Football League of Ireland
Sport	Football
Founded	1921
No. of teams	21 (2006)
Country/ Countries	Ireland
Most recent champion(s)	Shelbourne F.C. (2006)

The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or later the eircom League (from the league's sponsorship by Irish telecommunications company eircom), was the old league of football clubs in Ireland that existed from 1921 until 2006. Beginning in the 2007 season, it was succeeded by the FAI League of Ireland. It should not be confused with the Irish Football League, which is the league in Northern Ireland. Image File history File links Eircomleague. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... See also: 1920 in sports, other events of 1921, 1922 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Football (American) Chicago Staleys later the Chicago Bears win the 1921 American Professional Football Association title. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... eircom Group plc is the largest telecommunications operator in the Republic of Ireland. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... The FAI eircom League of Ireland (Irish: Curadh na hÉireann Cumann Peile na hÉireann) is the Republic of Irelands new national football league system created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. ... Official logo of the Carnegie Premier League. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

The Football League of Ireland included one club from across the border, Derry City. Derry City formerly played in the Irish Football League, but was forced to leave that league following the 1972-73 season because of safety and security concerns. Derry City joined the Republic's league at the second level in 1985, after a special dispensation from the Irish Football Association (IFA) and UEFA. It won promotion in 1987, and has stayed in the top flight ever since. No teams from the Republic play in the northern league. Derry City F.C. are an Irish football club based in the city of Derry. ... Official logo of the Carnegie Premier League. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... This article is about the year. ... The Irish Football Association (IFA) is the organising body for football in Northern Ireland. ... The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

History

Formed in 1921, the league originally contained 8 teams, all of which were from Dublin, and was first won by St. James' Gate FC. Over the next forty years the league grew to eventually twenty-two clubs, and spread right across the country, with the introduction of 6 teams in 1985, when a first division was introduced. The new Premier Division contained 12 teams and the First Division, 10. Clubs were promoted and relegated between the Premier and First divisions at the end of each season. Also, the club which finished bottom of the First had to reapply for league membership. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

League of Ireland football was well attended up to late 1960s when spectator numbers started to dwindle. The exposure to far bigger football leagues in England and Scotland saw most Irish football fans pick a British side to follow rather than their local team. Reflecting this, local media steadily started to focus more and more on the foreign leagues and it wasn't until 1997 that a League of Ireland game was shown live on television. In the late 1990s, as teams sought to become fully professional, crowds started to come back. Recent excellent european runs by Bohemians, Cork City, Shelbourne and Derry City sparked an increase in media attention and consequently, attendances are improving. From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from the mid-1970s until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League and the entire Scottish football league system. ... Bohemian F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile Bóithéimeach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians, are an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Cork City F.C. is an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... Derry City F.C. are an Irish football club based in the city of Derry. ...

Until recently the league followed the pattern of the other leagues in the western Europe of starting their league campaigns towards the end of Summer and playing through the Winter until late Spring and playing no league games during the height of Summer. Citing a need to improve the European results and to a lesser extent the more favourable climate, the league switched to playing Summer football (like the leagues in Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Russia). A current understanding of Western Europe. ... For other uses, see Summer (disambiguation). ... Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... For other uses, see Spring. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... The three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. ...

However, professionalism has cost some clubs. Former greats Shamrock Rovers, without a home ground since the sale of Glenmalure Park in 1987, were put into administration in 2005 and subsequently taken over by a fans' group, the 400 Club now known as the SRFC Members Club. Rovers suffered their first ever relegation by losing a two-legged play-off 3-2 to Dublin City at the end of the 2005 season. The Hoops went on to win the 2006 First Division Title. Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. ... Glenmalure Park often simply known as Milltown, was the home to Irelands most successful football club, Shamrock Rovers. ... ... Dublin City F.C. was an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ...

However in the emergence and re-emergence of clubs such as Bohemians, Cork City, Derry City, Drogheda United and Shelbourne, among others, have helped improve the fortunes of the league in the past several seasons. Bohemian F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile Bóithéimeach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians, are an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Cork City F.C. is an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Derry City F.C. are an Irish football club based in the city of Derry. ... Drogheda United is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ...

