2025 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division

Season	2025
Dates	14 February 2025 – 1 November 2025
← 2024

The 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division for sponsorship reasons,^[1] is the upcoming 41st season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985.

The competition will begin on 14 February 2025 and is set to conclude on 1 November 2025.^[2] As part of the opening weekend of fixtures, a special fixture between arch-rivals Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers has been arranged at the Aviva Stadium, the national stadium of Republic of Ireland.^[3]

Teams

The league will consist of ten teams – the top nine teams from the previous season and one team promoted as champions from the First Division, Cork City. ^[4] They replaced Dundalk, who were relegated after 16 consecutive seasons in the top flight.^[5]

Stadiums and locations

Cork City

Derry City

Drogheda United

Dublin

Galway United

Sligo Rovers

Waterford

Dublin teams
Bohemians
St Patrick's Athletic
Shamrock Rovers
Shelbourne

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Locations of Premier Division teams

Bohemians

St Patrick's Athletic

Shamrock Rovers

Shelbourne

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Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Bohemians	Dublin (Phibsborough)	Dalymount Park	4,500
Cork City	Cork	Turners Cross	7,485
Derry City	Derry	Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium	3,700
Drogheda United	Drogheda	Sullivan and Lambe Park	3,500
Galway United	Galway	Eamonn Deacy Park	5,000
Shamrock Rovers	Dublin (Tallaght)	Tallaght Stadium	10,500
Shelbourne	Dublin (Drumcondra)	Tolka Park	5,700
Sligo Rovers	Sligo	The Showgrounds	3,873
St Patrick's Athletic	Dublin (Inchicore)	Richmond Park	5,340
Waterford	Waterford	RSC	5,160

Personnel and kits

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

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Bohemians	Alan Reynolds	Keith Buckley	O'Neills	Des Kelly Interiors
Cork City	Tim Clancy	TBA	Rebel Army	Zeus Packaging
Derry City	Tiernan Lynch	TBA	O'Neills	Diamond Corrugated
Drogheda United	Kevin Doherty	TBA	Erreà	NoFo Brew Co
Galway United	John Caulfield	Conor McCormack	O'Neills	Comer Property Management
Shamrock Rovers	Stephen Bradley	Roberto Lopes	Macron	MASCOT Workwear
Shelbourne	Damien Duff	Mark Coyle	O'Neills	Chadwicks
Sligo Rovers	John Russell	TBA	Umbro	Avant Money
St Patrick's Athletic	Stephen Kenny	Joe Redmond	Umbro	Manguard Plus
Waterford	Keith Long	TBA	Puma	DG Foods

References

1. "2025 League of Ireland fixtures released". League of Ireland. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
2. "Date agreed for release of 2025 League of Ireland fixtures". Irish Mirror. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
3. "Bohemians to meet Shamrock Rovers at Aviva Stadium in league opener". leagueofireland.ie. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
4. "Cork City secure First Division title with win over UCD". Irish Examiner. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
5. "Dundalk relegated as Derry City maintain title push with St Pat's test to come". Irish Indepedent. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.