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League of Ireland
Season2012
← 2011

The 2012 League of Ireland is the 92nd season of the League of Ireland, the highest football league of the Republic of Ireland. At the FAI Club Convention held on November 24, 2011, it was agreed that the 2012 Premier Division would consist of 12 teams, meeting three times each over a season starting on March 2, 2012.[1] There will be a mid-season break that will generally coincide with the national Republic of Ireland team's UEFA Euro 2012 finals campaign. The season continues until the weekend of October 28, 2012.[2]

Changes from last season

Withdrawals

Galway United

In December 2011 it was announced that Galway United would not be applying for a licence for the 2012 season following the announcement that GUST, who had kept the club afloat during the 2011 league season in the absence of the directors, would be applying for league membership as Galway United Supporters Trust FC.[3]

The directors of Galway United claimed that they hoped to return to the League of Ireland for the start of the 2013 season. The statement was criticised by GUST as an attempt to distract attention from their abandonment of the club.[4] GUST were subsequently refused the opportunity to have their application to the League of Ireland assessed by the FAI. The FAI instead insisted upon merger negotiations between GUST and one of Mervue United and Salthill Devon. GUST members voted unanimously against the proposals of both clubs and to remain as an independent entity.[5]

Following the refusal of the FAI to accept GUST's late application and there being no club genuinely representative club for Galway city and county competing in the league for 2012, Salthill Devon FC re-branded their Airtricity League team to "SD Galway", changing their colours, adopting the maroon and white worn by Galway United and switching their matches from their home at Drom to Eamonn Deacy Park, the home of Galway United since 1976.[6]

Monaghan United

On 18 June 2012, Monaghan United announced their withdrawal from the league.[7]. Their record was subsequently expunged.[8]

First Division

With the abolition of the A Championship at the end of the 2011 season, teams that played in that competition have been invited to apply to play in the 2012 League of Ireland First Division. It was expected that Cobh Ramblers,[9] FC Carlow,[10] and Tralee Dynamos[11] would apply, as well as a Galway United Supporters Trust FC.[4] On 26 January 2012, it was announced that applications were indeed received from Cobh Ramblers and Tralee Dynamos, but would only be considered if a vacancy arises in an eight-team First Division.[12]

Premier Division

Teams

Premier Division
Matches played95
Goals scored248 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerDanny North and Gary Twigg (15 goals)
Biggest home winShamrock Rovers 6-0 Dundalk
Biggest away winBray Wanderers 0-4 Derry City
Highest scoringBray Wanderers 2-4 Drogheda United
St. Patrick's Athletic 5-1 Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers 6-0 Dundalk
Bray Wanderers 3-3 St. Patrick's Athletic
Cork City 4-2 UCD(6 goals)
Highest attendance5,000
Shamrock Rovers 4–0 Shelbourne
Lowest attendance151
Monaghan United 0-1 Bray Wanderers
Total attendance107,714 (of 64 matches)
Average attendance1,683

With the expansion of the Premier Division from ten to twelve teams, Cork City and Shelbourne were automatically promoted from the First Division. In addition, Monaghan United, who finished third in the First Division, beat Premier Division bottom club Galway United in a play-off to take their place in the Premier Division.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Premier Division teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bohemians Dublin Dalymount Park 7,955
Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds 3,250
Cork City Cork Turners Cross 7,365
Derry City Derry Brandywell 7,700
Drogheda United Drogheda Hunky Dorys Park 2,000
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park 6,000
Monaghan United Monaghan Gortakeegan 2,000
Shamrock Rovers Dublin Tallaght Stadium 5,947
Shelbourne Dublin Tolka Park 9,600
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 5,500
St. Patrick's Athletic Dublin Richmond Park 5,340
UCD Dublin 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 Republic of Ireland Aaron Callaghan Republic of Ireland Owen Heary Macron DHL
Bray Wanderers Republic of Ireland Keith Long Republic of Ireland Colm Tresson Adidas Sinnot Autos Volkswagen
Cork City Republic of Ireland Tommy Dunne England Dan Murray Umbro Clonakilty Blackpudding
Derry City Northern Ireland Declan Devine Republic of Ireland Kevin Deery Hummel Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland Mick Cooke Republic of Ireland Paul Crowley Vandanel Hunky Dorys
Dundalk vacant Republic of Ireland Chris Shields Umbro Fyffes
Monaghan United Republic of Ireland Roddy Collins Republic of Ireland Alan Byrne Nike None
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Stephen Kenny[13] Republic of Ireland Ken Oman Umbro SEAT
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Alan Mathews Republic of Ireland David Cassidy Macron Cab 2000
Sligo Rovers England Ian Baraclough England Danny Ventre Jako Connolly's Volkswagen
St. Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Liam Buckley Republic of Ireland Conor Kenna Umbro Nissan Motors
UCD Republic of Ireland Martin Russell Republic of Ireland Michael Leahy O'Neills O'Neills Soccer

