| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shamrock Rovers (17th title) |
| Relegated | Galway United |
| UEFA Champions League | Shamrock Rovers |
| UEFA Europa League | Sligo Rovers St. Patrick's Athletic Bohemians |
| Setanta Cup | Shamrock Rovers Bohemians Sligo Rovers St. Patrick's Athletic Derry City Bray Wanderers |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 503 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Éamon Zayed: 22 (Derry City)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Derry City 7–0UCD |
| Biggest away win | Galway United 0–8Sligo Rovers |
| Highest scoring | UCD 5–4Drogheda United |
| Longest winning run | Shamrock Rovers,Sligo Rovers (5 games each)[2] |
| Longest unbeaten run | Derry City (18 games)[2] |
| Longest winless run | Galway United (32 games)[2] |
| Longest losing run | Galway United (22 games)[2] |
←2010 2012 → | |
The2011 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 27th season of theLeague of Ireland Premier Division. The league was also known as theAirtricity League for sponsorship reasons. The division featured 10 teams.Shamrock Rovers were champions whileSligo Rovers finished as runners-up.
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[3] and ended on 29 October. Defending championsShamrock Rovers retained the league title with victory overUCD on 25 October 2011.[4][5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers(C) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 77 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 19 | +54 | 73 | Qualification forEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Derry City | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 68 | Banned from 2012–13 European competitions[b] |
| 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 63 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Bohemians | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 60 | |
| 6 | Bray Wanderers | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 51 | |
| 7 | Dundalk | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 44 | |
| 8 | UCD | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 42 | 80 | −38 | 34 | |
| 9 | Drogheda United | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 77 | −45 | 25 | |
| 10 | Galway United[c] | 36 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 115 | −95 | 6 | Qualification forrelegation play-off |
| Home \ Away | BOH | BRW | DER | DRO | DUN | GAL | SHM | SLI | StP | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Bray Wanderers | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Derry City | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 |
| Drogheda United | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Dundalk | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Galway United | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Sligo Rovers | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| UCD | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — |
| Home \ Away | BOH | BRW | DER | DRO | DUN | GAL | SHM | SLI | StP | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Bray Wanderers | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4–0 |
| Derry City | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Drogheda United | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Dundalk | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Galway United | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–8 | 0–2 | 3–4 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 |
| Sligo Rovers | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–2 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 |
| UCD | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Éamon Zayed | Derry City[1] | 22 |
| 2 |  Eoin Doyle | Sligo Rovers | 20 |
| 3 |  Danny North | St. Patrick's Athletic | 15 |
 Gary Twigg | Shamrock Rovers | 15 | |
| 5 | Mark Quigley | Dundalk | 13 |
Source:[7]
| Winner | Club |
|---|---|
| Éamon Zayed | Derry City[10] |
| Winner | Club |
|---|---|
| Enda Stevens | Shamrock Rovers[10] |
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| March | Mark Quigley | Dundalk |
| April | Gary Dempsey | Bray Wanderers |
| May | Eoin Doyle | Sligo Rovers |
| June | Danny North | St. Patrick's Athletic |
| July | Conor McCormack | Shamrock Rovers |
| August | Patrick Sullivan | Shamrock Rovers |
| September |  Joseph Ndo | Sligo Rovers |
| October | Karl Sheppard | Shamrock Rovers |
| November | Stephen Paisley[note 1] | Shelbourne |
Galway United, the tenth-placed team in the 2011 Premier Division, andMonaghan United, the third-placed team from the2011 First Division, played off to see who would play in the2012 Premier Division. The playoff was contested in a two-legged format.[11]
| 1 November 2011 | Monaghan United | 2–0 | Galway United | Kingspan Century Park |
| 19.45GMT | Isichei 13'S. Brennan 87' |
| 4 November 2011 | Galway United | 1–3 | Monaghan United | Terryland Park |
| 19.45GMT | Murphy 82' | 26',33'O'Brien 51'R. Brennan |
Monaghan United won 5–1 on aggregate and were promoted to thePremier Division. Galway United were relegated to theFirst Division.
