Irish League 1997/98

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Irish League 1997/98
master Cliftonville FC
Champions League Cliftonville FC
Uefa cup Linfield FC
UI cup Omagh Town FC
Cup winners Glenavon FC
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Glenavon FC
Relegation ↓ Omagh Town FC
Relegated Ards FC
Teams 10
Games 180
Gates 468  (ø 2.6 per game)
Top scorer Vinny Arkins ( Portadown FC )
← Irish League 1996/97

The Irish League 1997/98 was the 97th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . It began on August 16, 1997 and ended on April 25, 1998. Cliftonville FC became champions for the third time.

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The league was increased to ten clubs. Been Moved up Ballymena United and Omagh Town FC . The teams played against each other four times on a total of 36 match days. The bottom of the table was relegated directly, the penultimate had to be relegated.

societies

Clubs of the Irish League 1997/98
society Stadion city capacity
Ards FC Clandeboye Park Newtownards 1,895
Ballymena United Ballymena Showgrounds Ballymena 5,200
Cliftonville FC Solitude Belfast 2,180
Coleraine FC The Showgrounds Coleraine 2,496
Crusaders FC Seaview Belfast 1,977
Glenavon FC Mourneview Park Lurgan 9,000
Glentoran FC The oval Belfast 5,056
Linfield FC Windsor Park Belfast 12,3420
Omagh Town FC St. Julian's Road Omagh 5,000
Portadown FC Shamrock Park Portadown 2,227

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Cliftonville FC  36  20th  8th  8th 049:370 +12 68
 2. Linfield FC  36  17th  13  6th 050:190 +31 64
 3. Portadown FC  36  17th  9  10 050:380 +12 60
 4th Glentoran FC  36  17th  8th  11 052:340 +18 59
 5. Ballymena United (N)  36  14th  9  13 054:550  −1 51
 6th Crusaders FC (M)  36  13  12  11 051:510  ± 0 51
 7th Coleraine FC  36  11  10  15th 041:470  −6 43
 8th. Glenavon FC (P)  36  9  12  15th 047:560  −9 39
 9. Omagh Town FC (N)  36  7th  10  19th 043:680 −25 31
10. Ards FC  36  4th  11  21st 031:630 −32 23

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1998/99 UEFA Cup
  • Northern Irish Cup winner and participation in the 1998/99 European Cup Winners' Cup
  • Participation in the relegation and the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    Match days 1–18 Cliftonville FC Portadown FC Glentoran FC Ballymena United Crusaders FC Coleraine FC Glenavon FC Omagh Town FC Ards FC
    Cliftonville FC 0: 3 1-0 0: 2 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0
    Linfield FC 0: 1 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 0-0 2-0
    Portadown FC 0: 2 0-0 2-0 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2-0 1: 1 1-0
    Glentoran FC 0: 2 0: 3 1: 1 1: 2 1: 1 1-0 0: 1 1-0 2-0
    Ballymena United 2-0 0: 2 1: 2 0: 2 1-0 1-0 0-0 2: 1 1: 1
    Crusaders FC 0: 2 1-0 1: 3 0: 2 3: 4 1: 3 3: 2 1-0 1-0
    Coleraine FC 0: 2 0-0 0: 1 1: 5 0-0 0-0 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1
    Glenavon FC 0-0 2: 3 1: 5 1-0 1: 2 2-0 1: 1 2: 2 0-0
    Omagh Town FC 0: 1 0: 3 0: 2 0: 5 3-0 1: 1 1: 3 2: 1 2: 1
    Ards FC 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 0: 2 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 2
    Match days 19–36 Cliftonville FC Portadown FC Glentoran FC Ballymena United Crusaders FC Coleraine FC Glenavon FC Omagh Town FC Ards FC
    Cliftonville FC 2: 1 3: 1 1: 1 5: 2 2: 2 3: 1 1: 1 4-0 2: 2
    Linfield FC 0: 1 1: 1 3-0 1-0 0-0 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 4-0
    Portadown FC 1: 2 0: 2 3: 2 4-0 3: 2 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 1-0
    Glentoran FC 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 2: 2 1: 1 3-0 1-0 2-0 3-0
    Ballymena United 4-0 1: 1 1: 2 1: 2 2: 3 2: 2 2: 1 4: 2 3: 1
    Crusaders FC 2: 2 1: 2 2: 1 0: 3 4: 2 3-0 4: 1 2: 2 4-0
    Coleraine FC 5: 1 1-0 2-0 2: 1 0: 1 4-0 0: 1 4: 3 2: 2
    Glenavon FC 0-0 2: 4 3-0 1-0 3: 3 2: 2 4-0 2: 4 1: 2
    Omagh Town FC 0: 1 1-0 1: 2 1: 1 3: 2 1: 2 1: 3 2: 2 2: 4
    Ards FC 2: 3 1: 5 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 3: 4 2: 2

    Relegation

    total First leg Return leg
    Bangor FC 0: 6 Omagh Town FC 0: 5 0: 1

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