2024 League of Ireland First Division

The 2024 League of Ireland First Division, known as the SSE Airtricity Men's First Division for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 40th season of the League of Ireland First Division.

League of Ireland First Division
Season2024
DatesFebruary 2024 – October 2024
← 2023

The competition began on 16 February 2024,[2] and is due to conclude in October 2024.[3]

Teams
Locations of the First Division teams

Team changes

The teams relegated to the First Division were Cork City (losers of the 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division play-off) and UCD (the bottom-placed team of the 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division). They replaced the two teams promoted from the 2023 League of Ireland First Division (champions Galway United and Premier Division play-off winners Waterford).

Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Athlone TownAthloneAthlone Town Stadium5,000
Bray WanderersBrayCarlisle Grounds4,000
Cobh RamblersCobhSt. Colman's Park3,000
Cork CityCorkTurners Cross7,485
Finn HarpsBallybofeyFinn Park6,000
KerryTraleeMounthawk Park1,200
Longford TownLongfordBishopsgate5,097
Treaty UnitedLimerickMarkets Field5,000
UCDDublinUCD Bowl3,000
WexfordCrossabegFerrycarrig Park2,500

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
Athlone Town Dario Castelo Oisín Duffy Nike Valeo Futbol
Bray Wanderers Vacant Killian Cantwell Capelli Sport OutdoorLiving.ie
Cobh Ramblers Gary Hunt Jason Abbott Uhlsport McCarthy Insurance Group
Cork City Tim Clancy Cian Coleman Adidas Zeus
Finn Harps Darren Murphy Tony McNamee Joma So-Lo Stores
Kerry Conor McCarthy Andy Spain New Balance Kerry Airport
Longford Town Wayne Groves Shane Elworthy Macron Bishopsgate
Treaty United Tommy Barrett Mark Walsh O'Neills Trade Electric Group
UCD William O’Connor Jack Keaney O'Neills Maples Group
Wexford James Keddy Ethan Boyle Macron Campion Insurance

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Cork City 21 13 7 1 34 8 +26 46 Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division
2 UCD 21 9 8 4 29 21 +8 35 Qualification to League of Ireland Premier Division play-off
3 Bray Wanderers 21 9 4 8 32 29 +3 31
4 Athlone Town 20 8 7 5 26 26 0 31
5 Finn Harps 21 8 6 7 22 23 −1 30
6 Wexford 20 6 8 6 33 33 0 26
7 Cobh Ramblers 21 6 7 8 26 35 −9 25
8 Treaty United 21 6 6 9 20 22 −2 24
9 Kerry 21 4 6 11 19 26 −7 18
10 Longford Town 21 2 7 12 22 40 −18 13
Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2024. Source: SSE Airtricity League of Ireland First Division
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).

Home \ Away ATH BRW COB COR FIN KER LON TRU UCD WEX ATH BRW COB COR FIN KER LON TRU UCD WEX
Athlone Town — 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 2–2 3–0 — Aug 23 Sep 27 Oct 11 Sep 6 Aug 2 Jul 12 Jun 28 Sep 13 Jun 7
Bray Wanderers 3–0 — 2–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–4 1–0 — 3–1 Sep 27 Oct 11 Sep 20 Jul 4 Aug 30 Aug 9 Jul 26
Cobh Ramblers 3–3 2–1 — 0–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–4 Jul 26 Oct 18 — Aug 23 2–0 Oct 4 Aug 2 Sep 13 Jun 28 Sep 6
Cork City 1–0 2–0 3–0 — 2–0 2–0 Apr 19 1–1 1–0 1–1 Aug 9 Jun 28 4–1 — Sep 20 Jul 26 2–0 Oct 4 0–0 Oct 18
Finn Harps 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 — 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 Aug 2 Aug 30 Jul 12 — Jul 4 Sep 13 Oct 18 1–1 Oct 4
Kerry 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 — 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 Oct 18 Jul 12 Aug 9 Sep 13 Sep 27 — 2–1 2–1 Aug 30 Jun 28
Longford Town 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–4 2–3 2–1 — 2–1 1–2 1–2 Oct 5 Sep 7 Oct 12 Jun 8 Jun 28 Aug 24 — Aug 10 Jul 27 Sep 21
Treaty United 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 — 0–2 2–2 Sep 20 2–0 Jul 4 Aug 2 Jul 26 Sep 6 Sep 27 — Oct 11 Aug 23
UCD 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–2 Jul 4 Oct 4 Sep 20 Sep 6 Aug 23 2–1 Oct 18 Jul 12 — Aug 2
Wexford 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–3 — Aug 30 Sep 13 Jul 12 Jul 4 Aug 9 Oct 11 2–2 0–1 Sep 27 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2024. Source: SSE Airtricity League of Ireland First Division
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.

See also

References
  1. "League of Ireland and SSE Airtricity announce rise in prize money ahead of 2024 season". Irish Examiner. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. "Shamrock Rovers to host Dundalk on 2024 League of Ireland opening day". RTÉ. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. "2024 SSE Airtricity Men's First Division Fixture List" (PDF). League of Ireland. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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