2000–01 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season 2000–01
Champions Bohemians
Relegated Finn Harps
Kilkenny City
UEFA Champions League Bohemians
UEFA Cup Shelbourne
Longford Town
UEFA Intertoto Cup Cork City
FAI Super Cup Bohemians
Shelbourne
Longford Town
Cork City
Top goalscorer Glen Crowe: 25
(Bohemians) [1][2]

The 2000–01 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 16th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. Bohemians 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bohemians 33 18 8 7 66 35 +31 62 UEFA Champions League/FAI Super Cup/LFA President's Cup
2 Shelbourne 33 17 9 7 53 37 +16 60 UEFA Cup/FAI Super Cup/LFA President's Cup
3 Cork City 33 15 11 7 36 29 +7 56 UEFA Intertoto Cup/FAI Super Cup
4 Bray Wanderers 33 15 10 8 52 35 +17 55
5 St Patrick's Athletic 33 14 11 8 54 41 +13 53
6 Derry City 33 12 9 12 31 28 +3 45
7 Shamrock Rovers 33 10 12 11 50 47 +3 42
8 Longford Town 33 12 6 15 40 47 −7 42 UEFA Cup/FAI Super Cup[lower-alpha 1]
9 Galway United 33 10 10 13 34 47 −13 40
10 University College Dublin 33 9 10 14 36 44 −8 37 Won promotion/relegation play-off
11 Finn Harps 33 8 12 13 36 46 −10 36 Relegated to First Division
12 Kilkenny City 33 1 6 26 14 66 −52 9
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Notes:
  1. ↑ Longford Town qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup and the FAI Super Cup after reaching the 2001 FAI Cup Final.

Promotion/Relegation Play-off

UCD who finished in tenth place played off against Athlone Town, the third placed team from the 2000–01 League of Ireland First Division.

1st Leg

2nd Leg

UCD win 4-2 on penalties after extra time and retain their place in the Premier Division. [2][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 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". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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