2009 League of Ireland First Division

This season saw the division expanded from 10 to 12 clubs. This was because the 2009 Premier Division was reduced to 10 clubs. The regular season began on 6 March and concluded on 7 November. Each team played the other teams three times, totaling 33 games. UCD finished as champions and were automatically promoted to the Premier Division. There was no promotion/relegation play-off between the First Division and the A Championship this season. This was only because Kildare County, who finished bottom of the table, withdrew from the League of Ireland before the play-offs could be played.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier09.html|title=Ireland 2009|accessdate=27 July 2016|website=RSSSF|date= }}{{cite web|url=http://www.balls.ie/football/happens-teams-enter-league-ireland-first-division/205914|title=What Happens (To) Teams That Enter The League Of Ireland First Division? |publisher=www.balls.ie|accessdate=26 March 2016|date=20 February 2015}}

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|note_SFI=Sporting Fingal qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2009 FAI Cup Final and were promoted to the Premier Division after winning the promotion/relegation play off.

|note_LIM=Limerick 37 F.C. changed their name to Limerick F.C.

|note_KIL=Kildare County withdrew from league at end of season and did participate in promotion/relegation play off.

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The second and third placed First Division teams, Shelbourne and Sporting Fingal played off to decide who would play the winner of the Premier Division play-off. The winner of this play off would play in the 2010 Premier Division.

;First Division

{{football box collapsible

|date = 10 November 2009

|time = 19:45 GMT

|team1 = Shelbourne

|score = 1 – 2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20091114065412/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1110/shelbourne_sportingfingal.html Report]

|team2 = Sporting Fingal

|goals1 = McAllister {{goal|72|pen.}}
Flood {{sent off|0|73}}

|goals2 = Zayed {{goal|39}}
Williams {{goal|41}}

|stadium = Tolka Park

|attendance = 1,632

|referee = T. Connolly

}}

;First Division v Premier Division

{{football box collapsible

|date = 13 November 2009

|time = 19:45 GMT

|team1 = Sporting Fingal

|score = 2 – 0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20091115075537/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1113/sportingfingal_braywanderers.html Report]

|team2 = Bray Wanderers

|goals1 = Paisley {{goal|51}}
Byrne {{goal|67}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Morton Stadium

|attendance = 740

|referee = D. Tomney

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 16 November 2009

|time = 19:45 GMT

|team1 = Bray Wanderers

|score = 2 – 2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20091119053905/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1116/braywanderers_sportingfingal.html Report]

|team2 = Sporting Fingal

|goals1 = Flood {{goal|83}}
O'Connor {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2 = Zayed {{goal|59}}
Bayly {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = Carlisle Grounds

|attendance =

|referee = D. Hanney

}}

Sporting Fingal won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division.

• 2009 League of Ireland Premier Division
• 2009 League of Ireland Cup
• 2009 A Championship

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{{2009 in Republic of Ireland association football}}

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