| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sligo Rovers (3rd title) |
| UEFA Champions League | Sligo Rovers |
| UEFA Europa League | Derry City Drogheda United St. Patrick's Athletic |
| Setanta Cup | Sligo Rovers Derry City Drogheda United St. Patrick's Athletic Shamrock Rovers Cork City |
| Matches played | 165 |
| Goals scored | 437 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gary Twigg: 22 (Shamrock Rovers) [1] |
| Biggest home win | Shamrock Rovers 7–0 Dundalk |
| Biggest away win | Bray Wanderers 0–4 Derry City |
| Highest scoring | Bray Wanderers 2–4 Drogheda United St. Patrick's Athletic 5–1 Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers 6–0 Dundalk Bray Wanderers 3–3 St. Patrick's Athletic Cork City 4–2 UCD |
| Highest attendance | 6,097 Sligo Rovers 0–2 Shamrock Rovers |
| Lowest attendance | 151 Monaghan United 0–1 Bray Wanderers |
| Total attendance | 281,925[note 1] |
| Average attendance | 1,575[2][note 2] |
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The 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 28th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division featured 12 teams. Sligo Rovers were champions, winning their first top league title since 1976–77. Drogheda United finished as runners-up.
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