2025 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2025
Dates14 February 2025 – 1 November 2025
Matches played135
Goals scored332 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerPádraig Amond
(12 goals)
Biggest home winDerry City 7–2 Waterford
(4 July 2025)
Biggest away winWaterford 0–4 Sligo Rovers
(18 April 2025)
Highest scoringDerry City 7–2 Waterford
(4 July 2025)
Longest winning runShamrock Rovers
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runShamrock Rovers
(11 matches)
Longest winless runCork City
(14 matches)
Longest losing runWaterford
(7 matches)
Highest attendance33,208
Bohemians 1–0 Shamrock Rovers
(16 February 2025)
Lowest attendance1,742
Galway United 2–1 Cork City
(23 May 2025)
Total attendance518,297
Average attendance3,897
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 10 August 2025.

The 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 41st season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985.

The competition began on 14 February 2025 and is set to conclude on 1 November 2025.[2] As part of the opening weekend of fixtures, the derby between arch-rivals Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers took place at the Aviva Stadium, the national football stadium of the Republic of Ireland where a record Premier Division crowd of 33,208 was present.[3] The 2025 season became the first year that the league is entirely made up of full-time professional clubs and players.[4][5]

On 27 January 2025, it was announced that Virgin Media Television (Ireland) would become the "sole and exclusive free to air broadcaster of the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division" for the next four years, pledging to show one live game from each round of the division.[6] A new radio deal for broadcasting on Newstalk was announced just before the season started.[7]

Teams

The league consists of ten teams – the top nine teams from the previous season and one team promoted as champions from the First Division, Cork City.[8] They replaced Dundalk, who were relegated after 16 consecutive seasons in the top flight.[9]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of Premier Division teams
Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bohemians Dublin (Phibsborough) Dalymount Park 4,500
Cork City Cork Turners Cross 7,485
Derry City Derry Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 6,242
Drogheda United Drogheda Sullivan and Lambe Park 3,500
Galway United Galway Eamonn Deacy Park 5,000
Shamrock Rovers Dublin (Tallaght) Tallaght Stadium 10,500
Shelbourne Dublin (Drumcondra) Tolka Park 5,700
Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds 3,873
St Patrick's Athletic Dublin (Inchicore) Richmond Park 5,340
Waterford Waterford RSC 5,160

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
Bohemians Republic of Ireland Alan Reynolds Republic of Ireland Keith Buckley O'Neills Des Kelly Interiors
Cork City Republic of Ireland Gerard Nash Republic of Ireland Charlie Lyons Rebel Army Zeus Packaging
Derry City Northern Ireland Tiernan Lynch Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly O'Neills Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland Kevin Doherty Republic of Ireland Ryan Brennan Macron NoFo Brew Co
Galway United Republic of Ireland John Caulfield Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham O'Neills Comer Property Management
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Stephen Bradley Cape Verde Roberto Lopes Macron MASCOT Workwear
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Joey O'Brien Republic of Ireland Mark Coyle O'Neills Chadwicks
Sligo Rovers Republic of Ireland John Russell Republic of Ireland John Mahon Umbro Avant Money
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland Stephen Kenny Republic of Ireland Joe Redmond Umbro Manguard Plus
Waterford England John Coleman Republic of Ireland Pádraig Amond Puma DG Foods

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Derry City Northern Ireland Ruaidhrí Higgins Mutual consent 15 November 2024[10] Pre-season Republic of Ireland Tiernan Lynch 18 November 2024[11]
Waterford Republic of Ireland Keith Long Sacked 19 April 2025[12] 8th England Matt Lawlor (interim) 20 April 2025[13]
England Matt Lawlor (interim) End of interim spell 6 May 2025[14] England John Coleman 3 May 2025[14]
Cork City Republic of Ireland Tim Clancy Resigned 9 May 2025[15] 9th Republic of Ireland Liam Kearney &
Republic of Ireland Greg Yelverton (interim) 		14 May 2025[16]
Republic of Ireland Liam Kearney &
Republic of Ireland Greg Yelverton (interim) 		End of interim spell 15 May 2025[17] Republic of Ireland Gerard Nash 15 May 2025[18]
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland Damien Duff Resigned 22 June 2025[19] 6th Republic of Ireland Joey O'Brien[note 1] 22 June 2025[19][20]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shamrock Rovers 27 15 8 4 46 23 +23 53 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Bohemians 27 13 4 10 33 26 +7 43 Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
3 Derry City 27 12 6 9 36 29 +7 42 Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round
4 Drogheda United 27 10 12 5 30 25 +5 42
5 Shelbourne 27 9 12 6 34 29 +5 39
6 St Patrick's Athletic 27 10 8 9 32 27 +5 38
7 Waterford 27 10 4 13 32 46 −14 34
8 Galway United 27 7 9 11 29 35 −6 30
9 Sligo Rovers 27 7 5 15 33 46 −13 26 Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off
10 Cork City 27 3 10 14 27 46 −19 19 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway[21]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[21]


Results

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

Home \ Away BOH DER DRO COR GAL SHM SHE SLI STP WAT
Bohemians 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–2
12 Sep 0–1 22 Aug 3–0 2–0 24 Oct 1–1 3 Oct 19 Sep
Derry City 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–2
1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 24 Oct 19 Sep 3 Oct 29 Aug 7–2
Drogheda United 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–0
1 Nov 26 Sep 17 Oct 1–0 1–2 12 Sep 1–0 22 Aug 0–0
Cork City 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1
0–2 1 Nov 1–1 1–0 19 Sep 3 Oct 2–3 3–0 29 Aug
Galway United 1–2 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0
17 Oct 22 Aug 24 Oct 26 Sep 0–0 1–1 12 Sep 3–1 2–4
Shamrock Rovers 2–3 0–0 3–0 4–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0
26 Sep 2–0 29 Aug 4–1 3 Oct 22 Aug 1 Nov 4–0 1–0
Shelbourne 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–1
2–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 29 Aug 1–2 17 Oct 1 Nov 26 Sep
Sligo Rovers 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–3
30 Aug 2–0 20 Sep 25 Oct 2–1 2–2 0–2 27 Sep 1–0
St Patrick's Athletic 3–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 4–3 2–2
0–0 0–1 0–0 12 Sep 19 Sep 17 Oct 0–1 3–0 24 Oct
Waterford 0–3 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–4 1–2
2–1 17 Oct 3 Oct 2–0 1 Nov 12 Sep 2–2 22 Aug 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: [1], Extratime.ie
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.

