2024 League of Ireland First Division

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League of Ireland First Division
Season2024
DatesFebruary 2024 – October 2024
Champions Cork City
(3rd title)
← 2023
2025 →

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]

Contents

Cork City won the title for the third time. [4]

Teams

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Locations of the 2024 First Division teams

Team changes

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).

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
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

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Athlone Town Flag of Portugal (official).svg Dario Castelo Flag of Ireland.svg Oisín Duffy Nike Valeo Futbol
Bray Wanderers Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Heffernan Flag of Ireland.svg Kilian Cantwell Capelli Sport OutdoorLiving.ie
Cobh Ramblers Flag of Ireland.svg Gary Hunt Flag of Ireland.svg Jason Abbott Uhlsport McCarthy Insurance Group
Cork City Flag of Ireland.svg Tim Clancy Flag of Ireland.svg Cian Coleman Adidas Zeus
Finn Harps Ulster Banner.svg Darren Murphy Flag of Ireland.svg Tony McNamee Joma So-Lo Stores
Kerry Flag of Ireland.svg Conor McCarthy Flag of Ireland.svg Andy Spain New Balance Kerry Airport
Longford Town Flag of Ireland.svg Wayne Groves Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Elworthy Macron Bishopsgate
Treaty United Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Barrett Flag of Ireland.svg Mark Walsh O'Neills Trade Electric Group
UCD Flag of Ireland.svg William O’Connor Flag of Ireland.svg Jack KeaneyO'NeillsMaples Group
Wexford Flag of Ireland.svg James Keddy Flag of Ireland.svg Ethan BoyleMacronCampion Insurance

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1 Cork City (C, P)36221226423+4178Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division
2 UCD 36141484737+1056Qualification for League of Ireland Premier Division play-off
3 Wexford 361511106156+556
4 Athlone Town 361510115149+255
5 Bray Wanderers 36149135447+751
6 Finn Harps 361210143943−446
7 Treaty United 361111144143−244
8 Cobh Ramblers 36128164156−1544
9 Longford Town 36611194164−2329
10 Kerry 36512193455−2127
Source: SSE Airtricity League of Ireland First Division
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).

Home \ Away ATH BRW COB COR FIN KER LON TRU UCD WEX
Athlone Town —2–12–11–01–01–13–31–02–23–0
—0–11–24–11–43–34–11–01–02–3
Bray Wanderers 3–0—2–21–31–02–01–12–11–23–4
1–0—3–13–32–22–00–15–00–13–1
Cobh Ramblers 3–32–1—0–32–01–01–11–11–22–4
1–23–0—0–12–02–11–00–32–21–2
Cork City 1–02–03–0—1–02–02–01–11–01–1
0–01–04–1—2–22–03–21–10–06–0
Finn Harps 2–02–09–01–1—0–03–21–01–11–0
1–11–25–00–2—1–01–01–21–11–3
Kerry 1–22–31–10–12–0—3–00–11–21–1
2–03–30–21–41–1—2–12–10–11–1
Longford Town 1–10–30–01–42–32–1—2–11–21–2
1–11–02–01–41–12–2—1–41–23–0
Treaty United 0–12–23–10–00–10–01–0—0–22–2
1–22–00–11–11–01–13–1—2–21–3
UCD 3–00–01–20–03–31–11–00–1—1–2
1–21–12–00–12–02–12–21–1—1–1
Wexford 2–21–21–11–11–22–02–23–22–3—
2–10–03–01–32–04–02–20–12–0—
Source: SSE Airtricity League of Ireland First Division
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation play-off

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 contested the semi-finals and final. The semi-finals were 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 contested 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. Ultimately, Drogheda United won the play-off and remained in the Premier Division.

Bracket

Semi-finalsFinalPromotion/Relegation Playoff
2 UCD 011
Drogheda United 3
5 Bray Wanderers 202
5 Bray Wanderers 2 (4p) Bray Wanderers 1
4 Athlone Town 2 (2p)
3 Wexford 000
4 Athlone Town 101

Semi-finals

First leg

24 October 2024 Bray Wanderers 2–0 UCD Bray
19:45 IST Guillermo Almirall Soccerball shade.svg17'
Cristian Măgerușan Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Attendance: 1,205
Referee: Mark Houlihan
24 October 2024 Athlone Town 1–0 Wexford Athlone
19:45 IST Dean Ebbe Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.) Report Stadium: Athlone Town Stadium
Attendance: 572
Referee: Oliver Moran

Second leg

28 October 2024 UCD 1–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Bray Wanderers Dublin
17:00 IST Ronan Finn Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.)Paul Murphy Red card.svg 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

Final

2 November 2024 Bray Wanderers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Athlone Town Dublin
16:00 IST Hand Soccerball shade.svg63' (o.g.)
Omorehiomwan Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Ebbe Soccerball shade.svg11'
Fuentes Soccerball shade.svg24'		Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: Marc Lynch
Penalties
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Promotion/Relegation Playoff

16 November 2024 Bray Wanderers 1–3 Drogheda United Dublin
14:00 IST Groome Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Bolger Soccerball shade.svg33'
Pierrot Soccerball shade.svg36', 52'		Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 5,573

See also

References

  1. ↑ "League of Ireland and SSE Airtricity announce rise in prize money ahead of 2024 season". Irish Examiner. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Shamrock Rovers to host Dundalk on 2024 League of Ireland opening day". RTÉ. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "2024 SSE Airtricity Men's First Division Fixture List" (PDF). League of Ireland. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cork City turn on the style to celebrate league title". RTE Sport. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.