The SSE Airtricity League promotion/relegation play-off series schedule has been confirmed. Following the conclusion of the First Division season, Finn Harps, Shelbourne and Drogheda United confirmed their play-off spot with UCD crowned First Divis
The SSE Airtricity League promotion/relegation play-off series schedule has been confirmed.
Following the conclusion of the First Division season, Finn Harps, Shelbourne and Drogheda United confirmed their play-off spot with UCD crowned First Division Champions.
Shelbourne and Drogheda United, who finished 3rd and 4th respectively in the First Division, will face each other in the first play-off over two legs. The winner of that tie will then go on to face Finn Harps, who finished 2nd in the First Division, before the winner of that two-legged tie faces the 9th-placed Premier Division side.
Drogheda United will host Shelbourne on Friday, October 5, with kick-off at 7.45pm, at United Park before the second leg at Tolka Park on Monday, October 8, with kick-off at 7.45pm.
The winner of that tie will then host Finn Harps on Friday, October 12, with kick-off at 7.45pm, before the second leg on Friday, October 19 at Finn Park, with kick-off at 7.45pm.
The promotion/relegation play-off final will take place over two legs, with the first leg on Monday, October 29 and the second leg on Friday, November 2, with the winner set to secure a Premier Division spot for the 2019 season.
SSE Airtricity League - First Division Promotion/Relegation Play-off Series Schedule
05/10 - Drogheda United v Shelbourne, United Park, 7.45 pm
08/10 - Shelbourne v Drogheda United, Tolka Park, 7.45 pm
12/10 - Shelbourne/Drogheda United v Finn Harps, TBC, 7.45 pm
19/10 - Finn Harps v Shelbourne/Drogheda United, Finn Park, 7.45 pm
SSE Airtricity League - Promotion/Relegation Play-off Final
29/10 - Winner of First Division Play-off series v 9th-placed Premier Division Club, TBC
02/11 - 9th-placed Premier Division Club v Winner of First Division Play-off series, TBC
