Fair Play League 2009

**gufc2000** · 25/11/2009, 5:49 PM

The Football Association of Ireland have announced the final Fair Play League final placing for 2009. League of Ireland, Premier Division champions, Bohemians scooped the Premier Division award while Shamrock Rovers finished as runners-up. In the League of Ireland 1st Division, U.C.D finished on top of the Fair Play League with Galway’s Mervue United finishing in second place.

The respective divisional winners will each receive prize money of €4,500 with the respective runners-up receiving prize money of €2,000.

In its efforts to promote fair play, UEFA award three extra places in the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League to the domestic Fair Play winners from the top three Associations in the UEFA Fair Play League which will be published in May 2010.

Should Ireland finish in the top three places of the UEFA Fair Play League, due to the fact that Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers will be already representing the League of Ireland in UEFA competitions next year; the remaining place will go to the highest placed team in the Fair Play League. As Drogheda United and Galway United finish tied for third in the Fair Play League on 1093 points, a drawing of lots would have to take place to decide which team would advance to the Europa League, 1st qualifying round.

Premier Division Standings
1 BOHEMIANS 1120
2 SHAMROCK ROVERS 1098
3 DROGHEDA UNITED 1093
3 GALWAY UNITED 1093
5 CORK CITY 1068
6 DERRY CITY 1066
7 BRAY WANDERERS 1046
8 SLIGO ROVERS 1042
9 ST. PATRICK'S ATHLETIC 1005
10 DUNDALK 999

First Division Standings
1 UCD 1034
2 MERVUE UNITED 1018
3 LIMERICK 1017
4 WATERFORD UNITED 1016
5 WEXFORD YOUTHS 993
5 FINN HARPS 978
7 MONAGHAN UNITED 978
8 SPORTING FINGAL 975
9 LONGFORD TOWN 968
10 SHELBOURNE 958
11 ATHLONE TOWN 949
12 KILDARE COUNTY 945

**De Town** · 25/11/2009, 5:57 PM

Dundalk bottom of the Fair Play league? Never!

**sligofan4ever** · 25/11/2009, 5:59 PM

Originally Posted by De Town

Dundalk bottom of the Fair Play league? Never!

And we tought the Vallznia betting was the only scandal today

.

**Riddickcule** · 25/11/2009, 6:21 PM

Originally Posted by gufc2000

10 DUNDALK 999

All you can do is laugh

**boneym** · 25/11/2009, 6:27 PM

Im in shock here we are only 6 points behind Pats

**sligorover** · 25/11/2009, 6:29 PM

Not quite sure how this system works, there were hardly eight teams in the first division with worse disciplinary records than Dundalk?

**Jofspring** · 25/11/2009, 6:56 PM

Originally Posted by sligorover

Not quite sure how this system works, there were hardly eight teams in the first division with worse disciplinary records than Dundalk?

Ya there was no way 8 teams worse than Dundalk. The first division had a low enough red card count anyway i would say.

**galwayjames** · 25/11/2009, 6:58 PM

What are the chances of Ireland being in the top three?

**Acornvilla** · 25/11/2009, 8:48 PM

the biggest shock is longford didnt come last??? brian mccarthy alone should have gotten us there

**Ciaran W** · 25/11/2009, 8:52 PM

They must have a very strange way of working out that table

**Magicme** · 25/11/2009, 9:02 PM

As far as I know there are extra points for premier.

**osarusan** · 25/11/2009, 9:03 PM

Extra points for extra games? Premier had 3 more games.

Though that wouldn't be fair on leagues with fewer games (in terms of Europa qualification) unless an average is calculated regardless of number of games played.

**Acornvilla** · 25/11/2009, 9:09 PM

dundalk alone probably screwed us out of the place anyway and pats aswell id assume. was there that many reds in the 1st? or just a raft of yellows?

**Dillonman** · 25/11/2009, 9:16 PM

Surprise surprise! Weird that Pats are so close!

Also Acronvilla, there prob was a raft of yellows in the first, I remember when we where there(oh yes those good old days) that about 6 players where booked a game!

**galwayjames** · 25/11/2009, 9:20 PM

Originally Posted by Dillonman

there prob was a raft of yellows in the first, I remember when we where there(oh yes those good old days) that about 6 players where booked a game!

Some things never change, eh?

**srfc1928** · 25/11/2009, 9:28 PM

Originally Posted by galwayjames

Some things never change, eh?

They do, they've progressed onto red cards instead

**Dillonman** · 25/11/2009, 9:43 PM

Originally Posted by galwayjames

Some things never change, eh?

I didnt just go to Dundalk games!!!

**danthesaint** · 25/11/2009, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by Dillonman

Surprise surprise! Weird that Pats are so close!

yeah that is abit mad,
how is it calculated.

i cant remember us having too many people sent off for us this season

**Dunny** · 25/11/2009, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by Riddickcule

All you can do is laugh

Yeah, it's hilarious alright.

**Schumi** · 25/11/2009, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

Extra points for extra games? Premier had 3 more games.

I think that's what it is. AFAIK there are points for all sorts of things, playing attacking football, fans being nice and a rake of other things, not just keeping your players on the pitch.

Though that wouldn't be fair on leagues with fewer games (in terms of Europa qualification) unless an average is calculated regardless of number of games played.

The Europa League qualification is based on the 'fair play' of the international team I think.