The 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 31st season of the
League of Ireland Premier Division
The League of Ireland Premier Division ( ga, Príomhroinn Sraith na hÉireann), also known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level division in both the League of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland f ...
.
Dundalk
Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...
were champions and
Cork City
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finished as runners-up.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Overview
The 2015 Premier Division consisted of 12 teams. Each team played each other three times for a total of 33 games. The season began on 6 March and concluded on 30 October.
On 9 October, with three games still remaining,
Dundalk
Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...
retained the title after a 1–1 draw with
Shamrock Rovers.
Final table
Results
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Top scorers
Awards
Team of the Year
Promotion/relegation playoff
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
, the eleventh placed team from the Premier Division played off against
Finn Harps
Finn Harps Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Chláirsigh na Finne) are an Irish football club that play in the First Division of the League of Ireland, as of 2023. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. However, it was te ...
, the winner of the
2015 First Division play off, to decide who would play in the
2016 Premier Division.
''Finn Harps won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to
2016 Premier Division. Limerick are relegated to the
2016 First Division.''
See also
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2015 League of Ireland Cup
*
2015 League of Ireland First Division
*
2015 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season
Notes
References
{{2015–16 in European football (UEFA)
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Ireland
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Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...