2021 League of Ireland First Division#Play-offs

The First Division has 10 teams. Each team plays each other three times for a total of 27 matches in the season.

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{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Cobh Ramblers |position=right|background= |lat_deg=51.80 |lon_deg=-8.35}}

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{{Location map~ |Ireland |label=Galway United |position=left|background= |lat_deg=53.272 |lon_deg=-9.049}}

{{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 }}

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Cabinteely
Shelbourne
UCD}}

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Shelbourne and Cork City joined following their relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2020 season.{{cite web |title=Premier Division 2020 |url=https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/premier-division/id-029BGM7ARO000004VUM100GLVVI8BE0R-G#table |publisher=SSE Airtricity League |accessdate=16 November 2020}}{{cite web |title=Longford earn promotion as Shels' collapse completed |date=15 November 2020 |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/1115/1178279-longford-seal-promotion-as-shels-collapse-is-complete/ |publisher=RTE Sport |accessdate=16 November 2020|last1=Donnelly |first1=Dave }} Drogheda United and Longford Town departed following their promotion from the 2020 First Division.{{cite web |title=First Division 2020 |url=https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-029J7SGEG4000004VUM100GLVVI8BE0R-G#table |publisher=SSE Airtricity League |accessdate=16 November 2020 |archive-date=3 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903083544/https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-029J7SGEG4000004VUM100GLVVI8BE0R-G#table |url-status=dead }}

On 10 November 2020 a newly formed Limerick based club Treaty United announced that they would apply for a 2021 League of Ireland licence. {{cite web |title=Treaty United to Pursue First Division Licence for 2021 Season |date=10 November 2020 |url=https://www.limerickpost.ie/2020/11/10/treaty-united-to-pursue-first-division-licence-for-2021-season/ |publisher=The Limerick Post |access-date=29 November 2020}} Former Dublin based League of Ireland club St Francis FC and Wexford based Yola FC also both expressed interest in joining for 2021 by the deadline for expressions of interest which was 10 November 2020. An application was made by a brand new entity under the name Dublin County F.C. but did not ultimately materialise. {{cite web |title=Treaty United, St Francis and Yola FC set to apply for LOI First Division licences |url=https://www.the42.ie/limerick-treaty-united-soccer-5261902-Nov2020/ |publisher=The42.ie |access-date=29 November 2020}} Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely F.C. merged at the end of the season, keeping the name Bray Wanderers.{{Cite web|url=https://cabinteelyfc.ie/bray-wanderers-fc-and-cabinteely-fc-to-form-new-force-in-league-of-ireland-football/|title=Bray Wanderers FC and Cabinteely FC to form new force in League of Ireland Football | Cabinteely FC}}

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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|source=[https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-02DE4KB3C0000005VUM100GLVU4CQDAE-G#table sseairtricityleague], [https://ie.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/first-division/2021/regular-season/r60875/ Soccerway]

|update=complete

| team1=SHE | team2=GAL | team3=UCD | team4=TRU | team5=BRW | team6=COR | team7=ATH | team8=COB | team9=CAB | team10=WEX

