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The Republic of Ireland football league system is formed of the League of Ireland and the 2011–12 FAI U19 League. The League of Ireland was established in 1921. The League of Ireland consisted of one division up to 1985, when it split into the Premier Division and First Division.
For the 1990 World Cup, Ireland reached the quarter finals of the tournament for the first time in their history. It was Ireland's first participation in a FIFA World Cup. Ireland played England in the first drawing 1–1. [168] Ireland drew the next two matches but ultimately qualified for the knockout stages where they played Romania.
The League of Ireland was founded in 1921 as a single division known as the A Division. The inaugural season featured eight teams from County Dublin, all of whom had spent the 1920–21 season playing in the Leinster Senior League: Bohemians, Dublin United, Frankfort, Jacobs, Olympia, St James's Gate, Shelbourne and YMCA.
Most final wins: 25, Shamrock Rovers Most appearances: 33, Shamrock Rovers Most appearances without winning: 2, joint record: Brideville (1927, 1930) Dolphin (1932, 1933) Cork Celtic (1964, 1969)
Gaelic football is one of the most popular sports in Ireland.. Sport in Ireland plays an important role in Irish society. The many sports played and followed in Ireland include Gaelic games (including Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and handball), association football, horse racing, show jumping, greyhound racing, basketball, fishing, motorsport, boxing, tennis, hockey, golf, rowing, cricket ...
A county panel—a team of 15 players, plus a similar number of substitutes—is formed from the best players playing at the club level in each county. The most prestigious inter-county competition in Gaelic football is the All-Ireland Championship. The highest-level national championship is called the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Ireland's International Matches 1982–2011, Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 21 November 2024, archived 10-09-2012; FAI History: The Early Years, Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-09-11. FAI History: 1930 - 1959, Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-09-11. FAI History: 1960 - 1986, Football Association of ...
However, when the FAI applied to join FIFA in 1923, it was admitted as the FAIFS (Football Association of the Irish Free State) based on a 26-county jurisdiction. (This jurisdiction remains, although Derry City, from Northern Ireland, were given an exemption, by agreement of FIFA and the IFA, to join the League of Ireland in 1985.) Attempts at ...