Irish League 1998/99

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Irish League 1998/99
master Glentoran FC
Champions League Glentoran FC
Uefa cup Portadown FC , Linfield FC
UI cup Newry Town
Cup winners Portadown FC
Relegation ↓ Cliftonville FC
Relegated Omagh Town FC
Teams 10
Games 180
Gates 462  (ø 2.57 per game)
Top scorer Vinny Arkins ( Portadown FC )
← Irish League 1997/98

The Irish League 1998/99 was the 98th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . It started on August 14, 1998 and ended on April 24, 1999. Glentoran FC became champions for the 20th time.

mode

The ten teams played against each other four times on a total of 36 match days. Newry Town had risen . The bottom of the table was relegated directly, the penultimate had to be relegated.

societies

Clubs of the Irish League 1998/99
society Stadion city capacity
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
Newry Town The Showgrounds Newry 7,949
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. Glentoran FC (P)  36  24  6th  6th 074:350 +39 78
 2. Linfield FC  36  20th  10  6th 068:390 +29 70
 3. Crusaders FC  36  18th  8th  10 048:390  +9 62
 4th Newry Town (N)  36  17th  9  10 052:460  +6 60
 5. Glenavon FC  36  13  12  11 049:350 +14 51
 6th Ballymena United  36  11  8th  17th 040:420  −2 41
 7th Coleraine FC  36  10  9  17th 034:530 −19 39
 8th. Portadown FC  36  9  10  17th 041:470  −6 37
 9. Cliftonville FC (M)  36  7th  14th  15th 031:470 −16 35
10. Omagh Town FC  36  5  6th  25th 025:790 −54 21st

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

  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the 1999/2000 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    Match days 1–18 Glentoran FC Crusaders FC Newry Town Glenavon FC Ballymena United Coleraine FC Portadown FC Cliftonville FC Omagh Town FC
    Glentoran FC 0: 1 1: 4 1: 3 1-0 1-0 5-0 1-0 0: 1 2-0
    Linfield FC 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 2 1-0 2-0
    Crusaders FC 0-0 1: 4 2-0 1-0 1-0 0: 1 0-0 1-0 2-0
    Newry Town 1-0 2: 1 0-0 0: 2 0-0 1-0 1: 2 1-0 0: 2
    Glenavon FC 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 0-0 3: 1 1-0 0-0 2-0
    Ballymena United 1: 1 1-0 1: 2 0-0 0: 1 0: 1 1-0 1: 2 0-0
    Coleraine FC 0: 1 0-0 0: 2 2: 2 0-0 0: 1 0: 2 1: 1 1-0
    Portadown FC 0: 3 0: 2 0-0 2: 1 1: 1 1: 3 1: 2 0: 1 2-0
    Cliftonville FC 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 0: 2 0-0 0: 1 0-0 0-0 2: 1
    Omagh Town FC 0: 2 1: 3 0-0 1: 3 0: 3 0: 5 1: 1 1-0 1: 1
    Match days 19–36 Glentoran FC Crusaders FC Newry Town Glenavon FC Ballymena United Coleraine FC Portadown FC Cliftonville FC Omagh Town FC
    Glentoran FC 1: 2 2: 1 5: 1 5: 2 2: 1 5: 4 3: 1 1: 1 2-0
    Linfield FC 1: 1 4: 2 2: 2 3: 1 4: 1 2: 1 3: 1 2: 1 3-0
    Crusaders FC 0: 3 3: 2 3: 2 1: 1 2-0 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 5-0
    Newry Town 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 1-0 1-0 1: 1 3: 2 2: 1 1: 1
    Glenavon FC 0: 1 2: 2 3-0 1: 2 1-0 3: 1 2: 2 0: 1 6: 1
    Ballymena United 3: 6 4: 2 2-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 2: 2 2: 2 1: 2
    Coleraine FC 1: 3 2: 1 0: 2 3-0 1: 3 2: 1 1-0 3: 1 2: 1
    Portadown FC 1: 3 1: 1 0: 1 2: 3 2: 2 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0
    Cliftonville FC 2: 4 1: 1 2: 3 1: 4 2: 2 1-0 1: 1 0: 2 2: 1
    Omagh Town FC 1: 4 1: 5 1: 2 2: 3 0: 3 1: 4 2-0 1-0 2: 2

    Relegation

    total First leg Return leg
    Ards FC 2: 5 Cliftonville FC 0: 1 2: 4

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