1997–98 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic (6th title)
RelegatedKilkenny City
Drogheda United
UEFA Champions LeagueSt Patrick's Athletic
UEFA CupShelbourne
UEFA Cup Winners' CupCork City
UEFA Intertoto CupShamrock Rovers
Top goalscorerStephen 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

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

Final Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or 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[a]
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
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Cork City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round after winning the 1997–98 FAI Cup final.

Results

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Matches 1–22

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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: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

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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: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/relegation play-off

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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

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5 May 1998 UCD 2–1 Limerick F.C.

2nd leg

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8 May 1998 Limerick F.C. 1–3 UCD

UCD won 5–2 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division. [2][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
  3. ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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