2012 League of Ireland

League of Ireland

Season	2012
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The 2012 League of Ireland was the 92nd season of the League of Ireland, the highest football league of the Republic of Ireland. At the FAI Club Convention held on 24 November 2011, it was agreed that the 2012 Premier Division would consist of 12 teams, meeting three times each over a season starting on 2 March 2012.^[1] There was a mid-season break coinciding with the national team's UEFA Euro 2012 finals campaign. The season continued until the weekend of 28 October 2012.^[2] The Premier Division title was won by Sligo Rovers, their first title in 35 years.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Changes from last season

Withdrawals

Galway United

In December 2011, it was announced that Galway United would not be applying for a licence for the 2012 season following the announcement that GUST, who had kept the club afloat during the 2011 league season in the absence of the directors, would be applying for league membership as Galway United Supporters Trust FC.^[8]

The directors of Galway United claimed that they hoped to return to the League of Ireland for the start of the 2013 season. The statement was criticised by GUST as an attempt to distract attention from their abandonment of the club.^[9] GUST were subsequently refused the opportunity to have their application to the League of Ireland assessed by the FAI. The FAI instead insisted upon merger negotiations between GUST and one of Mervue United and Salthill Devon. GUST members voted unanimously against the proposals of both clubs and to remain as an independent entity.^[10]

Following the refusal of the FAI to accept GUST's late application and there being no club genuinely representative club for Galway city and county competing in the league for 2012, Salthill Devon F.C. re-branded their Airtricity League team to "SD Galway", changing their colours, adopting the maroon and white worn by Galway United and switching their matches from their home at Drom to Eamonn Deacy Park, the home of Galway United since 1976.^[11]

Monaghan United

On 18 June 2012, Monaghan United announced their withdrawal from the league.^[12] Their record was subsequently expunged.^[13]

Changes to First Division

With the abolition of the A Championship at the end of the 2011 season, teams that played in that competition have been invited to apply to play in the 2012 League of Ireland First Division. It was expected that Cobh Ramblers,^[14] FC Carlow,^[15] and Tralee Dynamos ^[16] would apply, as well as a Galway United Supporters Trust FC.^[9] On 26 January 2012, it was announced that applications were indeed received from Cobh Ramblers and Tralee Dynamos but would only be considered if a vacancy arises in an eight-team First Division.^[17]

Premier Division

Teams

Premier Division

Champions	Sligo Rovers
Champions League	Sligo Rovers
Europa League	Derry City Drogheda United St. Patrick's Athletic
Matches played	165
Goals scored	437 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gary Twigg (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Shamrock Rovers 7–0 Dundalk
Biggest away win	Bray Wanderers 0–4 Derry City
Highest scoring	Bray Wanderers 2–4 Drogheda United St. Patrick's Athletic 5–1 Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers 6–0 Dundalk Bray Wanderers 3–3 St. Patrick's Athletic Cork City 4–2 UCD (6 goals)
Highest attendance	5,621 Sligo Rovers 3–2 St. Patrick's Athletic
Lowest attendance	151 Monaghan United 0–1 Bray Wanderers
Total attendance	107,714 (of 64 matches)
Average attendance	1,683

With the expansion of the Premier Division from ten to twelve teams, Cork City and Shelbourne were automatically promoted from the First Division. In addition, Monaghan United, who finished third in the First Division, beat Premier Division bottom club Galway United in a play-off to take their place in the Premier Division.

