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Encyclopedia > FAI Premier Division
FAI Premier Division
Current season or competition FAI National League 2007 season
FAI Premier Division
Sport Football
Founded 2006
No. of teams 12
Country  Ireland
Current champions Shelbourne F.C.

The FAI eircom League of Ireland Premier Division (or eircom League Premier, as commonly referred to in the media and by the public) is the top tier of the Republic of Ireland's new national football league created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. The successor of the League of Ireland Premier Division, it is part of the FAI National League, just above the FAI First Division. All clubs participating in the old league were invited to apply for inclusion in the new Premier Division with the top twelve, as selected by an Independent Assessment Group, being handed a spot in the Premier Division. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... The new FAI National League, consisting of both the FAI Premier Division and the FAI First Division, is set to kick off in March, 2007 for its inaugural campaign. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... // For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field) May 12 — Justin Gatlin equals the 100m world record. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_(bordered). ... Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is the organising body for the sport of association football (soccer) in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telecommunications company eircom), is a league of football clubs in Ireland. ... The FAI National League is the Republic of Irelands new national football league system created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. ... The FAI First Division is the second tier of the Republic of Irelands new FAI National League created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. ...

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Clubs

The clubs chosen for the Premier Division are:

Bohemian FC This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Bohemian F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile Bóithéimeach) is an Irish soccer club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Bray Wanderers F.C. crest File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Bray Wanderers A.F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Cork_City_FC.png Logo of Cork City F.C. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cork City F.C. is an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Derry City FC This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Derry City F.C. are an Irish football club based in the city of Derry. ... Image File history File links Drogheda United FC File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Drogheda United is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Image File history File links GalwayUnited. ... Galway United F.C. was founded as Galway Rovers in 1937. ... Image File history File links LongfordTown. ... Longford Town F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Shamrock Rovers FC File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: An Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is a football club in Dublin that plays in the Football League of Ireland. ... Image File history File links SligoRovers. ... Sligo Rovers F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Image File history File links St. ... St Patricks Athletic Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland Premier Division. ... Image File history File links Adopted August 2005 by University College Dublin. ... University College Dublin Association Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Image File history File links WaterfordUnited. ... Waterford United is a Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ...

2007 Match Schedule / Fixtures

Fixtures were announced on 20 February 2007, and are as follows:


PREMIER DIVISION

SERIES NO. 1
Fri   09/03/2007   Bohemians v Drogheda United
Fri   09/03/2007   Derry City v Bray Wanderers
Fri   09/03/2007   Galway United v Sligo Rovers
Fri   09/03/2007   UCD v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   09/03/2007   Waterford United v Cork City
Sat   10/03/2007   Longford Town v St Patrick's Athletic
 
SERIES NO. 2
Fri   16/03/2007   Bray Wanderers v Bohemians
Fri   16/03/2007   Cork City v Galway United
Fri   16/03/2007   Drogheda United v UCD
Fri   16/03/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Waterford United
Fri   16/03/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Longford Town
Sat   17/03/2007   Sligo Rovers v Derry City
 
SERIES NO. 3
Fri   23/03/2007   Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   23/03/2007   Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic
Fri   23/03/2007   Galway United v Drogheda United
Fri   23/03/2007   UCD v Cork City
Fri   23/03/2007   Waterford United v Bray Wanderers
Sat   24/03/2007   Longford Town v Sligo Rovers
 
SERIES NO. 4
Fri   30/03/2007   Cork City v Longford Town
Fri   30/03/2007   Drogheda United v Derry City
Fri   30/03/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Bray Wanderers
Fri   30/03/2007   Waterford United v Bohemians
Fri   30/03/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Galway United
Sat   31/03/2007   Sligo Rovers v UCD
 
SERIES NO. 5
Fri   06/04/2007   Bohemians v Sligo Rovers
Fri   06/04/2007   Bray Wanderers v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   06/04/2007   Derry City v Cork City
Fri   06/04/2007   Galway United v St Patrick's Athletic
Fri   06/04/2007   UCD v Waterford United
Sat   07/04/2007   Longford Town v Drogheda United
 
