2013 League of Ireland Premier Division

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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2013
Champions St. Patrick's Athletic (8th title)
Relegated Shelbourne
Champions League St. Patrick's Athletic
Europa League Dundalk
Derry City
Sligo Rovers
Setanta Cup St. Patrick's Athletic
Dundalk
Sligo Rovers
Shamrock Rovers
Matches played198
Goals scored523 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer Rory Patterson: 18
(Derry City) [1]
Highest attendance4,703 Shamrock Rovers 0–4 St. Patrick's Athletic
Total attendance307,355
Average attendance1,552 [2] [note 1]
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2014 →

The 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 29th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division featured 12 teams. St. Patrick's Athletic were champions, winning their eighth top level League of Ireland title. Dundalk finished as runners-up.

Contents

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadium
Bohemians Phibsborough Dalymount Park
Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds
Cork City Cork Turners Cross
Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium
Drogheda United Drogheda Hunky Dorys Park
Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
Limerick Limerick Thomond Park
Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Tallaght Stadium
Shelbourne Drumcondra Tolka Park
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds
St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore Richmond Park
UCD Belfield UCD Bowl

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Bohemians Owen Heary Owen Heary Macron Volkswagen
Bray Wanderers Pat Devlin Danny O'Connor Adidas Volkswagen
Cork City Tommy Dunne
Stuart Ashton/Paul O Brien		Kevin Murray Umbro Clonakilty Blackpudding
Derry City Declan Devine Kevin Deery Umbro Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United Mick Cooke Derek Prendergast Nike Scotch Hall Shopping Center
Dundalk Stephen Kenny Stephen O'Donnell Umbro Fyffes
Limerick Stuart Taylor Joe Gamble Macron Greenheat Group
Shamrock Rovers Trevor Croly Patrick Sullivan Umbro SEAT
Shelbourne John McDonnell Ian Ryan Macron Volkswagen
Sligo Rovers Ian Baraclough Danny Ventre Umbro Volkswagen
St Patrick's Athletic Liam Buckley Conor Kenna Umbro Clune Construction LP
UCD Martin Russell Mick Leahy O'Neills O'Neills

Overview

The Premier Division featured 12 teams. Each team played each other three times, totalling 33 games. The regular season began on 8 March and concluded on 25 October. [3] St. Patrick's Athletic clinched the title on 13 October 2013, with two games to go, after a 2–0 win against the holders, Sligo Rovers. [4] [5] [6]

Final Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 St Patrick's Athletic (C)3321845620+3671Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Dundalk 3321575530+2568Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Sligo Rovers 3319955322+3166
4 Derry City 33175115739+1856
5 Shamrock Rovers 33131374328+1552
6 Cork City 33137134750−346
7 Limerick 33119133846−842
8 Drogheda United 33814114446−238
9 UCD 3386194573−2830
10 Bohemians 3378182747−2029
11 Bray Wanderers (O)3376203366−3327Qualification to Relegation play-off
12 Shelbourne (R)3356222556−3121Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–22

Home \ Away BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP UCD
Bohemians —3–21–20–41–10–20–10–00–30–30–22–1
Bray Wanderers 1–3—1–22–33–20–10–40–01–00–00–12–2
Cork City 2–11–3—0–11–02–22–31–21–13–10–22–1
Derry City 2–12–01–1—1–10–12–12–14–00–10–12–4
Drogheda United 2–22–11–12–3—0–12–20–30–01–11–23–2
Dundalk 3–01–02–01–32–2—2–20–01–01–32–12–3
Limerick 2–14–40–00–10–13–2—1–10–00–00–13–1
Shamrock Rovers 1–17–01–12–11–11–01–0—1–01–13–01–1
Shelbourne 0–11–22–10–11–31–32–10–0—0–20–32–0
Sligo Rovers 0–03–02–03–02–20–12–10–02–0—1–15–2
St Patrick's Athletic 1–12–02–11–11–01–23–00–04–02–0—5–0
UCD 1–04–53–00–62–21–21–12–01–20–30–1—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Home \ Away BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN LIM SHM SHE SLI StP UCD
Bohemians —0–1—2–0—1–1—1–0—0–2—1–3
Bray Wanderers ——1–2——0–21–0—1–1—1–31–1
Cork City 1–0——4–1————5–3—4–22–0
Derry City —2–0——0–2—6–00–03–11–2——
Drogheda United 1–02–02–3———3–0————1–0
Dundalk ——4–03–01–0—1–23–1—2–0——
Limerick 1–0—2–1————2–01–0—0–01–3
Shamrock Rovers —3–02–1—3–1————1–20–4—
Shelbourne 0–3———2–21–2—1–2———1–2
Sligo Rovers —2–00–0—3–1—2–0—2–0———
St Patrick's Athletic 1–1——1–10–02–0——1–02–0——
UCD ———1–3—0–2—1–4—0–31–3—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/relegation play-off