|result1=PRO |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO

|win_ATH=9 |draw_ATH=6 |loss_ATH=12 |gf_ATH=32 |ga_ATH=43

|win_BRW=9 |draw_BRW=10 |loss_BRW=8 |gf_BRW=36 |ga_BRW=31

|win_CAB=8 |draw_CAB=1 |loss_CAB=18 |gf_CAB=26 |ga_CAB=47

|win_COB=8 |draw_COB=4 |loss_COB=15 |gf_COB=25 |ga_COB=46

|win_COR=8 |draw_COR=9 |loss_COR=10 |gf_COR=37 |ga_COR=28

|win_GAL=15 |draw_GAL=6 |loss_GAL=6 |gf_GAL=39 |ga_GAL=25

|win_SHE=16 |draw_SHE=9 |loss_SHE=2 |gf_SHE=49 |ga_SHE=23

|win_TRU=11 |draw_TRU=9 |loss_TRU=7 |gf_TRU=36 |ga_TRU=27

|win_UCD=13 |draw_UCD=7 |loss_UCD=7 |gf_UCD=55 |ga_UCD=38

|win_WEX=6 |draw_WEX=3 |loss_WEX=18 |gf_WEX=29 |ga_WEX=56

|status_SHE=C, P

|status_UCD=O, P

| name_ATH = Athlone Town

| name_BRW = Bray Wanderers

| name_CAB = Cabinteely

| name_COB = Cobh Ramblers

| name_COR = Cork City

| name_GAL = Galway United

| name_SHE = Shelbourne

| name_TRU = Treaty United

| name_UCD = UCD

| name_WEX = Wexford

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

|res_col_header=Q

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

|col_PO=green2 |text_PO=Qualification for Promotion play-offs

}}

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

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-02DE4KB3C0000005VUM100GLVU4CQDAE-G#matches SSE Airtricity League]

| update = 7 August 2021

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ATH | team2= BRW | team3= CAB | team4= COB | team5= COR | team6= GAL | team7= SHE | team8= TRU | team9= UCD | team10= WEX

