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{{Infobox football country season|country=Republic of Ireland|schampions=TBD|prevseason=2019–20|wdchampions=|wdomestic=|wchampions2=|wdivision2=|wchampions1=|wdivision1=|supercup=[[President of Ireland's Cup|President of Ireland's Cup]]|season=2020–21|dchampions=TBD|domestic=[[2020 FAI Cup|FAI Cup]]|champions3=|division3=|champions2=TBD|division2=[[2020 League of Ireland First Division|First Division]]|champions1=TBD|division1=[[2020 League of Ireland Premier Division|Premier Division]]|nextseason=2021–22|wsupercup=|domestic2=TBD|leaguecup=[[2020 League of Ireland Cup|League Cup]]|wleaguecup=|lchampions=TBD|football_in_country=[[Football Association of Ireland|Republic of Ireland]]|soccer=}}The '''2020–21 season''' is the 100th season of competitive [[Association football in the Republic of Ireland|football in the Republic of Ireland]].

== National Team ==

=== [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying]] ===
'''[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group D|Group D]]'''{{UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group tables|Group D|show_matches=yes}}


'''[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs|Play-offs]]'''
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|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" | '''Semi-finals'''
{{OneLegResult|{{fb-rt|SVK}}||[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs#Slovakia v Republic of Ireland|{{small|8 Oct (SF2)}}]]|{{fb|IRL}}}}
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:whitesmoke;" | '''Final'''
{{OneLegResult|<!--{{fb-rt|}}-->Winner semi-final 1||[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs#Winner semi-final B1 v Winner semi-final B2|{{small|12 Nov}}]]|<!--{{fb|}}-->Winner semi-final 2}}
|}

===[[2020–21 UEFA Nations League B]]===
'''Group 4'''{{2020–21 UEFA Nations League B tables|Group 4|show_matches=yes}}

=== Fixtures/Results ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! Date
! Competition
! Venue
! Opponent
! Result
! Scorers
|-style="background:#ffc"
| 5 September 2019
| UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification
| Dublin, Ireland
|align=left|{{fb|Switzerland}}
| 1–1
|align=left|[[Fabian Schär]] {{goal|74}}, [[David McGoldrick]] {{goal|85}}
|-style="background:#cfc"
| 10 September 2019
| Friendly match
| Dublin, Ireland
|align=left|{{fb|Bulgaria}}
| 3–1
|align=left |[[Alan Browne (footballer)|Alan Browne]] {{goal|56}}, [[Ivelin Popov]] {{goal|67|pen.}}, [[Kevin Long (footballer)|Kevin Long]] {{goal|83}}, [[James Collins (footballer, born 1990)|James Collins]] {{goal|86}}
|-style="background:#ffc"
| 12 October 2019
| UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification
| Tbilisi, Georgia
|align=left|{{fb|Georgia}}
|0–0
|
|-style="background:#fbb"
| 15 October 2019
| UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification
| Geneva, Switzerland
|align=left|{{fb|Switzerland}}
|0–2
|align=left |[[Haris Seferović]] {{goal|16}}, [[Edimilson Fernandes]] {{goal|90+3}}
|-style="background:#cfc"
| 14 November 2019
| Friendly match
| Dublin, Ireland
|align=left|{{fb|New Zealand}}
|3–1
|align=left |[[Callum McCowatt]] {{goal|30}}, [[Derrick Williams (footballer)|Derrick Williams]] {{goal|45}}, [[Sean Maguire (footballer)|Sean Maguire]] {{goal|52}}, [[Callum Robinson]] {{goal|75}}
|-style="background:#ffc"
| 18 November 2019
| UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification
| Dublin, Ireland
|align=left|{{fb|Denmark}}
|1–1
|align=left |[[Martin Braithwaite]] {{goal|73}}, [[Matt Doherty (footballer, born 1992)|Matt Doherty]] {{goal|85}}
|-style="background:#ffc"
| 3 September 2020
| [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League B]]
| TBD, Bulgaria
|align=left|{{fb|Bulgaria}}
|
|
|-style="background:#ffc"
| 6 September 2020
| [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League B]]
| Dublin, Ireland
|align=left|{{fb|Finland}}
|
|
|-style="background:#ffc"
| 8 October 2020
| [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs|UEFA Euro 2020 Play-Offs]]
| Bratislava, Slovakia
|align=left|{{fb|Slovakia}}
|
|
|-style="background:#ffc"
| 11 October 2020
| [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League B]]
| Dublin, Ireland
|align=left|{{fb|Wales}}
|
|
|-style="background:#ffc"
| 14 October 2020
| [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League B]]
| TBD, Finland
|align=left|{{fb|Finland}}
|
|
|-style="background:#ffc"
| 15 November 2020
| [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League B]]
| Cardiff, Wales
|align=left|{{fb|Wales}}
|
|
|-style="background:#ffc"
| 18 November 2020
| [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League B]]
| Dublin, Ireland
|align=left|{{fb|Bulgaria}}
|
|
|}

== League Season ==

=== [[2020 League of Ireland Premier Division]] ===
{{2020 League of Ireland Premier Division table}}

=== [[2020 League of Ireland First Division]] ===
{{2020 League of Ireland First Division table}}

== Cup Competitions ==

=== [[FAI Cup]] ===
{{main|2020 FAI Cup}}

=== [[League of Ireland Cup]] ===
{{main|2020 League of Ireland Cup}}

=== [[President of Ireland's Cup]] ===
{{main|2020 President of Ireland's Cup}}

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=== [[Champions Cup (All-Ireland)|Champions Cup]] ===
{{main|Champions Cup (All-Ireland)}}


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== Irish Clubs in Europe ==

=== UEFA Champions League ===
{{main|2020–21 UEFA Champions League}}
'''Qualifying phase and play-off round'''{{main|2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round}}
First qualifying round
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{{OneLegResult|'''[[NK Celje|Celje]]'''|SVN|[[2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Q1 16|3–0]]|[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]|IRL}}
|}

=== UEFA Europa League ===
{{main|2020–21 UEFA Europa League}}
'''Qualifying phase and play-off round'''
{{main|2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round}}
First qualifying round
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{{OneLegResult|'''[[FK Riteriai|Riteriai]]'''|LTU|[[2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)#Q1 4|3–2]] {{aet}}|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]|IRL}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]'''|IRL|[[2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)#Q1 20|2–2]] {{aet}}<br>{{pso|12–11}}|[[Ilves (football)|Ilves]]|FIN}}
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Fehérvár FC|Fehérvár]]'''|HUN|[[2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)#Q1 30|1–1]] {{aet}}<br />{{pso|4–2}}|[[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]|IRL}}
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Second qualifying round

{{fbaicon|IRL}} [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]

{{fbaicon|IRL}} [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]

== References ==

{{Drafts moved from mainspace|date=September 2020}}