Dublin City (formerly Home Farm F.C.) resigned their league membership on 19 July 2006 after the Company which owned the club ceased trading. Games the club had played in the Premier Division during the season were expunged from the record, with the league table recalculated. Dublin City F.C. was an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ...

The FAI and the League of Ireland merged for the 2007 season to create a new FAI National League - a continuation of the old league. The composition of the new league's tiers was decided by an Independent Assessment Group (IAG). The selection of teams was based on the 2006 league results, the previous 5 years performance, infrastructure, strategic planning, licensing and population densities^[1]. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI; Irish: Cumann Peile na h-Éireann) is the organising body for the sport of association football (soccer) in the Republic of 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. ...

List of Winners of the League

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Sligo Rovers F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. ... Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. ... St Jamess Gate F.C. is an Irish football club that currently plays in the Leinster Senior League. ... Fordsons F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Fordsons F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Fordsons F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... Fordsons F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... 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Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. ... Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. ... Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. ... Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. ... Dundalk Football Club (Irish: ) is an Irish football club based Dundalk, County Louth. ... Derry City F.C. are an Irish football club based in the city of Derry. ... St Patricks Athletic F.C. is a Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Dundalk Football Club (Irish: ) is an Irish football club based Dundalk, County Louth. ... Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... 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Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... Bohemian F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile Bóithéimeach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians, are an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... Cork City F.C. is an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... Drogheda United F.C. is an Irish football club currently playing in the FAI Premier Division in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Footnotes

• ^  St. Patrick's Athletic were deducted 15 points due to fielding an ineligible player. Without that deduction they would have been champions. For more on this see St Patrick's Athletic.

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Record League Champions

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First Division Winners

• 1985/86 Bray Wanderers
• 1986/87 Derry City
• 1987/88 Athlone Town
• 1988/89 Drogheda United
• 1989/90 Waterford United
• 1990/91 Drogheda United
• 1991/92 Limerick City
• 1992/93 Galway United
• 1993/94 Sligo Rovers
• 1994/95 UCD
• 1995/96 Bray Wanderers
• 1996/97 Kilkenny City
• 1997/98 Waterford United
• 1998/99 Drogheda United
• 1999/00 Bray Wanderers
• 2000/01 Dundalk
• 2001/02 Drogheda United
• 2002/03 Waterford United
• 2003 Dublin City
• 2004 Finn Harps
• 2005 Sligo Rovers
• 2006 Shamrock Rovers

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Record First Division Champions

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Former members

Albert Rovers F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Bray Unknowns were a football club who played in the Football League of Ireland for nineteen seasons from 1924/25 to 1942/43. ... Brideville F.C. is a defunct Irish football club that was from the Liberties area of Dublin. ... Brooklyn F.C. is a defunct Irish football club based in Dublin. ... Cork F.C. is a former Irish football club based in Cork. ... Cork Alberts F.C. is a former Irish football club based in Cork. ... Fordsons F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Cork Bohemians F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Cork Celtic F.C. crest Cork Celtic F.C. was an Irish football club which played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Cork Hibernians F.C.. Cork Hibernians F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Fordsons F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Dolphin F.C. is a defunct Irish football club based in Dublin. ... Drumcondra F.C. crest Drumcondra F.C. was an Irish football club from Dublin. ... Dublin City F.C. was an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Transport F.C. were a football club in Ireland who played in the Football League of Ireland for fourteen seasons from 1948/49 to 1961/62. ... Cork Celtic F.C.. Cork Celtic F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Fordsons F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. ... Home Farm Football Club is an amateur football club based in Whitehall, Dublin, in Ireland. ... Jacobs FC were a football club from Dublin that played in the Football League of Ireland during the 1920s and 30s. ... Limerick Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... St. ... St Jamess Gate F.C. is an Irish football club that currently plays in the Leinster Senior League. ... Shelbourne FC is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ...

