2015 League of Ireland First Division
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wexford Youths |
| Promoted | Finn Harps |
| Top goalscorer | Daniel Furlong: 30 (Wexford Youths)[1] |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The 2015 League of Ireland First Division season was the 31st season of the League of Ireland First Division. The First Division was contested by eight teams. Wexford Youths won the title and Finn Harps were also promoted after winning a play off.
Teams
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Stadia and locations
[edit ]Personnel and kits
[edit ]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | Republic of Ireland Alan Mathews |
Republic of Ireland Brian Shortall | Nike | Nitro Sports |
| Cabinteely | Republic of Ireland Eddie Gormley | Umbro | ||
| Cobh Ramblers | Republic of Ireland Stephen Henderson |
Nike | Eirgrid | |
| Finn Harps | Republic of Ireland Ollie Horgan | Republic of Ireland Kevin McHugh | Legea | McGettigan Group |
| Shelbourne | Republic of Ireland Kevin Doherty (footballer) | Macron | ||
| UCD | Republic of Ireland Collie O'Neill | Republic of Ireland Robbie Benson | O'Neills | O'Neills |
| Waterford United | Republic of Ireland Roddy Collins |
Republic of Ireland Vinny Sullivan | Macron | SportsWorld |
| Wexford Youths | Republic of Ireland Shane Keegan | Republic of Ireland Graham Doyle | O'Neills | Galenisys |
Overview
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The 2015 First Division featured eight teams. Each team played each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches during the season.[2] Wexford Youths secured their first League of Ireland First Division title and promotion to the Premier Division with a 3–0 victory against Athlone Town at Ferrycarrig Park. The Youths goals came from Danny Furlong, Eric Molloy and Aidan Keenan.[3]
Final table
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wexford Youths (C, P) | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 61 | Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division |
| 2 | Finn Harps (O, P) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 55 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | UCD | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 49 | |
| 4 | Shelbourne | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 45 | |
| 5 | Athlone Town | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 33 | |
| 6 | Cobh Ramblers | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 30 | |
| 7 | Waterford United | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 21 | |
| 8 | Cabinteely | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 20 |
Results
[edit ]Matches 1–14
[edit ]| Home \ Away | ATH | CAB | COB | FHA | SHE | UCD | WAT | WEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Cabinteely | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Cobh Ramblers | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | |
| Finn Harps | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
| Shelbourne | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | |
| UCD | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| Waterford United | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| Wexford Youths | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 15–28
[edit ]| Home \ Away | ATH | CAB | COB | FHA | SHE | UCD | WAT | WEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Town | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | |
| Cabinteely | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3[a] | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Cobh Ramblers | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Finn Harps | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| Shelbourne | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| UCD | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
| Waterford United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Wexford Youths | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
- ^ Cabinteely fielded an ineligible player, Dean Ebbe, in their game against UCD on 31 July 2015. They lost 3–1. The FAI subsequently awarded the match to UCD as a 3–0 win and fined Cabinteely 2,500ドル.[4]
Top scorers
[edit ]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Ireland Daniel Furlong | Wexford Youths | 30 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland Ryan Swan | UCD | 12 |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland Philip Gorman | Athlone Town | 10 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland Kevin McHugh | Finn Harps | 9 |
Promotion/relegation playoffs
[edit ]The second and third placed First Division teams, Finn Harps and UCD, played off to decide who would play Limerick, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division. The winner of this play off would play in the 2016 Premier Division.[2]
- First Division
Mailey 89' O'Connor 59'
Finn Harps won 3 – 1 on aggregate
- First Division v Premier Division
Banda 117' Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Derek Tomney
Finn Harps won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2016 Premier Division. Limerick are relegated to the 2016 First Division.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Ireland 2015". RSSSF . Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Wexford Youths win promotion to Premier Division". www.rte.ie. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Cabinteely sanctioned for fielding ineligible player". 4 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "2015 SSE Airtricity League First Division". inform.fai.ie. Archived from the original on 2015年07月11日.