The 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division is the 35th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began in 15 February 2019 and concluded in 25 October 2019. Fixtures were announced in December 2018.
On 23 September, Dundalk won the title after a 3–2 win over Shamrock Rovers.
Overview The Premier Division consists of 10 teams. Each team plays each other four times for 36 matches in the season.
UCD, the 2018 First Division champion, were promoted to the league for the first time since 2014, and Finn Harps, winners of the promotion/relegation playoffs, were promoted to the league, returning after the absence in the previous season.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Bohemians Dublin Dalymount Park 3,640 Cork City Cork Turners Cross 7,845 Derry City DerryBrandywell Stadium 3,700 Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park 4,500 Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park 6,000 Shamrock Rovers Dublin Tallaght Stadium 8,000 Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 5,500 St Patrick's Athletic Dublin Richmond Park 5,340 UCD Dublin UCD Bowl 3,000 Waterford Waterford Regional Sports Centre 5,500
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 Keith Long Derek PenderO'NeillsMr Green SportCork City Neale Fenn Conor McCormackAdidasUniversity College CorkDerry City Declan Devine Barry McNameeAdidasDiamond CorrugatedDundalk Vinny Perth Brian GartlandCX+ SportFyffesFinn Harps Ollie Horgan Keith CowanJomaKN GroupSt Patrick's Athletic Stephen O'Donnell Ian BerminghamUmbroMIG Insurance BrokersShamrock Rovers Stephen Bradley Ronan FinnNew BalancePepper MoneySligo Rovers Liam Buckley Kyle Callan-McFaddenJomaVolkswagenUCD Maciej Tarnogrodzki Liam ScalesO'NeillsO'NeillsWaterford Alan Reynolds Kenny BrowneUmbro21Bet
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointmentDundalk Stephen KennySigned by Republic of Ireland U2124 November 2018Pre-season Vinny Perth22 December 2018Cork City John CaulfieldMutual consent1 May 20198th John Cotter2 May 2019 John CotterAppointed first-team head coach30 June 20197th Frank Kelleher30 June 2019UCD Collie O'NeillSacked19 August 201910th Maciej Tarnogrodzki21 August 2019St Patrick's Athletic Harry KennyMutual consent24 August 20195th Stephen O'Donnell31 August 2019Cork City Frank KelleherChange of role26 August 20197th Neale Fenn26 August 2019
League table
Results
Matches 1–18 Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away).
Matches 19–36 Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
Promotion/relegation playoff Finn Harps, who finished ninth in the Premier Division, faced the First Division's Drogheda United to determine which club would participate in the 2020 Premier Division.
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Junior Ogedi-UzokweDerry City142 Patrick HobanDundalk133 Michael DuffyDundalk124 Danny MandroiuBohemians11 David ParkhouseDerry City11 Aaron GreeneShamrock Rovers11 Romeo ParkesSligo Rovers118 Aaron McEneffShamrock Rovers109 Daniel KellyDundalk910 Georgie KellyDundalk8 Jack ByrneShamrock Rovers8 Graham CumminsShamrock Rovers8 Ronan CoughlanSligo Rovers8
Awards Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubReferencesFebruary Daniel CorcoranBohemiansMarch Jack ByrneShamrock RoversApril James TalbotBohemiansMay Sean GannonDundalkJune Danny MandroiuBohemiansJuly Jack ByrneShamrock RoversAugust Daniel ClearyDundalkSeptember Michael DuffyDundalk
Annual awards Award Winner Club PFAI Player of the Year Jack Byrne Shamrock Rovers PFAI Young Player of the Year Danny Mandroiu Bohemians PFAI Premier Division Manager of the Year Vinny Perth Dundalk PFAI Team of the Year Goalkeeper Alan Mannus (Shamrock Rovers) Defenders Sean Gannon (Dundalk) Seán Hoare (Dundalk) Lee Grace (Shamrock Rovers) Seán Kavanagh (Shamrock Rovers) Midfielders Danny Mandroiu (Bohemians) Chris Shields (Dundalk) Jack Byrne (Shamrock Rovers) Forwards David Parkhouse (Derry City) Patrick Hoban (Dundalk) Michael Duffy (Dundalk)
Attendances
No. Club Average 1 Shamrock Rovers 3,445 2 Bohemian 2,878 3 Dundalk 2,753 4 Derry City 2,633 5 Cork City 2,505 6 Sligo Rovers 1,996 7 St. Patrick's Athletic 1,890 8 Waterford United 1,597 9 Finn Harps 1,158 10 UCD 739 Source:
See also 2019 League of Ireland First Division 2019 FAI Cup 2019 League of Ireland Cup
References
External links Official website Full Results and Fixtures