Republic of Ireland 2005

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Notes
1	Cork City	74	33	22	8	3	53	18	Champions
2	Derry City	72	33	22	6	5	56	25
3	Shelbourne	67	33	20	7	6	62	25
4	Drogheda United	48	33	12	12	9	40	33	FAI Cup winners
5	Longford Town	45	33	12	9	12	29	32
6	Bohemians	45	33	13	6	14	42	47
7	Bray Wanderers	39	33	11	6	16	40	57
8	Waterford United	34	33	9	7	17	30	49
9	University College Dublin	33	33	7	12	14	28	44
10	St Patrick's Athletic	32	33	7	11	15	26	36
11	Shamrock Rovers *	27	33	9	8	16	33	52	Relegated
12	Finn Harps	21	33	5	6	22	30	51

	* Shamrock Rovers were deducted 8 points

		Champions League qual.
		UEFA Cup qual.
		Intertoto Cup
		Relegation play-offs
		Relegation