The League of Ireland Shield is a defunct Irish football tournament which was introduced when the League of Ireland (LOI) started in 1921 and ran uninterrupted until 1972. The winners of the Shield gained entry to the following season's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup until 1971–72.

The competition was played in a variety of formats; from complete round robin series to group stages followed by knock out games to complete knock out tournaments. It was usually staged as a full round of games with all teams playing each other once, such as in 1948–49 and 1966–67. On a couple of occasions the Shield ran for two rounds, the same as the league championship.

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See also

  • League of Ireland
  • FAI Cup
  • League of Ireland Cup

References

  • LOI Shield history on rsssf.com