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Republic of Ireland football league guide


Hi guys welcome to the first of a series of previews on some of the less illustrious leagues to play in this years Football manager mobile. First one up is the top league here in the Republic of Ireland the Airtricity league.

 

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Airtricity League


 
Founded in 1985 Airtricity league took the place following the reformation of the Irish football league system.It is a summer league based on the Scandinavian football season and runs from February to October. There are 12 teams in the league. So what's it all about...

Teams

 

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League format
Each side plays each other 3 times over the course of 33 league games running from February to October. Winner earns a place in the champions league second round qualifier. 12th is relegated to the 1st division and 11th enters a relegation play off with the play off winner from Division 1.
 
Euro Places
1st - Qualifies for Champions League second round
2nd,3rd,4th - Qualify for Europa League first qualifying round.(4th depends on winner of Senior Challenge Cup.
 
Past winners
Shelbourne (6)
Dunadalk (5) Current Champions
Shamrock Rovers (5)
St Patrick’s Athletic (5)
Bohemians (4)
Cork City (2)
Derry City (2)
Drogheda United (1)
Sligo Rovers (1)
   
 


 Cups

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Irish Senior Challenge cup

The senior challenge cup also known as the  FAI Cup. This is the main domestic silverware in the Irish league, It also offers a route into the Europa league qualifying round to the winner. Knockout competition with on off games in each round. Games are decided by extra time and penalties if score is level after 90 minutes.
 
Most successful teams
Shamrock Rovers (24)
Dundalk (10)
Shelbourne,Bohemiens (7)
Sligo Rovers,Derry City (5)

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Irish President’s Cup 


The Community shield of Irish football. It was only introduced in 2014 by the current president of Ireland, so still a fairly new concept in Irish football. A one of game that is played at the start of the season pitting the winner of the Airtricity premier division (currently Dundalk) and the FAI senior challenge cup holders (currently Dundalk so will play runners up Cork City). 
 
Past Winners
Cork City 
Dundalk
St.Patricks
 

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League Cup


The league cup or the EA cup as it’s better known as, Is the secondary cup competition in Ireland. It’s open to all teams in Ireland Straight knock out competition with extra time and penalties if needed to decide winner.

Past winners
Derry City (10)
Dundalk (5)
St Patrick’s (4)
 
 
There is also the Leinster Senior Cup and Munster Senior Cup. These are minor provincial competitions which don’t have much importance but also another chance to put a trophy in the cabinet depending on your chosen teams location.
 


The challenge 


In terms of the league challenge it shouldn't take much for you to be competing with the top teams. It would be in Europe where the main challenge lies. For instance last years champions Dundalk came in with one game of being the first Irish club to make the champions league group stage, losing 3-1 on aggregate to Legia Warsaw. Warsaw being drawn in a group rubbing shoulders with the likes of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund which would have being huge for the Irish game. Dundalk did however go on to make history in the Europa League by becoming the first Irish side to win a European group game.
 

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Dundalk

 

Current champions having won the title the last two seasons and are tied with Shelbourne for most title wins in the leagues current format(including winning the tittle in 2016) When you start you will have the champions league qualifiers to contend in the summer months which will give you a chance to replicate Dunalk's success as I mentioned above. They also lost some key players to English championship so they will need replacing.
 

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Shamrock rovers

Shamrock rovers are the most successful Irish team with a record 17 league titles and 24 Senior challenge cup wins. They have also provided more players to Republic of Ireland national team than any other club. They haven't won the league since 2011 so can you put rovers back on top. 

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Wexford Youths 

Wexford Youths are one of the newest clubs in the league having only being founded in 2007. This is Wexford first season in the top league having secured promotion in 2015. So will pose the biggest challenge in terms of building a team to compete at the top. The first season could well be about consolidation. Something Wexford failed to do at the end of this season in real life.
 
Other Notable sides.
Given that FMM17 only uses the premier division as a playable league some other sides to watch out for to be promoted would be Shelbourne(6 time league champions) Limerick Fc and Waterford Fc.

I hope you enjoyed the guide and it inspired some of you to give this crazy league a try.  

 

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Good guide.

But if I'm not mistaken, St Patrick's were in the champions league group stage a couple of years ago?

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3 hours ago, Jens said:

Good guide.

But if I'm not mistaken, St Patrick's were in the champions league group stage a couple of years ago?

No they were knocked out in the qualifiers ironically to Legia Warsaw

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