2015 League of Ireland First Division

Season of football in Ireland July 2016 League of Ireland First Division 2015 Wexford Youths Finn Harps 112 303 Daniel Furlong: 30 (Wexford Youths)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 2014 2016 The 2015 League of Ireland First Division season was the 31st season of the League of Ireland First Division. The First Division was contested by eight teams. Wexford Youths won the title and Finn Harps were also promoted after winning a play off. Teams Ireland Map of the Republic of Ireland with the eight League of Ireland First Division teams Locations of the First Division teams right 280 Ireland Athlone Town left 53.43 -7.95 Ireland Cobh Ramblers left 51.851 -8.29 Ireland Finn Harps left N 54 48 W 7 47 Ireland Waterford United left N 52 15 24 W 7 7 45 Ireland Wexford Youths right 52.365564 -6.515549 Ireland 12 N 53 20 52 W 6 15 35 left Dublin Ireland TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 N 55 24 W 10 57 right Dublin teamsCabinteelyShelbourneUCD Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Athlone Town Athlone Athlone Town Stadium Cabinteely Cabinteely Stradbrook Road Cobh Ramblers Cobh St. Colman's Park Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park Shelbourne Drumcondra Tolka Park UCD Belfield UCD Bowl Waterford United Waterford Waterford RSC Wexford Youths Crossabeg Ferrycarrig Park 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. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Athlone TownIRL Eddie WallaceIRL Alan MathewsIRL Brian Shortall NikeNitro SportsCabinteelyIRL Eddie GormleyUmbroCobh RamblersIRL Martin CambridgeIRL Stephen HendersonNikeEirgridFinn HarpsIRL Ollie HorganIRL Kevin McHughLegea McGettigan GroupShelbourneIRL Kevin Doherty (footballer)MacronUCDIRL Collie O'NeillIRL Robbie BensonO'NeillsO'NeillsWaterford UnitedIRL Tommy GriffinIRL Roddy CollinsIRL Vinny SullivanMacronSportsWorldWexford YouthsIRL Shane KeeganIRL Graham DoyleO'Neills Galenisys Overview Dublin Map of Dublin with the three League of Ireland First Division Dublin teams Locations of Dublin First Division teams right 280 Dublin 53 22 3 N W 6 15 7 top Shelbourne Dublin 53 18 37 N W 6 13 41 left UCD Dublin 53.289051 N W 6.161216 right Cabinteely The 2015 First Division featured eight teams. Each team played each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches during the season.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier2015.html Ireland 2015 15 August 2016 RSSSF Wexford Youths secured their first League of Ireland First Division title and promotion to the Premier Division with a 3–0 victory against Athlone Town at Ferrycarrig Park. The Youths goals came from Danny Furlong, Eric Molloy and Aidan Keenan.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/0925/730429-wexford-youths-v-athlone-town/ Wexford Youths win promotion to Premier Division www.rte.ie 15 August 2016 25 September 2015 Final table main football 5 complete WEX FHA UCD SHE ATH COB WAT CAB P PO PO 9 6 13 36 42 5 5 18 22 50 8 6 14 27 45 16 7 5 42 23 13 6 9 37 34 14 7 7 51 26 5 6 17 25 51 20 1 7 63 32 C P O P Athlone Town Cabinteely Cobh Ramblers Finn Harps Shelbourne UCD Waterford United Wexford Youths Q green1 Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division green2 Qualification for Promotion play-offs Results Matches 1–14 main FBR grey ATH CAB COB FHA SHE UCD WAT WEX Athlone Town 2–2 4–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 Cabinteely 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 Cobh Ramblers 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–4 Finn Harps 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 1–3 Shelbourne 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–4 UCD 1–2 6–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 4–1 Waterford United 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–4 Wexford Youths 2–0 7–0 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 complete Matches 15–28 main FBR grey ATH CAB COB FHA SHE UCD WAT WEX Athlone Town 0–1 1–4 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–4 3–1 Cabinteely 1–3 1–0 2–3 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–3 Cobh Ramblers 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 Finn Harps 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 4–1 Shelbourne 3–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 UCD 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 5–1 1–2 Waterford United 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 2–3 Wexford Youths 3–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 4–0 Cabinteely fielded an ineligible player, Dean Ebbe, in their game against UCD on 31 July 2015. They lost 3–1. The FAI subsequently awarded the match to UCD as a 3–0 win and fined Cabinteely €2,500.http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/6410-cabinteely-sanctioned-for-fielding-ineligible-player Cabinteely sanctioned for fielding ineligible player 4 September 2015 5 September 2015 complete Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1IRL Daniel FurlongWexford Youths302IRL Ryan Swan UCD123IRL Philip Gorman Athlone Town104NIR Kevin McHughFinn Harps9 Source: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 http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/CompetitionDetails.aspx?compID=15 2015 SSE Airtricity League First Division inform.fai.ie https://web.archive.org/web/20150711140012/http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/CompetitionDetails.aspx?compID=15 2015-07-11 dead Promotion/relegation playoffs The second and third placed First Division teams, Finn Harps and UCD, played off to decide who would play Limerick, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division. The winner of this play off would play in the 2016 Premier Division. First Division 23 October 2015 19:45 UCD 0–1 Finn Harps Coll 1 UCD Bowl 30 October 2015 19:45 Finn Harps 2–1 UCD Boyle 76 Mailey 89 O'Connor 59 Finn Park Finn Harps won 3 – 1 on aggregate First Division v Premier Division 2 November 2015 Limerick 1–0 http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/6541-kelly-s-winner-puts-limerick-in-the-driving-seat Finn Harps Kelly 34 Markets Field Rob Rogers 6 November 2015 Finn Harps 2–0 y Limerick Funston 38 Banda 117 Finn Park 3,200 Derek Tomney Finn Harps won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2016 Premier Division. Limerick are relegated to the 2016 First Division. See also 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 2015 League of Ireland Cup References 2 Category:2015 League of Ireland Category:2015 in Republic of Ireland association football leagues Category:League of Ireland First Division seasons Ireland Ireland