2022 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season 2022
Champions Shamrock Rovers (20th title)
Relegated Finn Harps
Matches played 180
Goals scored 472 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorer Aidan Keena
(18 goals)
Biggest home win Derry City 7–1 UCD
(22nd April 2022)
Shelbourne 6-0 Drogheda United
(28th October 2022)
Biggest away win St Patrick's Athletic 0–4 Derry City
(29 April 2022)
Drogheda United 0–4 St Patrick's Athletic
(6 May 2022)
Highest scoring Derry City 7–1 UCD
(22nd April 2022)
Shelbourne 4–4 St Patrick's Athletic
(3 October 2022)
Longest winning run Derry City (6 games)
Longest unbeaten run Derry City (16 games)
Longest winless run UCD (14 games)
Longest losing run Finn Harps (4 games)
UCD (4 games)
Drogheda United (4 games)
Highest attendance 7,726
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Derry City
(30 October 2022)[1]
Lowest attendance 473
UCD 0–2 Derry City
(4 April 2022)
Total attendance 486,365
Average attendance 2,687[2]
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 7 November 2022.

The 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, is 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]

Teams

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

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Locations of Premier Division teams

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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

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

Managerial changes

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

League table

Standings

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Positions by round

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.

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Results

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

Matches 1–18

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

Matches 19–36

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

*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.[9]

Season statistics

Top scorers

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

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[11]
1 Northern Ireland Alan Mannus Shamrock Rovers 15
Republic of Ireland Brian Maher Derry City
3 Wales Nathan Sheppard Dundalk 12
4 England Joseph Anang St Patrick’s Athletic 10
5 Republic of Ireland Brendan Clarke Shelbourne 8
6 Republic of Ireland Ed McGinty Sligo Rovers 5
7 England Richard Brush Sligo Rovers 3
Republic of Ireland Colin McCabe Drogheda United
Republic of Ireland Tadhg Ryan Bohemians
Republic of Ireland Lorcan Healy UCD
Scotland Sam Long Drogheda United
Republic of Ireland Mark McGinley Finn Harps
Republic of Ireland James Talbot Bohemians

Play-offs

Bracket

  First Division play-off Semi-finals     First Division play-off Final     Promotion/relegation play-off
                           
   Treaty United    
   Waterford            UCD 1
         Waterford 3      Waterford 0
         Galway United 0  
   Longford Town      
   Galway United    

First Division play-off Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

First Division play-off Final

Promotion/relegation play-off

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club
February Scotland Steven Bradley Dundalk [12]
March Republic of Ireland Aidan Keena Sligo Rovers [13]
April Northern Ireland Jamie McGonigle Derry City [14]
May Republic of Ireland Daniel Kelly Dundalk [15]
June Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly Dundalk [16]
July Republic of Ireland Aidan Keena Sligo Rovers [17]
August Republic of Ireland Andy Lyons Shamrock Rovers [18]
September Scotland Phoenix Patterson Waterford [19]
October Republic of Ireland Rory Gaffney Shamrock Rovers [20]
November England Cameron McJannet Derry City [21]

Annual awards

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 Republic of Ireland Brian Maher (Derry City)
Defenders Northern Ireland Cameron Dummigan (Derry City) Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly (Derry City) Republic of Ireland Joe Redmond (St Patrick's Athletic) Republic of Ireland Andy Lyons (Shamrock Rovers)
Midfielders England Will Patching (Derry City) Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne (Shamrock Rovers) Republic of Ireland Chris Forrester (St Patrick's Athletic)
Forwards Republic of Ireland Aidan Keena (Sligo Rovers) Republic of Ireland Rory Gaffney (Shamrock Rovers) Republic of Ireland Sean Boyd (Shelbourne)

See also

References

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External links

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