Newstalk A Championship
Season2009
ChampionsShamrock Rovers A
PromotedSalthill Devon
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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

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

Teams

Team Base Stadium
Castlebar CelticCastlebarCeltic Park
Derry City ADerryBrandywell Stadium
Drogheda United ADroghedaUnited Park
Dundalk ADundalkOriel Park
Finn Harps ABallybofeyFinn Park
Galway United AGalwayAthenry
Salthill DevonSalthillDrom Soccer Park
Sligo Rovers ASligoShowgrounds
Tullamore TownTullamoreLeah Victoria Park

Final table

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
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away CAS DER DRO DUN FHA GAL SAL SLI TUL
Castlebar Celtic 1–2 2–3 5–0 2–5 3–0 3–2 3–1 0–0
Derry City A 6–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 6–0 1–3 2–0 1–2
Drogheda United A 1–2 1–0 1–2[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 10–0 2–2 1–3 3–2
Dundalk A 2–3 2–5 2–1 3–3 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–1
Finn Harps A 5–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 3–1 0–0 0–1
Galway United A 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 1–1 0–3[lower-alpha 4] 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–0 0–0
Salthill Devon 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–0[lower-alpha 5] 2–1 4–2 3–3 2–0
Sligo Rovers A 1–0 1–4 0–5 1–3 1–3 3–1[lower-alpha 6] 0–1 1–0
Tullamore Town 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–4 4–0
Source: loi.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Originally reported 1-2, www.loi.ie has 1-3.
  2. ↑ The match was awarded to Finn Harps A with a score of 3-0 due to Galway United A failing to show up.
  3. ↑ The match was awarded to Castlebar Celtic with a score of 3-0 due to Galway United A failing to show up.
  4. ↑ The match was awarded to Drogheda United A with a score of 0–3 due to Galway United A being unable to field a team.
  5. ↑ The match was awarded to Salthill Devon with a score of 0–3 due to Dundalk A failing to travel to the match.
  6. ↑ Originally reported 3-1, www.loi.ie has 2-1, Galway United official site has 3-1.

Group 2

Teams

Team Base Stadium
Bohemians APhibsboroughAUL Complex
Bray Wanderers ABrayJackson Park
F.C. CarlowBallonThe Valley
Cobh RamblersCobhSt Colman's Park
Cork City ACorkTurner's Cross
Sporting Fingal AFingalALSAA Sports Complex
St Patrick's Athletic AInchicoreRichmond Park
Shamrock Rovers ATallaghtTallaght Stadium
Tralee DynamosTraleeCahermoneen

Final table

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
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away BOH BRW COB COR CAR StP SHA SFI TRA
Bohemians A 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 1–5 2–1 2–0 2–3 0–0 0–1
Bray Wanderers A 0–2 4–2 5–0 4–0 2–2 0–1 1–7 1–0
Cobh Ramblers 0–1 2–5 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–4 0–1
Cork City A 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 2–1
F.C. Carlow 0–5 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–4 3–1
St Patrick's Athletic A 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–3 0–0 2–0 2–2
Shamrock Rovers A 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0[lower-alpha 2] 2–1 5–0
Sporting Fingal A 1–3 0–0 2–1 6–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2
Tralee Dynamos 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1
Source: loi.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The match originally finished 4–0, but it was later awarded 3-0 to Bray Wanderers A due to Bohemians A having fielded an ineligible player.
  2. ↑ Originally reported 1-0, www.loi.ie has 2-0, Shamrock Rovers official site has 1-0.

Final

31 October 2009 Salthill Devon 0 – 1 Shamrock Rovers A Drom Soccer Park[7][8]
14:00 GMT Cowan 90+7'

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "April kick-off for Newstalk A Championship". rte.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  2. 1 2 "Ireland 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Ireland Third Level 2009". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ireland 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Newstalk A Championship Spotlight - Castlebar Celtic". www.extratime.ie. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tralee Dynamos Football Club". traleedynamos.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Rovers - Newstalk A Champions Winner 2009". www.shamrockrovers.ie. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Hoops claim Newstalk A Championship title". www.fai.ie. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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