Bray Wanderers, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division, played off against Longford Town, the winners of the 2013 First Division play off. The winner of this play off would play in the 2014 Premier Division. [3]

28 October 2013 Bray Wanderers 2–2 Longford Town Carlisle Grounds
19.45 Jason Byrne Soccerball shade.svg8', 31' Report Dean Ebbe Soccerball shade.svg61'
David O'Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg83'		Attendance: 900 (estimated)
Referee: Graham Kelly
1 November 2013 Longford Town 2–3 Bray Wanderers City Calling Stadium
19.45Daniel Purdy Soccerball shade.svg58', 79'
Noel Haverty Red card.svg 90+2'		 Report Gary Dempsey Soccerball shade.svg3'
Kieran Waters Soccerball shade.svg73'
Kevin O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg86'
Shane O'Connor Red card.svg 90+2'		Attendance: unknown
Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

Bray Wanderers win 5–4 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division.

Goal scorers

Top scorers

PlayerClubGoals
Rory Patterson Derry City18 (3 pen.) [1]
Declan O'Brien Drogheda United14 (3 pen.)
Ciarán Kilduff Cork City13
Patrick Hoban Dundalk13
David McMillan Sligo Rovers13 (6 pen.)

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateGoals
Rory Patterson Derry CityUniversity College Dublin6–0 [8] 15 March 2013
3
Chris Forrester St Patrick's AthleticShelbourne4–0 [9] 15 April 2013
3
Jason Byrne Bray WanderersDrogheda United3–2 [10] 24 May 2013
3
Jason Byrne Bray WanderersUCD5–4 [11] 8 June 2013
4
Patrick HobanDundalkBohemians3–0 [12] 12 July 2013
3
Conan Byrne St Patrick's AthleticShamrock Rovers4–0 [13] 10 August 2013
4
Danny MorrisseyCork CityDerry City4–1 [14] 30 August 2013
3
Richie Towell DundalkDerry City3–0 [15] 30 September 2013
3
Ciarán Kilduff Cork CityShelbourne5–3 [16] 10 October 2013
4
David McDaid Derry CityLimerick6–0 [17] 25 October 2013
3

Awards

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClub
March Anthony Elding Sligo Rovers [18]
AprilBarry McNamee Derry City [19]
May Killian Brennan St Patrick's Athletic [20]
June Jason Byrne Bray Wanderers [21]
July Patrick Hoban Dundalk [22]
August Richie Towell Dundalk [23]
September Anthony Flood St Patrick's Athletic [24]
October Ciaran Kilduff Cork City [25]
November Danny North Sligo Rovers

PFAI Players' Player of the Year

WinnerClub
Killian Brennan St. Patrick's Athletic

PFAI Young Player of the Year

WinnerClub
Richie Towell Dundalk

Team of the Year

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Brendan Clarke St Patrick's Athletic
22 DF Ger O'Brien St Patrick's Athletic
32 DF Kenny Browne St Patrick's Athletic
42 DF Andy Boyle Dundalk
52 DF Ian Bermingham St Patrick's Athletic
63 MF Killian Brennan St Patrick's Athletic
73 MF Greg Bolger St Patrick's Athletic
83 MF Daryl Horgan Cork City
93 MF Richie Towell Dundalk
104 FW Patrick Hoban Dundalk
114 FW Rory Patterson Derry City

[26]

Television coverage

Live coverage of matches in Ireland were shown on RTÉ Two and Setanta Sports. MNS on RTÉ Two showed match highlights and analysis on each Monday night during the season.

See also

Notes

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