Stadia and locations

Bray

Cork City

Derry

Drogheda

Dublin

Dundalk

Sligo

Dublin teams
Bohemians
Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne
St Patrick's Athletic
UCD

Locations of Premier Division teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Bohemians	Dublin	Dalymount Park	7,955
Bray Wanderers	Bray	Carlisle Grounds	7,000
Cork City	Cork	Turners Cross	7,365
Derry City	Derry	Brandywell	7,700
Drogheda United	Drogheda	Hunky Dorys Park	2,000
Dundalk	Dundalk	Oriel Park	6,000
Monaghan United	Monaghan	Gortakeegan	2,000
Shamrock Rovers	Dublin	Tallaght Stadium	5,947
Shelbourne	Dublin	Tolka Park	9,600
Sligo Rovers	Sligo	The Showgrounds	5,500
St. Patrick's Athletic	Dublin	Richmond Park	5,340
UCD	Dublin	UCD Bowl	3,000

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	Aaron Callaghan	Owen Heary	Macron	DHL
Bray Wanderers	Pat Devlin	Danny O'Connor	Adidas	Sinnot Autos Volkswagen
Cork City	Tommy Dunne	Dan Murray	Umbro	Clonakilty Blackpudding
Derry City	Declan Devine	Kevin Deery	Hummel	Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United	Mick Cooke	Paul Crowley	Vandanel	Scotch Hall Shopping Centre
Dundalk	Darius Kierans	Chris Shields	Umbro	Fyffes
Monaghan United	Roddy Collins	Alan Byrne	Nike	None
Shamrock Rovers	Brian Laws[18]	Ken Oman	Umbro	SEAT
Shelbourne	Alan Mathews	David Cassidy	Macron	Cab 2000
Sligo Rovers	Ian Baraclough	Danny Ventre	Jako	Connolly's Volkswagen
St. Patrick's Athletic	Liam Buckley	Conor Kenna	Umbro	Nissan Motors
UCD	Martin Russell	Michael Leahy	O'Neills	O'Neills Soccer

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Dundalk	Ian Foster	Contract Ended	29 October 2011	Pre-season	Sean McCaffrey	23 December 2011
Bohemians	Pat Fenlon	Signed by Hibernian	25 November 2011	Pre-season	Aaron Callaghan	31 December 2011
St. Patrick's Athletic	Pete Mahon	Contract Ended	2 December 2011	Pre-season	Liam Buckley	2 December 2011
Derry City	Stephen Kenny	Resigned	24 December 2011	Pre-season	Declan Devine	6 January 2012
Shamrock Rovers	Michael O'Neill	Signed by Northern Ireland	24 December 2011	Pre-season	Stephen Kenny	27 December 2011
Sligo Rovers	Paul Cook	Signed by Accrington Stanley	13 February 2012	Pre-season	Baraclough, IanIan Baraclough	27 February 2012
Dundalk	Sean McCaffrey[19]	Mutual Consent	12 January 2012	10th	Stephen Kenny	N/A
Shamrock Rovers	Stephen Kenny	Sacked[20]	11 September 2012	4th	Brian Laws	17 September 2012[21]
Bray Wanderers	Keith Long	Mutual Consent	September 2012	9th	Pat Devlin	September 2012

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sligo Rovers (C)	30	17	10	3	53	23	+30	61	2013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Drogheda United	30	17	6	7	51	36	+15	57	2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3	St Patrick's Athletic	30	15	10	5	44	22	+22	55
4	Shamrock Rovers	30	14	10	6	56	37	+19	52
5	Derry City	30	11	6	13	36	36	0	39	2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round ^1
6	Cork City	30	8	12	10	38	36	+2	36
7	Bohemians	30	9	9	12	35	38	−3	36
8	Shelbourne	30	9	8	13	35	43	−8	35
9	UCD	30	8	7	15	32	48	−16	31
10	Bray Wanderers	30	5	10	15	33	54	−21	25
11	Dundalk (O)	30	4	8	18	23	63	−40	20	Promotion/Relegation play-off
12	Monaghan United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	00^2	Club withdrew, record expunged