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Dundalk England Ian Foster Contract Ended 29 October 2011 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Sean McCaffrey 23 December 2011
Bohemians Republic of Ireland Pat Fenlon Signed by Hibernian 25 November 2011 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Aaron Callaghan 31 December 2011
St. Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Pete Mahon Sacked 2 December 2011 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Liam Buckley 2 December 2011
Derry City Republic of Ireland Stephen Kenny Resigned 24 December 2011 Pre-season Northern Ireland Declan Devine 6 January 2012
Shamrock Rovers Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill Contract Ended 24 December 2011 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Stephen Kenny 27 December 2011
Sligo Rovers England Paul Cook Signed by Accrington Stanley 13 February 2012 Pre-season England Ian Baraclough 27 February 2012
Dundalk Republic of Ireland Sean McCaffrey [14] Mutual Consent 12 January 2012 10th vacant N/A

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sligo Rovers (C) 30 17 10 3 53 23 +30 61 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Drogheda United 30 17 6 7 51 36 +15 57 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 St Patrick's Athletic 30 15 10 5 44 22 +22 55
4 Shamrock Rovers 30 14 10 6 56 37 +19 52
5 Derry City 30 11 6 13 36 36 0 39 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6 Cork City 30 8 12 10 38 36 +2 36
7 Bohemians 30 9 9 12 35 38 −3 36
8 Shelbourne 30 9 8 13 35 43 −8 35
9 UCD 30 8 7 15 32 48 −16 31
10 Bray Wanderers 30 5 10 15 33 54 −21 25
11 Dundalk (O) 30 4 8 18 23 63 −40 20 Qualification to Relegation play-off
12 Monaghan United (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew from league[b]
Source: [15][16]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Derry City qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.
  2. ^ Monaghan United withdrew after 14 games. Their record was expunged.

Results

Season statistics

First Division

Teams

First Division
RelegatedNone
Matches played28
Goals scored73 (2.61 per match)

Due to the expansion of the Premier Division, coupled with the withdrawal of Galway United during the off-season, the First Division would only consist of eight teams in 2012. Applications from Cobh Ramblers and Tralee Dynamos would only be considered if a further vacancy arose, but this was not the case.[12]

Salthill Devon announced that they will play under the name SD Galway and they will play their home games in Terryland Park.

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Locations of First Division teams
Team Location Manager Stadium Capacity
Athlone Town Athlone Republic of Ireland Mike Kerley Lissywoolen Stadium 5,000
Finn Harps Ballybofey Republic of Ireland Peter Hutton Finn Park 7,500
Limerick Limerick Republic of Ireland Pat Scully Jackman Park 2,000
Longford Town Longford Republic of Ireland Tony Cousins Flancare Park 6,850
Mervue United Galway Republic of Ireland Johnny Glynn Fahy's Field 2,000
SD Galway Galway Republic of Ireland Tony Mannion Eamon Deacy Park 5,000
Waterford United Waterford Republic of Ireland Paul O'Brien RSC 5,000
Wexford Youths Wexford Republic of Ireland Shane Keegan Ferrycarraig Park 2,500

League tables

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Results

Playoffs

Premier Division Promotion/Relegation play-off

The eleventh-placed team in the Premier Division and the second-placed team in the First Division will compete for one spot in the Premier Division. The playoff will be contested in a two-legged format. The winner on aggregate score of these matches will play in the 2013 Premier Division. If the score remains level after the completion of both matches, extra time will be added and, if necessary, a penalty shootout conducted.

