2012 League of Ireland Premier Division

July 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 2012 Sligo Rovers (3rd title) UEFA Champions League Sligo Rovers UEFA Europa League Derry CityDrogheda UnitedSt. Patrick's Athletic Setanta Cup Sligo RoversDerry CityDrogheda UnitedSt. Patrick's AthleticShamrock RoversCork City 165 437 Gary Twigg: 22 (Shamrock Rovers)https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iertops.html Ireland - List of Topscorers 6 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html 6 April 2012 Shamrock Rovers 7–0 Dundalk Bray Wanderers 0–4 Derry City Bray Wanderers 2–4 Drogheda UnitedSt. Patrick's Athletic 5–1 Shamrock RoversShamrock Rovers 6–0 DundalkBray Wanderers 3–3 St. Patrick's AthleticCork City 4–2 UCD 6,097 Sligo Rovers 0–2 Shamrock Rovers 151Monaghan United 0–1 Bray Wanderers 281,925Figures include results from matches played against Monaghan United who withdrew midway through the season https://www.researchgate.net/figure/League-of-Ireland-Premier-Division-Attendance_tbl1_286919999 1,575The Demand for League of Ireland Football https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286919999 research gate 1 February 2021Figures include results from matches played against Monaghan United who withdrew midway through the season https://www.researchgate.net/figure/League-of-Ireland-Premier-Division-Attendance_tbl1_286919999 2011 2013 The 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 28th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division featured 12 teams. Sligo Rovers were champions, winning their first top league title since 1976–77. Drogheda United finished as runners-up. Teams Stadia and locations Ireland Map of the Republic of Ireland with the twelve League of Ireland Premier Division teams Locations of Premier Division teams right 280 Ireland N 53 12 10 W 6 6 30 bottom #FFFFFF Bray Wanderers Ireland N 51 53 50 W 8 28 12 left #FFFFFF Cork City 85 Ireland N 54 59 45 W 7 18 27 right #FFFFFF Derry City Ireland N 53 42 50 W 6 21 1 left #FFFFFF Drogheda United 85 Ireland 12 N 53 20 52 W 6 15 35 left #FFFFFF Dublin Ireland N 54 0 32 W 6 24 18 right #FFFFFF Dundalk Ireland N 54 16 0 W 8 29 0 right #FFFFFF Sligo Rovers Ireland TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 N 55 24 W 10 57 right #FFFFFF Dublin teamsBohemiansShamrock RoversShelbourneSt Patrick's AthleticUCD Dublin Map of Dublin with the five League of Ireland Premier Division Dublin teams Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams right 280 Dublin 53 21 43 N W 6 16 30 left Bohemians Dublin 53 20 27 N W 6 19 0 left St Patrick's Athletic Dublin 53 17 1 N W 6 22 25 right Shamrock Rovers Dublin 53 22 3 N W 6 15 7 right Shelbourne Dublin 53 18 37 N W 6 13 41 left UCD Team Location Stadium BohemiansPhibsborough Dalymount Park Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds Cork City Cork Turners Cross Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium Drogheda United Drogheda United Park Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park Monaghan United Monaghan Kingspan Century Park Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Tallaght Stadium Shelbourne Drumcondra Tolka Park Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds St. Patrick's AthleticInchicore Richmond Park UCDBelfieldUCD Bowl Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor BohemiansIRL Aaron CallaghanIRL Owen HearyMacronDHLBray Wanderers IRL Pat DevlinIRL Danny O'ConnorAdidasSinnot Autos VolkswagenCork CityIRL Tommy DunneENG Dan MurrayUmbroClonakilty BlackpuddingDerry CityNIR Declan DevineIRL Kevin DeeryHummelDiamond CorrugatedDrogheda United IRL Mick CookeIRL Paul CrowleyVandanelScotch Hall Shopping CentreDundalkIRL Darius KieransIRL Chris ShieldsUmbroFyffesMonaghan UnitedIRL Roddy CollinsIRL Alan ByrneNikeNoneShamrock RoversENG Brian Lawshttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1227/kennys_shamrock.html RTÉ News Kenny confirmed as Hoops boss 27 December 2011 IRL Ken Oman UmbroSEATShelbourneIRL Alan MathewsIRL David CassidyMacronCab 2000Sligo RoversENG Ian BaracloughENG Danny VentreJakoConnolly's VolkswagenSt. Patrick's AthleticIRL Liam BuckleyIRL Conor KennaUmbroNissan MotorsUCDIRL Martin RussellIRL Michael LeahyO'NeillsO'Neills Soccer Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentDundalk England Ian FosterContract Ended29 October 2011Pre-seasonIreland Sean McCaffrey23 December 2011BohemiansIreland Pat FenlonSigned by Hibernian25 November 2011Pre-seasonIreland Aaron Callaghan31 December 2011St. Patrick's AthleticIreland Pete MahonContract Ended2 December 2011Pre-seasonIreland Liam Buckley2 December 2011Derry CityIreland Stephen KennyResigned24 December 2011Pre-seasonNorthern Ireland Declan Devine6 January 2012Shamrock RoversNorthern Ireland Michael O'NeillSigned by Northern Ireland24 December 2011Pre-seasonIreland Stephen Kenny27 December 2011 Sligo RoversEngland Paul CookSigned by Accrington Stanley 13 February 2012Pre-seasonEngland Ian Baraclough27 