League of Ireland

Association football league in Ireland

Football league

League of Ireland

Founded| 1921; 104 years ago (1921)
Country|  Ireland (19 teams)
Other club(s) from|  Northern Ireland (1 team)
Confederation| UEFA
Divisions| Premier Division
First Division
Women's Premier Division
U19 Division
U17 Division
U15 Division
U14 Division
Number of clubs| 20
Level on pyramid| 1–2
Domestic cup(s)| FAI Cup
President's Cup
League cup(s)| League of Ireland Cup
Current champions| Shelbourne F.C. (14th title) (2024)
Most championships| Shamrock Rovers (21 titles)
Most appearances|  Al Finucane (612)
Top goalscorer| Brendan Bradley (235)
Broadcaster(s)| RTÉ
Virgin Media Television
LOI TV
Website| leagueofireland.ie
Current: 2025 League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is a national association football league consisting of professional clubs in the Republic of Ireland and Derry City F.C. in Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland. It was the name of the top-level football league in the Republic of Ireland from its foundation in 1921 until the introduction of a second division in 1985.

There are three divisions in the league – the Premier Division, the First Division and the Women's Premier Division.[1] The league has always worked closely with the FAI, with which it formally merged in 2006. The league is currently sponsored by SSE Airtricity, and as such is known as the SSE Airtricity League for sponsorship reasons. In 2007, it became one of the first leagues in Europe to introduce a salary cap.

The men's league is divided into the Premier Division and the First Division, with ten teams in each division, and promotion and relegation between the highest-placed teams in the First Division and the lowest-placed teams in the Premier Division. Underage divisions include the U19 Division, U17 Division, U15 Division, and most recently the U14 Division. Nineteen teams are located in the Republic of Ireland, while one – Derry City – is located in Northern Ireland. The league also organises two knockout cup competitions: the FAI Cup and the League of Ireland Cup.

## History

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### First level

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The League of Ireland was founded in 1921 as a single division known as the A Division. The inaugural season featured eight teams from County Dublin, all of whom had spent the 1920–21 season playing in the Leinster Senior League: Bohemians, Dublin United, Frankfort, Jacobs, Olympia, St James's Gate, Shelbourne and YMCA.[2][3] Bohemians and Shelbourne had previously played in the 1919–20 Irish League. St James's Gate were the inaugural champions, and also went on to complete a treble, having also won both the FAI Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup.[citation needed]

The League expanded to twelve teams in 1922–23. Among the new members were Shamrock Rovers, who would win the title at the first attempt, and Athlone Town, who became the first team from outside County Dublin to compete in the League. Along with Bohemians and Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers would go on to dominate the League during the 1920s and 1930s.[citation needed]

Bray Unknowns and Fordsons became the second and third teams from outside County Dublin to join the League in 1924–25, the latter also becoming the first team from Munster to play in the league. The League continued to expand both numerically and geographically during its first two decades, with Dundalk being elected in 1926–27 and subsequently becoming the first team from outside County Dublin to win the title in 1932–33. Dundalk were subsequently joined by Waterford in 1930–31, Cork Bohemians in 1932–33, Sligo Rovers in 1934–35 and Limerick in 1937–38. Sligo Rovers became only the second team from outside County Dublin to win the title in 1936–37.[2][3]

Cork United emerged as the strongest team in the League during the Emergency, winning five titles between 1940–41 and 1945–46, three of which in succession. However, they subsequently resigned from the League in 1948.[4]

The 1950s was marked by the emergence of St Patrick's Athletic and the re-emergence of Shamrock Rovers, with the former winning the title at the first attempt in 1951–52 and claiming two more in the middle of the decade, and the latter winning their first title in fifteen years in 1953–54. While Drumcondra and Dundalk won two titles each during the 1960s, Waterford were the dominant team of the decade by winning four titles, including three in succession between 1967–68 and 1969–70. Six different teams won the title during the 1970s, with Bohemians, Dundalk and Waterford each winning two titles. While Athlone Town won two titles at the start of the 1980s, the decade was marked by the four successive titles won by Shamrock Rovers between 1983–84 and 1986–87.

Following the conclusion of the 1984–85 season, the League was restructured and the A Division was replaced by the Premier Division.[2][3]

### Second level

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A second division known as the B Division was introduced in 1964–65, featuring reserve teams and emerging senior teams. While there was no formal promotion and relegation to and from the A Division, a number of B Division teams, including Athlone Town, Bray Wanderers, Home Farm, Longford Town, Monaghan United and UCD, were subsequently elected to the A Division.[5][6]

The B Division was replaced as the second-level division by the First Division in 1985, featuring first teams and promotion and relegation to and from the new Premier Division.[2][7][8]

### Third level

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A third division known as the A Championship was introduced in 2008, and like the former B Division featured reserve teams and emerging senior teams. However, unlike the B Division, there was promotion and relegation between the Premier Division, First Division and A Championship.[9][10]

The A Championship was disbanded following the conclusion of the 2011 season.

The FAI announced a new third tier, the National League, on 12 December 2024. The National League will be integrated into the existing football pyramid in Ireland, offering a clear route for promotion and relegation to and from the League of Ireland. The FAI aims to recruit 20 clubs in total for the new league, split into north and south divisions.[11]

### Youth leagues

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A number of youth leagues have also been introduced since the 2000–01 season.