References

1. ^ FAI / eircomLeague Implementation Committee Proposals on the strategic direction of the National League 2007-2012 (PDF: 217K)
2. ^ RSSSF (Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level
3. ^ RSSSF League of Ireland All-time table

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See also

• Football League of Ireland Cup
• FAI Cup
• Professional Footballers Association of Ireland
• Category:Football League of Ireland players - past and present

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Media coverage

Eircom Premier League matches are broadcast live in Ireland by Setanta Ireland, RTÉ Two and TG4. Setanta Sports is Irelands second sports channel (after Chorus Sports). ... RTÉ Two (Irish: RTÉ a Dó) (known from 1988 to 2004 as Network 2, RTÉ Network Two, RTÉ2 or N2) is Irelands second-oldest television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann. ... TG4 (Irish: TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; IPA: /tiː dÊ’iː kʲahəɾʲ/) is a television channel in Ireland, aimed at Irish-language speakers and established as a wholly owned subsidiary by Radio Telefís Éireann on 31 October 1996. ...

External links

• Football League of Ireland Website
• League of Ireland spreadsheet — computes standings from scores; includes historical results.
• WalkTheChalk.com - Stats & Opinion on Irish Football
• RSSSF.com - History of standings
• RSSSF.com - History of top scorers

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1992–93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-00 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006  The FAI eircom League of Ireland (Irish: Curadh na hÉireann Cumann Peile na hÉireann) is the Republic of Irelands new national football league system created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. ... For the previous season, see Football League of Ireland 2006. ... 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 Irelands new national football league created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. ... Bohemian F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile Bóithéimeach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians, are an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Bray Wanderers A.F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Cork City F.C. is an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Derry City F.C. are an Irish football club based in the city of Derry. ... Drogheda United F.C. is an Irish football club currently playing in the FAI Premier Division in the Republic of Ireland. ... Galway United F.C. (Irish: Cumann Peile Gaillimh Aontaithe) was founded as Galway Rovers in 1937. ... Longford Town F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. ... Sligo Rovers F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... St Patricks Athletic Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland Premier Division. ... University College Dublin Association Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI League of Ireland. ... Waterford United is an Irish football club playing in the Football 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. ... Athlone Town A.F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Cobh Ramblers Football Club (CRFC) is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Dundalk Football Club (Irish: ) is an Irish football club based Dundalk, County Louth. ... Finn Harps F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Kildare County F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Kilkenny City A.F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the First Division of the Football League of Ireland. ... Limerick 37 F.C. is the name conferred upon a Limerick-based football club formed by members of the Soccer Limerick consortium to represent the city in 2007s edition of the FAI National League of Ireland. ... Monaghan United F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... Wexford Youths Football Club are an Irish football club from Wexford who compete in the First Division of the FAI National League. ... The clubs that competed in the 2005 League of Ireland. ... The clubs that competed in the 2006 League of Ireland. ...
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|} Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Association football is often known as both football and soccer in the Republic of Ireland, sometimes to avoid confusion with gaelic football (one of the countrys national games). ... The Football Association of Ireland (FAI; Irish: Cumann Peile na h-Éireann) is the organising body for the sport of association football (soccer) in the Republic of Ireland. ... First international Irish Free State 1 - 0  Bulgaria (Stade Olympique, Colombes, France; May 28, 1924) Biggest win Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 Malta  (Dalymount Park, Republic of Ireland; 16 November 1983) Biggest defeat  Brazil 7 - 0 Republic of Ireland (Uberlândia, Brazil; 27 May 1982) World Cup Appearances 3 (First... This article is in need of improvement. ... Republic of Ireland B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the Republic of Ireland national football team. ... The FAI eircom League of Ireland (Irish: Curadh na hÉireann Cumann Peile na hÉireann) is the Republic of Irelands new national football league system created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. ... A List of association football (soccer) clubs in Ireland. ... 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 Irelands new national football league 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. ... The FAI Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland. ... The FAI League Cup is a football competition open to all Football League of Ireland clubs. ... The Setanta Sports Cup, commonly known as the Setanta Cup, is a club football competition featuring teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland. ...