2021 League of Ireland First Division

The 2021 League of Ireland First Division season will be the 37th season of the League of Ireland First Division, the second tier of the Republic of Irelands association football league. The competition is provisionally due to commence on 26 February 2021.[1] The fixture list will to be announced on 8 February 2021.[2]

League of Ireland First Division
Season2021
DatesFebruary 2021 – October 2021
← 2020
2022 →

Overview

The First Division has 10 teams. Each team plays each other three times for a total of 27 matches in the season.

Teams
Locations of the First Division teams
Locations of Dublin First Division teams

Team changes

Shelbourne and Cork City join following their relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2020 season.[3][4] Drogheda United and Longford Town departed following their promotion from the 2020 First Division.[5][4]

Additional teams

On 10 November 2020 a newly formed Limerick based club Treaty United announced that they would apply for a 2021 League of Ireland licence. [6] Former Dublin based League of Ireland club St Francis F.C. and Wexford based Yola F.C. both also expressed interest in joining for 2021 by the deadline for expressions of interest which was 10 November 2020.[7]

Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Athlone TownAthloneAthlone Town Stadium5,000
Bray WanderersBrayCarlisle Grounds4,000
CabinteelyDublin (Cabinteely)Stradbrook Road1,620
Cobh RamblersCobhSt. Colman's Park3,000
Cork CityCorkTurners Cross7,845
Galway UnitedGalwayEamonn Deacy Park5,000
Shamrock Rovers IIDublin (Tallaght)Tallaght Stadium8,000
ShelbourneDublin (Drumcondra)Tolka Park3,700
UCDDublin (Belfield)UCD Bowl3,000
WexfordCrossabegFerrycarrig Park2,500
  • Note: Provisional list of teams until League of Ireland confirms line-up

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 Adrian Carbury Nike Nitro Sports
Bray Wanderers Gary Cronin Paul Keegan Umbro Matt Britton Carpets
Cabinteely Pat Devlin Conor Keeley Uhlsport Edufit
Cobh Ramblers Stuart Ashton Paul Hunt Joma Metropole Hotel
Cork City Colin Healy Gearoid Morrissey Adidas University College Cork
Galway United John Caulfield Shane Duggan O'Neill's Comer Property Management
Shamrock Rovers II Aidan Price Darragh Nugent Umbro JD Sports
Shelbourne Ian Morris Lorcan Fitzgerald Umbro Hamptons Homes
UCD Andy Myler Jack Keaney O'Neill's O'Neill's
Wexford Brian O'Sullivan Dan Tobin Bodibro Premier Tickets

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Athlone Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division
2 Bray Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3 Cabinteely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cobh Ramblers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cork City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Galway United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Shamrock Rovers II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Shelbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 UCD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wexford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: sseairtricityleague.ie,soccerway.com/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results
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