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2022 League of Ireland Premier Division

The 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, was 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 were the defending champions, having won their nineteenth Premier Division title the previous season.[3] They retained the title on 24 October as a result of Derry City drawing 0-0 away to Sligo Rovers.[4][5]

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2022
Dates18 February – 4 November 2022
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (20th title)
RelegatedFinn Harps
Matches played180
Goals scored472 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerAidan Keena
(18 goals)
Biggest home winDerry City 7–1 UCD
(22nd April 2022)
Shelbourne 6-0 Drogheda United
(28th October 2022)
Biggest away winSt Patrick's Athletic 0–4 Derry City
(29 April 2022)
Drogheda United 0–4 St Patrick's Athletic
(6 May 2022)
Highest scoringDerry City 7–1 UCD
(22nd April 2022)
Shelbourne 4–4 St Patrick's Athletic
(3 October 2022)
Longest winning runDerry City (6 games)
Longest unbeaten runDerry City (16 games)
Longest winless runUCD (14 games)
Longest losing runFinn Harps (4 games)
UCD (4 games)
Drogheda United (4 games)
Highest attendance7,726
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Derry City
(30 October 2022)[1]
Lowest attendance473
UCD 0–2 Derry City
(4 April 2022)
Total attendance486,365
Average attendance2,687[2]
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 7 November 2022.

Teams edit

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.[6] 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).[7][8]

Stadiums and locations edit

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Locations of Premier Division teams
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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 4,400
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 3,873
UCD Dublin (Belfield) UCD Bowl 3,000

Personnel and kits edit

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   Declan Devine   Conor Levingston O'Neills Des Kelly Interiors
Derry City   Ruaidhrí Higgins   Eoin Toal O'Neills Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United   Kevin Doherty   Dane Massey Umbro Drogheda Credit Union
Dundalk   Stephen O'Donnell   Brian Gartland Umbro Bet Regal
Finn Harps   Ollie Horgan   David Webster Joma Guild Esports
St Patrick's Athletic   Tim Clancy   Ian Bermingham Umbro Manguard Plus
Shamrock Rovers   Stephen Bradley   Ronan Finn Umbro 888sport
Shelbourne   Damien Duff   Luke Byrne Umbro Hamptons Homes
Sligo Rovers   John Russell   David Cawley Joma Avant Money
UCD   Andrew Myler   Jack Keaney O'Neills Jigsaw

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Shelbourne   Ian Morris Sacked 30 October 2021 Pre-season   Damien Duff 3 November 2021
Dundalk   Vinny Perth End of contract 30 November 2021   Stephen O'Donnell 11 December 2021
St Patrick's Athletic   Stephen O'Donnell Moved to Dundalk 2 December 2021   Tim Clancy 2 December 2021
Drogheda United   Tim Clancy Moved to St Patrick's Athletic 2 December 2021   Kevin Doherty 2 December 2021
Sligo Rovers   Liam Buckley Mutual Consent 22 May 2022 6th   John Russell 22 May 2022
Bohemians   Keith Long Sacked 30 August 2022 6th   Derek Pender (interim) 30 August 2022
Bohemians   Derek Pender Permanent appointment 14 October 2022 6th   Declan Devine 14 October 2022

League table edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers (C) 36 24 7 5 61 22 +39 79 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Derry City 36 18 12 6 53 27 +26 66 Qualification to Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Dundalk 36 18 12 6 53 30 +23 66
4 St Patrick's Athletic 36 18 7 11 57 37 +20 61
5 Sligo Rovers 36 13 10 13 47 44 +3 49
6 Bohemians 36 12 10 14 45 46 −1 46
7 Shelbourne 36 10 11 15 40 49 −9 41
8 Drogheda United 36 9 11 16 34 58 −24 38
9 UCD (O) 36 6 8 22 28 67 −39 26 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10 Finn Harps (R) 36 4 8 24 33 71 −38 20 Relegation to 2023 League of Ireland First Division
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[9]
*Note Sligo Rovers defeated Dundalk 2–0 but the result was overturned by the Football Association of Ireland to a 3–0 win for Dundalk after it was ruled that Sligo had fielded a suspended player.[10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Positions by round edit