Updated to games played on 26 October 2012.
Source: League of Ireland
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Derry City qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as they won 2012 FAI Cup competition.
²Monaghan United withdrew after 14 games. Their record was expunged.^[13]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Matches 1–22 Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away Home ╲ Away BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN MON SHM SHE SLI StP UCD Bohemians 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 Bray Wanderers 2–1 0–3 0–4 2–4 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–2 3–3 3–1 Cork City 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 4–2 Derry City 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 Drogheda United 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 Dundalk 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 Monaghan United Shamrock Rovers 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 6–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 Shelbourne 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 Sligo Rovers 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 5–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 UCD 1–2 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 Source: League of Ireland 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33 Teams play every other team once (either at home or away) Home ╲ Away BOH BRW COR DER DRO DUN MON SHM SHE SLI StP UCD Bohemians 1–1 1–4 2–2 2–3 Bray Wanderers 1–4 0–0 1–3 1–3 0–0 Cork City 2–0 3–2 3–0 1–2 0–0 Derry City 2–0 0–1 4–0 2–1 1–2 Drogheda United 2–1 3–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 Dundalk 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 Monaghan United Shamrock Rovers 0–1 1–3 7–0 2–2 2–1 Shelbourne 0–0 3–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 Sligo Rovers 3–1 4–1 3–0 0–2 3–2 3–0 St Patrick's Athletic 0–1 1–0 2–1 5–0 UCD 2–2 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 Updated to games played on 26 October 2012. Source: League of Ireland 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers As of 27 Oct 2012. Rank Scorer Club Goals 1 Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovers 22 2 Danny North Sligo Rovers 15 3 Jason Byrne Bray Wanderers 14 4 Declan O'Brien Drogheda United 12 5 Chris Fagan St Patrick's Athletic 12 Philip Hughes Shelbourne 10 Vincent Sullivan Cork City 12 8 Davin O'Neill Cork City 9 9 Stephen McLaughlin Derry City 8 10 Graham Rusk UCD 7 Mark Quigley Sligo Rovers 10 Hat-Tricks Player For Against Result Date Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovers Dundalk 6–0[22] 13 April 2012 Davin O'Neill Cork City UCD 4–2[23] 18 May 2012 Vinny Faherty St Patrick's Athletic UCD 5–0[24] 1 October 2012 Tiarnan Mulvenna Drogheda United Bohemians 4–1[25] 26 October 2012 First Division Teams First Division Relegated None Matches played 28 Goals scored 73 (2.61 per match) Due to the expansion of the Premier Division, coupled with the withdrawal of Galway United during the off-season, the First Division would only consist of eight teams in 2012. Applications from Cobh Ramblers and Tralee Dynamos would only be considered if a further vacancy arose, but this was not the case.[17] Salthill Devon announced that they will play under the name SD Galway and they will play their home games in Terryland Park. Athlone Town Finn Harps Limerick Mervue United SD Galway Waterford United Wexford Youths Longford Town Locations of First Division teams Team Location Manager Stadium Capacity Athlone Town Athlone Mike Kerley Lissywoolen Stadium 5,000 Finn Harps Ballybofey Peter Hutton Finn Park 7,500 Limerick Limerick Pat Scully Jackman Park 2,450 Longford Town Longford Tony Cousins Flancare Park 6,850 Mervue United Galway Johnny Glynn Fahy's Field 2,000 SD Galway Galway Tony Mannion Terryland Park 5,000 Waterford United Waterford Paul O'Brien RSC 5,000 Wexford Youths Wexford Shane Keegan Ferrycarraig Park 2,500 League tables Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Limerick 28 20 2 6 50 20 +30 62 Promotion to the 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division 2 Waterford United 28 18 4 6 46 29 +17 58 Qualification to the Promotion/Relegation Play-offs 3 Longford