2009 A Championship
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shamrock Rovers A |
| Promoted | Salthill Devon |
← 2008 2010 → | |
The 2009 A Championship was the second season of the A Championship in Ireland. The season was sponsored by Newstalk. The league featured 18 teams. Shamrock Rovers A were the champions while the runners up, Salthill Devon, were promoted to the First Division.
Overview
[edit]18 teams participated in the 2009 A Championship. 12 of these were the reserve teams of League of Ireland clubs. The 2008 champions UCD A and Limerick 37 A did not enter teams for the 2009 season. They were replaced by Sporting Fingal A and Dundalk A. The six non-reserve teams included Salthill Devon and Tullamore Town, both of whom played in the 2008 season. Cobh Ramblers had been relegated from the 2008 Premier Division but were demoted directly to the A Championship after being refused a First Division licence.[1][2][3][4] Castlebar Celtic, F.C. Carlow and Tralee Dynamos were making their debut at senior national level. They were the first clubs from their respective counties of Mayo, Carlow and Kerry to play at this level.[1][5][6]
The regular season started on 4 April and was completed by early November. The format saw the 18 teams split into two groups of nine, divided roughly into southern and northern groups. The two groups used a traditional round-robin format. The two group winners, Shamrock Rovers A and Salthill Devon, then played off in a final. Shamrock Rovers emerged as champions. As the highest placed non-reserve team, Salthill Devon also qualified for a promotion/relegation play-off. However they were subsequently promoted directly to the 2010 First Division after their opponents, Kildare County, withdrew from the League of Ireland before the play-off could be played.[2][3][7][8]
Group 1
[edit]Teams
[edit]Final table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salthill Devon (P) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 36 | Promoted to First Division |
| 2 | Drogheda United A | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 32 | |
| 3 | Finn Harps A | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 30 | |
| 4 | Castlebar Celtic | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 25 | |
| 5 | Derry City A | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 23 | |
| 6 | Tullamore Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 18 | |
| 7 | Dundalk A | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 18 | |
| 8 | Sligo Rovers A | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 15 | |
| 9 | Galway United A | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 48 | −40 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(P) Promoted
Results
[edit]Group 2
[edit]Teams
[edit]| Team | Base | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Bohemians A | Phibsborough | AUL Complex |
| Bray Wanderers A | Bray | Jackson Park |
| F.C. Carlow | Ballon | The Valley |
| Cobh Ramblers | Cobh | St Colman's Park |
| Cork City A | Cork | Turner's Cross |
| Sporting Fingal A | Fingal | ALSAA Sports Complex |
| St Patrick's Athletic A | Inchicore | Richmond Park |
| Shamrock Rovers A | Tallaght | Tallaght Stadium |
| Tralee Dynamos | Tralee | Cahermoneen |
Final table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers A (C) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 36 | A Championship winners |
| 2 | Bohemians A | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 31 | |
| 3 | Bray Wanderers A | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | |
| 4 | Sporting Fingal A | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 26 | |
| 5 | Tralee Dynamos | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Cork City A | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | St Patrick's Athletic A | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 15 | |
| 8 | F.C. Carlow | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 12 | |
| 9 | Cobh Ramblers | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(C) Champions
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]| 31 October 2009 | Salthill Devon | 0 – 1 | Shamrock Rovers A | Drom Soccer Park[7][8] |
| 14:00 GMT | Cowan  90+7' |
See also
[edit]- 2009 League of Ireland Premier Division
- 2009 League of Ireland First Division
- 2009 League of Ireland Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b "April kick-off for Newstalk A Championship". rte.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ^ a b "Ireland 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Ireland Third Level 2009". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Ireland 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Newstalk A Championship Spotlight - Castlebar Celtic". www.extratime.ie. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Tralee Dynamos Football Club". traleedynamos.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Rovers - Newstalk A Champions Winner 2009". www.shamrockrovers.ie. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Hoops claim Newstalk A Championship title". www.fai.ie. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2016.