Awards

Monthly awards

Airtricity League/SWAI Player of the Month Award

Month Player Club Location of Presentation Notes
March Scotland Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium [19]
April Republic of Ireland Christopher Forrester St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park [20]
May Republic of Ireland Jason Byrne Bray Wanderers Carlisle Grounds [21]
June England Danny North Sligo Rovers The Showgrounds [22]

League of Ireland clubs in Europe 2012-13

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 1–2 Lithuania Ekranas 0–0 1-2
First leg
17 July 2012 Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 Lithuania Ekranas Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
21:00 Report Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Second leg
24 July 2012 Ekranas Lithuania 2 – 1 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys
19:00 Anđelković 45+1'
Kymantas 63'		 Report McCabe 90+2' Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Ekranas won 2–1 on aggregate

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 1–5 Iceland Þór Akureyri 0–0 1–5
St. Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 2–2 (a) Iceland ÍBV 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)

First leg

Bohemians Republic of Ireland0 – 0Iceland Þór Akureyri
Report
Attendance: 1,253[23]
St. Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland1 – 0Iceland ÍBV
Fagan 39' Report
Attendance: 1,652[24]
Referee: Igor Satchi (Moldova)

Second leg

Þór Akureyri Iceland5 – 1Republic of Ireland Bohemians
Kristjánsson 36', 73', 90+3'
Hjaltalín 39'
Feely 50' (o.g.)		 Report Scully 23'
Attendance: 934[25]

Þór Akureyri won 5–1 on aggregate

ÍBV Iceland2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Republic of Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic
Garner 83'
Birgisson 98'		 Report O'Flynn 99'
Attendance: 866[26]

2–2 on aggregate. St. Patrick's Athletic won on away goals.

Second qualifying round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 4–2 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 3–1 1–1
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–3 Republic of Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
First-Leg
Spartak Trnava Slovakia3 – 1Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
Karhan 38'
Mikovič 45', 45+1'		 Report Peers 68'
Attendance: 6,832[27]
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina1 – 1Republic of Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic
Wagner 90+3' Report Fagan 12'
Attendance: 3,200[28]
Second-Leg
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland1 – 1Slovakia Spartak Trnava
McGuinness 90+2' Report Čvirik 70'
Attendance: 3,754[29]

Spartak Trnava won 4–2 on aggregate.

St. Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg
Russell 39'
Fagan 105'		 Report I.Džidić 65'
Attendance: 1,805[30]

St Patrick's Athletic won 3–2 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
St. Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland - Germany Hannover 96 2 August 9 August

References

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  4. ^ a b Malone, Emmet (2011-12-14). "Troubled Galway opt out of league for a year". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
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  7. ^ "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  8. ^ "FAI Statement Re Monaghan United FC withdrawal". FAI. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  9. ^ "Ramblers clear way for return". extratime.ie. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
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  11. ^ "Dynamos face stiff opposition for league berth". kerryman.ie. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  12. ^ a b "Airtricity League First Division Fixtures released". airtricityleague.ie. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  13. ^ "Kenny confirmed as Hoops boss". RTÉ News. 2011-12-27.
  14. ^ http://www.airtricityleague.ie/clubs/premier-division/dundalk-fc/latest-news/4194-mccaffrey-leaves-dundalk-by-mutual-consent
  15. ^ "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  17. ^ O'Gorman, Simon (13 April 2012). "Shamrock Rovers 6 - 0 Dundalk". Extratime. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  18. ^ Smith, Alan (18 May 2012). "Cork City 4 – 2 UCD". Extratime. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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  20. ^ "Chris Forrester named SWAI". SWAI.ie. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
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  22. ^ "Danny North named SWAI". SWAI.ie. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
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  30. ^ http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/07/26/europe/uefa-cup/st-patricks-athletic-fc/nk-iroki-brijeg/1300587/

See also

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