1997–98 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season 1997–98
Champions St Patrick's Athletic
Relegated Kilkenny City
Drogheda United
UEFA Champions League St Patrick's Athletic
UEFA Cup Shelbourne
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Cork City
UEFA Intertoto Cup Shamrock Rovers
Top goalscorer Stephen Geoghegan: 17 (Shelbourne) [1][2]

The 1997–98 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 13th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. St Patrick's Athletic 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
1St Patrick's Athletic F.C.68191134624+22UEFA Champions League/FAI Super Cup/LFA President's Cup
2Shelbourne F.C. [note 1] 6720765832+26UEFA Cup/FAI Super Cup/LFA President's Cup
3Cork City F.C. [note 2]53141185040+10UEFA Cup Winners' Cup/FAI Super Cup
4Shamrock Rovers F.C.52141094132+9UEFA Intertoto Cup/FAI Super Cup
5Bohemian F.C.50131195036+14
6Dundalk F.C.45129124143-2
7Sligo Rovers F.C.44101494649-3
8Finn Harps F.C.43127144143-2
9Derry City F.C.401010133031-1
10University College Dublin A.F.C.39912123638-2Won promotion/relegation play-off
11Kilkenny City A.F.C.1947222763-36Relegated to First Division
12Drogheda United F.C.1529222055-35Relegated to First Division

Notes

  1. Shelbourne F.C. qualified for the LFA President's Cup after also finishing as runners up in the 1997–98 FAI Cup.
  2. Cork City qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and FAI Super Cup after winning the 1997–98 FAI Cup final.

Promotion/Relegation Play-off

University College Dublin A.F.C. who finished in tenth place played off against Limerick F.C., the third placed team from the 1997–98 League of Ireland First Division.

1st Leg

2nd Leg

UCD won 5–2 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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