Season | 2024 |
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Dates | February 2024 – October 2024 |
Champions | Cork City (3rd title) |
← 2023 |
The 2024 League of Ireland First Division, known as the SSE Airtricity Men's First Division for sponsorship reasons, [1] was the 40th season of the League of Ireland First Division. The competition began on 16 February 2024, [2] and concluded in October 2024. [3]
The teams relegated to the First Division were Cork City (losers of the 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division play-off) and UCD (the bottom-placed team of the 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division). They replaced the two teams promoted from the 2023 League of Ireland First Division (champions Galway United and Premier Division play-off winners Waterford).
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Athlone Town | Athlone | Athlone Town Stadium | 5,000 |
Bray Wanderers | Bray | Carlisle Grounds | 4,000 |
Cobh Ramblers | Cobh | St. Colman's Park | 3,000 |
Cork City | Cork | Turners Cross | 7,485 |
Finn Harps | Ballybofey | Finn Park | 6,000 |
Kerry | Tralee | Mounthawk Park | 1,200 |
Longford Town | Longford | Bishopsgate | 5,097 |
Treaty United | Limerick | Markets Field | 5,000 |
UCD | Dublin | UCD Bowl | 3,000 |
Wexford | Crossabeg | Ferrycarrig Park | 2,500 |
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 |
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Athlone Town | Dario Castelo | Oisín Duffy | Nike | Valeo Futbol |
Bray Wanderers | Vacant | Killian Cantwell | Capelli Sport | OutdoorLiving.ie |
Cobh Ramblers | Gary Hunt | Jason Abbott | Uhlsport | McCarthy Insurance Group |
Cork City | Tim Clancy | Cian Coleman | Adidas | Zeus |
Finn Harps | Darren Murphy | Tony McNamee | Joma | So-Lo Stores |
Kerry | Conor McCarthy | Andy Spain | New Balance | Kerry Airport |
Longford Town | Wayne Groves | Shane Elworthy | Macron | Bishopsgate |
Treaty United | Tommy Barrett | Mark Walsh | O'Neills | Trade Electric Group |
UCD | William O’Connor | Jack Keaney | O'Neills | Maples Group |
Wexford | James Keddy | Ethan Boyle | Macron | Campion Insurance |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Cork City (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 78 | Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division |
2 | UCD | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 56 | Qualification to League of Ireland Premier Division play-off |
3 | Wexford | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 56 | |
4 | Athlone Town | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 55 | |
5 | Bray Wanderers | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 51 | |
6 | Finn Harps | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 46 | |
7 | Treaty United | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 44 | |
8 | Cobh Ramblers | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 44 | |
9 | Longford Town | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 29 | |
10 | Kerry | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 27 |
Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
The ninth-placed team (Drogheda United) from the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division qualified for a play-off alongside the second, third, fourth, and fifth-placed teams from the 2024 League of Ireland First Division (Athlone Town, Bray Wanderers, UCD, and Wexford).
The First Division teams contest the semi-finals and final. The semi-finals will be held over two legs, with the second-placed team facing the fifth-placed team and the third-placed team facing the fourth-placed team. The semi-final winners then contest the First Division final, with the winners ultimately facing the ninth-placed League of Ireland Premier Division team for the final place in the 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division.
Semi-finals | Final | Promotion/Relegation Playoff | |||||||||||||
2 | UCD | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Drogheda United | |||||||||||||||
5 | Bray Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | Bray Wanderers | 2 (4p) | Bray Wanderers | ||||||||||||
4 | Athlone Town | 2 (2p) | |||||||||||||
3 | Wexford | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Athlone Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
24 October 2024 | Bray Wanderers | 2–0 | UCD | Bray |
19:45 IST | Guillermo Almirall 17' Cristian Măgerușan 70' | Report | Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Mark Houlihan |
24 October 2024 | Athlone Town | 1–0 | Wexford | Athlone |
19:45 IST | Dean Ebbe 53' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium Attendance: 572 Referee: Oliver Moran |
28 October 2024 | UCD | 1–0 (1–2 agg.) | Bray Wanderers | Dublin |
17:00 IST | Ronan Finn 88' (pen) | Paul Murphy 58' | Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Declan Toland |
28 October 2024 | Wexford | 0–0 (0–1 agg.) | Athlone Town | Wexford |
15:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Ferrycarrig Park Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Alan Patchell |
2 November 2024 | Bray Wanderers | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Athlone Town | Dublin |
16:00 IST | Hand 63' (o.g.) Omorehiomwan 90+2' | Report | Ebbe 11' Fuentes 24' | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 1,782 Referee: Marc Lynch |
Penalties | ||||
Griffin Craven Măgerușan O'Sullivan | Connolly Torre McKenna Oakley |
16 November 2024 | Drogheda United | v | Bray Wanderers | Dublin |
14:00 IST | Stadium: Tallaght Stadium | |||
Note: Game shown live on Virgin Media Two |
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