A Championship Final |
| 2 | Bohemians A | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 31 | |
| 3 | Bray Wanderers A | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | |
| 4 | Sporting Fingal A | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 26 | |
| 5 | Tralee Dynamos | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Cork City A | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | St Patrick's Athletic A | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 15 | |
| 8 | FC Carlow | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 12 | |
| 9 | Cobh Ramblers | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 6 |
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| 10 November 2009 19:45 GMT |
Drogheda United | 2 – 0 | Bray Wanderers | United Park, Drogheda Referee: D. Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Chambers 60' Brian King 82' |
Report | John Mulroy 84' |
| 10 November 2009 19:45 GMT |
Shelbourne | 1 – 2 | Sporting Fingal | Tolka Park, Dublin Attendance: 1,632 Referee: T. Connolly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David McAllister 72' (pen.) Anto Flood 73' |
Report | Éamon Zayed 39' Shaun Williams 41' |
| 13 November 2009 19:45 GMT |
Sporting Fingal | 2 – 0 | Bray Wanderers | Morton Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 740 Referee: D. Tomney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Paisley 51' Conan Byrne 67' |
Report |
| 16 November 2009 19:45 GMT |
Bray Wanderers | 2 – 2 | Sporting Fingal | Carlisle Grounds, Bray Referee: D. Hanney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Flood 83' Chris O'Connor 90+1' |
Report | Éamon Zayed 59' Robert Bayly 90+2' |
Sporting Fingal won 4–2 on aggregate and earned promotion to the 2010 League of Ireland Premier Division.
Following the decision by Kildare County to withdraw from the League of Ireland, the two-legged play-off games were cancelled and Salthill Devon won promotion to the League of Ireland First Division for the 2010 League of Ireland, pending the licensing process.[5]
| 31 October 2009 14:00 GMT |
Salthill Devon | 0 – 1 | Shamrock Rovers A | Drom Clubhouse, Salthill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Don Cowan 90+7' |
| Home \ Away1 | BOH | BRW | COR | DER | DRO | DUN | GAL | SHM | SLI | StP |
| Bohemians | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Bray Wanderers | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Cork City | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Derry City | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Drogheda United | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Dundalk | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Galway United | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
Source: loi.ie
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Home \ Away1 | BOH | BRW | COR | DER | DRO | DUN | GAL | SHM | SLI | StP |
| Bohemians | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Bray Wanderers | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Cork City | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Derry City | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Drogheda United | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Dundalk | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Galway United | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sligo Rovers | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Source: loi.ie
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Home \ Away1 | ATH | FHA | KIL | LIM | LON | MER | MON | SHB | SFI | UCD | WAT | WEX |
| Athlone Town | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Finn Harps | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Kildare County | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–8 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Limerick FC | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Longford Town | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Mervue United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Monaghan United | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Shelbourne | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sporting Fingal | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | |
| UCD | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Waterford United | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Wexford Youths | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Source: loi.ie
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Home \ Away1 | ATH | FHA | KIL | LIM | LON | MER | MON | SHB | SFI | UCD | WAT | WEX |
| Athlone Town | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Finn Harps | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Kildare County | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Limerick FC | 6–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Longford Town | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Mervue United | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Monaghan United | 6–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |||||||
| Shelbourne | 0–0 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Sporting Fingal | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||||||
| UCD | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Waterford United | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Wexford Youths | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Source: loi.ie
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Home \ Away1 | CAS | DER | DRO | DUN | FHA | GAL | SAL | SLI | TUL |
| Castlebar Celtic | 1–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Derry City A | 6–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Drogheda United A | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 10–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | |
| Dundalk A | 2–3 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Finn Harps A | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–04 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Galway United A | 0–35 | 1–1 | 0–32 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Salthill Devon | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–03 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Sligo Rovers A | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Tullamore Town | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 |
Source: loi.ie
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was awarded to Drogheda United A with a score of 0–3 due to Galway United A being unable to field a team.
3The match was awarded to Salthill Devon with a score of 0–3 due to Dundalk A failing to travel to the match.
4The match was awarded to Finn Harps A with a score of 3-0 due to Galway United A failing to show up.
5The match was awarded to Castlebar Celtic with a score of 3-0 due to Galway United A failing to show up.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Home \ Away1 | BOH | BRW | COB | COR | CAR | StP | SHA | SFI | TRA |
| Bohemians A | 0–32 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Bray Wanderers A | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–7 | 1–0 | |
| Cobh Ramblers | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |
| Cork City A | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| FC Carlow | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | |
| St Patrick's Athletic A | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Shamrock Rovers A | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
| Sporting Fingal A | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Tralee Dynamos | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Source: loi.ie
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match originally finished 4–0, but it was later awarded to Bray Wanderers A with a score of 0–3 due to Bohemians A having fielded an ineligible player.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The following sections contain only goals which have been scored in the respective divisions of the League of Ireland.
Premier Division
Last updated: 6 November 2009 |
First Division
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After winning the 2008 Premier Division, Bohemians represented the league in the Champions League. Thanks to the league's vast improvement in European competition over the past five seasons the Irish club started in the Second Qualifying Round. However they were not seeded and were given a tough tie with Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg. Despite being underdogs going into the tie, they produced a wonderful performance in the away leg and went back to Dublin with a slight advantage after getting a 1-1 draw. 85 minutes into the home leg and with Bohs apparently going through, disaster struck as Janko headered in a 87th minute winner for the Austrians which knocked Bohs out of Europe.
Sligo Rovers were the first to represent the league in 2009, as they were in the first qualifying round. They got a good draw with Albanian side Vllaznia however an unbelievable home leg ended up 2-1 to the Albanians. Sligo failed to recover in the away leg, drawing 1-1 and so were knocked out of Europe at the first attempt.
St Patrick's Athletic and Derry City started into the second qualifying round. In the first leg St Pats drew 1-1 at home with Maltese side Valletta and Derry City drew 1-1 with Skonto Riga in Latvia. A good second leg saw both qualify for the next round, with Pats winning 1-0 in Malta and Derry beating Skonto 1-0 at the Brandywell.
In the next round St Pats were drawn against Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara. They were not fancied to get through, however they won the first leg at Richmond Park 1-0. There were higher hopes for Derry against CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria but they lost the first leg 1-0. Despite their best efforts in the second leg, they could only manage a 1-1 draw and so were knocked out. St Pats also seemed to be heading out as they were 3-0 down to Krylia Sovetov in Russia with just twenty minutes remaining, but Declan O'Brien struck twice to send them through on the away goals tule.
In the last round before the groups stages, St Pats were drawn against Romanian giants Steaua Bucharest, who in the previous round had hammered Scottish club Motherwell 6-1. It didn't look good for Pats but at half time in the away leg they had held them scoreless. In the second half however they found their scoring touch and ran out comfortable 3-0 winners. Steaua expected an easy match in Dublin, however on 48 minutes Pats went ahead and a minute later hit the post from a free-kick. Steaua recovered their composure however and won 2-1, thus knocking out Ireland's last team in European competition in 2009. Despite falling in the final round, Pats were acknowledged by fellow league fans for their impressive displays in the competition throughout the summer.
The League of Ireland accumulated a respectable score of 1.375 co-efficient points for the season. After the 2009/10 season, Ireland ranked 29th in the co-efficient table, their highest placing since 1986.
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