1996–97 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season 1996–97
Champions Derry City
Relegated Bray Wanderers
Home Farm Everton
UEFA Champions League Derry City
UEFA Cup Bohemians
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Shelbourne
UEFA Intertoto Cup Cork City
Top goalscorer Stephen Geoghegan: 16 (Shelbourne)
Tony Cousins: 16
(Shamrock Rovers) [1][2]

The 1996–97 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 12th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. Derry City F.C. won the title.

Regular season

The season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games. [2][3]

Final Table

PosClubPtsWDLGFGAGD
1Derry City F.C.67191045827+31Qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Champions League
2Bohemian F.C.5716984332+11Qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup
3Shelbourne F.C. [note 1]5415995236+16Qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
4Cork City F.C.5415993824+14Qualified for 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
5St Patrick's Athletic F.C.53131464533+12
6Sligo Rovers F.C.4712111043430
7Shamrock Rovers F.C.431013104346-3
8University College Dublin A.F.C.43127143439-5
9Finn Harps F.C.39109144143-2
10Dundalk F.C.3699153250-18Won promotion/relegation play-off
11Bray Wanderers A.F.C.2358203059-29Relegated to First Division
12Home Farm Everton F.C.19310202653-27Relegated to First Division

Notes

  1. Shelbourne qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1996–97 FAI Cup final.

Promotion/Relegation Play-off

Dundalk F.C. who finished in tenth place played off against Waterford United, the third placed team from the 1996–97 League of Ireland First Division.

1st Leg

2nd Leg

Dundalk F.C. won 3–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division. [2][4]

See also

References

  1. "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statisical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
  3. "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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