2023 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2023
Dates17 February – 3 November 2023
ChampionsShamrock Rovers (21st title)
RelegatedCork City
UCD
Champions LeagueShamrock Rovers
Conference LeagueDerry City
Shelbourne
St Patrick's Athletic
Matches played180
Goals scored469 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerJonathan Afolabi
Jack Moylan (15 goals each)
Biggest home winSt Patrick's Athletic 7–0 UCD
(30 June)
Biggest away winUCD 0–5 Derry City
(6 September)
Highest scoringShamrock Rovers 4-4 Cork City
(6 March)
Longest winning runShamrock Rovers (6 games)
Longest unbeaten runShamrock Rovers (13 games)
Longest winless runUCD (10 games)
Longest losing runUCD (8 games)
Highest attendance8,021
Shamrock Rovers 4–2 Sligo Rovers
(3 November)
Lowest attendance317
UCD 0–2 Cork City
(22 October)
Total attendance596,196
Average attendance3,294
2022
2024

The 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985.

The winners (Shamrock Rovers, their fourth consecutive title and twenty-first overall) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round.[1][2] The 2023 FAI Cup winners (St Patrick's Athletic) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League second qualifying round. The runners-up (Derry City) and fourth-placed team (Shelbourne) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The ninth-placed team (Cork City) qualified for the League of Ireland Premier Division play-off, losing and being relegated to the 2024 League of Ireland First Division. They were joined by the bottom-placed team (UCD).

  1. ^ "Shamrock Rovers finish with a flourish to seal four-in-a-row". RTE Sport. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Stephen Bradley: 'I want to go for five - but it's up to board'". RTE Sport. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.