Ireland · 2026
League of Ireland
The Title Race
PTS1Shamrock Rovers F.C.Champions League85%
Champions Leaguechampion → Champions League
2St Patrick's Athletic F.C.Europa League49%
Europa League2nd → Europa League
3Bohemian F.C.Conference League89%
Conference League3rd → Conference League
9Waterford F.C.5-10-1125 pt
Relegationthe bottom club goes down
How the League of Ireland works
Ten clubs, 36 games
10 clubs play each other four times over a 36-game season. There is no play-off split — the final table is the standings, and it decides the champion of Ireland, the European places and the drop.
European places
The champion qualifies for the Champions League, 2nd for the Europa League and 3rd for the Conference League — some of Europe's richest prizes.
Relegation
The bottom club of the final table drops to the second division, replaced by the team coming up. Every point in the run-in matters.