Premier Division 

No.	Club	Average	Games	vs '13	Highest
1	Cork City FC	3.841	12	95,4%	5.676
2	Shamrock Rovers FC	2.591	12	-7,0%	4.600
3	Sligo Rovers FC	2.341	12	-0,1%	3.481
4	Dundalk FC	2.287	12	15,9%	3.364
5	Bohemians FC Dublin	1.611	13	0,1%	3.403
6	St. Patrick's Athletic FC	1.378	12	-17,0%	3.200
7	Derry City FC	1.289	12	-13,6%	3.298
8	Drogheda United FC	1.122	12	32,4%	2.045
9	Limerick FC	813	12	-48,3%	1.307
10	Bray Wanderers AFC	783	12	-8,9%	3.320
11	Athlone Town FC	654	12	-13,1%	1.793
12	UCD Dublin AFC	445	12	-8,6%	885
.	Total	1.596		2,1%	5.676

  The Premier Division has been stuck at the average attendance of 1,600 (roughly) for the last 5 years (2010 - 2014). Hopefully this year things will show an improvement at the gates and the league starts growing again. 

The students have had the least supporters almost every year for the last 5 years with only about 500 attendance. They were relegated to the First Division to make way for Galway United. Galway is a City that the league needs a Premier club. Galway is a Big city and had an average of 1,000 attendance last year. This is double the students. 

      The Top clubs

Cork City is a model club. They are owner by their supporters. They play in Turners Cross which is one of the best venue to experience a game. They have always had a great attendance. Last year they were in the running until the last game of the season. This attributed to the 3,841 average attendance which blew every other club away.

Shamrock Rovers played all year trying to gain that valuable 2 Europe League spots. The hoops placed 4th and qualified since the Saints won the FAI Cup. This is one club that could advance a round or two and make some noise and money in the Europa League. The Rovers have lad the league in attendance since 2009 then the built the new Tallaght Stadium. The Rovers have been way over the league avg (over 3,000) except for this year 2,500. This is concerning but much better than everyone else.

Sligo Rovers have a great model to follow. Sligo is a small city however the entire town get behind this club. They have a good training culture having most players live close by in facilities. This creates a great bond within the club. They do not have one big business investor but many small community investors. The have been building their stadium one stand at a time. The build when there is a need and have one of the nicest facilities in the league. The have been over 2,000 since 2010.

Ireland	Average	Best club	Average
2014
2013	1.564	Shamrock Rovers FC	2.787
2012	1.645	Shamrock Rovers FC	3.022
2011	1.613	Shamrock Rovers FC	3.864
2010	1.612	Shamrock Rovers FC	3.918
2009	2.043	Shamrock Rovers FC	3.342
2008	1.796	Cork City FC	3.267
2007	1.715	Cork City FC	3.350
2006	1.548	Derry City FC	3.200
2005	1.759	Cork City FC	3.641
2004	1.863	Cork City FC	4.033
2003	2.338	Cork City FC	4.147
2001	1.709	Bohemians FC Dublin	2.705
2000	1.816	Cork City FC	3.187

The second tier make up what i call the league average.

St Pats finally, Finally win the FAI Cup after a 53 year wait.

    Well the League of Ireland seems to be stuck in neutral. Over the last 10 years the average attendance has hovered around 1,600 per season. There have been 3 groups of clubs in the league.  The few that carry the league, a group that meets the average and a group that is a drag on attendance.

 The first group have excellent supporters and deserve to be recognized. Lets start with the Shamrock Rovers. They are owner by their supporters and have the newest stadium in Tallagh Stadium. They have led the league in the 5 previous seasons with an average attendance of close to 4,000 from 09 to 11. Then close to 3,000 from 2012,13. They are currently in a downward trend however that was expected. The stadium was new in 2009 and they has teams qualifying for the European competitions.

Tallagh Stadium led the league in attendance for last 5 years

    Cork City this year had avg attendance of 3,841. This can be attributed to the great club they was close to 1st place all year. Cork also led the league in attendance 5 out of 6 years before the Shamrock Rovers reestablished themselves. City is back near the top and will qualify for the lucrative European competitions. They play at turners cross which is one of the best for atmosphere.

Turner's Cross is considered the best in the league to watch a game

  Sligo Rovers get a great deal of fan support from the entire community. they have slowly added and expanded their stadium to keep up with demand. They are now an establish club that will challenge for the title most years this the support and interest from Sligo. They last won the title in 2012  and won the FAI Cup in 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Sligo has the best community support lots of small businesses invest

 The last anchor team i believe is Bohemians F.C. The Boh's have not appeared near the top of the table since 2011 when they qulaified for europe. Yet the boh's fans still get close to the league average. I am hoping the Bohs compete for the title one years just to see if their attendance will go. 

Bohemians have a solid fan base

Next year we may see a slight increase in attendance if no one club runs away with the title. we also need 4 to 6 clubs fighting for the european slots. Now the Students who average close to 500 have been a drag on the league for years. Students just don't go to see them play. They play the game with the ball at their feet and are usually fun to watch them get better as the year progresses. 

Galway United F.C will be great to have to incorporate the last big city missing in the Premier league. Galway had an average on 1,000 in the first division which was better than Limerick, Bray Wanders, Athlone Town and the students.