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2025 League of Ireland First Division

The 2025 League of Ireland First Division, known as the SSE Airtricity Men's First Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 41st season of the League of Ireland First Division. The competition began on 14 February 2025, and concluded on 17 October 2025.

On 10 October, Dundalk won the title after a 3–0 win against Finn Harps.

Teams

Team changes

The team relegated to the First Division was Dundalk, the bottom-placed team of the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division. They replaced the one team promoted from the 2024 League of Ireland First Division, champions Cork City.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

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Managerial changes

League table

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Results

Teams play each other four times (twice at home and twice away).

Positions by round

Promotion/relegation play-offs

<section begin=Format/>The ninth-placed team from the 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division will qualify for a play-off alongside the second, third, fourth, and fifth-placed teams from the 2025 League of Ireland First Division (Cobh Ramblers, Bray Wanderers, UCD, and Treaty United).

The First Division teams will contest the First Division semi-finals and final. The semi-finals were held over two legs, with the second-placed team facing the fifth-placed team and the third-placed team facing the fourth-placed team. The semi-final winners then contest the First Division final, with the winners ultimately facing the ninth-placed League of Ireland Premier Division team for the final place in the 2026 League of Ireland Premier Division.

The promotion/relegation play-offs will take place from 24 October to 7 November 2025.<section end=Format />

Bracket

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Semi-finals

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Treaty United won 2–1 on aggregate


Bray Wanderers won 4–2 on aggregate<section end=SF />

Final

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Promotion/relegation play-off

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Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Attendances

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See also

References