Town 28 15 5 8 42 33 +9 50 4 Wexford Youths 28 11 6 11 45 40 +5 39 5 Finn Harps 28 10 6 12 40 43 −3 36 6 Athlone Town 28 8 5 15 25 41 −16 29 7 Mervue United 28 6 5 17 34 49 −15 23 8 Salthill Devon 28 5 5 18 23 51 −28 20 Updated to games played on 13 October 2012. Source: Standings Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament. Season statistics Top scorers As of 27 Oct 2012. Rank Scorer Club Goals 1 Danny Furlong Wexford Youths 13 Kevin McHugh Finn Harps 13 Seán Maguire Waterford United 13 4 Tom Elmes Wexford Youths 11 5 Shane Tracy Limerick 10 Rory Gaffney Limerick 10 7 Pat Hoban Mervue United 9 Enda Curran SD Galway 9 9 Denis Behan Limerick 8 10 Alan Murphy Mervue United 7 Gary Dempsey Waterford United 7 Noel McGee Athlone Town 7 Results Matches 1–14 Teams play each other four times, twice at home, twice away Home ╲ Away ATH FHA LIM LON MER SDG WAT WEX Athlone Town 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–4 0–1 Finn Harps 1–2 1–3 1–3 4–3 3–0 0–1 0–1 Limerick 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–1 4–0 Longford Town 2–1 1–3 0–2 4–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 Mervue United 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 SD Galway 0–1 1–5 2–5 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 Waterford United 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 4–0 Wexford Youths 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 6–0 Source: League of Ireland 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Matches 15–28 Teams play each other four times, twice at home, twice away Home ╲ Away ATH FHA LIM LON MER SDG WAT WEX Athlone Town 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–3 0–3 Finn Harps 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 3–3 Limerick 1–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 Longford Town 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 Mervue United 2–0 1–1 0–3 4–5 0–0 0–2 0–0 SD Galway 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 2–2 Waterford United 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 Wexford Youths 4–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–2 Updated to games played on 13 October 2012. Source: League of Ireland 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Playoffs Premier Division Promotion/Relegation play-off Due to the withdrawal of Monaghan United from the Premier Division, no club was automatically relegated to the First Division. However, the promotion/relegation play-off took place as normal at the end of the season. The second-placed team in the First Division, Waterford United, played the third-placed team, Longford Town, over two-legs for the chance to compete against the eleventh-placed team in the Premier Division, Dundalk, for a place in the Premier Division the following season. Waterford, playing away in the first leg, took the lead in the first minute through Peter White.[26] Longford had plenty of possession during the first half,[26] but failed to capitalise on it and fell further behind in the early stages of the second half when Craig Burns scored for Waterford.[26] Despite creating many opportunities, Longford failed to score,[26] giving Waterford an advantage going into the second leg. Waterford's team was unchanged for the second leg, whereas Longford made four changes.[27] Waterford scored the first goal of the game, against the run of play,[27] through Peter Higgins.[27] Longford continued to have the better of the first half,[27] but were now losing 3–0 on aggregate. Paul Phelan had the opportunity to increase Waterford's lead, but missed from close-range.[27] Shortly afterwards, Waterford defender Seamus Long was shown a straight red card.[27] Longford took advantage of their extra player by equalising on the night through Alan Kirby[27] but Waterford still progressed to the tie against Dundalk 3–1 on aggregate. Dundalk were at home for the first leg and took the lead in the first half through Lorcan Shannon.[28] Waterford had been playing well despite falling behind[28] and they almost equalised straight from the restart.[28] Stephen Maher was then sent off on 33 minutes for striking a Waterford player.[28] By the 60th minute, Waterford had taken the lead after Paul Phelan and Ben Ryan scored in the second half.