2011 League of Ireland Premier Division - Wikipedia
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| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shamrock Rovers (17th title) |
| Relegated | Galway United |
| UEFA Champions League | Shamrock Rovers |
| UEFA Europa League | Sligo Rovers St. Patrick's Athletic Bohemians |
| Setanta Cup | Shamrock Rovers Bohemians Sligo Rovers St. Patrick's Athletic Derry City Bray Wanderers |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 503 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Éamon Zayed: 22 (Derry City) [1] |
| 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 winning run | Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers (5 games each)[2] |
| Longest unbeaten run | Derry City (18 games)[2] |
| Longest winless run | Galway United (32 games)[2] |
| Longest losing run | Galway United (22 games)[2] |
← 2010 2012 → |
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.
2011 League of Ireland Premier Division teams
Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams
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[3] and ended on 29 October. Defending champions Shamrock Rovers retained the league title with victory over UCD on 25 October 2011.[4][5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 77 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 19 | +54 | 73 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Derry City | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 68 | Banned from 2012–13 European competitions[b] |
| 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 63 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Bohemians | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 60 | |
| 6 | Bray Wanderers | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 51 | |
| 7 | Dundalk | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 44 | |
| 8 | UCD | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 42 | 80 | −38 | 34 | |
| 9 | Drogheda United | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 77 | −45 | 25 | |
| 10 | Galway United[c] | 36 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 115 | −95 | 6 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
Source: [7][9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Sligo Rovers qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2011 FAI Cup Final.
- ^ Derry City were banned from European competitions for three seasons after going into liquidation.
- ^ Galway United were originally relegated but subsequently withdrew from the league.
Source: www.rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Source: www.rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Éamon Zayed
|
Derry City[1] | 22 |
| 2 |  Eoin Doyle
|
Sligo Rovers | 20 |
| 3 |  Danny North
|
St. Patrick's Athletic | 15 |
 Gary Twigg
|
Shamrock Rovers | 15 | |
| 5 | Mark Quigley
|
Dundalk | 13 |
Source:[7]
| Winner | Club |
|---|---|
| Éamon Zayed
|
Derry City[10] |
| Winner | Club |
|---|---|
| Enda Stevens
|
Shamrock Rovers[10] |
PFAI Team of the Year
[edit]
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March | Mark Quigley
|
Dundalk |
| April | Gary Dempsey
|
Bray Wanderers |
| May | Eoin Doyle
|
Sligo Rovers |
| June | Danny North
|
St. Patrick's Athletic |
| July | Conor McCormack
|
Shamrock Rovers |
| August | Patrick Sullivan
|
Shamrock Rovers |
| September |  Joseph Ndo
|
Sligo Rovers |
| October | Karl Sheppard
|
Shamrock Rovers |
| November | Stephen Paisley[note 1]
|
Shelbourne |
- Notes
- ^ Stephen Paisley was playing in First Division.
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.[11]
Monaghan United won 5–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division. Galway United were relegated to the First Division.
- ^ a b c d "Airtricity League – 2011". WhoScored.com. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Battle set to commence in Airtricity League". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers – 2011 League Champions". extratime.ie. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers retain Irish title". UEFA. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ a b "2011 League of Ireland". www.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Derry City are refused entry to Europa League by Uefa". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Ireland 2011". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 August 2016.