SERIES NO. 6
Fri   13/04/2007   Cork City v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   13/04/2007   Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers
Fri   13/04/2007   Galway United v Longford Town
Fri   13/04/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Bohemians
Fri   13/04/2007   UCD v Bray Wanderers
Fri   13/04/2007   Waterford United v Derry City
 
SERIES NO. 7
Fri   20/04/2007   Bohemians v Galway United
Fri   20/04/2007   Bray Wanderers v Cork City
Fri   20/04/2007   Derry City v UCD
Fri   20/04/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United
Sat   21/04/2007   Longford Town v Waterford United
Sat   21/04/2007   Sligo Rovers v St Patrick's Athletic
 
SERIES NO. 8
Fri   27/04/2007   Bray Wanderers v Galway United
Fri   27/04/2007   Derry City v Bohemians
Fri   27/04/2007   Drogheda United v Cork City
Fri   27/04/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   27/04/2007   UCD v Longford Town
Sat   28/04/2007   Sligo Rovers v Waterford United
 
SERIES NO. 9
Fri   04/05/2007   Bohemians v UCD
Fri   04/05/2007   Cork City v St Patrick's Athletic
Fri   04/05/2007   Galway United v Derry City
Fri   04/05/2007   Waterford United v Drogheda United
Fri   04/05/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers
Sat   05/05/2007   Longford Town v Bray Wanderers
 
SERIES NO. 10
Fri   11/05/2007   Bohemians v Longford Town
Fri   11/05/2007   Derry City v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   11/05/2007   Drogheda United v Bray Wanderers
Fri   11/05/2007   UCD v St. Patrick's Athletic
Fri   11/05/2007   Waterford United v Galway United
Sat   12/05/2007   Sligo Rovers v Cork City
 
SERIES NO. 11
Fri   18/05/2007   Bray Wanderers v Sligo Rovers
Fri   18/05/2007   Cork City v Bohemians
Fri   18/05/2007   Galway United v UCD
Fri   18/05/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Drogheda United
Fri   18/05/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Waterford United
Sat   19/05/2007   Longford Town v Derry City
 
SERIES NO. 12
Fri   25/05/2007   Cork City v Bray Wanderers
Fri   25/05/2007   Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   25/05/2007   Galway United v Bohemians
Fri   25/05/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Sligo Rovers
Fri   25/05/2007   UCD v Derry City
Fri   25/05/2007   Waterford United v Longford Town
 
SERIES NO. 13 - MIDWEEK
TBC      Bohemians v St Patrick's Athletic
TBC      Bray Wanderers v UCD
TBC      Derry City v Waterford United
TBC      Longford Town v Galway United
TBC      Shamrock Rovers v Cork City
TBC      Sligo Rovers v Drogheda United
 
SERIES NO. 14
Fri   01/06/2007   Cork City v Derry City
Fri   01/06/2007   Drogheda United v Longford Town
Fri   01/06/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Galway United
Fri   01/06/2007   Waterford United v UCD
Fri   01/06/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Bray Wanderers
Sat   02/06/2007   Sligo Rovers v Bohemians
 
SERIES NO. 15
Fri   22/06/2007   Bohemians v Waterford United
Fri   22/06/2007   Bray Wanderers v St Patrick's Athletic
Fri   22/06/2007   Derry City v Drogheda United
Fri   22/06/2007   Galway United v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   22/06/2007   UCD v Sligo Rovers
Sat   23/06/2007   Longford Town v Cork City
 
SERIES NO. 16
Fri   29/06/2007   Bray Wanderers v Waterford United
Fri   29/06/2007   Cork City v UCD
Fri   29/06/2007   Drogheda United v Galway United
Fri   29/06/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Derry City
Fri   29/06/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Bohemians
Sat   30/06/2007   Sligo Rovers v Longford Town
 
