The 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division is the 35th season of the

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. The league began in 15 February 2019 and concluded in 25 October 2019. Fixtures were announced in December 2018. On 23 September,

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won the title after a 3–2 win over

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Overview

The Premier Division consists of 10 teams. Each team plays each other four times for 36 matches in the season. UCD, the 2018 First Division champion, were promoted to the league for the first time since 2014, and

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, winners of the promotion/relegation playoffs, were promoted to the league, returning after the absence in the previous season.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Matches 1–18

Teams played each other twice (once at home, once away).

Matches 19–36

Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).

Promotion/relegation playoff

, who finished ninth in the Premier Division, faced the First Division's

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to determine which club would participate in the 2020 Premier Division.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Awards

Player of the Month

Annual awards

References

External links

Official website

Full Results and Fixtures
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