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2011 League of Ireland Premier Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | League of Ireland Premier Division |
| season | 2011 |
| matches | 180 |
| total goals | 503 |
| winners | Shamrock Rovers (17th title) |
| relegated | Galway United |
| continentalcup1 | UEFA Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Shamrock Rovers |
| continentalcup2 | UEFA Europa League |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Sligo Rovers |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | |
| Bohemians | |
| continentalcup3 | Setanta Cup |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Shamrock Rovers |
| Bohemians | |
| Sligo Rovers | |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | |
| Derry City | |
| Bray Wanderers | |
| league topscorer | Éamon Zayed: 22 |
| (Derry City) | |
| biggest home win | Derry City 7–0 UCD |
| biggest away win | Galway United 0–8 Sligo Rovers |
| highest scoring | UCD 5–4 Drogheda United |
| longest wins | Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers (5 games each) |
| longest unbeaten | Derry City |
| (18 games) | |
| longest winless | Galway United |
| (32 games) | |
| longest losses | Galway United |
| (22 games) | |
| prevseason | 2010 |
| nextseason | 2012 |
St. Patrick's Athletic Bohemians Bohemians Sligo Rovers St. Patrick's Athletic Derry City Bray Wanderers (Derry City) (18 games) (32 games) (22 games) | }}
The 2011 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 27th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league was also known as the Airtricity League for sponsorship reasons. The division featured 10 teams. Shamrock Rovers were champions while Sligo Rovers finished as runners-up.
Teams
| Team | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | Phibsborough | Dalymount Park |
| Bray Wanderers | Bray | Carlisle Grounds |
| Derry City | Derry | Brandywell Stadium |
| Drogheda United | Drogheda | United Park |
| Dundalk | Dundalk | Oriel Park |
| Galway United | Galway | Terryland Park |
| Shamrock Rovers | Tallaght | Tallaght Stadium |
| Sligo Rovers | Sligo | The Showgrounds |
| St Patrick's Athletic | Inchicore | Richmond Park |
| UCD | Belfield | UCD Bowl |
Overview
The Premier Division consists of ten teams. Each team played every other team four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches. The league began on 4 March and ended on 29 October. Defending champions Shamrock Rovers retained the league title with victory over UCD on 25 October 2011.
Final table
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–36
Awards
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya Éamon Zayed | Derry City | 22 |
| 2 | Ireland Eoin Doyle | Sligo Rovers | 20 |
| 3 | England Danny North | St. Patrick's Athletic | 15 |
| Scotland Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers | 15 | |
| 5 | Ireland Mark Quigley | Dundalk | 13 |
Source:
[[PFAI Players' Player of the Year]]
| Winner | Club |
|---|---|
| Libya Éamon Zayed | Derry City |
[[PFAI Young Player of the Year]]
| Winner | Club |
|---|---|
| Ireland Enda Stevens | Shamrock Rovers |
PFAI Team of the Year
[[League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month|Player of the Month]]
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March | Ireland Mark Quigley | Dundalk |
| April | Ireland Gary Dempsey | Bray Wanderers |
| May | Ireland Eoin Doyle | Sligo Rovers |
| June | England Danny North | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| July | Ireland Conor McCormack | Shamrock Rovers |
| August | Ireland Patrick Sullivan | Shamrock Rovers |
| September | Cameroon Joseph Ndo | Sligo Rovers |
| October | Ireland Karl Sheppard | Shamrock Rovers |
| November | Ireland Stephen PaisleyStephen Paisley was playing in First Division. | Shelbourne |
;Notes
Promotion/relegation play-off
Galway United, the tenth-placed team in the 2011 Premier Division, and Monaghan United, the third-placed team from the 2011 First Division, played off to see who would play in the 2012 Premier Division. The playoff was contested in a two-legged format.
S. Brennan R. Brennan Monaghan United won 5–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division. Galway United were relegated to the First Division.
References
References
- "Ireland – List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- "Airtricity League – 2011". WhoScored.com.
- (28 February 2011). "Battle set to commence in Airtricity League". Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
- (26 October 2011). "Shamrock Rovers – 2011 League Champions". extratime.ie.
- (26 October 2011). "Shamrock Rovers retain Irish title". UEFA.
- (13 November 2011). "Zayed scoops Player of the Year award". extratime.ie.
- "Ireland 2011". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
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