* The original youth league was an under-21 division, and later became an under-20 division before becoming an under-19 division, the winners of which are awarded the Dr Tony O'Neill Cup.[12][13]
* An under-17 division was introduced in 2015.[14][15]
* An under-15 division was introduced with a truncated season in 2017, before fully aligning with the League calendar in 2018.
* An under-13 division was introduced in April 2019.[16][17][18]

## Competition

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### League structure

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There are 20 teams in the League, organised into two divisions: the Premier Division (formerly the A Division) and the First Division (formerly the B Division), which were renamed in 1985. There are ten teams in each division, and in a given season each team plays the other nine four times: twice at home and twice away, resulting in a total of 36 games per season.

Teams gain three points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. At the end of the season, the last-placed team in the Premier Division is relegated, with the winner of the First Division being promoted in their place. The second- to fourth-placed teams in the First Division compete in a playoff series, the winner of which plays the ninth-placed team in the Premier Division to determine the final place in the Premier Division for the following season.

Division  | Promotion and relegation

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Premier Division | 1 direct relegation
0 or 1 relegation via playoffs
First Division | 1 direct promotion
0 or 1 promotion via playoffs

## Teams

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### 2025 Premier Division

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Cork City

Derry City

Drogheda United

Dublin

Galway United

Sligo Rovers

Waterford

Dublin teams
Bohemians
St Patrick's Athletic
Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne

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Locations of Premier Division teams

Bohemians

St Patrick's Athletic

Shamrock Rovers

Shelbourne

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Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams

Team  | Home city/suburb  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Bohemians | Dublin (Phibsborough) | Dalymount Park | 4,500
Cork City | Cork | Turners Cross | 7,485
Derry City | Derry | Brandywell | 6,300
Drogheda United | Drogheda | United Park | 2,500
Galway United | Galway | Eamonn Deacy Park | 5,000
St Patrick's Athletic | Dublin (Inchicore) | Richmond Park | 5,500
Shamrock Rovers | Dublin (Tallaght) | Tallaght Stadium | 10,716
Shelbourne | Dublin (Drumcondra) | Tolka Park | 5,700
Sligo Rovers | Sligo | The Showgrounds | 4,200
Waterford | Waterford | RSC | 5,160

### 2025 First Division

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Athlone Town

Bray Wanderers

Cobh Ramblers

Dundalk

Finn Harps

Kerry

Longford Town

Treaty United

Wexford

UCD

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Locations of the First Division teams

Team  | Home city/suburb  | Stadium

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Athlone Town | Athlone | Athlone Town Stadium
Bray Wanderers | Bray | Carlisle Grounds
Cobh Ramblers | Cobh | St. Colman's Park
Dundalk | Dundalk | Oriel Park
Finn Harps | Ballybofey | Finn Park
Kerry | Tralee | Mounthawk Park
Longford Town | Longford | Bishopsgate
Treaty United | Limerick | Markets Field
UCD | Dublin | UCD Bowl
Wexford | Crossabeg | Ferrycarrig Park

### Former League of Ireland clubs

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Apart from the current twenty members, at least 38 other clubs have competed in the League of Ireland at one time or another. Some of these clubs are still active, playing in intermediate and junior leagues. The list below only includes teams that played in the A Division, the Premier Division and the First Division.

Team  | Home town/suburb  | Home ground  | Current league

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Albert Rovers | Cork | Flower Lodge |
Bray Unknowns | Bray | Carlisle Grounds |
Brideville | The Liberties, Dublin | Richmond Park
Harold's Cross Stadium |
Brooklyn | Merchants Quay | Chalgrove Terrace |
Cabinteely | Cabinteely, Dublin | Kilbogget Park |
Cork | Cork | The Mardyke |
Cork City | Cork | The Mardyke |
Cork Alberts | Cork | Flower Lodge
Turners Cross |
Cork Athletic | Cork | The Mardyke |
Cork Bohemians | Cork | Turners Cross |
Cork Hibernians | Cork | The Mardyke |
Cork United | Cork | The Mardyke |
Dolphin | Dolphin's Barn | Dolphin Park
Harold's Cross Stadium
Tolka Park |
Drumcondra | Drumcondra, Dublin | Tolka Park | Leinster Senior League
Dublin City | Fingal | various |
Dublin United | Donnybrook, Dublin | Beech Hill
Anglesea Road |
Evergreen United / Cork Celtic | Cork | Turners Cross |
Fordsons | Cork | Ballinlough Road |
Frankfort | Drumcondra, Dublin | Richmond Road |
Home Farm | Whitehall, Dublin | Tolka Park | Leinster Senior League
Jacobs | Crumlin, Dublin | Rutland Avenue |
Kildare County | Newbridge, County Kildare | Station Road |
Kilkenny City | Kilkenny | Buckley Park |
Limerick | Limerick | Markets Field |
Mervue United | Galway | Fahy's Field | Galway & District League
Midland Athletic | Whitehall, Dublin | The Thatch |
Monaghan United | Monaghan | Gortakeegan | Monaghan Cavan League
Newcastlewest | Newcastle West | Ballygowan Park | Limerick Desmond League
Olympia | The Coombe, Dublin | Bellevue Lodge |
Pioneers | Dublin | Strand Hall
The Thatch | Leinster Senior League
Rathmines Athletic | Rathmines | Rathmines Park |
Reds United | Ringsend | Glenmalure Park |
Salthill Devon | Salthill | Drom Soccer Park | Galway & District League
St. Francis | The Liberties/Clondalkin | John Hyland Park | Leinster Senior League
St. James's Gate | Crumlin, Dublin | Iveagh Grounds | Leinster Senior League
Shelbourne United | Ringsend | Beech Hill
Anglesea Road
Glenmalure Park |
Shamrock Rovers B | Tallaght | Tallaght Stadium |
Sporting Fingal | Fingal | Morton Stadium |
Thurles Town | Thurles | Thurles Greyhound Stadium | North Tipperary District League
Transport | Bray/Harold's Cross | Carlisle Grounds
Harold's Cross Stadium | Leinster Senior League
YMCA | Sandymount | YMCA Sports Grounds |

