Template:2018 League of Ireland Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 36 27 6 3 85 20 +65 87 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Cork City 36 24 5 7 71 27 +44 77 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Shamrock Rovers 36 18 8 10 57 27 +30 62
4 Waterford 36 18 5 13 52 44 +8 59
5 St Patrick's Athletic 36 15 5 16 51 47 +4 50 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a]
6 Bohemians 36 13 9 14 52 45 +7 48
7 Sligo Rovers 36 12 6 18 38 50 −12 42
8 Derry City 36 13 3 20 47 70 −23 42
9 Limerick (R) 36 7 6 23 25 75 −50 27 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10 Bray Wanderers (R) 36 5 3 28 23 96 −73 18 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2018 FAI Cup, Dundalk, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) would normally pass to the next best-placed team (the fourth-placed team). However, as Waterford were adjudged by UEFA to have not passed the "three-year rule" as they were reformed in 2016, the spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.

References

  1. ^ "Premier Division 2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.