Football league season
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.
Final Table※
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Patrick's Athletic (C) | 33 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 68 | Qualification——to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 67 | Qualification——to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Cork City | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 53 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 52 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Bohemians | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 50 | |
| 6 | Dundalk | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 45 | |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 44 | |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 43 | |
| 9 | Derry City | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 40 | |
| 10 | UCD (O) | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 11 | Kilkenny City (R) | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 19 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
| 12 | Drogheda United (R) | 33 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 55 | −35 | 15 |
- ^ Cork City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round after winning the 1997–98 FAI Cup final.
Results※
Matches 1–22※
| Home \ Away | BOH | COR | DER | DRO | DUN | FHA | KLC | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Cork City | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Derry City | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Drogheda United | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Dundalk | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Finn Harps | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Kilkenny City | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Shelbourne | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Sligo Rovers | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| UCD | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–33※
| Home \ Away | BOH | COR | DER | DRO | DUN | FHA | KLC | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 4–2 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–0 |
| Cork City | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Derry City | 1–0 | — | — | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Drogheda United | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
| Dundalk | 3–3 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| Finn Harps | — | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Kilkenny City | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Shamrock Rovers | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | 5–2 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Shelbourne | — | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | — | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — | — |
| Sligo Rovers | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | 3–4 | — |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | — | 4–2 | — | — | — | 2–3 | — | — | 1–1 |
| UCD | — | — | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | — | — |
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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※
UCD v Limerick F.C.
| 5 May 1998 | UCD | 2–1 | Limerick F.C. |
2nd leg※
Limerick F.C. v UCD
| 8 May 1998 | Limerick F.C. | 1–3 | UCD |
UCD won 5–2 on aggregate. And retained their place in the Premier Division.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Graham, "Alex." Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.