## Champions

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### First level

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#### A Division

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Season  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Third place

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1921–22 | St. James's Gate (1)  | Bohemians | Shelbourne
1922–23 | Shamrock Rovers (1)  | Shelbourne | Bohemians
1923–24 | Bohemians (1)  | Shelbourne | Jacobs
1924–25 | Shamrock Rovers (2)  | Bohemians | Shelbourne
1925–26 | Shelbourne (1)  | Shamrock Rovers | Fordsons
1926–27 | Shamrock Rovers (3)  | Shelbourne | Bohemians
1927–28 | Bohemians (2)  | Shelbourne | Shamrock Rovers
1928–29 | Shelbourne (2)  | Bohemians | Shamrock Rovers
1929–30 | Bohemians (3)  | Shelbourne | Shamrock Rovers
1930–31 | Shelbourne (3)  | Dundalk | Bohemians
1931–32 | Shamrock Rovers (4)  | Cork | Waterford
1932–33 | Dundalk (1)  | Shamrock Rovers | Shelbourne
1933–34 | Bohemians (4)  | Cork | Shamrock Rovers
1934–35 | Dolphin (1)  | St. James's Gate | Sligo Rovers
1935–36 | Bohemians (5)  | Dolphin | Cork
1936–37 | Sligo Rovers (1)  | Dundalk | Waterford
1937–38 | Shamrock Rovers (5)  | Waterford | Dundalk
1938–39 | Shamrock Rovers (6)  | Sligo Rovers | Dundalk
1939–40 | St. James's Gate (2)  | Shamrock Rovers | Sligo Rovers
1940–41 | Cork United (1)  | Waterford | Bohemians
1941–42 | Cork United (2)  | Shamrock Rovers | Shelbourne
1942–43 | Cork United (3)  | Dundalk | Drumcondra
1943–44 | Shelbourne (4)  | Limerick | Shamrock Rovers
1944–45 | Cork United (4)  | Limerick | Shamrock Rovers
1945–46 | Cork United (5)  | Drumcondra | Waterford
1946–47 | Shelbourne (5)  | Drumcondra | Shamrock Rovers
1947–48 | Drumcondra (1)  | Dundalk | Shelbourne
1948–49 | Drumcondra (2)  | Shelbourne | Dundalk
1949–50 | Cork Athletic (1)  | Drumcondra | Shelbourne
1950–51 | Cork Athletic (2)  | Sligo Rovers | Drumcondra
1951–52 | St. Patrick's Athletic (1)  | Shelbourne | Shamrock Rovers
1952–53 | Shelbourne (6)  | Drumcondra | Shamrock Rovers
1953–54 | Shamrock Rovers (7)  | Evergreen United | Drumcondra
1954–55 | St. Patrick's Athletic (2)  | Waterford | Shamrock Rovers
1955–56 | St. Patrick's Athletic (3)  | Shamrock Rovers | Waterford
1956–57 | Shamrock Rovers (8)  | Drumcondra | Sligo Rovers
1957–58 | Drumcondra (3)  | Shamrock Rovers | Evergreen United
1958–59 | Shamrock Rovers (9)  | Evergreen United | Waterford
1959–60 | Limerick (1)  | Cork Celtic | Shelbourne
1960–61 | Drumcondra (4)  | St. Patrick's Athletic | Waterford
1961–62 | Shelbourne (7)  | Cork Celtic | Shamrock Rovers
1962–63 | Dundalk (2)  | Waterford | Drumcondra
1963–64 | Shamrock Rovers (10)  | Dundalk | Limerick
1964–65 | Drumcondra (5)  | Shamrock Rovers | Bohemians
1965–66 | Waterford (1)  | Shamrock Rovers | Bohemians
1966–67 | Dundalk (3)  | Bohemians | Sligo Rovers
1967–68 | Waterford (2)  | Dundalk | Cork Celtic
1968–69 | Waterford (3)  | Shamrock Rovers | Cork Hibernians
1969–70 | Waterford (4)  | Shamrock Rovers | Cork Hibernians
1970–71 | Cork Hibernians (1)  | Shamrock Rovers | Waterford
1971–72 | Waterford (5)  | Cork Hibernians | Bohemians
1972–73 | Waterford (6)  | Finn Harps | Bohemians
1973–74 | Cork Celtic (1)  | Bohemians | Cork Hibernians
1974–75 | Bohemians (6)  | Athlone Town | Finn Harps
1975–76 | Dundalk (4)  | Finn Harps | Waterford
1976–77 | Sligo Rovers (2)  | Bohemians | Drogheda United
1977–78 | Bohemians (7)  | Finn Harps | Drogheda United
1978–79 | Dundalk (5)  | Bohemians | Drogheda United
1979–80 | Limerick United (2)  | Dundalk | Athlone Town
1980–81 | Athlone Town (1)  | Dundalk | Limerick United
1981–82 | Dundalk (6)  | Shamrock Rovers | Bohemians
1982–83 | Athlone Town (2)  | Drogheda United | Dundalk
1983–84 | Shamrock Rovers (11)  | Bohemians | Athlone Town
1984–85 | Shamrock Rovers (12)  | Bohemians | Athlone Town

