Playoff Details

[LFC in Exile]

The draw for home venue in this season's eircom League
promotion/relegation playoff final was made at Monday night's (November
17th) meeting of the eircom League Management Committee.

As a result, the winners of the First Division 2nd place versus 3rd
place semi-final will be at home in the first leg of the final against
the winners of the Premier Division 9th place versus First Division 4th
place semi-final.

In both semi-finals and the final, in the event that the scores are
level after the two matches, the away goal rule will not apply. Thirty
minutes extra time of two fifteen minute periods will be played. If the
sides are still level, penalty kicks will be used to decide the outcome.


The fixtures are attached below for reference.

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PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS

SEMI-FINAL: FIRST LEGS

Wed. 3 Dec:
9th Premier Division v 4th First Division (Match A) Venue, kick-off and
officials TBC
2nd First Division v 3rd First Division (Match B) Venue, kick-off and
officials TBC

(Choice of venue for first leg is made by higher ranked club in each
match)

SEMI-FINAL: SECOND LEGS

Sat. 6 Dec:
9th Premier Division v 4th First Division (Match A) Venue, kick-off and
officials TBC
2nd First Division v 3rd First Division (Match B) Venue, kick-off and
officials TBC

FINAL: FIRST LEG

Wed. 10 Dec:
Winner Match B v Winner Match A. Venue, kick-off and officials TBC

FINAL: SECOND LEG

Sat. 13 Dec
Winner Match A v Winner Match B. Venue, kick-off and officials TBC

[LFC Blue]

Originally posted by LFC in Exile
The draw for home venue in this season's eircom League
promotion/relegation playoff final was made at Monday night's (November
17th) meeting of the eircom League Management Committee.

As a result, the winners of the First Division 2nd place versus 3rd
place semi-final will be at home in the first leg of the final against
the winners of the Premier Division 9th place versus First Division 4th
place semi-final.

In both semi-finals and the final, in the event that the scores are
level after the two matches, the away goal rule will not apply. Thirty
minutes extra time of two fifteen minute periods will be played. If the
sides are still level, penalty kicks will be used to decide the outcome.


The fixtures are attached below for reference.

--

PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS

SEMI-FINAL: FIRST LEGS

Wed. 3 Dec:
9th Premier Division v 4th First Division (Match A) Venue, kick-off and
officials TBC
2nd First Division v 3rd First Division (Match B) Venue, kick-off and
officials TBC

(Choice of venue for first leg is made by higher ranked club in each
match)

SEMI-FINAL: SECOND LEGS

Sat. 6 Dec:
9th Premier Division v 4th First Division (Match A) Venue, kick-off and
officials TBC
2nd First Division v 3rd First Division (Match B) Venue, kick-off and
officials TBC

FINAL: FIRST LEG

Wed. 10 Dec:
Winner Match B v Winner Match A. Venue, kick-off and officials TBC

FINAL: SECOND LEG

Sat. 13 Dec
Winner Match A v Winner Match B. Venue, kick-off and officials TBC

As usual the FAI have made things complicated but is appears to be good new for us that if we stay in 4th and qualify for the playoff final we'll have the second leg at home and more importantly at the weekend as opposed to having our biggest game in years played on a Wednesday afternoon.The bizarre FAi rule of giving the higher placed team the choice of venues in the semi may not be as favourable to us and i'd suspect that our premier opponents will choose to come to Limerick on the Wednesday and have the second leg at home.

[Schumi]

Originally posted by LFC BLUE
i'd suspect that our premier opponents will choose to come to Limerick on the Wednesday and have the second leg at home. That'd happen anyway as it'd be preferable to have the decisive second leg at home.

[gael353]

UCD in the play offs many moons ago when we were in them last, UCD being students chose to have the first leg at home to avail of all the students drinking at their games with their grants. A 1 1 draw resulted with the students winning 3 1 in the second leg in Limerick. As the gate is delat with like a cup, ie split 3 ways after expences, i cant see how UCD would object to us having the second leg...ie bigger turnout!

[LFC in Exile]

But that was in the old winter football days when the students wouldn't have been around - May-ish or the start of June. Now though they will there for a weekend game.

Your argument about crowd size is right though, but it would be short-sighted in the extreme for UCD to put the chance of a few bob for one game ahead of the possibility of staying in the premier division with visits from all those other Dublin teams. The cup analogy isn't strictly appropriate. I think it will be a home game next Wednesday week if we make it.

[gael353]

LFCINEXILE. Still i would dearly love to phone in sick next wednesday and Thursday for the trip to Dubland. We'll have to run a bus and Deise is getting together "out on a lim" so get articles and pics to him now.