2009 A Championship

Newstalk A Championship
Season 2009
Champions Shamrock Rovers A
Promoted Salthill Devon
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The 2009 A Championship was the second edition of the A Championship and was known as the Newstalk A Championship for sponsorship reasons.

UCD A were the defending champions, but did not enter the 2009 A Championship.

League Rules

Procedure

There were 18 participating clubs in the 2009 A Championship - 6 first team sides, as well as the reserve sides from 10 Premier Division clubs and 2 First Division clubs. These teams are geographically split into 2 groups of 9 teams each.

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.

The top team in each group will qualify for the championship play-offs.

First team sides can qualify for a promotion play-off by finishing in the top 3 of their respective groups.

Teams

Castlebar Celtic
Galway United A
Cork City A
Dublin
Dublin teams Listing for each group from North to South

Group 1
Sporting Fingal A
Bohemians A
St Patrick's Athletic A
Shamrock Rovers A

Location of teams in 2009 A Championship

Changes before the season

Mervue United won promotion to the 2009 First Division.

The following teams joined the 2009 A Championship in Group 1:

The following teams joined the 2009 A Championship in Group 2:

Cobh Ramblers failed to attain a license to participate in the 2009 League of Ireland and joined the 2009 A Championship, replacing Cobh Ramblers A in Group 2.

Limerick 37 A and UCD A withdrew from the 2009 A Championship.

Bohemians A and Shamrock Rovers A moved from Group 1 to Group 2.

Galway United A and Tullamore Town moved from Group 2 to Group 1.

Participating teams

Team Base Stadium Comment
Bohemians A Dublin AUL The A team of Premier Division team Bohemians
Bray Wanderers A Bray Golden Ball (Wayside Celtic) The A team of Premier League team Bray Wanderers
Castlebar Celtic Castlebar Celtic Park First team side, eligible for promotion
Cobh Ramblers Cobh St Colman's Park First team side, eligible for promotion
Cork City A Cork Turner's Cross The A team of Premier Division team Cork City
Derry City A Derry Brandywell The A team of Premier Division team Derry City
Drogheda United A Drogheda United Park The A team of Premier Division team Drogheda United
Dundalk A Dundalk Oriel Park The A team of Premier Division team Dundalk
FC Carlow Carlow The Valley, Ballon First team side, eligible for promotion
Finn Harps A Ballybofey Finn Park The A team of First Division team Finn Harps
Galway United A Galway Athenry The A team of Premier Division team Galway United
St Patrick's Athletic A Dublin Richmond Park The A team of Premier Division team St Patrick's Athletic
Salthill Devon Galway Drom First team side, eligible for promotion
Shamrock Rovers A Dublin Tallaght Stadium The A team of Premier Division team Shamrock Rovers
Sligo Rovers A Sligo Showgrounds The A team of Premier Division team Sligo Rovers
Sporting Fingal A Dublin ALSAA The A team of First Division team Sporting Fingal
Tralee Dynamos Tralee Cahermoneen, Tralee First team side, eligible for promotion
Tullamore Town Tullamore Leah Victoria Park First team side, eligible for promotion

Changes after the season

Salthill Devon won promotion to the 2010 First Division.

Cork City A and Derry City A withdrew from the A Championship, following both clubs' failure to secure Premier Division licenses for the 2010 season.

The following teams joined the 2010 A Championship in Group 1:

The following teams joined the 2010 A Championship in Group 2:

Bohemians A and Sporting Fingal A moved from Group 2 to Group 1.

Galway United A moved from Group 1 to Group 2.

League tables

Group 1
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Salthill Devon (P) 16 11 3 2 37 17+20 36 Qualification to 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 31 310 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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group 2
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers A (C) 16 11 3 2 29 10+19 36 Qualification to 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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Group 1

Home ╲ Away[1] CAS DER DRODUNFHAGALSALSLITUL
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
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was awarded 3-0 to Drogheda United A due to Galway United A being unable to field a team.
3The match was awarded 3-0 to Salthill Devon due to Dundalk A failing to travel to the match.
4The match was awarded 3-0 to Finn Harps A due to Galway United A failing to show up.
5The match was awarded 3-0 to Castlebar Celtic due to Galway United A failing to show up.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Home ╲ Away[1] BOH BRW COBCORCARStPSHASFITRA
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
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match originally finished 4–0, but it was later awarded 3-0 to Bray Wanderers A due to Bohemians A having fielded an ineligible player.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-Offs

A Championship Final

First Division Play-Off

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.loi.ie/index.php/about/press-office/1317-fai-statement

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