Source:[2][3]

#### Premier Division

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Season  | Champions  | Runners–up  | Third place

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1985–86 | Shamrock Rovers (13)  | Galway United | Dundalk
1986–87 | Shamrock Rovers (14)  | Dundalk | Bohemians
1987–88 | Dundalk (7)  | St Patrick's Athletic | Bohemians
1988–89 | Derry City (1)  | Dundalk | Limerick City
1989–90 | St Patrick's Athletic (4)  | Derry City | Dundalk
1990–91 | Dundalk (8)  | Cork City | St Patrick's Athletic
1991–92 | Shelbourne (8)  | Derry City | Cork City
1992–93 | Cork City (1)  | Bohemians | Shelbourne
1993–94 | Shamrock Rovers (15)  | Cork City | Galway United
1994–95 | Dundalk (9)  | Derry City | Shelbourne
1995–96 | St Patrick's Athletic (5)  | Bohemians | Sligo Rovers
1996–97 | Derry City (2)  | Bohemians | Shelbourne
1997–98 | St Patrick's Athletic (6)  | Shelbourne | Cork City
1998–99 | St Patrick's Athletic (7)  | Cork City | Shelbourne
1999–00 | Shelbourne (9)  | Cork City | Bohemians
2000–01 | Bohemians (8)  | Shelbourne | Cork City
2001–02 | Shelbourne (10)  | Shamrock Rovers | St Patrick's Athletic
2002–03 | Bohemians (9)  | Shelbourne | Shamrock Rovers
2003 | Shelbourne (11)  | Bohemians | Cork City
2004 | Shelbourne (12)  | Cork City | Bohemians
2005 | Cork City (2)  | Derry City | Shelbourne
2006 | Shelbourne (13)  | Derry City | Drogheda United
2007 | Drogheda United (1)  | St Patrick's Athletic | Bohemians
2008 | Bohemians (10)  | St Patrick's Athletic | Derry City
2009 | Bohemians (11)  | Shamrock Rovers | Cork City
2010 | Shamrock Rovers (16)  | Bohemians | Sligo Rovers
2011 | Shamrock Rovers (17)  | Sligo Rovers | Derry City
2012 | Sligo Rovers (3)  | Drogheda United | St Patrick's Athletic
2013 | St Patrick's Athletic (8)  | Dundalk | Sligo Rovers
2014 | Dundalk (10)  | Cork City | St Patrick's Athletic
2015 | Dundalk (11)  | Cork City | Shamrock Rovers
2016 | Dundalk (12)  | Cork City | Derry City
2017 | Cork City (3)  | Dundalk | Shamrock Rovers
2018 | Dundalk (13)  | Cork City | Shamrock Rovers
2019 | Dundalk (14)  | Shamrock Rovers | Bohemians
2020 | Shamrock Rovers (18)  | Bohemians | Dundalk
2021 | Shamrock Rovers (19)  | St Patrick's Athletic | Sligo Rovers
2022 | Shamrock Rovers (20)  | Derry City | Dundalk
2023 | Shamrock Rovers (21)  | Derry City | St Patrick's Athletic
2024 | Shelbourne (14)  | Shamrock Rovers | St Patrick's Athletic

Source:[2][3]

## List of champions

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### By number of titles

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Club  | First level  | Second level  | Total

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Shamrock Rovers | 21  | 1  | 22
Dundalk | 14  | 2  | 16
Shelbourne | 14  | 2  | 16
Bohemians | 11  | 0  | 11
St Patrick's Athletic | 8  | 0  | 8
Waterford | 6  | 4  | 10
Cork United | 5  | 0  | 5
Drumcondra | 5  | 0  | 5
Cork City | 3  | 3  | 6
Sligo Rovers | 3  | 2  | 5
Limerick United | 2  | 3  | 5
Athlone Town | 2  | 2  | 4
Derry City | 2  | 2  | 4
Cork Athletic | 2  | 0  | 2
St James's Gate | 2  | 0  | 2
Drogheda United | 1  | 5  | 6
Cork Celtic | 1  | 0  | 1
Cork Hibernians | 1  | 0  | 1
Dolphin | 1  | 0  | 1
Bray Wanderers | 0  | 3  | 3
UCD | 0  | 3  | 3
Galway United | 0  | 2  | 2
Cobh Ramblers | 0  | 1  | 1
Dublin City | 0  | 1  | 1
Finn Harps | 0  | 1  | 1
Kilkenny City | 0  | 1  | 1
Longford Town | 0  | 1  | 1
Wexford | 0  | 1  | 1

### By team

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Club  | Titles  | Seasons  | Runners-up  | Seasons