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
Bohemians574566676666666577666666666666666666
Derry City313143111111112223333323333222222222
Drogheda United51010888888777788888888888888888888888
Dundalk362255555355343332222232222333333333
Finn Harps5899109999999999999999999910991010999101010
St Patrick's Athletic127421333433534444444444444444444444
Shamrock Rovers121214422222221111111111111111111111
Shelbourne1056777767888877766777777777777777777
Sligo Rovers545632244544455655555555555555555555
UCD109810910101010101010101010101010101010101010109101099101010999
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 League of Ireland First Division

Results edit

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

Matches 1–18 edit

Home \ Away BOH DER DRO DUN FHA STP SHM SHE SLI UCD
Bohemians — 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–0
Derry City 1–1 — 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 7–1
Drogheda United 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 3–1 0–4 1–0 0–2 0–3 4–2
Dundalk 3–1 2–2 4–1 — 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
Finn Harps 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 — 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–1
St Patrick's Athletic 3–0 0–4 1–1 0–0 2–0 — 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 — 2–0 2–2 3–0
Shelbourne 1–4 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 — 2–1 2–0
Sligo Rovers 0–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 — 2–2
UCD 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 —
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 edit

Home \ Away BOH DER DRO DUN FHA STP SHM SHE SLI UCD
Bohemians — 2–3 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0
Derry City 1–0 — 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0
Drogheda United 0–1 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1
Dundalk 2–1 1–1 2–0 — 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–3 3–0
Finn Harps 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 — 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–3
St Patrick's Athletic 3–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 — 1–2 4–0 1–0 2–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 5–1 4–1 — 3–2 3–1 1–0
Shelbourne 1–1 0–1 6–0 0–0 3–1 4–4 0–0 — 0–2 1–1
Sligo Rovers 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–3* 3–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 — 0–2
UCD 1–3 0–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 —
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.

*Note Sligo Rovers defeated Dundalk 2–0 but the result was overturned by the Football Association of Ireland to a 3–0 win for Dundalk after it was ruled that Sligo had fielded a suspended player.[11]

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals[12]
1   Aidan Keena Sligo Rovers 18
2   Eoin Doyle St Patrick's Athletic 14
3   Graham Burke Shamrock Rovers 11
  Jamie McGonigle Derry City
  Sean Boyd Shelbourne
6   Will Patching Derry City 10
  Rory Gaffney Shamrock Rovers
8   Patrick Hoban Dundalk 9
9   Dawson Devoy Bohemians 8
10   Max Mata Sligo Rovers 7
  Andy Lyons Shamrock Fovers
  Danny Mandroiu Shamrock Rovers
  Jack Moylan Shelbourne

Clean sheets edit

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[13]
1   Alan Mannus Shamrock Rovers 15
  Brian Maher Derry City
3   Nathan Sheppard Dundalk 12
4   Joseph Anang St Patrick’s Athletic 10
5   Brendan Clarke Shelbourne 8
6   Ed McGinty Sligo Rovers 5
7   Richard Brush Sligo Rovers 3
  Colin McCabe Drogheda United
  Tadhg Ryan Bohemians
  Lorcan Healy UCD
  Sam Long Drogheda United
  Mark McGinley Finn Harps
  James Talbot Bohemians

Play-offs edit

Bracket edit

First Division play-off Semi-finalsFirst Division play-off FinalPromotion/relegation play-off
26/29 October 2022
11 November 2022
Treaty United134
4 November 2022UCD1
Waterford437
Waterford3Waterford0
26/29 October 2022
Galway United0
Longford Town202
Galway United235

First Division play-off Semi-finals edit

First leg edit

26 October 2022 Treaty United 1–4 Waterford Limerick
19:45 IST Enda Curran   62' (pen.) Report Phoenix Patterson   5'
Phoenix Patterson   29'
Junior Quitirna   70'
Sean Guerins   90+4' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Markets Field
Referee: Damien MacGraith
26 October 2022 Longford Town 2–2 Galway United Longford
19:45 IST Jordan Adeyemo   28'
Jordan Adeyemo   54'		 Report Mikie Rowe   49'
Mikie Rowe   61'		 Stadium: Bishopsgate
Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan

Second leg edit

29 October 2022 Waterford 3–3 Treaty United Waterford
19:45 IST Timi Sobowale   22'
Wassim Aouachria   48' (pen.)
Phoenix Patterson   54'		 Report Mark Ludden   9' (pen.)
Mark Ludden   26'
Lee Molloy   29'		 Stadium: RSC
Attendance: 2,585
Referee: Paul Norton
30 October 2022 Galway United 3–0 Longford Town Galway
16:00 IST David Hurley   24'
Mikie Rowe   90'
Rob Manley   90+4'		 Report Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park
Referee: Damien McGraith

First Division play-off Final edit

4 November 2022 Galway United 0–3 Waterford County Limerick
19:45 IST Report Junior Quitirna   9'
Wassim Aouachria   45+1'
Junior Quitirna   81'		 Stadium: Markets Field
Referee: Alan Patchell

Promotion/relegation play-off edit

11 November 2022 UCD 1–0 Waterford County Dublin
19:45 IST Tommy Lonergan   15' Report Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 2781
Referee: Rob Harvey

Awards edit

Monthly awards edit

Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club
February   Steven Bradley Dundalk [14]
March   Aidan Keena Sligo Rovers [15]
April   Jamie McGonigle Derry City [16]
May   Daniel Kelly Dundalk [17]
June   Mark Connolly Dundalk [18]
July   Aidan Keena Sligo Rovers [19]
August   Andy Lyons Shamrock Rovers [20]
September   Phoenix Patterson Waterford [21]
October   Rory Gaffney Shamrock Rovers [22]
November   Cameron McJannet Derry City [23]

Annual awards edit

Award Winner Club
PFAI Player of the Year Rory Gaffney Shamrock Rovers
PFAI Young Player of the Year Andy Lyons Shamrock Rovers
PFAI Premier Division Manager of the Year Stephen Bradley Shamrock Rovers
PFAI Team of the Year
Goalkeeper   Brian Maher (Derry City)
Defenders   Cameron Dummigan (Derry City)   Mark Connolly (Derry City)   Joe Redmond (St Patrick's Athletic)   Andy Lyons (Shamrock Rovers)
Midfielders   Will Patching (Derry City)   Jack Byrne (Shamrock Rovers)   Chris Forrester (St Patrick's Athletic)
Forwards   Aidan Keena (Sligo Rovers)   Rory Gaffney (Shamrock Rovers)   Sean Boyd (Shelbourne)

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "League of Ireland enjoys huge increase in crowds since last pre-Covid season". the42. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Preview: Rovers remain team to beat in 2022 title race". RTE Sport. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Shamrock Rovers complete league three-in-a-row after Derry City play out draw with Sligo". The 42. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Shamrock Rovers win 20th LOI Premier Division title after Derry City draw with Sligo". Irish Independent. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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  7. ^ Fenton, James (2 October 2021). "Shelbourne seal promotion back to Premier Division". Pundit Arena.
  8. ^ "UCD secure promotion and cap off a dismal week for Waterford". The Irish Times.
  9. ^ "Premier Division 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  10. ^ https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/fai-statement/id-4432
  11. ^ Lhttps://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/fai-statement/id-4432
  12. ^ "Summary - Premier Division - Republic of Ireland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "LOI Premier Division Clean Sheets". Final Whistle. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  14. ^ Cooney, Gavin. "Dundalk's Steven Bradley scoops Player of the Month prize". The42.
  15. ^ Team, The42. "Sligo Rovers striker Aidan Keena earns Player of the Month award". The42.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Jamie McGonigle named Soccer Writers' Player of the Month for April!".
  17. ^ "Dundalk winger Kelly bags Player of Month award for May". RTÉ.ie. 16 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Dundalk defender Mark Connolly scoops Player of the Month award". 14 July 2022.
  19. ^ "TheJournal.ie - LOI's top goalscorer claims Player of the Month award for July".
  20. ^ "TheJournal.ie - Shamrock Rovers' Andy Lyons scoops Player of the Month award for August".
  21. ^ "Phoenix Patterson rises to win Player of the Month". 13 October 2022.
  22. ^ Whelan, James (9 November 2022). "Shamrock Rovers striker Rory Gaffney named Player of the Month for October". Irish Examiner.
  23. ^ Team, The42. "Cameron McJannet named November player of the month after FAI Cup win". The42.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links edit

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