SERIES NO. 17
Fri   06/07/2007   Bohemians v Bray Wanderers
Fri   06/07/2007   Derry City v Sligo Rovers
Fri   06/07/2007   Galway United v Cork City
Fri   06/07/2007   UCD v Drogheda United
Fri   06/07/2007   Waterford United v St Patrick's Athletic
Sat   07/07/2007   Longford Town v Shamrock Rovers
 
SERIES NO. 18
Fri   13/07/2007   Bray Wanderers v Derry City
Fri   13/07/2007   Cork City v Waterford United
Fri   13/07/2007   Drogheda United v Bohemians
Fri   13/07/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Longford Town
Fri   13/07/2007   Shamrock Rovers v UCD
Sat   14/07/2007   Sligo Rovers v Galway United
 
SERIES NO. 19
Fri   20/07/2007   Bohemians v Derry City
Fri   20/07/2007   Cork City v Drogheda United
Fri   20/07/2007   Galway United v Bray Wanderers
Fri   20/07/2007   Waterford United v Sligo Rovers
Fri   20/07/2007   Shamrock Rovers v St Patrick's Athletic
Sat   21/07/2007   Longford Town v UCD
 
SERIES NO. 20
Fri   27/07/2007   Bray Wanderers v Longford Town
Fri   27/07/2007   Derry City v Galway United
Fri   27/07/2007   St. Patrick's Athletic v Cork City
Fri   27/07/2007   Drogheda United v Waterford United
Fri   27/07/2007   UCD v Bohemians
Sat   28/07/2007   Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers
 
SERIES NO. 21
Fri   03/08/2007   Bray Wanderers v Drogheda United
Fri   03/08/2007   Cork City v Sligo Rovers
Fri   03/08/2007   Galway United v Waterford United
Fri   03/08/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v UCD
Fri   03/08/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Derry City
Sat   04/08/2007   Longford Town v Bohemians
 
SERIES NO. 22
Fri   10/08/2007   Bohemians v Cork City
Fri   10/08/2007   Derry City v Longford Town
Fri   10/08/2007   Drogheda United v St. Patrick's Athletic
Fri   10/08/2007   UCD v Galway United
Fri   10/08/2007   Waterford United v Shamrock Rovers
Sat   11/08/2007   Sligo Rovers v Bray Wanderers
 
SERIES NO. 23
Fri   24/08/2007   Bohemians v Drogheda United
Fri   24/08/2007   Derry City v Bray Wanderers
Fri   24/08/2007   Galway United v Sligo Rovers
Fri   24/08/2007   UCD v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   24/08/2007   Waterford United v Cork City
Sat   25/08/2007   Longford Town v St Patrick's Athletic
 
SERIES NO. 24
Fri   31/08/2007   Bray Wanderers v Bohemians
Fri   31/08/2007   Cork City v Galway United
Fri   31/08/2007   Drogheda United v UCD
Fri   31/08/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Waterford United
Fri   31/08/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Longford Town
Sat   01/09/2007   Sligo Rovers v Derry City
 
SERIES NO. 25
Fri   07/09/2007   Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   07/09/2007   Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic
Fri   07/09/2007   Galway United v Drogheda United
Fri   07/09/2007   UCD v Cork City
Fri   07/09/2007   Waterford United v Bray Wanderers
Sat   08/09/2007   Longford Town v Sligo Rovers
 
SERIES NO. 26
Fri   14/09/2007   Cork City v Longford Town
Fri   14/09/2007   Drogheda United v Derry City
Fri   14/09/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Bray Wanderers
Fri   14/09/2007   Waterford United v Bohemians
Fri   14/09/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Galway United
Sat   15/09/2007   Sligo Rovers v UCD
 