| name_ATH = Athlone Town

| name_BRW = Bray Wanderers

| name_CAB = Cabinteely

| name_COB = Cobh Ramblers

| name_COR = Cork City

| name_GAL = Galway United

| name_SHE = Shelbourne

| name_TRU = Treaty United

| name_UCD = UCD

| name_WEX = Wexford

| match_ATH_BRW = 0-0

| match_ATH_CAB = 1-2

| match_ATH_COB = 2-1

| match_ATH_COR = 0-2

| match_ATH_GAL = 3-1

| match_ATH_SHE = 1-3

| match_ATH_TRU = 1-4

| match_ATH_UCD = 2-3

| match_ATH_WEX = 3-0

| match_BRW_ATH = 1-2

| match_BRW_CAB = 3-0

| match_BRW_COB = 2-1

| match_BRW_COR = 0-0

| match_BRW_GAL = 0-0

| match_BRW_SHE = 1-4

| match_BRW_TRU = 0–0

| match_BRW_UCD = 4-0

| match_BRW_WEX = 3-1

| match_CAB_ATH = 0-1

| match_CAB_BRW = 0-3

| match_CAB_COB = 1-0

| match_CAB_COR = 1-0

| match_CAB_GAL = 0-3*

| match_CAB_SHE = 1-3

| match_CAB_TRU = 2-1

| match_CAB_UCD = 1-2

| match_CAB_WEX = 0-2

| match_COB_ATH = 0-0

| match_COB_BRW = 1-1

| match_COB_CAB = 1-0

| match_COB_COR = 1-0

| match_COB_GAL = 0-4

| match_COB_SHE = 1-2

| match_COB_TRU = 0-2

| match_COB_UCD = 0-4

| match_COB_WEX = 3-2

| match_COR_ATH = 0-1

| match_COR_BRW = 2-2

| match_COR_CAB = 0-2

| match_COR_COB = 2–1

| match_COR_GAL = 1-1

| match_COR_SHE = 1-3

| match_COR_TRU = 2-3

| match_COR_UCD = 1-1

| match_COR_WEX = 5-0

| match_GAL_ATH = 2-1

| match_GAL_BRW = 1-2

| match_GAL_CAB = 1-0

| match_GAL_COB = 2-0

| match_GAL_COR = 2-3

| match_GAL_SHE = 0–0

| match_GAL_TRU = 1-1

| match_GAL_UCD = 2-2

| match_GAL_WEX = 1-0

| match_SHE_ATH = 1-0

| match_SHE_BRW = 3-3

| match_SHE_CAB = 1-0

| match_SHE_COB = 2-2

| match_SHE_COR = 2-1

| match_SHE_GAL = 4-0

| match_SHE_TRU = 2-2

| match_SHE_UCD = 3-1

| match_SHE_WEX = 1-0

| match_TRU_ATH = 1-0

| match_TRU_BRW = 2-0

| match_TRU_CAB = 1-4

| match_TRU_COB = 1-1

| match_TRU_COR = 2-1

| match_TRU_GAL = 0-1

| match_TRU_SHE = 1-1

| match_TRU_UCD = 2-1

| match_TRU_WEX = 1-0

| match_UCD_ATH = 2–2

| match_UCD_BRW = 0-0

| match_UCD_CAB = 4-1

| match_UCD_COB = 1-2

| match_UCD_COR = 0-0

| match_UCD_GAL = 0-2

| match_UCD_SHE = 0-0

| match_UCD_TRU = 3-2

| match_UCD_WEX = 2-1

| match_WEX_ATH = 4-4

| match_WEX_BRW = 0-1

| match_WEX_CAB = 2–3

| match_WEX_COB = 1-2

| match_WEX_COR = 0-0

| match_WEX_GAL = 1-3

| match_WEX_SHE = 0-1

| match_WEX_TRU = 1-2

| match_WEX_UCD = 0-6

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*Note Cabinteely v Galway Utd postponed on 9 April 2021 (Galway awarded a 3-0 victory by FAI{{cite web |last1=Fitzmaurice |first1=Aidan |title=FAI award Galway United 3-0 win after Cabinteely postponement |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/fai-award-galway-united-3-0-win-after-cabinteely-postponement-40427705.html |website=independent.ie |publisher=Independent Newspapers |access-date=14 May 2021}}).

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/competition/first-division/id-02DE4KB3C0000005VUM100GLVU4CQDAE-G#matches SSE Airtricity League]

| update = 29 October 2021

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ATH | team2= BRW | team3= CAB | team4= COB | team5= COR | team6= GAL | team7= SHE | team8= TRU | team9= UCD | team10= WEX

