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League of Ireland First Division
Season2022
Dates18 February 2022 – 11 November 2022
ChampionsCork City
Matches played144
Top goalscorerPhoenix Patterson (17 league goals + 3 playoff goals)
Total attendance178,000
Average attendance1,193[1]
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 23 November 2023.

The 2022 League of Ireland First Division season was the 38th season of the League of Ireland First Division, the second tier of the Republic of Ireland's association football league. The title was won by Cork City.[2]

Overview

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The First Division has 9 teams. Each side plays each other four times for a total of 32 matches in the season. The team that finishes in first place achieve automatic promotion to the Premier Division. Teams finishing second to fifth place will enter the play-offs to determine the side to contest for a place in the 2023 Premier Division against the ninth placed (second last) Premier Division team.

Declan Carey finished the season with the Golden Boot, scoring 20 goals for City, including a brace on the final day of the season vs Bray.

Teams

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Locations of the First Division teams

Team changes

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Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely F.C. merged in the pre-season to create a revamped Bray Wanderers.[3] Shelbourne were promoted as 2021 champions and UCD as playoff winners, to the Premier Division. Waterford F.C. and Longford Town F.C. joined following their relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2021 season.

Additional teams

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No other teams applied for a First Division Licence.[4]

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Athlone Town Athlone Athlone Town Stadium 5,000
Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds 4,000
Cobh Ramblers Cobh St. Colman's Park 3,000
Cork City Cork Turners Cross 7,845
Galway United Galway Eamonn Deacy Park 5,000
Longford Town Longford Bishopsgate 5,097
Treaty United Limerick Markets Field 5,000
Waterford Waterford RSC 5,160
Wexford Crossabeg Ferrycarrig Park 2,500

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Athlone Town Republic of Ireland Martin Russell Resigned 10 April 2022[5] 9th Republic of Ireland Dermot Lennon 10 April 2022[6]
Waterford FC Republic of Ireland Ian Morris Mutual Consent 20 April 2022[7] 5th Republic of Ireland Gary Hunt 20 April 2022[8]
Waterford FC Republic of Ireland Gary Hunt Permanent Replacement 14 June 2022[9] 4th England Danny Searle 14 June 2022[10]
Cobh Ramblers Republic of Ireland Darren Murphy Mutual Consent 19 June 2022[11] 8th Republic of Ireland Shane Keegan 19 June 2022[12]

Personnel and kits

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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 Republic of Ireland Dermot Lennon Republic of Ireland Micheal Schlingermann England Umbro Hayden & Co. Solicitors
Bray Wanderers Republic of Ireland Pat Devlin Republic of Ireland Hugh Douglas United States Nike MyClub
Cobh Ramblers Republic of Ireland Shane Keegan Republic of Ireland John Kavanagh Spain Joma McCarthy Insurance Group
Cork City Republic of Ireland Colin Healy Republic of Ireland Cian Coleman Germany Adidas University College Cork
Galway United Republic of Ireland John Caulfield Republic of Ireland Conor McCormack Republic of Ireland O'Neill's Comer Property Management
Longford Town Republic of Ireland Gary Cronin Republic of Ireland Sam Verdon England Macron Bishopsgate
Treaty United Republic of Ireland Tommy Barrett Republic of Ireland Jack Lynch England Umbro Derrin Homes
Waterford England Danny Searle Republic of Ireland Eddie Nolan England Umbro DG FOODS LTD
Wexford Republic of Ireland Ian Ryan Republic of Ireland Joe Manley England Umbro Wallace

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cork City (C, P) 32 20 8 4 63 22 +41 68 Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division
2 Waterford 32 20 4 8 70 34 +36 64 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3 Galway United 32 17 9 6 56 30 +26 60
4 Longford Town 32 14 10 8 49 41 +8 52
5 Treaty United 32 11 11 10 37 43 −6 44
6 Wexford 32 10 11 11 45 47 −2 41
7 Bray Wanderers 32 6 9 17 30 62 −32 27
8 Athlone Town 32 7 3 22 44 75 −31 24
9 Cobh Ramblers 32 4 5 23 37 78 −41 17
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2022. Source: League of Ireland, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Play-offs

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Bracket

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First Division play-off Semi-finalsFirst Division play-off FinalPromotion/relegation play-off
26/29 October 2022
11 November 2022
Treaty United134
4 November 2022UCD1
Waterford437
Waterford3Waterford0
26/29 October 2022
Galway United0
Longford Town202
Galway United235

First Division play-off Semi-finals

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First leg

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26 October 2022 Treaty United 1–4 Waterford Limerick
19:45 IST Enda Curran 62' (pen.) Report Phoenix Patterson 5'
Phoenix Patterson 29'
Junior Quitirna 70'
Sean Guerins 90+4' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Markets Field
Referee: Damien MacGraith
26 October 2022 Longford Town 2–2 Galway United Longford
19:45 IST Jordan Adeyemo 28'
Jordan Adeyemo 54'		 Report Mikie Rowe 49'
Mikie Rowe 61'		 Stadium: Bishopsgate
Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan

Second leg

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29 October 2022 Waterford 3–3 Treaty United Waterford
19:45 IST Timi Sobowale 22'
Wassim Aouachria 48' (pen.)
Phoenix Patterson 54'		 Report Mark Ludden 9' (pen.)
Mark Ludden 26'
Lee Molloy 29'		 Stadium: RSC
Attendance: 2,585
Referee: Paul Norton
30 October 2022 Galway United 3–0 Longford Town Galway
16:00 IST David Hurley 24'
Mikie Rowe 90'
Rob Manley 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park
Referee: Damien McGraith

First Division play-off Final

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4 November 2022 Galway United 0–3 Waterford County Limerick
19:45 IST Report Junior Quitirna 9'
Wassim Aouachria 45+1'
Junior Quitirna 81'		 Stadium: Markets Field
Referee: Alan Patchell

Promotion/relegation play-off

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11 November 2022 UCD 1–0 Waterford County Dublin
19:45 IST Tommy Lonergan 15' Report Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Rob Harvey

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "League of Ireland enjoys huge increase in crowds since last pre-Covid season". the42. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Cork City lift First Division title at packed Turner's Cross after win over Bray". The 42. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely confirm name of newly merged team". 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ Donnelly, David (3 February 2022). "Full steam ahead as all 19 League of Ireland sides awarded licenses for 2022". DublinLive.ie.
  5. ^ Dollery, Paul. "Athlone Town part company with manager Martin Russell". The42.ie. The42.ie. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. ^ Dollery, Paul. "Athlone Town part company with manager Martin Russell". The42.ie. The42.ie. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  7. ^ Dollery, Paul. "Waterford part ways with manager Ian Morris after just 10 games in charge". The42.ie. The42.ie. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. ^ Dollery, Paul. "Waterford part ways with manager Ian Morris after just 10 games in charge". The42.ie. The42.ie. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Waterford appoint former Aldershot boss Danny Searle as new head coach". The42.ie. The42.ie. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Waterford appoint former Aldershot boss Danny Searle as new head coach". The42.ie. The42.ie. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Cobh Ramblers part company with boss Darren Murphy and backroom team". The42.ie. The42.ie. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Cobh Ramblers part company with boss Darren Murphy and backroom team". The42.ie. The42.ie. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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