February 2012Dundalk Ireland Sean McCaffreyhttp://www.airtricityleague.ie/clubs/premier-division/dundalk-fc/latest-news/4194-mccaffrey-leaves-dundalk-by-mutual-consent McCaffrey leaves Dundalk by mutual consent Airtricityleague.ie 2012-07-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20121029090500/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/clubs/premier-division/dundalk-fc/latest-news/4194-mccaffrey-leaves-dundalk-by-mutual-consent 2012-10-29 dead Mutual Consent12 January 201210thStephen KennyN/AShamrock RoversIreland Stephen KennySackedhttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2012/0911/337230-stephen-kenny-parts-company-with-rovers/ Stephen Kenny sacked by Shamrock Rovers – RTÉ Sport RTÉ.ie 11 September 201211 September 20124thEngland Brian Laws17 September 2012http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2012/0917/337921-laws-set-for-shamrock-rovers-role/ Laws joins Hoops until end of season – RTÉ Sport RTÉ.ie 17 September 2012Bray WanderersIreland Keith LongMutual Consent September 20129thIreland Pat DevlinSeptember 2012 Overview There was a mid-season break coinciding with the Republic of Ireland national football team's UEFA Euro 2012 finals campaign. On 18 June 2012, Monaghan United announced their withdrawal from the league.http://www.the42.ie/monaghan-united-fold-airtricity-league-ireland-fai-explained-491564-Jun2012/ FAQ: What happens next now that Monaghan United are gone? www.the42.ie 7 September 2016 18 June 2012http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/about/press-office/4150-fai-statement-re-monaghan-united-fc-withdrawal FAI Statement Re Monaghan United FC withdrawal www.sseairtricityleague.ie 7 September 2016 20 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160320135020/http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/about/press-office/4150-fai-statement-re-monaghan-united-fc-withdrawal deadhttp://www.balls.ie/football/happens-teams-enter-league-ireland-first-division/205914 What Happens (To) Teams That Enter The League Of Ireland First Division? www.balls.ie 26 March 2016 20 February 2015 Their record was subsequently expunged.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier2012.html Ireland 2012 RSSSF 8 August 2016 The Premier Division title was won by Sligo Rovers, their first title in thirty five years.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2012/1013/341546-sligo-rovers/ Sligo Rovers 3 St Patrick's Athletic 2 14 October 2012 RTÉ Sport 7 November 2012 http://thescore.thejournal.ie/in-pictures-sligo-rovers-celebrate-first-title-win-in-35-years-652118-Oct2012/ Sligo Rovers celebrate first title in 35 years 14 October 2012 Score 7 November 2012 http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/title-win-sends-sligo-wild-210904.html Title win sends Sligo wild 14 October 2012 Irish Examiner 7 November 2012 http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2012/10/13/3447539/sligo-rovers-seal-airtricity-premier-division-title-with Sligo seal title 14 October 2012 Goal.com 7 November 2012 http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/18034/2/ Sligo are 2012 League Champions 14 October 2012 Extra Time 7 November 2012 Final table Results Matches 1–22 main FBR BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN SHM SHE SLI StP UCD Bohemians 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 null 4–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 Bray Wanderers 2–1 0–3 0–4 2–4 1–1 null 2–2 2–3 1–2 3–3 3–1 Cork City 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 3–2 null 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 4–2 Derry City 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 null 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 Drogheda United 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 null 1–2 3–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 Dundalk 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 null 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 Monaghan United null null null null null null null null null null null Shamrock Rovers 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 6–0 null 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 Shelbourne 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 null 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 Sligo Rovers 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 3–0 null 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 null 5–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 UCD 1–2 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 null 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 complete www.rsssf.com Matches 23–33 main FBR BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN SHM SHE SLI StP UCD Bohemians null 1–1 null 1–4 null null null 2–2 null 2–3 null Bray Wanderers 1–4 null 0–0 1–3 null null 1–3 null 0–0 null null Cork City null 2–0 null 3–2 3–0 null 1–2 null 0–0 null null Derry City 2–0 null 0–1 null 4–0 null