[28] Dundalk drew level in the 75th minute when Stephen McDonnell scored from 25 yards.[28] The match finished 2–2, although Waterford almost scored again the final minutes.[28] There was no away goals rule in the playoff,[29] so Waterford's two goals scored at Oriel Park were no advantage in the second leg. Dundalk won the second leg 2–0, and the tie 4–2 on aggregate to maintain their place in the Premier Division for the 2013 season.[30] Michael Rafter, who had previously played for Waterford United,[30] scored both of Dundalk's goals. Rafter's appearance was controversial, however. Waterford United appealed the result of the playoff, claiming Rafter was ineligible as Dundalk had incorrectly registered him when they signed him that season.[31] The appeal was ultimately unsuccessful, so the result stood.[32] Awards Airtricity League/SWAI Player of the Month Award Month Player Club Location of Presentation Notes March Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium [33] April Christopher Forrester St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park [34] May Jason Byrne Bray Wanderers Carlisle Grounds [35] June Danny North Sligo Rovers The Showgrounds [36] July Chris Fagan St Patrick's Athletic Richmond Park [37] August Mark Quigley Sligo Rovers The Showgrounds [38] September Jason McGuinness Sligo Rovers The Showgrounds [39] October Gary Twigg Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Stadium [40] November Rory Patterson Derry City Brandywell Stadium [41] League of Ireland clubs in Europe 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Shamrock Rovers 1–2 Ekranas 0–0 1–2 First leg Shamrock Rovers v Ekranas 17 July 2012 Shamrock Rovers 0–0 Ekranas Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 21:00 Report Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) Second leg Ekranas v Shamrock Rovers 24 July 2012 Ekranas 2–1 Shamrock Rovers Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys 19:00 Anđelković  45+1' Kymantas  63' Report McCabe  90+2' Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Ekranas won 2–1 on aggregate UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Bohemians 1–5 Þór Akureyri 0–0 1–5 St. Patrick's Athletic 2–2 (a) ÍBV 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.) First leg Bohemians v Þór Akureyri 5 July 2012 20:45 Bohemians 0–0 Þór Akureyri Report Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 1,253[42] Referee: Jovan Kaludjerović (Montenegro) St. Patrick's Athletic v ÍBV 5 July 2012 20:45 St. Patrick's Athletic 1–0 ÍBV Fagan  39' Report Richmond Park, Dublin Attendance: 1,652[43] Referee: Igor Satchi (Moldova) Second leg Þór Akureyri v Bohemians 12 July 2012 20:30 Þór Akureyri 5–1 Bohemians Kristjánsson  36', 73', 90+3' Hjaltalín  39' Feely  50' (o.g.) Report Scully  23' Akureyrarvöllur, Akureyri^23 Attendance: 934[44] Referee: Igor Pristovnik (Croatia) Þór Akureyri won 5–1 on aggregate ÍBV v St. Patrick's Athletic 12 July 2012 21:30 ÍBV 2–1 (a.e.t.) St. Patrick's Athletic Garner  83' Birgisson  98' Report O'Flynn  99' Hásteinsvöllur, Vestmannaeyjar Attendance: 866[45] Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia) 2–2 on aggregate. St. Patrick's Athletic won on away goals. Second qualifying round Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Spartak Trnava 4–2 Sligo Rovers 3–1 1–1 Široki Brijeg 2–3 St. Patrick's Athletic 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) First leg Spartak Trnava v Sligo Rovers 19 July 2012 19:00 Spartak Trnava 3–1 Sligo Rovers Karhan  38' Mikovič  45', 45+1' Report Peers  68' Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava Attendance: 6,832[46] Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway) Široki Brijeg v St. Patrick's Athletic 19 July 2012 21:00 Široki Brijeg 1–1 St. Patrick's Athletic Wagner  90+3' Report Fagan  12' Stadion Pecara, Široki Brijeg Attendance: 3,200[47] Referee: István Kovács (Romania) Second leg Sligo Rovers v Spartak Trnava 26 July 2012 20:00 Sligo Rovers 1–1 Spartak Trnava McGuinness  90+2' Report Čvirik  70' Showgrounds, Sligo Attendance: 3,754[48] Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia) Spartak Trnava won 4–2 on aggregate. St. Patrick's Athletic v Široki Brijeg 26 July 2012 20:45 St. Patrick's Athletic 2–1 (a.e.t.) 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