2017 League of Ireland First Division

The First Division has 8 teams. Each team played each other four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches in the season.

On 22 December 2016, the FAI announced that the league would be restructured into two 10-team divisions from the 2018 season onwards, one of the recommendations made in the 2015 Conroy Report. This meant the cancellation of the promotion/relegation playoff and relegation at the end of the 2017 season of 3 teams from the Premier Division, with only the champions of the First Division promoted in return.{{cite news |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/its-three-down-one-up-for-loi-season-436479.html |date=23 December 2016 |accessdate=6 January 2017 |title=It's three down, one up for LOI season |work=The Irish Examiner |first=Liam |last=Mackey}}

{{Location map+ |Ireland |alt=Map of the Republic of Ireland with the eight League of Ireland First Division teams |caption=Locations of the First Division teams |float=right |width=280 |places=

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Athlone Town |background= |position=left|lat_deg=53.43 |lon_deg=-7.95}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Cobh Ramblers |position=left|background= |lat_deg=51.851 |lon_deg=-8.29}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Longford Town |background= |position=right |lat_deg=53.727 |lon_deg=-7.799}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Waterford |background= |position=left |lat_dir=N|lat_deg=52 |lat_min=15 |lat_sec=24 |lon_dir=W |lon_deg=7 |lon_min=7 |lon_sec=45}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Wexford |background= |position=right |lat_deg=52.365564 |lon_deg=-6.515549}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland

|marksize=12|lat_dir=N|lat_deg=53|lat_min=20|lat_sec=52|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=15|lon_sec=35|position=left|background=|label=Dublin }}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1

|lat_dir=N|lat_deg=55|lat_min=24|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=10|lon_min=57|position=right|background=|label=Dublin teams
Cabinteely
Shelbourne
UCD}}

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{{Location map+ |Dublin|alt=Map of Dublin with the three League of Ireland First Division Dublin teams |caption=Locations of Dublin First Division teams |float=right |width=280 |places=

{{Location map~ |Dublin|lat_deg=53|lat_min=22|lat_sec=3|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=15|lon_sec=7|position=top|background=|label=Shelbourne}}

{{Location map~ |Dublin|lat_deg=53|lat_min=18|lat_sec=37|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=13|lon_sec=41|position=left|background=|label=UCD}}

{{Location map~ |Dublin|lat_deg=53.289051|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6.161216|position=right|background=|label=Cabinteely }}

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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.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-01UNBSJKMC000000VUM100GLVSCQPIVT-G#table SSE Airtricity League], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/first-division/2017/regular-season/r39232 Soccerway], [http://www.extratime.ie/leagues/2022/101/first-division/ extratime.ie]

|team1=WAT |team2=COB |team3=UCD |team4=SHE |team5=LON |team6=CAB |team7=WEX |team8=ATH

|result1=PRO

|update=complete

|win_ATH=4 |draw_ATH=5 |loss_ATH=19 |gf_ATH=29 |ga_ATH=79

|win_CAB=10 |draw_CAB=8 |loss_CAB=10 |gf_CAB=41|ga_CAB=37

|win_COB=16 |draw_COB=3 |loss_COB=9 |gf_COB=37|ga_COB=28

|win_LON=10 |draw_LON=8 |loss_LON=10 |gf_LON=34 |ga_LON=26

|win_SHE=11 |draw_SHE=7 |loss_SHE=10 |gf_SHE=37|ga_SHE=32

|win_UCD=13 |draw_UCD=8 |loss_UCD=7 |gf_UCD=42|ga_UCD=23

|win_WAT=17 |draw_WAT=8 |loss_WAT=3 |gf_WAT=47|ga_WAT=17

|win_WEX=4 |draw_WEX=7 |loss_WEX=17 |gf_WEX=16 |ga_WEX=41

|status_WAT=CP

|name_ATH=Athlone Town

|name_CAB=Cabinteely

|name_COB=Cobh Ramblers

|name_LON=Longford Town

|name_SHE=Shelbourne

|name_UCD=UCD

|name_WAT=Waterford

|name_WEX=Wexford

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=77&view=rules|title=First Division 2017 - Season rules|publisher=Scoresway|accessdate=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424203405/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=77&view=rules|archive-date=24 April 2017|url-status=dead}}

|res_col_header=P

|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to League of Ireland Premier Division

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

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-01UNBSJKMC000000VUM100GLVSCQPIVT-G#matches SSE Airtricity League]

| update = 27 May 2017

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ATH | team2= CAB | team3= COB | team4= LON | team5= SHE | team6= UCD | team7= WAT | team8= WEX

| name_ATH = Athlone Town

| name_CAB = Cabinteely

| name_COB = Cobh Ramblers

| name_LON = Longford Town

| name_SHE = Shelbourne

| name_UCD = UCD

| name_WAT = Waterford

| name_WEX = Wexford

| match_ATH_CAB = 3–3

| match_ATH_COB = 2-1

| match_ATH_LON = 0–3

| match_ATH_SHE = 1–4

| match_ATH_UCD = 0-2

| match_ATH_WAT = 1–0

| match_ATH_WEX = 1-0

| match_CAB_ATH = 2-0

| match_CAB_COB = 4–1

| match_CAB_LON = 0-0

| match_CAB_SHE = 0–1

| match_CAB_UCD = 0–1

| match_CAB_WAT = 0-0

| match_CAB_WEX = 2–0

| match_COB_ATH = 5–1

| match_COB_CAB = 2-0

| match_COB_LON = 2-0

| match_COB_SHE = 1–1

| match_COB_UCD = 1–0

| match_COB_WAT = 0-0

| match_COB_WEX = 1–1

| match_LON_ATH = 3-1{{#tag:ref|In September 2017 the FAI banned two Athlone players for 12 months after a UEFA investigation found "clear and overwhelming betting evidence" of fixing of their 29 April match against Longford.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/0907/902965-athlone-players-banned-for-a-year-by-fai/|title=Athlone players banned for 12 months by FAI|date=7 September 2017|work=RTÉ.ie|accessdate=7 September 2017}}|group="n"}}

