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FAI Premier Division
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| FAI Premier Division | |
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 FAI League of Ireland 2007 season |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 2006 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country(ies) | Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland |
| Most recent champion(s) | Drogheda United F.C. |
The FAI eircom League of Ireland Premier Division (or eircom League Premier, as commonly referred to in the media and by the public) is the top tier of the Republic of Ireland's new national football league created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. The successor of the League of Ireland Premier Division, it is part of the FAI League of Ireland, just above the FAI First Division.
All clubs participating in the old league were invited to apply for inclusion in the new Premier Division with the top twelve, as selected by an Independent Assessment Group, being handed a spot in the Premier Division. A remaining 10 were to be placed in the First Division.
All the Clubs are in the Republic of Ireland, with the exception of Derry City F.C. from Northern Ireland.
Shamrock Rovers are regaurded as the most successful team in the league winning 16 leagues and 24 fai cups.
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The clubs chosen for the Premier Division are:
- Bohemian F.C.
- Bray Wanderers A.F.C.
- Cork City F.C.
- Derry City F.C.
- Drogheda United F.C.
- Galway United F.C.
- Longford Town F.C.
- Shamrock Rovers F.C.
- Sligo Rovers F.C.
- St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
- UCD
- Waterford United F.C.
See, 2007 FAI season
- See League of Ireland Premier Division Winners for a list of past winners of the Republic of Ireland's top tier competition between 1921 and 2006.
It was announced by EA Sports that teams from the Eircom Premier Division will be playable in their upcoming video game FIFA 08.The Eircom Premier Division is very excited and will be the 30th league to join the Fifa game which came out on September 29th 2007 and is available now from 45 to 70 euro's.
- Football League of Ireland
- FAI League of Ireland
- FAI First Division
- All-time FAI Premier League table
- Final meeting of the old-style National League marks the end of an era
- FAI name the 12 clubs who will participate in the Premier Division
- 20 EL clubs granted license
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