Irish League 2000/01

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Irish League 2000/01
master Linfield FC
Champions League Linfield FC
Uefa cup Glentoran FC , Glenavon FC
UI cup Cliftonville FC
Cup winners Glentoran FC
Relegation ↓ Crusaders FC
Relegated Ballymena United
Teams 10
Games 180
Gates 507  (ø 2.82 per game)
Top scorer Davy Larmour (Linfield FC)
← Irish League 1999/2000

The Irish League 2000/01 was the 100th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . It began on August 12, 2000 and ended on April 28, 2001. Defending champions Linfield FC became champions for the 44th time.

mode

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

societies

Clubs of the Irish League 2000/01
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. Linfield FC (M)  36  22nd  9  5 075:310 +44 75
 2. Glenavon FC  36  18th  8th  10 056:420 +14 62
 3. Glentoran FC (P)  36  15th  12  9 052:370 +15 57
 4th Coleraine FC  36  14th  11  11 048:440  +4 53
 5. Cliftonville FC  36  12  11  13 053:570  −4 47
 6th Newry Town  36  12  8th  16 042:550 −13 44
 7th Omagh Town FC (N)  36  11  10  15th 048:540  −6 43
 8th. Portadown FC  36  10  11  15th 048:600 −12 41
 9. Crusaders FC  36  8th  11  17th 044:590 −15 35
10. Ballymena United  36  9  7th  20th 041:680 −27 34

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

  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 2001/02 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • 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 Glenavon FC Glentoran FC Coleraine FC Cliftonville FC Newry Town Omagh Town FC Portadown FC Crusaders FC Ballymena United
    Linfield FC 3-0 1: 1 0: 3 3-0 1: 3 1: 1 0-0 0-0 2: 2
    Glenavon FC 0: 1 1 0-0 1: 1 1-0 0: 1 3-0 1: 2 1-0 2: 1
    Glentoran FC 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 2 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1
    Coleraine FC 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 2: 2 2: 1 0-0 1-0 1: 2 0: 2
    Cliftonville FC 1: 3 2: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1: 2 0-0 0: 3 2: 2
    Newry Town 0-0 1: 2 0-0 0-0 0: 3 0: 2 0-0 2-0 0: 2
    Omagh Town FC 0-0 1: 1 1: 3 1: 2 0: 1 2: 2 0-0 0: 2 0: 1
    Portadown FC 0: 3 0-0 0: 3 0: 1 0: 2 2-0 1: 2 1: 1 1-0
    Crusaders FC 0: 2 0: 2 0: 1 1: 1 0: 4 1: 3 0-0 0: 1 2: 3
    Ballymena United 1: 1 1-0 0: 3 0: 1 2: 1 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0: 1
    Match days 19–36 Glenavon FC Glentoran FC Coleraine FC Cliftonville FC Newry Town Omagh Town FC Portadown FC Crusaders FC Ballymena United
    Linfield FC 4: 2 2-0 3: 1 4: 2 2-0 3: 2 4: 1 3: 1 4: 1
    Glenavon FC 0: 4 3-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 3-0 3: 3 1: 1 4-0
    Glentoran FC 2-0 2: 2 0: 1 4-0 1-0 2-0 4: 1 2-0 2: 1
    Coleraine FC 1: 1 0: 2 5: 2 3: 1 5: 2 1: 3 3: 3 2: 2 1-0
    Cliftonville FC 1: 4 4: 2 1: 1 1: 1 2: 2 2: 2 5: 3 1: 1 3: 1
    Newry Town 0: 2 1: 4 1: 3 2-0 2: 1 1-0 4: 3 3: 2 5: 2
    Omagh Town FC 1: 5 1: 2 2: 1 3: 1 2: 2 2: 3 2: 1 2: 2 4-0
    Portadown FC 1-0 1: 2 4: 1 1-0 1: 1 4-0 1: 4 3: 2 3: 2
    Crusaders FC 1: 3 4: 3 1: 1 2: 3 1: 2 2: 2 2: 1 2: 1 3: 1
    Ballymena United 1: 5 1: 2 1: 3 0: 1 2: 2 1-0 2: 1 3: 3 2: 1
    1 The match of the 1st matchday Glenavon FC - Linfield FC (0: 0) was rated 0: 1. Glenavon had substituted an ineligible player.

    Relegation

    total First leg Return leg
    Lisburn Distillery 3: 4 Crusaders FC 2: 1 1: 3

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