2023 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season 2023
Matches played 134
Goals scored 348 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer Chris Forrester(12 goals)
Biggest home win St Patrick's Athletic 7–0 UCD (30 June)
Biggest away win UCD 0–4 Derry City (6 March)
UCD 0–4 Shelbourne (7 July)
Highest scoring St Patrick's Athletic 7–0 UCD (30 June)
Longest winning run Bohemians – 4 games
St Patrick's Athletic – 4 games Cork City – 4 games
Longest unbeaten run Shamrock Rovers – 13 games
Longest winless run UCD – 10 games
Longest losing run UCD – 8 games
Highest attendance Shamrock Rovers 2–0 Bohemians (5 May) – 7,864
Lowest attendance UCD 2–1 Sligo Rovers (23 June) – 304
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 1 August 2023.

The 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, is the 39th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985. Shamrock Rovers are the defending champions, having won their twentieth title the previous season.[1][2]

Teams

Ten teams compete in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the First Division. The promoted team was Cork City, after a top flight absence of two years.[3] They replaced Finn Harps who were relegated after four consecutive seasons in the top flight.[4]

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 4,500
Cork City Cork Turners Cross 7,485
Derry City Derry Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 3,700
Drogheda United Drogheda Weavers Park 3,500
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park 4,500
St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (Inchicore) Richmond Park 5,340
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Tallaght) Tallaght Stadium 8,000
Shelbourne Dublin (Drumcondra) Tolka Park 4,100
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 Keith Buckley O'Neills Des Kelly Interiors
Cork City Republic of Ireland Liam Buckley (interim) Republic of Ireland Cian Coleman Adidas Zeus
Derry City Northern Ireland Ruaidhrí Higgins Republic of Ireland Patrick McEleney O'Neills Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland Kevin Doherty Republic of Ireland Gary Deegan Erreà Drogheda Credit Union
Dundalk Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban Playr-Fit Bet Regal
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Jon Daly Republic of Ireland Joe Redmond Umbro Manguard Plus
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Stephen Bradley Republic of Ireland Ronan Finn Umbro MASCOT Workwear
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Damien Duff Republic of Ireland Luke Byrne Umbro Culligan
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 Maples Group

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Tim Clancy Mutual Consent 2 May 2023 7th Republic of Ireland Jon Daly 2 May 2023
Cork City Republic of Ireland Colin Healy Resigned 3 May 2023 9th Republic of Ireland Liam Buckley (interim) 3 May 2023

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 COR DER DRO DUN STP SHM SHE SLI UCD
Bohemians — 5–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–1
Cork City 1–2 — 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 0–2 1–0 4–0
Derry City 0–1 2–0 — 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 4–1
Drogheda United 0–2 0–1 0–1 — 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–1
Dundalk 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 — 5–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 1–1
St Patrick's Athletic 0–2 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 — 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–0
Shamrock Rovers 2–0 4–4 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 — 2–2 2–1 3–0
Shelbourne 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 — 2–1 1–0
Sligo Rovers 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 — 3–1
UCD 1–1 1–0 0–4 0–1 0–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 2–3 —
Source: [http://www.extratime.ie/competition/100/ Extratime.ie

Matches 19–36

Home \ Away BOH COR DER DRO DUN STP SHM SHE SLI UCD
Bohemians — 4–2 3–2 2–2 2–0
Cork City 2–1 — 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1
Derry City 0–0 2–0 — 3–0 3–0 2–1
Drogheda United — 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–2
Dundalk — 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–1
St Patrick's Athletic 0–0 1–1 4–1 — 1–0 7–0
Shamrock Rovers 2–1 1–0 3–2 — 4–0
Shelbourne 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 — 1–1
Sligo Rovers 3–1 3–0 0–2 0–3 —
UCD 1–3 0–4 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2023. Source: [http://www.extratime.ie/competition/100/ Extratime.ie

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank [5] Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Chris Forrester St Patrick's Athletic 12
2 New Zealand Max Mata* Sligo Rovers 11
3 Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban Dundalk 10
Republic of Ireland Jonathan Afolabi Bohemians
5 Republic of Ireland Rory Gaffney Shamrock Rovers 8
Republic of Ireland Ruairi Keating Cork City
Republic of Ireland Jack Moylan Shelbourne
England Freddie Draper* Drogheda United
Republic of Ireland Graham Burke Shamrock Rovers
10 Republic of Ireland Adam Foley Drogheda United 6
Republic of Ireland Jordan McEneff Derry City
Republic of Ireland Jake Mulraney St Patrick's Athletic

Assists

Rank[8] Player Club Assists
1 Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Shamrock Rovers 7
Republic of Ireland Dayle Rooney Drogheda United
3 Scotland Alistair Coote Bohemian 5
Northern Ireland Ben Doherty Derry City
5 Sweden Johan Brannefalk Sligo Rovers 4
Republic of Ireland Chris Forrester St Patrick's Athletic
Republic of Ireland Rory Gaffney Shamrock Rovers
Republic of Ireland Ryan Graydon* Derry City
Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban Dundalk
Republic of Ireland Brandon Kavanagh Derry City
Republic of Ireland Darragh Leahy Dundalk
Republic of Ireland Ben McCormack St Patrick's Athletic
Scotland Declan McDaid Bohemian
England Will Patching Derry City
Estonia Markus Poom Shamrock Rovers

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[10]
1 Republic of Ireland Brian Maher Derry City 14
2 Republic of Ireland Conor Kearns Shelbourne 11
Republic of Ireland James Talbot Bohemians
4 England Dean Lyness St Patrick's Athletic 8
5 Germany Leon Pohls Shamrock Rovers 7
Wales Nathan Shepperd Dundalk
7 Northern Ireland Alan Mannus Shamrock Rovers 5
Republic of Ireland Jimmy Corcoran Cork City
9 Republic of Ireland Colin McCabe Drogheda United 4
10 Republic of Ireland Luke McNicholas Sligo Rovers 3
11 Republic of Ireland Kian Moore UCD 2
12 Republic of Ireland David Odumosu St Patrick's Athletic 1
Republic of Ireland Andrew Wogan Drogheda United

Play-offs

Bracket

  First Division play-off Semi-finals     First Division play-off Final     Promotion/relegation play-off
                           
   5th Placed First Division Team    
   2nd Placed First Division Team            9th Placed Premier Division Team
         2nd OR 5th Placed First Division Team      First Division Playoff Winner
         3rd OR 4th Placed First Division Team  
   4th Placed First Division Team      
   3rd Placed First Division Team    

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 Republic of Ireland Jordan McEneff Derry City [11]
March Scotland Ali Coote Bohemians [12]
April Republic of Ireland Ronan Coughlan Waterford [13]
May England Freddie Draper Drogheda United [14]
June Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban Dundalk [15]
July Republic of Ireland Jonathan Afolabi Bohemians [16]
August
September
October
November

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
PFAI Player of the Year
PFAI Young Player of the Year
PFAI Premier Division Manager of the Year
PFAI Team of the Year
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

See also

References

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External links

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