2025 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2025
Dates14 February 2025 – 1 November 2025
Matches played122
Goals scored304 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerPádraig Amond
Moses Dyer
(10 goals each)
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
(13 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 attendance482,441
Average attendance3,954
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 12 July 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 Alan Reynolds Keith Buckley O'Neills Des Kelly Interiors
Cork City Gerard Nash Charlie Lyons Rebel Army Zeus Packaging
Derry City Tiernan Lynch Mark Connolly O'Neills Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United Kevin Doherty Ryan Brennan Macron NoFo Brew Co
Galway United John Caulfield Greg Cunningham O'Neills Comer Property Management
Shamrock Rovers Stephen Bradley Roberto Lopes Macron MASCOT Workwear
Shelbourne Joey O'Brien Mark Coyle O'Neills Chadwicks
Sligo Rovers John Russell John Mahon Umbro Avant Money
St Patrick's Athletic Stephen Kenny Joe Redmond Umbro Manguard Plus
Waterford John Coleman 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 Ruaidhrí Higgins Mutual consent 15 November 2024[10] Pre-season Tiernan Lynch 18 November 2024[11]
Waterford Keith Long Sacked 19 April 2025[12] 8th Matt Lawlor (interim) 20 April 2025[13]
Matt Lawlor (interim) End of interim spell 6 May 2025[14] John Coleman 3 May 2025[14]
Cork City Tim Clancy Resigned 9 May 2025[15] 9th Liam Kearney &
Greg Yelverton (interim) 		14 May 2025[16]
Liam Kearney &
Greg Yelverton (interim) 		End of interim spell 15 May 2025[17] Gerard Nash 15 May 2025[18]
Shelbourne Damien Duff Resigned 22 June 2025[19] 6th 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 25 14 7 4 44 23 +21 49 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Bohemians 24 13 2 9 30 22 +8 41 Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
3 Derry City 24 12 4 8 35 26 +9 40 Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round
4 Drogheda United 25 9 11 5 29 25 +4 38
5 Shelbourne 25 8 11 6 30 27 +3 35
6 St Patrick's Athletic 25 8 8 9 27 27 0 32
7 Waterford 24 9 3 12 28 42 −14 30
8 Galway United 24 7 8 9 27 30 −3 29
9 Sligo Rovers 24 6 5 13 30 39 −9 23 Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off
10 Cork City 24 2 9 13 24 43 −19 15 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 12 July 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 1 Aug 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
25 Jul 0–0 8 Aug 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 8 Aug
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 Aug 19 Sep 3 Oct 25 Jul 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 8 Aug 1–1 12 Sep 3–1 25 Jul
Shamrock Rovers 2–3 0–0 3–0 4–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0
26 Sep 1 Aug 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
8 Aug 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 2 Aug 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 8 Aug 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 1 Aug
Updated to match(es) played on 12 July 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 Rovers999108665333432111111111111
Bohemians357769977776754343232332
Derry City10689107766667532236644223
Drogheda United5232113111112135223234444
Shelbourne1113344454456766655655555
St Patrick's Athletic586442122223145454456666
Waterford242125588898887788888887
Galway United434543234552468877777778
Sligo Rovers810108910101010910101010101010109999999
Cork City47567889910899999991010101010101010
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 12 July 2025. Source: leagueofireland.ie, Extratime.ie

Season statistics

Top scorers

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

Source=leagueofireland.ie


Hat-tricks

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

Clean sheets

As of 12 July 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Joseph Anang St Patrick's Athletic 11
Luke Dennison Drogheda United
3 Brian Maher Derry City 9
4 Kacper Chorążka Bohemians 8
5 Edward McGinty Shamrock Rovers 7
6 Conor Kearns Shelbourne 4
Sam Sargeant Sligo Rovers
8 Stephen McMullan Waterford 3
Evan Watts Galway United
10 James Talbot Bohemians 2

Discipline

Player

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

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 76
    • Sligo Rovers
  • Most red cards: 4
    • Derry City
    • 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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