| match_LON_CAB = 0–2

| match_LON_COB = 1–3

| match_LON_SHE = 3-1

| match_LON_UCD = 0-1

| match_LON_WAT = 0–0

| match_LON_WEX = 5-0

| match_SHE_ATH = 2-1

| match_SHE_CAB = 1-4

| match_SHE_COB = 0-1

| match_SHE_LON = 0–0

| match_SHE_UCD = 0-1

| match_SHE_WAT = 2–2

| match_SHE_WEX = 2–0

| match_UCD_ATH = 4–1

| match_UCD_CAB = 2-2

| match_UCD_COB = 0-1

| match_UCD_LON = 2–0

| match_UCD_SHE = 4–0

| match_UCD_WAT = 0–2

| match_UCD_WEX = 2-0

| match_WAT_ATH = 2-1

| match_WAT_CAB = 3–0

| match_WAT_COB = 2–1

| match_WAT_LON = 1-0

| match_WAT_SHE = 1-0

| match_WAT_UCD = 1-1

| match_WAT_WEX = 2–0

| match_WEX_ATH = 1–2

| match_WEX_CAB = 1-1

| match_WEX_COB = 1-2

| match_WEX_LON = 0–0

| match_WEX_SHE = 1-0

| match_WEX_UCD = 1–1

| match_WEX_WAT = 0-1

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

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-01UNBSJKMC000000VUM100GLVSCQPIVT-G#matches SSE Airtricity League]

| update = 7 October 2017

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ATH | team2= CAB | team3= COB | team4= LON | team5= SHE | team6= UCD | team7= WAT | team8= WEX

| name_ATH = Athlone Town

| name_CAB = Cabinteely

| name_COB = Cobh Ramblers

| name_LON = Longford Town

| name_SHE = Shelbourne

| name_UCD = UCD

| name_WAT = Waterford

| name_WEX = Wexford

| match_ATH_CAB = 1-1

| match_ATH_COB = 0-1

| match_ATH_LON = 2-2

| match_ATH_SHE = 1-3

| match_ATH_UCD = 0-4

| match_ATH_WAT = 1-6

| match_ATH_WEX = 1-1

| match_CAB_ATH = 6-2

| match_CAB_COB = 2-1

| match_CAB_LON = 0-2

| match_CAB_SHE = 1-0

| match_CAB_UCD = 3-3

| match_CAB_WAT = 1-1

| match_CAB_WEX = 0-1

| match_COB_ATH = 3-1

| match_COB_CAB = 0-3

| match_COB_LON = 2-0

| match_COB_SHE = 0-1

| match_COB_UCD = 1-0

| match_COB_WAT = 2-1

| match_COB_WEX = 1-0

| match_LON_ATH = 7-1

| match_LON_CAB = 1-0

| match_LON_COB = 2-1

| match_LON_SHE = 1-3

| match_LON_UCD = 1-1

| match_LON_WAT = 0-1

| match_LON_WEX = 1-0

| match_SHE_ATH = 4-1

| match_SHE_CAB = 3-1

| match_SHE_COB = 0-1

| match_SHE_LON = 0-0

| match_SHE_UCD = 1-1

| match_SHE_WAT = 1-1

| match_SHE_WEX = 1-2

| match_UCD_ATH = 4-0

| match_UCD_CAB = 2-3

| match_UCD_COB = 1-0

| match_UCD_LON = 0-0

| match_UCD_SHE = 1-2

| match_UCD_WAT = 3-2

| match_UCD_WEX = 1-0

| match_WAT_ATH = 3-1

| match_WAT_CAB = 3-0

| match_WAT_COB = 4-0

| match_WAT_LON = 1-0

| match_WAT_SHE = 1-1

| match_WAT_UCD = 1-0

| match_WAT_WEX = 2-1

| match_WEX_ATH = 2-2

| match_WEX_CAB = 2-0

| match_WEX_COB = 0-2

| match_WEX_LON = 1-2

| match_WEX_SHE = 0-3

| match_WEX_UCD = 0-0

| match_WEX_WAT = 0-3

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The PFAI First Division player of the year nominees were Waterford striker David McDaid, Cabinteely midfielder Kieran Marty Waters and UCD striker Georgie Kelly.

The PFAI First Division Team of the Year was:

• Goalkeeper: Niall Corbett (UCD)
• Defence: Daniel O'Reilly (Longford Town), Kenny Browne (Waterford), Chris McCarthy (Cobh Ramblers), Evan Osam (UCD)
• Midfield: Garry Comerford (Waterford), Greg Sloggett (UCD), Kirean Marty Waters (Cabinteely), Derek Daly (Waterford)
• Attack: David McDaid (Waterford), Georgie Kelly (UCD)

• 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division
• 2017 League of Ireland Cup

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