| name_ATH = Athlone Town

| name_BRW = Bray Wanderers

| name_CAB = Cabinteely

| name_COB = Cobh Ramblers

| name_COR = Cork City

| name_GAL = Galway United

| name_SHE = Shelbourne

| name_TRU = Treaty United

| name_UCD = UCD

| name_WEX = Wexford

| match_ATH_BRW = —

| match_ATH_CAB = 2-1

| match_ATH_COB = 1-2

| match_ATH_COR = —

| match_ATH_GAL = 1-0

| match_ATH_SHE = —

| match_ATH_TRU = —

| match_ATH_UCD = —

| match_ATH_WEX = 0-2

| match_BRW_ATH = 0-1

| match_BRW_CAB = 1-2

| match_BRW_COB = —

| match_BRW_COR = 0-0

| match_BRW_GAL = —

| match_BRW_SHE = —

| match_BRW_TRU = 1-0

| match_BRW_UCD = —

| match_BRW_WEX = —

| match_CAB_ATH = —

| match_CAB_BRW = —

| match_CAB_COB = 1-2

| match_CAB_COR = 2-2

| match_CAB_GAL = 0-1

| match_CAB_SHE = 0-2

| match_CAB_TRU = 0-2

| match_CAB_UCD = —

| match_CAB_WEX = —

| match_COB_ATH = —

| match_COB_BRW = 1-2

| match_COB_CAB = —

| match_COB_COR = —

| match_COB_GAL = 0-1

| match_COB_SHE = 2-0

| match_COB_TRU = —

| match_COB_UCD = 0-2

| match_COB_WEX = —

| match_COR_ATH = 3-1

| match_COR_BRW = —

| match_COR_CAB = —

| match_COR_COB = 4-0

| match_COR_GAL = 3-0

| match_COR_SHE = 0-2

| match_COR_TRU = —

| match_COR_UCD = —

| match_COR_WEX = 4-0

| match_GAL_ATH = —

| match_GAL_BRW = 1-0

| match_GAL_CAB = —

| match_GAL_COB = —

| match_GAL_COR = —

| match_GAL_SHE = 3-1

| match_GAL_TRU = 0-0

| match_GAL_UCD = 4-1

| match_GAL_WEX = 2-1

| match_SHE_ATH = 1-1

| match_SHE_BRW = 1-1

| match_SHE_CAB = —

| match_SHE_COB = —

| match_SHE_COR = —

| match_SHE_GAL = —

| match_SHE_TRU = 1-0

| match_SHE_UCD = 1-1

| match_SHE_WEX = 4-0

| match_TRU_ATH = 1-1

| match_TRU_BRW = —

| match_TRU_CAB = —

| match_TRU_COB = 3-0

| match_TRU_COR = 0-0

| match_TRU_GAL = —

| match_TRU_SHE = —

| match_TRU_UCD = —

| match_TRU_WEX = 1-1

| match_UCD_ATH = 6-0

| match_UCD_BRW = 4-3

| match_UCD_CAB = 5-2

| match_UCD_COB = —

| match_UCD_COR = 1-0

| match_UCD_GAL = —

| match_UCD_SHE = —

| match_UCD_TRU = 2-1

| match_UCD_WEX = —

| match_WEX_ATH = —

| match_WEX_BRW = 4-2

| match_WEX_CAB = 2-1

| match_WEX_COB = 3-1

| match_WEX_COR = —

| match_WEX_GAL = —

| match_WEX_SHE = —

| match_WEX_TRU = —

| match_WEX_UCD = 2-1

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:As of matches played 29 October 2021.

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|date = 3 November 2021

|time = 19:45 IST

|team1 = Bray Wanderers

|score = 0–0

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|team2 = Galway United

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Carlisle Grounds

|attendance =

|referee =

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|date = 3 November 2021

|time = 19:45 IST

|team1 = Treaty United

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://www.extratime.com/articles/28234/play-off-report-treaty-united-0---3-ucd/ Report]

|team2 = UCD

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Paul Doyle {{goal|34}}
Colm Whelan {{goal|79||92|}}

|stadium = Markets Field

|attendance =

|referee =

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|date = 7 November 2021

|time = 17:00 IST

|team1 = {{nobold|Galway United}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://galwayunitedfc.ie/match-report-galway-united-0-1-bray-wanderers-first-division-playoffs/ Report]

|team2 = Bray Wanderers

|aggregatescore = 0–1

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Brandon Kavanagh {{goal|22|}}

|stadium = Eamonn Deacy Park

|attendance =

|referee = Kevin O’Sullivan

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|date = 7 November 2021

|time = 17:00 IST

|team1 = UCD

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.extratime.com/articles/28263/playoff-report-ucd-1-2-treaty-united/ Report]

|team2 = {{nobold|Treaty United}}

|aggregatescore = 4–2

|goals1 = Adam Verdon {{goal|67}}

|goals2 = Conor Melody {{goal|8}}
Anthony O’Donnell {{goal|52}}

|stadium =UCD Bowl

|attendance =

|referee = Alan Patchell

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|date = 19 November 2021

|time = 19:45 IST

|team1 = {{nobold|Bray Wanderers}}

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://www.extratime.com/articles/28323/first-division-playoff-final-report-bray-wanderers-0---2-ucd/ Report]

|team2 = UCD

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Colm Whelan {{goal|68|}}
Paul Doyle {{goal|86|}}

|stadium =Dalymount Park

|attendance =

|referee = Oliver Moran

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|date = 26 November 2021

|time = 19:45 IST

|team1 = {{nobold|Waterford}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.the42.ie/ucd-waterford-report-5613512-Nov2021/ Report]

|team2 = UCD

|goals1 = Anthony Wordsworth {{goal|5}}
Niall O'Keeffe {{sentoff|2|87}}

|goals2 = Dara Keane {{goal|26}}
Colm Whelan {{goal|34}}

|stadium = Richmond Park

|attendance =

|referee = Paul McLaughlin

}}

• 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division
• 2021 FAI Cup

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