Saturday August 3rd saw the last round of the LHW Financial Planning League stage. The results for the day have been reported on elsewhere on the site but we can now be a little clearer as to the impact on the 2020 League Structure Points Calculation.
The following table indicates the points position of the teams at the end of the IBI Corporate Finance Senior League Cup Final:
| Total | |
| Merrion 1 | 987.5 |
| Clontarf 1 | 737.5 |
| North County 1 | 687.5 |
| Pembroke 1 | 837.5 |
| YMCA 1 | 687.5 |
| The Hills 1 | 800.0 |
| Leinster 1 | 637.5 |
| Malahide 1 | 587.5 |
| Phoenix 1 | 625 |
| Rush 1 | 437.5 |
| Railway Union 1 | 237.5 |
| Balbriggan 1 | 287.5 |
| Cork County 1 | 237.5 |
| Terenure 1 | 87.5 |
This table shows the final League placings:
| League Points Total | ||
| 1 | Merrion 1 | 140 |
| 2 | Pembroke 1 | 125 |
| 3 | The Hills 1 | 116 |
| 4 | Malahide 1 | 100 |
| 5 | YMCA 1 | 83 |
| 6 | Phoenix 1 | 83 |
| 7 | Leinster 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Rush 1 | 10 |
The competition now moves forward in two directions. The top four teams move into the playoff stage, which will ultimately decide the Premier League Champion for 2019. 2020 League Structure Points for those four teams are allocated after that playoff stage, in order to ensure that the team that wins the title receives the most points.
The teams in the bottom four places will play in a Plate competition, but this is a separate competition and will not determine 2020 League Structure points.
Those points are allocated as follows:
| Position | Points Awarded |
| GF Winner | 350 |
| GF Runner Up | 325 |
| Loser of Playoff 3 | 300 |
| Loser of Playoff 2 | 275 |
| 5th | 250 |
| 6th | 225 |
| 7th | 200 |
| 8th | 175 |
Therefore we know that points can be allocated as follows:
| Position | Team | Points Awarded |
| Playoff Phase | Merrion 1, Pembroke 1, The Hills 1, Malahide 1 | At least 275 |
| 5th | YMCA 1 | 250 |
| 6th | Phoenix 1 | 225 |
| 7th | Leinster 1 | 200 |
| 8th | Rush 1 | 175 |
Bearing in mind that it is too early to allocate any Championship points, this means that the 2020 League Structure Points looks as follows:
| Rank | Total | Notes | |
| 1 | Merrion 1 | 1262.5 | Final tally dependent on position in Playoff Phase |
| 2 | Pembroke 1 | 1112.5 | Final tally dependent on position in Playoff Phase |
| 3 | The Hills 1 | 1075 | Final tally dependent on position in Playoff Phase |
| 4 | YMCA 1 | 937.5 | Final Tally |
| 5 | Malahide 1 | 862.5 | Final tally dependent on position in Playoff Phase |
| 6 | Phoenix 1 | 850 | Final Tally |
| 7 | Leinster 1 | 837.5 | Final Tally |
| 8 | Clontarf 1 | 737.5 | Pending Championship Points |
| 9 | North County 1 | 687.5 | Pending Championship Points |
| 10 | Rush 1 | 612.5 | Final Tally |
| 11 | Balbriggan 1 | 287.5 | Pending Championship Points |
| 12 | Railway Union 1 | 237.5 | Pending Championship Points |
| 12 | Cork County 1 | 237.5 | Pending Championship Points |
| 14 | Terenure 1 | 87.5 | Pending Championship Points |
So we know the following for sure:
With four matches to play in the Championship there is a lot of opportunity for clubs to make up ground or consolidate their position. As that competition continues, and the Premier League Playoff Phase progresses, we will update the relative positions of each team as we reach the end of the season.