2011 A Championship

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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.

Location of teams in 2011 A Championship
Season2011
ChampionsDerry City A
Top goalscorerStephen McCarthy (12)
Biggest home winSt Patrick's Athletic A 12-0 Galway United A
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Newstalk A Championship
Season2011
ChampionsDerry City A
Top goalscorerStephen McCarthy (12)
Biggest home winSt Patrick's Athletic A 12-0 Galway United A
Biggest away winGalway United A 1-6 Tralee Dynamos
Highest scoringSt Patrick's Athletic A 12-0 Galway United A
Longest winning runShamrock Rovers A (8)
Longest unbeaten runBray Wanderers A(12)
Longest losing runDundalk A & Galway United A (6)
← 2010
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Pool 1

Teams

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Team Base Stadium
Bohemians APhibsboroughDalymount Park
Derry City ADerryBrandywell Stadium
Drogheda United ADroghedaUnited Park
Dundalk ADundalkOriel Park
Finn Harps ABallybofeyFinn Park
Fanad UnitedFanadTragh-a-Lough
Sligo Rovers ASligoShowgrounds
UCD ABelfieldUCD Bowl
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Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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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

Results

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Home \ Away BOH DER DRO DUN FAN FHA SLI UCD
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
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Source: loi.ie
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The match was awarded 3-0 to Drogheda United A after Finn Harps A could not field a team.
  2. [b]
    The match was awarded 3-0 to Sligo Rovers A after Bohemians A forfeited the game.

Pool 2

Teams

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Team Base Stadium
Bray Wanderers ABrayCarlisle Grounds
F.C. CarlowCarlowThe Meadows, Graiguecullen
Cobh RamblersCobhSt Colman's Park
Galway United AGalwayCastle Park, Ballybane
Limerick ALimerickAisling-Annacotty Grounds
St Patrick's Athletic AInchicoreRichmond Park
Shamrock Rovers ATallaghtTallaght Stadium
Tralee DynamosTraleeCahermoneen
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Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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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

Results

More information Home \ Away, BRW ...
Home \ Away BRW COB CAR GAL LIM StP SHA TRA
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
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Source: loi.ie
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
20 August 2011 Derry City A 2–0 Shamrock Rovers A Brandywell Stadium
14.00 McCrudden 38'
Matthew Harkin 77' (pen.)		 Attendance: 75
Referee: Terence Moyne (Donegal)
21 August 2011 Bray Wanderers A 1–3 UCD A Carlisle Grounds[2]
13:00 Shane O'Neill 23' Samir Belhout 26' (pen.), 71' (pen.)
Chris Lyons 90+3'		 Referee: Rhona Daly (Roscommon)
Final
16 September 2011 Derry City A 3–2 UCD A Brandywell Stadium[3][4]
19:45 Harkin 14'
Farren 55'
McDaid 75'		 Craig Mooney 84'
Darren Meenan 90'

Top goalscorers

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Rank Scorer Team Goals
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
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