null null null 2–1 1–2 Drogheda United null null null 2–1 3–2 null 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 null Dundalk 2–2 2–1 null null null null null 0–1 null 0–1 1–2 Monaghan United null null null null null null null null null null null Shamrock Rovers 0–1 null null 1–3 null 7–0 null 2–2 null null 2–1 Shelbourne null 0–0 3–2 0–2 null null null null 1–3 0–2 null Sligo Rovers 3–1 null null 4–1 null 3–0 null 0–2 null 3–2 3–0 St Patrick's Athletic null 0–1 1–0 null null null null 2–1 null null 5–0 UCD 2–2 3–1 3–2 null 1–0 null null null 1–1 null null complete www.rsssf.com Promotion/relegation play-off Dundalk, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division, played Waterford United, the winner of the First Division play-off. The winner of this play off would play in the 2013 Premier Division. 30 October 2012 Dundalk 2–2 [ Report] Waterford United Lorcan Shannon 23Stephen McDonnell 75 Paul Phelan 50Ben Ryan 60 Oriel Parkhttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2012/1030/343651-dundalk-v-waterford-united/ Dundalk 2–2 Waterford United 30 October 2012 RTÉ News 10 March 2013 Paul McLaughlin (Monaghan) 2 November 2012 Waterford United 0–2 [ Report] Dundalk Michael Rafter 45 68 Waterford RSChttp://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2012/1102/344086-waterford-united-v-dundalk/ Waterford United 0–2 Dundalk (agg 2–4) 2 November 2012 RTÉ News 10 March 2013 3,000 Padraig Sutton (Clare) Dundalk win 4–2 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division. Waterford United appealed the result of the playoff, claiming Michael Rafter was ineligible as Dundalk had incorrectly registered him when they signed him earlier that season. However the appeal was unsuccessful. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2012/1107/344671-waterford-to-appeal-dundalk-play-off-result/ Waterford to appeal Dundalk play-off result 7 November 2012 RTÉ News 10 March 2013http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/fai-dismiss-waterford-protest-1.1079619 FAI dismiss Waterford protest 14 November 2012 The Irish Times 10 March 2013 Awards Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1Scotland Gary TwiggShamrock Rovers 222England Danny NorthSligo Rovers153Ireland Jason ByrneBray Wanderers14 Player of the Month League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month Month Player Club March Scotland Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovershttp://www.swai.ie/?q=node/160 Gary Twigg named SWAI SWAI.ie 5 May 2012 dead 9 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140409113441/http://www.swai.ie/?q=node%2F160 April Ireland Christopher Forrester St Patrick's Athletichttp://www.swai.ie/?q=node/161 Chris Forrester named SWAI SWAI.ie 19 May 2012 dead 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112235/http://www.swai.ie/?q=node%2F161 May Ireland Jason Byrne Bray Wanderershttp://www.swai.ie/?q=node/163 Jason Byrne named SWAI SWAI.ie 22 June 2012 dead 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112238/http://www.swai.ie/?q=node%2F163 June England Danny North Sligo Rovershttp://www.swai.ie/?q=node/167 Danny North named SWAI SWAI.ie 12 July 2012 dead 9 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140409113428/http://www.swai.ie/?q=node%2F167 July Ireland Chris Fagan St Patrick's Athletichttp://www.airtricityleague.ie/clubs/premier-division/st-patricks-ath/latest-news/4243-fagan-wins-airtricityswai-player-of-the-month-for-july Fagan wins Airtricity/SWAI Player of the Month for July Airtricityleague.ie August Ireland Mark Quigley Sligo Rovershttp://www.swai.ie/?q=node/172 Mark Quigley named Airtricity/Soccer Writers' Association Player of the Month for August Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland 16 December 2012 dead 9 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140409113435/http://www.swai.ie/?q=node%2F172 September Ireland Jason McGuinness Sligo Rovershttp://swai.ie/?q=node/179 Jason McGuinness named Airtricity/Soccer Writers' Association Player of the Month for September Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland 16 December 2012 dead 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040747/http://swai.ie/?q=node%2F179 October Scotland Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovershttp://www.swai.ie/?q=node/191 Gary Twigg named Airtricity/Soccer Writers' Association Player of the Month for October Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland 16 December 2012 dead 9 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131209130829/http://swai.ie/?q=node%2F191 November Northern Ireland Rory Patterson Derry Cityhttp://www.airtricityleague.ie/clubs/premier-division/derry-city/latest-news/4459-patterson-is-novembers-player-of-the-month Patterson is November's Player of the Month Airtricityleague.ie See also 2012 League of Ireland First Division 2012 League of Ireland Cup Notes note References Category:League of Ireland Premier Division seasons Ireland