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Shamrock Rovers |

| 1922–23, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |

| 1925–26, 1932–33, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1981–82, 2001-02, 2009, 2019, 2024
Dundalk |

| 1932–33, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1994–95, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |

| 1930–31, 1936–37, 1942–43, 1947–48, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1988–89, 2013, 2017
Shelbourne |

| 1925–26, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1952–53, 1961–62, 1991–92, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2024 |

| 1922–23, 1923–24, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1997–98, 2002–03
Bohemians |

| 1923–24, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1974–75, 1977–78, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2008, 2009 |

| 1921–22, 1924–25, 1928–29, 1966–67, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2003, 2010, 2020
St Patrick's Athletic |

| 1951–52, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1989–90, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013 |

| 1960–61, 1987–88, 2007, 2008, 2021
Waterford |

| 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73 |

| 1937–38, 1940–41, 1954–55, 1962–63
Drumcondra |

| 1947–48, 1948–49, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1964–65 |

| 1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1956–57
Cork United |

| 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46 |

Cork City |

| 1992–93, 2005, 2017 |

| 1990–91, 1993–94, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Sligo Rovers |

| 1936–37, 1976–77, 2012 |

| 1938–39, 1950–51, 2011
Derry City |

| 1988–89, 1996–97 |

| 1989–90, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2005, 2006, 2022, 2023
Limerick |

| 1959–60, 1979–80 |

| 1943–44, 1944–45
St James's Gate |

| 1921–22, 1939–40 |

| 1934–35
Athlone Town |

| 1980–81, 1982–83 |

| 1974–75
Cork Athletic |

| 1949–50, 1950–51 |

Cork Celtic |

| 1973–74 |

| 1953–54, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62
Drogheda United |

| 2007 |

| 1982–83, 2012
Dolphin |

| 1934–35 |

| 1935–36
Cork Hibernians |

| 1970–71 |

| 1971–72
Finn Harps |

|  |

| 1972–73, 1975–76, 1977–78
Cork |

|  |

| 1931–32, 1933–34
Galway United |

|  |

| 1985–86

### By county

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County  | Titles  | Most successful club

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Dublin | 60  | Shamrock Rovers (21)
Louth | 15  | Dundalk (14)
Cork | 12  | Cork United (5)
Waterford | 6  | Waterford (6)
Sligo | 3  | Sligo Rovers (3)
Derry  | 2  | Derry City (2)
Limerick | 2  | Limerick (2)
Westmeath | 2  | Athlone Town (2)

### By season

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For each season, the number of teams competing (in brackets) are shown.

Team  | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Years

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Bohemians | 2nd  | 5th  | 6th  | 6th  | 8th  | \-  | 6
Cork City | 10th  |  |  | 9th  |  | \-  | 3
Derry City | 7th  | 4th  | 2nd  | 2nd  | 4th  | \-  | 6
Drogheda United |  | 7th  | 8th  | 7th  | 9th  | \-  | 5
Dundalk | 3rd  | 6th  | 3rd  | 5th  | 10th  |  | 5
Galway United |  |  |  |  | 5th  | \-  | 2
Finn Harps | 8th  | 8th  | 10th  |  |  |  | 3
Longford Town |  | 10th  |  |  |  |  | 1
Shamrock Rovers | 1st  | 1st  | 1st  | 1st  | 2nd  | \-  | 6
Shelbourne | 9th  |  | 7th  | 4th  | 1st  | \-  | 5
Sligo Rovers | 4th  | 3rd  | 5th  | 8th  | 6th  | \-  | 6
St Patrick's Athletic | 6th  | 2nd  | 4th  | 3rd  | 3rd  | \-  | 6
UCD |  |  | 9th  | 10th  |  |  | 2
Waterford | 5th  | 9th  |  |  | 7th  | \-  | 4

## Media coverage

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League of Ireland games are broadcast by both RTÉ and Virgin Media Television. It was announced in 2014 that RTÉ would show 78 live Premier Division and FAI Cup games as part of a new agreement with the FAI. The agreement expires in November 2018. RTÉ also broadcast a highlights show, Soccer Republic, throughout the season.[19][20][21][22] In 2015 the FAI agreed a deal with TrackChamp to stream all Premier Division and First Division games outside Ireland, but the deal was criticised by customers as the streaming service required registration for a betting platform.[23]

## Attendance

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In 2024 attendances across the League of Ireland broke the million mark for the first time ever; a total of 1,001,630 fans went to games in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division, First Division, SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division, men's and women's FAI Cups, the All-Island Cup and European matches.[24]

### Premier Division

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| Season  | Total  | Average  | Highest  | Ref.

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2005 | –  | –  | 7,000  | [25]
2006 | 257,745  | 1,562  | 6,080  | [note 1][26]
2007 | –  | –  | –
2008 | –  | –  | 6,870  | [27]
2009 | –  | –  | 6,000  | [28]
2010 | –  | –  | 5,500  | [29]
2011 | –  | –  | 5,916  | [30]
2012 | 281,925  | 1,575  | 6,097  | [note 2][31][32]
2013 | 307,355  | 1,552  | 4,703  | [note 3][31][33]
2014 | 295,384  | 1,523  | 6,219  | [note 4][31][34]
2015 | 324,332  | 1,638  | 6,900  | [note 5][35][36]
2016 | 291,258  | 1,471  | 5,453  | [37][38]
2017 | 377,362  | 1,906  | 6,983  | [39][40]
2018 | 384,520  | 2,136  | 6,672  | [41][42]
2019 | 375,705  | 2,087  | 7,021  | [43][44]
2020 | 65,700  | 2,986  | 7,522  | [note 6][45][46]
2021 | –  | –  | 7,765  | [47]
2022 | 486,365  | 2,687  | 7,726  | [43][48]
2023 | 596,196  | 3,294  | 8,021  | [49]
2024 | 628,200  | 3,490  | 10,094
Key

| Record high
| Record low
* | Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

### First Division

[edit]

| Season  | Total  | Average  | Highest  | Ref.

