League of Ireland First Division

Association football league in Ireland

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March 13 2025 As of the current date, the League of Ireland First Division features 10 teams: Athlone Town, Bray Wanderers, Cobh Ramblers, Dundalk, Finn Harps, Kerry, Longford Town, Treaty United, UCD, and Wexford.
2024 Cork City won the League of Ireland First Division title in the 2024 season.
2024 Cork City won their third League of Ireland First Division championship.
2023 Ronan Coughlan of Waterford sets a new top scoring record with 33 goals in the season.
2023 Total attendance further increased to 196,050, with an average of 1,089 spectators per match, continuing the post-pandemic recovery trend.
2023 Galway United won their second League of Ireland First Division championship.
2022 Bohemians U19 won the Enda McGuill Cup by defeating St Patrick's Athletic U19 1-0 at Dalymount Park
2022 League experienced a significant increase in total attendance, reaching 178,000 spectators across the season with an average of 1,193 per match.
2022 Cork City won their second League of Ireland First Division championship.
November 2022 Newly established Kerry were awarded their license to join the First Division for the 2023 season
2021 Shamrock Rovers claimed the League of Ireland U19 Division title by defeating Sligo Rovers 2-1 at Tallaght Stadium
2021 Derry City U19 won the Enda McGuill Cup by defeating Bohemians U19 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
2021 League of Ireland First Division seasons were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in no attendance data recorded.
2021 Shelbourne won the League of Ireland First Division title in the 2021 season.
2021 Shelbourne won their second League of Ireland First Division championship.
2021 Treaty United from the Munster Senior League joined the First Division, replacing Shamrock Rovers second team
2020 St Patrick's Athletic won the League of Ireland U19 Division final, beating Bohemians 2-1 after extra time at the UCD Bowl
2020 Enda McGuill Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
2020 Wexford FC had four games wrongly forfeited by the FAI, which were later overturned and results restored.
2020 Drogheda United secured the League of Ireland First Division title in the 2020 season.
2020 League of Ireland First Division season significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in no recorded attendance data.
November 15 2020 Shelbourne lost to Longford Town 0–1.
November 6 2020 Galway United lost to Longford Town 1–2.
October 31 2020 Bray Wanderers lost to Galway United 0–1.
October 31 2020 UCD lost to Longford Town 2–3 after extra time.
August 21 2020 John Caulfield was appointed as the new manager of Galway United, replacing Alan Murphy.
August 18 2020 Alan Murphy was sacked as manager of Galway United, leaving the team in 9th position in the league table.
July 13 2020 The league announced a season restart with a reduced fixture list of two rounds (18 games per team for the regular season) and maintained the pre-season play-off series.
March 2020 The Coronavirus pandemic in Ireland halted the league season as per directive of the Irish Government and the Football Association of Ireland.
February 21 2020 The 2020 League of Ireland First Division season officially began, marking the 36th edition of the competition.
2019 Shamrock Rovers U19 won the Enda McGuill Cup by defeating Bohemians U19 4-1 at Dalymount Park
2019 Waterford defeated Galway United 3-1 in the League of Ireland U19 Division final at Eamonn Deacy Park
2019 Shelbourne claimed the League of Ireland First Division title in the 2019 season.
2018 Bohemians U19 won the Enda McGuill Cup by defeating St Patrick's Athletic U19 2-1 at UCD Bowl
2018 UCD won the League of Ireland First Division title in the 2018 season.
2017 Dundalk U19 won the Enda McGuill Cup by defeating UCD U19 2-1 after extra time at Richmond Park
2017 Waterford secured the League of Ireland First Division title in the 2017 season.
2016 Cork City U19 won the Enda McGuill Cup by defeating St Patrick's Athletic U19 2-0 at Turners Cross
2016 Limerick claimed the League of Ireland First Division title in the 2016 season.
2015 Daniel Furlong of Wexford Youths achieves the highest goal tally in the recorded period with 30 goals.
2015 Wexford Youths won the League of Ireland First Division championship.
2015 Cabinteely joined the First Division from the Leinster Senior League
2014 UCD U19 won the Enda McGuill Cup by defeating Derry City U19 3-2 at UCD Bowl
2014 Longford Town secured the League of Ireland First Division title in the 2014 season.
2013 Cobh Ramblers U19 won the Enda McGuill Cup by defeating Drogheda United U19 3-2 at St Colman's Park
2013 Athlone Town claimed the League of Ireland First Division title in the 2013 season.
2012 Cork City U19 won the Enda McGuill Cup by defeating Shelbourne U19 3-1 at Turners Cross
2012 Limerick won the League of Ireland First Division title in the 2012 season.
2011 Cork City U19 won the Enda McGuill Cup by defeating Dundalk U19 3-2 at Oriel Park
2011 Graham Cummins of Cork City led the goal scoring with 24 goals.

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