2024 League of Ireland Premier Division


The 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th 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 16 February 2024 and concluded on 1 November 2024.
On 1 November, Shelbourne won the title for the first time since 2006 after a 1–0 win against Derry City at the Brandywell on the final day of the season. That match attracted a record TV audience for a League of Ireland game.

Teams

The league consisted of ten teams – the top eight teams from the previous season and two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were the 2023 League of Ireland First Division winners Galway United and play-off winners Waterford. They replaced UCD and Cork City. Shamrock Rovers entered the season as defending champions after winning their twenty-first title during the previous season.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BohemiansDublin Dalymount Park4,500
Derry CityDerryRyan McBride Brandywell Stadium3,700
Drogheda UnitedDroghedaWeavers Park3,500
DundalkDundalkOriel Park4,500
Galway UnitedGalwayEamonn Deacy Park5,000
Shamrock RoversDublin Tallaght Stadium10,500
ShelbourneDublin Tolka Park5,700
Sligo RoversSligoThe Showgrounds3,873
St Patrick's AthleticDublin Richmond Park5,340
WaterfordWaterfordRSC5,160

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.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Bohemians

Results

Teams play each other four times.

League of Ireland promotion/relegation play-off

The ninth-placed team from the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division qualified for a play-off alongside the second, third, fourth, and fifth-placed teams from the 2024 League of Ireland First Division.
The First Division teams contest the semi-finals and final. The semi-finals will be held over two legs, with the second-placed team facing the fifth-placed team and the third-placed team facing the fourth-placed team. The semi-final winners then contest the First Division final, with the winners ultimately facing the ninth-placed League of Ireland Premier Division team for the final place in the 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division.

Semi-finals

Second leg

Athlone Town won 1–0 on aggregate. ''Bray Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Attendances

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