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|
|

2016 | 52,987  | 477  | –  | [44]
2017 | 53,342  | 476  | –  | [44]
2018 | 59,946  | 422  | –  | [44]
2019 | 75,795  | 561  | –  | [43]
2020 | –  | –  | –  |
2021 | –  | –  | –  |
2022 | 178,000  | 1,193  | –  | [43]
2023 | 196,050  | 1,089  | –  | [49]

## European record

[edit]

### UEFA Champions League

[edit]

Season  | Club  | Round  | Opponent  | Home  | Away  | Agg

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|
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2009–10 | Bohemians | 2QR  |  Red Bull Salzburg | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–2
2010–11 |  The New Saints | 1–0  | 0–4  | 1–4
2011–12 | Shamrock Rovers | 2QR  |  FC Flora Tallinn | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0
3QR  |  F.C. Copenhagen | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–3
2012–13 | 2QR  |  FK Ekranas | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–2
2013–14 | Sligo Rovers | 2QR  |  Molde FK | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–3
2014–15 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2QR  |  Legia Warsaw | 0–5  | 1–1  | 1–6
2015–16 | Dundalk | 2QR  |  BATE Borisov | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–2
2016–17 | Dundalk | 2QR  |  FH | 1–1  | 2–2  | 3–3 (a)
3QR  |  BATE Borisov | 3–0  | 0–1  | 3–1
PO  |  Legia Warsaw | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–3
2017–18 | 2QR  |  Rosenborg BK | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–3 (a.e.t.)
2018–19 | Cork City | 1QR  |  Legia Warsaw | 0–1  | 0–3  | 0–4
2019–20 | Dundalk | 1QR  |  Riga FC | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0 (5–4 (p))
2QR  |  Qarabag | 1–1  | 0–3  | 1–4
2020–21 | 1QR  |  NK Celje | 0–3[a] | 0–3
2021–22 | Shamrock Rovers | 1QR  |  Slovan Bratislava | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–3
2022–23 |  Hibernians | 3–0  | 0–0  | 3–0
2QR  |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–3  | 2–1  | 2–4
2023–24 | 1QR  |  Breiðablik | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–3
2024–25 |  Víkingur Reykjavík | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1
2QR  |  Sparta Prague | 0–2  | 2–4  | 2–6
2025–26 | Shelbourne | 1QR  |  Linfield | 1–0  | 1-1  | 2-1
2QR  |  Qarabag | 0-3  | 0-1  | 0-4

1. ^ Only one match was played at a neutral venue.

1QR/2QR/3QR = First/Second/Third qualifying round; PO = Playoff

### UEFA Europa League

[edit]

