2011 A Championship
Football league season
Season | 2011 |
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Champions | Derry City A |
Top goalscorer | Stephen McCarthy (12) |
Biggest home win | St Patrick's Athletic A 12-0 Galway United A |
Biggest away win | Galway United A 1-6 Tralee Dynamos |
Highest scoring | St Patrick's Athletic A 12-0 Galway United A |
Longest winning run | Shamrock Rovers A (8) |
Longest unbeaten run | Bray Wanderers A(12) |
Longest losing run | Dundalk A & Galway United A (6) |
← 2010 |
The 2011 A Championship was the fourth and final season of the A Championship in Ireland. The season was sponsored by Newstalk. The league featured 16 teams. Derry City A were the champions, while UCD A finished as runners up.
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Dublin
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Location of teams in 2011 A ChampionshipPool 1
Teams
Team | Base | Stadium |
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Bohemians A | Phibsborough | Dalymount Park |
Derry City A | Derry | Brandywell Stadium |
Drogheda United A | Drogheda | United Park |
Dundalk A | Dundalk | Oriel Park |
Finn Harps A | Ballybofey | Finn Park |
Fanad United | Fanad | Tragh-a-Lough |
Sligo Rovers A | Sligo | Showgrounds |
UCD A | Belfield | UCD Bowl |
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Derry City A (A) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 33 | Qualification for A Championship play-off |
2 | UCD A (A) | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 26 | |
3 | Sligo Rovers A | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 21 | |
4 | Fanad United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 18 | |
5 | Bohemians A | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 18 | |
6 | Drogheda United A | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 16 | |
7 | Finn Harps A | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 13 | |
8 | Dundalk A | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 12 |
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(A) Advance to a further round
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(A) Advance to a further round
Results
Home \ Away | BOH | DER | DRO | DUN | FAN | FHA | SLI | UCD |
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Bohemians A | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
Derry City A | 2–0 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | |
Drogheda United A | 0–3 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–0[a] | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
Dundalk A | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
Fanad United | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | |
Finn Harps A | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
Sligo Rovers A | 3–0[b] | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
UCD A | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 |
- ^ The match was awarded 3-0 to Drogheda United A after Finn Harps A could not field a team.
- ^ The match was awarded 3-0 to Sligo Rovers A after Bohemians A forfeited the game.
Pool 2
Teams
Team | Base | Stadium |
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Bray Wanderers A | Bray | Carlisle Grounds |
F.C. Carlow | Carlow | The Meadows, Graiguecullen |
Cobh Ramblers | Cobh | St Colman's Park |
Galway United A | Galway | Castle Park, Ballybane |
Limerick A | Limerick | Aisling-Annacotty Grounds |
St Patrick's Athletic A | Inchicore | Richmond Park |
Shamrock Rovers A | Tallaght | Tallaght Stadium |
Tralee Dynamos | Tralee | Cahermoneen |
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bray Wanderers A (A) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 34 | Qualification for A Championship play-off |
2 | Shamrock Rovers A (A) | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 33 | |
3 | St Patrick's Athletic A | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 19 | |
4 | F.C. Carlow | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 19 | |
5 | Tralee Dynamos | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 19 | |
6 | Cobh Ramblers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 18 | |
7 | Limerick A | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 10 | |
8 | Galway United A | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 50 | −40 | 9 |
Source: loi.ie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(A) Advance to a further round
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Note: Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
(A) Advance to a further round
Results
Home \ Away | BRW | COB | CAR | GAL | LIM | StP | SHA | TRA |
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Bray Wanderers A | 3–1 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
Cobh Ramblers | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
F.C. Carlow | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 6–1 | |
Galway United A | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–6 | |
Limerick A | 2–6 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |
St Patrick's Athletic A | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 12–0 | 3–6 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
Shamrock Rovers A | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
Tralee Dynamos | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Source: loi.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
A Championship play-offs
The 2011 season saw the two pool winners plus the two pool runners-up qualify for the title play-off.[1]
- Semi-finals
Derry City A v Shamrock Rovers A
20 Aug 2011 | Derry City A | 2 - 0 | Shamrock Rovers A | Brandywell Stadium |
14.00 | McCrudden ![]() Matthew Harkin ![]() | Attendance: 75 Referee: Terence Moyne (Donegal) |
Bray Wanderers A v UCD A
21 Aug 2011 | Bray Wanderers A | 1 - 3 | UCD A | Carlisle Grounds[2] |
13:00 | Shane O'Neill ![]() | Samir Belhout ![]() ![]() Chris Lyons ![]() | Referee: Rhona Daly (Roscommon) |
- Final
Derry City A v UCD A
16 Sep 2011 | Derry City A | 3 - 2 | UCD A | Brandywell Stadium[3][4] |
19:45 | Harkin ![]() Farren ![]() McDaid ![]() | Craig Mooney ![]() Darren Meenan ![]() |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
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1 | Stephen McCarthy | Tralee Dynamos | 12 |
2 | Conor Meade | Cobh Ramblers | 10 |
David McDaid | Derry City A | 10 | |
Darragh Healy | Sligo Rovers A | 10 | |
4 | Kieran Waters | Bray Wanderers A | 9 |
5 | Stephen Doyle | UCD A | 8 |
See also
- 2011 League of Ireland Premier Division
- 2011 League of Ireland First Division
- 2011 League of Ireland Cup
References
- ^ "Summary A Championship 2011". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "A Championship Semi-Final details". www.braywanderers.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Newstalk A Championship Final: Derry City 3 UCD 2". www.sseairtricityleague.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Derry City v UCD - 2011 Newstalk A Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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