2023 League of Ireland Premier Division
The 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, is the 39th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top Irish league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1985. Shamrock Rovers were the defending champions, having won their twentieth title the previous season. On 27 October, Shamrock Rovers retained the title after a 2-0 win away against St Patrick's Athletic, it was their fourth title in a row. Teams 
Ten teams compete in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the First Division. The promoted team was Cork City, after a top flight absence of two years. They replaced Finn Harps who were relegated after four consecutive seasons in the top flight. Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits 

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Managerial changes

League table

Standings

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward. Results
Teams will play each other four times (twice at home, twice away). Matches 1–18

Matches 19–36

Season statistics

Top scorers

Max Mata joined Shrewsbury Town on 4 August 2023. Freddie Draper returned to Lincoln City on 30 June 2023

Assists

Clean sheets

League of Ireland Premier Division play-off
The ninth-placed team (Cork City) qualify for a play-off alongside the second, third, fourth, and fifth-placed teams from the 2023 League of Ireland First Division (Athlone Town, Cobh Ramblers, Waterford, and Wexford). The First Division teams contest the quarter and semi-finals. For the quarter-finals, the second-placed team (Waterford) face the fifth-placed team (Athlone Town) over two legs and the third-placed team (Cobh Ramblers) face the fourth-placed team (Wexford) over two legs. The quarter-final winners then contest the semi-finals, with the winners then facing the ninth-placed League of Ireland Premier Division team for the final place in the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division. For the semi-final and final, the higher-placed team gains home advantage. Bracket

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-final

Final

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

See also 

 2023 President of Ireland's Cup
 2023 FAI Cup
 2023 League of Ireland First Division
 2022–23 Leinster Senior Cup
 2023 Bohemian F.C. season
 2023 Dundalk F.C. season
 2023 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season
 2023 Shelbourne F.C. season
 2023 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

References

External links 
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 UEFA

 
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