Season  | Club  | Round  | Opponent  | Home  | Away  | Agg

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|
|

2009–10 | Sligo Rovers | 1QR  |  Vllaznia Shkodër | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–3
Derry City | 2QR  |  Skonto | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1
3QR  |  CSKA Sofia | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–2
St Patrick's Athletic | 2QR  |  Valletta | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1
3QR  |  Krylia Sovetov | 1–0  | 2–3  | 3–3 (a)
PO  |  Steaua București | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–5
2010–11 | Dundalk | 1QR  |  Grevenmacher | 2–1  | 3–3  | 5–4
2QR  |  Levski Sofia | 0–2  | 0–6  | 0–8
Sporting Fingal | 2QR  |  Marítimo | 2–3  | 2–3  | 4–6
Shamrock Rovers | 2QR  |  Bnei Yehuda | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1
3QR  |  Juventus | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–3
2011–12 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1QR  |  ÍBV | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–1
2QR  |  Shakhter Karagandy | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–2
3QR  |  Karpaty Lviv | 1–3  | 0–2  | 1–5
Bohemians | 2QR  |  Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–3
Sligo Rovers | 3QR  |  Vorskla Poltava | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–2
Shamrock Rovers | PO  |  Partizan | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Group A  |  Rubin Kazan | 0–3  | 1–4  | 4th
Tottenham Hotspur | 0–4  | 1–3
P.A.O.K. | 1–3  | 1–2
2012–13 | Bohemians | 1QR  |  Þór Akureyri | 0–0  | 1–5  | 1–5
St Patrick's Athletic | 1QR  |  ÍBV | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–2 (a) (a.e.t.)
2QR  |  Široki Brijeg | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–2 (a.e.t.)
3QR  |  Hannover 96 | 0–3  | 0–2  | 0–5
Sligo Rovers | 2QR  |  Spartak Trnava | 1–1  | 1–3  | 2–4
2013–14 | Drogheda United | 1QR  |  Malmö FF | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–2
St Patrick's Athletic | 1QR  |  Žalgiris Vilnius | 1–2  | 2–2  | 3–4
Derry City | 2QR  |  Trabzonspor | 0–3  | 2–4  | 2–7
2014–15 | Dundalk | 1QR  |  Jeunesse Esch | 3–1  | 2–0  | 5–1
2QR  |  Hajduk Split | 0–2  | 2–1  | 2–3
Derry City | 1QR  |  Aberystwyth Town | 4–0  | 5–0  | 9–0
2QR  |  Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 0–1  | 1–5  | 1–6
Sligo Rovers | 1QR  |  Banga Gargždai | 4–0  | 0–0  | 4–0
2QR  |  Rosenborg BK | 1–3  | 2–1  | 3–4
2015–16 | UCD | 1QR  |  F91 Dudelange | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–2 (a)
2QR  |  Slovan Bratislava | 1–5  | 0–1  | 1–6
Cork City | 1QR  |  KR | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–3 (a.e.t.)
St Patrick's Athletic | 1QR  |  Skonto | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–4
Shamrock Rovers | 1QR  |  Progrès Niederkorn | 3–0  | 0–0  | 3–0
2QR  |  Odds BK | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–4
2016–17 | Cork City | 1QR  |  Linfield | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1
2QR  |  BK Häcken | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1
3QR  |  Genk | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–3
Shamrock Rovers | 1QR  |  RoPS | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–3
St Patrick's Athletic | 1QR  |  Jeunesse Esch | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–2 (a)
2QR  |  Dinamo Minsk | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–2
Dundalk | Group D  |  AZ | 0–1  | 1–1  | 4th
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0  | 1–2
Zenit | 1–2  | 1–2
2017–18 | Cork City | 1QR  |  FCI Levadia Tallinn | 4–2  | 2–0  | 6–2
2QR  |  AEK Larnaca | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–2
Derry City | 1QR  |  Midtjylland | 1–4  | 1–6  | 2–10
Shamrock Rovers |  Stjarnan | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–0
2QR  |  Mladá Boleslav | 2–3  | 0–2  | 2–5
2018–19 | Dundalk | 1QR  |  FCI Levadia Tallinn | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–1
2QR  |  AEK Larnaca | 0–0  | 0–4  | 0–4
Derry City | 1QR  |  Dinamo Minsk | 0–2  | 2–1  | 2–3
Cork City | 3QR  |  Rosenborg BK | 0–2  | 0–3  | 0–5
Shamrock Rovers | 1QR  |  AIK | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–2 (a.e.t.)
2019–20 | Cork City | 1QR  |  Progrès Niederkorn | 0–2  | 2–1  | 2–3
Dundalk | 3QR  |  Slovan Bratislava | 1–3  | 0–1  | 1–4
Shamrock Rovers | 1QR  |  SK Brann | 2–1  | 2–2  | 4–3
2QR  |  Apollon Limassol | 2–1  | 1–3  | 3–4 (a.e.t.)
St Patrick's Athletic | 1QR  |  IFK Norrköping | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–4
2020–21 | Shamrock Rovers | 1QR  |  Ilves | 2–2  | —  | 2–2
(12–11 (p))
2QR  |  A.C. Milan | 0–2  | —  | 0–2
Bohemians | 1QR  |  Fehérvár | —  | 1–1  | 1–1
(2–4 (p))
Derry City |  FK Riteriai | —  | 2–3  | 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Dundalk | 2QR  |  Inter Club d'Escaldes | —  | 1–0  | 1–0
3QR  |  Sheriff Tiraspol | —  | 1–1  | 1–1
(3–5 (p))
PO  |  KÍ | 3–1  | —  | 3–1
Group B  |  Molde FK | 1–2  | 1–3  | 4th
Arsenal | 2–4  | 0–3
Rapid Wien | 1–3  | 3–4
2022–23 | Shamrock Rovers | 3QR  |  Shkupi | 3–1  | 2–1  | 5–2
PO  |  Ferencvaros | 1–0  | 0–4  | 1–4
2024–25 | 3QR  |  Celje | 3–1 (a.e.t)  | 0–1  | 3–2
PO  |  PAOK | 0–2  | 0–4  | 0–6

1QR/2QR/3QR = First/Second/Third qualifying round; PO = Playoff; Group = Group stage

### UEFA Conference League

[edit]

Season  | Club  | Round  | Opponent  | Home  | Away  | Agg

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|
|
|
|

2021–22 | Bohemians | 1QR  |  Stjarnan | 3–0  | 1–1  | 4–1
2QR  |  F91 Dudelange | 1–0  | 3–0  | 4–0
3QR  |  P.A.O.K. | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–3
Dundalk | 1QR  |  Newtown | 4–0  | 1–0  | 5–0
2QR  |  FCI Levadia Tallinn | 2–2  | 2–1  | 4–3
3QR  |  Vitesse | 1–2  | 2–2  | 3–4
Sligo Rovers | 1QR  |  FH | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–3
Shamrock Rovers | 3QR  |  Teuta | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–0
PO  |  FC Flora Tallinn | 0–1  | 2–4  | 2–5
2022–23 | Sligo Rovers | 1QR  |  Bala Town | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–2 (4–3 (p))
2QR  |  Motherwell | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–0
3QR  |  Viking | 1–5  | 1–0  | 2–5
Derry City | 1QR  |  Riga | 0–2  | 0–2  | 4–0
St Patrick's Athletic | 2QR  |  Mura | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1
(6–5 (p))
3QR  |  CSKA Sofia | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–2
Shamrock Rovers | Group F  |  Djurgården | 0–0  | 0–1  | 4th
Gent | 1–1  | 0–3
Molde | 0–2  | 0–3
2023–24 | Dundalk | 1QR  |  Bruno’s Magpies | 0–0  | 3–1  | 3–1
2QR  |  KA | 2–2  | 1–3  | 3–5
Derry City | 1QR  |  HB | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0
2QR  |  KuPS | 2–1  | 3–3  | 5–4
3QR  |  Tobol | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1
(5–6 (p))
St Patrick's Athletic | 1QR  |  F91 Dudelange | 1–2  | 2–3  | 3–5
Shamrock Rovers | 2QR  |  Ferencvaros | 0–2  | 0–4  | 0–6
2024–25 | Derry City | 1QR  |  Bruno's Magpies | 2−1  | 0–2  | 2−3 (a.e.t.)
Shelbourne | 1QR  |  St Joseph's | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–2
2QR  |  Zürich | 0–0  | 0–3  | 0–3
St Patrick's Athletic | 2QR  |  Vaduz | 3–1  | 2–2  | 5–3
3QR  |  Sabah | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–0
PO  |  İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–2
Shamrock Rovers | League Phase  |  APOEL | 1–1  | —  | 10th
Larne | —  | 4–1
The New Saints | 2–1  | —
Rapid Vienna | —  | 1–1
Borac Banja Luka | 3–0  | —
Chelsea | —  | 1–5
KPPO |  Molde | 0–1 (a.e.t)  | 1–0  | 1–1
(4–5 (p))
2025–26 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1QR  |  Hegelmann |  |  |
Shamrock Rovers | 2QR  |  St Joseph's /
Cliftonville |  |  |