SERIES NO. 27
Fri   28/09/2007   Bohemians v Sligo Rovers
Fri   28/09/2007   Bray Wanderers v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   28/09/2007   Derry City v Cork City
Fri   28/09/2007   Galway United v St Patrick's Athletic
Fri   28/09/2007   UCD v Waterford United
Sat   29/09/2007   Longford Town v Drogheda United
 
SERIES NO. 28
Fri   05/10/2007   Cork City v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   05/10/2007   Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers
Fri   05/10/2007   Galway United v Longford Town
Fri   05/10/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Bohemians
Fri   05/10/2007   UCD v Bray Wanderers
Fri   05/10/2007   Waterford United v Derry City
 
SERIES NO. 29
Fri   12/10/2007   Bohemians         Galway United
Fri   12/10/2007   Bray Wanderers v Cork City
Fri   12/10/2007   Derry City v UCD
Fri   12/10/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United
Sat   13/10/2007   Longford Town v Waterford United
Sat   13/10/2007   Sligo Rovers v St Patrick's Athletic
 
SERIES NO. 30
Fri   19/10/2007   Bray Wanderers v Galway United
Fri   19/10/2007   Derry City v Bohemians
Fri   19/10/2007   Drogheda United v Cork City
Fri   19/10/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   19/10/2007   UCD v Longford Town
Sat   20/10/2007   Sligo Rovers v Waterford United
 
SERIES NO. 31
Fri   26/10/2007   Bohemians v UCD
Fri   26/10/2007   Cork City v St Patrick's Athletic
Fri   26/10/2007   Galway United v Derry City
Fri   26/10/2007   Waterford United v Drogheda United
Fri   26/10/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers
Sat   27/10/2007   Longford Town v Bray Wanderers
 
SERIES NO. 32
Fri   02/11/2007   Bohemians v Longford Town
Fri   02/11/2007   Derry City v Shamrock Rovers
Fri   02/11/2007   Drogheda United v Bray Wanderers
Fri   02/11/2007   UCD v St. Patrick's Athletic
Fri   02/11/2007   Waterford United v Galway United
Sat   03/11/2007   Sligo Rovers v Cork City
 
SERIES NO. 33
Fri   09/11/2007   Bray Wanderers v Sligo Rovers
Fri   09/11/2007   Cork City v Bohemians
Fri   09/11/2007   Galway United v UCD
Fri   09/11/2007   St Patrick's Athletic v Drogheda United
Fri   09/11/2007   Shamrock Rovers v Waterford United
Sat   10/11/2007   Longford Town v Derry City

Past winners

See League of Ireland Premier Division Winners for a list of past winners of the Republic of Ireland's top tier competition between 1921 and 2006.

The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telecommunications company eircom), is a league of football clubs in Ireland. ...

See also

The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telecommunications company eircom), is a league of football clubs in Ireland. ... The FAI National League is the Republic of Irelands new national football league system created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. ... The FAI First Division is the second tier of the Republic of Irelands new FAI National League created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. ...

External links

  • Final meeting of the old-style National League marks the end of an era
  • FAI name the 12 clubs who will participate in the Premier Division
  • Galway included in Premiership
  • Selection Criteria for the New FAI Premier League
  • 20 EL clubs granted license
  • Club officials outline Galway United’s case for inclusion in Premiership
  • Foolish not to promote Dundalk - The Argus (free registration required)
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FAI National League 2007
FAI Premier Division
Bohemian | Bray Wanderers | Cork City | Derry City | Drogheda United | Galway United
Longford Town | Shamrock Rovers | Sligo Rovers | St. Patrick's Athletic | UCD | Waterford United
FAI First Division
Athlone Town | Cobh Ramblers | Dundalk | Finn Harps | Kildare County
Kilkenny City | Limerick 37 | Monaghan United | Shelbourne | Wexford Youths
Football in Ireland Flag of Ireland
Football in the Republic of Ireland - Football Association of Ireland - National team - FAI National League - List of football clubs in Ireland
Competitions: FAI Premiership - FAI First Division - FAI Cup - League Cup - Setanta Cup


 

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