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Shamrock Rovers9991086653334321111111111111111
Bohemians357769977776754343232332222
Derry City10689107766667532236644223333
Drogheda United523211311111213522323444444
Shelbourne111334445445676665565555555
St Patrick's Athletic586442122223145454456666766
Waterford2421255888988877888888876777
Galway United4345432345524688777777788888
Sligo Rovers810108910101010910101010101010109999999999
Cork City47567889910899999991010101010101010101010
Leader and qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round
Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off
Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: leagueofireland.ie, Extratime.ie

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 10 August 2025
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Amond Waterford 12
2 New Zealand Moses Dyer Galway United 10
3 England Owen Elding Sligo Rovers 9
Republic of Ireland Mason Melia St Patrick's Athletic
5 Northern Ireland Liam Boyce Derry City 8
Northern Ireland Michael Duffy Derry City
Republic of Ireland Rory Gaffney Shamrock Rovers
7 Republic of Ireland Graham Burke Shamrock Rovers 7
Republic of Ireland Warren Davis Drogheda United
10 Republic of Ireland Aaron Greene Shamrock Rovers 6
Republic of Ireland Aidan Keena St Patrick's Athletic
Republic of Ireland Tommy Lonergan Waterford
Scotland Daniel Mullen Derry City
Republic of Ireland Michael Noonan Shamrock Rovers
Republic of Ireland Mipo Odubeko Shelbourne

Source=extratime.com


Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Republic of Ireland Colm Whelan Bohemians Waterford 3–0 (A) 7 March 2025 [22]
Republic of Ireland John Martin Shelbourne Sligo Rovers 3–2 (H) 23 May 2025 [23]
Northern Ireland Liam Boyce Derry City Waterford 7–2 (H) 4 July 2025 [24]

Clean sheets

As of 10 August 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Ghana Joseph Anang St Patrick's Athletic 13
United States Luke Dennison Drogheda United
3 Republic of Ireland Brian Maher Derry City 10
4 Republic of Ireland Edward McGinty Shamrock Rovers 9
5 Poland Kacper Chorążka Bohemians 8
6 Republic of Ireland Conor Kearns Shelbourne 4
Northern Ireland Stephen McMullan Waterford
England Sam Sargeant Sligo Rovers
9 Wales Evan Watts Galway United 3
10 Republic of Ireland Conor Brann Cork City 2
Republic of Ireland James Talbot Bohemians

Discipline

Player

  • Most red cards: 1
    • 26 players (Various)

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 78
    • Derry City
    • Sligo Rovers
  • Most red cards: 6
    • Sligo Rovers

See also

Notes

  1. ^ O'Brien was initially named as interim head coach, before being appointed on a permanent basis on 3 July 2025.

References

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  2. ^ "Date agreed for release of 2025 League of Ireland fixtures". Irish Mirror. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Bohemians to meet Shamrock Rovers at Aviva Stadium in league opener". leagueofireland.ie. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ^ Doyle, Garry (6 January 2025). "League of Ireland set to break new frontier in 2025". Irish Mirror.
  5. ^ "Bragging rights for Bohemians on historic day for the League of Ireland". RTE Sport. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Virgin Media Television secures exclusive rights for SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division". 27 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Off The Ball secures national radio deal with League of Ireland for Newstalk". RadioToday. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Cork City secure First Division title with win over UCD". Irish Examiner. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Dundalk relegated as Derry City maintain title push with St Pat's test to come". Irish Independent. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Club Announcement". Derry City. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Welcome Tiernan Lynch". Derry City. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Club Statement: Keith Long". Waterford. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  13. ^ FC, Waterford (20 April 2025). "Lawlor Appointed Interim Head Coach". Waterford FC. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  14. ^ a b FC, Waterford (3 May 2025). "Welcome to Waterford FC, John Coleman!". Waterford FC. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Club Statement: Tim Clancy". Cork City FC Shop. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  16. ^ Horgan, Andrew (14 May 2025). "Liam Kearney: It is important City's new manager is based in Cork". Irish Examiner.
  17. ^ Howey, Aaron (15 May 2025). "Gerard Nash Becomes Cork City FC Manager". Cork City.
  18. ^ Fallon, John (15 May 2025). "Cork City appoint 38-year-old Ger Nash as new boss". Irish Examiner.
  19. ^ a b Cleary, Darren (22 June 2025). "Club Statement | Damien Duff resigns". Shelbourne. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  20. ^ Cleary, Darren (3 July 2025). "Shelbourne FC is delighted to announce the appointment of Joey O'Brien as Head Coach". Shelbourne. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  21. ^ a b "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  22. ^ Flanagan, Adrian (7 March 2025). "Colm Whelan hat-trick downs high-flying Waterford as Bohemians bounce back". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  23. ^ Geraghty, Darryl (23 May 2025). "John Martin hat-trick propels Shels to badly needed win over Sligo Rovers". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Liam Boyce bags hat-trick as Derry City in seventh heaven against Waterford". Irish Independent. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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