The 2011 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 27th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league was also known as the

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League for sponsorship reasons. The division featured 10 teams. Shamrock Rovers were champions while Sligo Rovers finished as runners-up.

Teams

Overview

The Premier Division consists of ten teams. Each team played every other team four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches. The league began on 4 March and ended on 29 October. Defending champions Shamrock Rovers retained the league title with victory over UCD on 25 October 2011.

Final table

Results

Matches 1–18

Matches 19–36

Awards

Top goalscorers

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PFAI Young Player of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland Players' Young Player of the Year (often called the PFAI Players' Young Player of the Year, the PFAI Young Player of the Year, or simply the Young Player of the Year) award is given to the footb ...

PFAI Team of the Year

Player of the Month

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Promotion/Relegation play-off

Galway United, the tenth-placed team in the 2011 Premier Division, and

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, the third-placed team from the 2011 First Division, played off to see who would play in the 2012 Premier Division. The playoff was contested in a two-legged format. ''Monaghan United won 5–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division. Galway United were relegated to the First Division.''

References

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