2024 League of Ireland First Division
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | February 2024 – October 2024 |
← 2023 |
The 2024 League of Ireland First Division, known as the SSE Airtricity Men's First Division for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 40th season of the League of Ireland First Division.
The competition began on 16 February 2024,[2] and is due to conclude in October 2024.[3]
Teams[edit]
Team changes[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
Personnel and kits[edit]
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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Bray Wanderers | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Cobh Ramblers | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Cork City | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Finn Harps | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Kerry | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Longford Town | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Treaty United | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
UCD | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Wexford | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Cork City | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 46 | Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division |
2 | UCD | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 35 | Qualification to League of Ireland Premier Division play-off |
3 | Bray Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 31 | |
4 | Athlone Town | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 31 | |
5 | Finn Harps | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 30 | |
6 | Wexford | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 26 | |
7 | Cobh Ramblers | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 25 | |
8 | Treaty United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 24 | |
9 | Kerry | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 18 | |
10 | Longford Town | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results[edit]
Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "League of Ireland and SSE Airtricity announce rise in prize money ahead of 2024 season". Irish Examiner. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers to host Dundalk on 2024 League of Ireland opening day". RTÉ. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 SSE Airtricity Men's First Division Fixture List" (PDF). League of Ireland. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.