1QR/2QR/3QR = First/Second/Third qualifying round; PO = Playoff; KPPO = Knockout Phase Play-off round

## See also

[edit]

* List of association football competitions
* List of foreign League of Ireland players

## Notes

[edit]

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* 1985–86
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* 1989–90
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Awards|

* Player of the Year
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* Team of the Year

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League of Ireland First Division

2025 clubs|

* Athlone Town
* Bray Wanderers
* Cobh Ramblers
* Dundalk
* Finn Harps
* Kerry
* Longford Town
* Treaty United
* UCD
* Wexford

Seasons|

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* 1986–87
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* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

See also|

Shield

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League of Ireland venues

Current venues|

* Athlone Town Stadium
* Brandywell Stadium
* The Carlisle Grounds
* Dalymount Park
* Eamonn Deacy Park
* Ferrycarrig Park
* Finn Park
* Markets Field
* Mounthawk Park
* Oriel Park
* Richmond Park
* St Colman's Park
* Strokestown Road
* The Showgrounds
* Tallaght Stadium
* Tolka Park
* Turners Cross
* UCD Bowl
* United Park
* Waterford RSC

Former venues|

* Abbeycartron
* Belfield Park
* Belgium Park
* Bishopstown Stadium
* Buckley Park
* Drom Soccer Park
* Flower Lodge
* Gortakeegan
* Glenmalure Park
* Harold's Cross Stadium
* Irishtown Stadium
* Iveagh Grounds
* Jackman Park
* John Hyland Park
* Kilcohan Park
* Lourdes Stadium
* Maginn Park
* The Mardyke
* Morton Stadium
* RDS Arena
* Shelbourne Park
* St Mel's Park
* St. James's Park (Dublin)
* Station Road
* Stradbrook Road
* Thomond Park
* Whitehall Stadium

Proposed venues|

* New Finn Harps Stadium

See also|

List

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Current League of Ireland managers

Premier Division|

* Reynolds (Bohemians)
* Nash (Cork City)
* Lynch (Derry City)
* Doherty (Drogheda United)
* Caulfield (Galway United)
* Bradley (Shamrock Rovers)
* O'Brien (Shelbourne)
* Russell (Sligo Rovers)
* Kenny (St Patrick's Athletic)
* Coleman (Waterford)

First Division|

* Ryan (Athlone Town)
* Heffernan (Bray Wanderers)
* McDermott (Cobh Ramblers)
* Kilduff (Dundalk)
* McHugh (Finn Harps)
* Healy (Kerry)
* Groves (Longford Town)
* Barrett (Treaty United)
* O'Connor (UCD)
* Elliott (Wexford)

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Association football in the Republic of Ireland

Women's association football in the Republic of Ireland

Governing Bodies|

* Football Association of Ireland
* League of Ireland
* Connacht
* Leinster
* Munster
* Universities
* WFAI
* GFA

National Teams|

* Men's
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* Futsal

National Leagues|

* Premier Division
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* Under-19 League
* Under-17 League
* Women's National League

Provincial Leagues|

* Leinster Senior League
* Senior Division
* Munster Senior League
* Premier Division
* Ulster Senior League
* Emerald Futsal League

County/Local Leagues|

| Leinster|

* AUL
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Munster|

* Cork AUL
* Kerry
* Desmond
* Limerick
* West Cork

Connacht|

* Galway
* Mayo
* Men's
* Women's

Ulster|

* Inishowen

National Cups|

* FAI Cup
* League of Ireland Cup
* President's Cup
* FAI Women's Cup
* FAI Intermediate Cup
* FAI Junior Cup
* FAI Youth Cup
* FAI Futsal Cup

Provincial Cups|

* Leinster Senior Cup
* Munster Senior Cup
* Connacht Junior Cup

All-Ireland Cups|

* All-Island Cup
* Collingwood Cup

* List of clubs
* List of leagues
* List of venues
* Records
* Rivalries

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Lists of national association football champions of Europe (UEFA)

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Defunct|

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* VIAF

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