Irish League 2001/02

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Irish League 2001/02
master Portadown FC
Champions League Portadown FC
Uefa cup Linfield FC , Glentoran FC
UI cup Coleraine FC
Cup winners Linfield FC
Relegated none
Teams 10
Games 180
Gates 506  (ø 2.81 per game)
Top scorer Vinny Arkins ( Portadown FC )
← Irish League 2000/01

The Irish League 2001/02 was the 101st season of the highest Northern Irish football league . It started on August 10, 2001 and ended on April 27, 2002. Portadown FC became champions for the fourth time.

mode

The ten teams played against each other four times on a total of 36 match days. Was Moved up Ards FC . There was no relegation. The league was expanded to twelve clubs for the following season.

societies

Clubs of the Irish League 2001/02
society Stadion city capacity
Ards FC Clandeboye Park Newtownards 1,895
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. Portadown FC  36  22nd  9  5 075:340 +41 75
 2. Glentoran FC (P)  36  21st  11  4th 063:230 +40 74
 3. Linfield FC (M)  36  17th  11  8th 064:350 +29 62
 4th Coleraine FC  36  19th  2  15th 064:580  +6 59
 5. Omagh Town FC  36  15th  9  12 055:550  ± 0 54
 6th Cliftonville FC  36  9  11  16 037:460  −9 38
 7th Glenavon FC  36  9  9  18th 037:570 −20 36
 8th. Newry Town  36  8th  12  16 040:620 −22 36
 9. Crusaders FC  36  9  7th  20th 041:650 −24 34
10. Ards FC (N)  36  6th  9  21st 030:710 −41 27

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

  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    Match days 1–18 Portadown FC Glentoran FC Coleraine FC Omagh Town FC Cliftonville FC Glenavon FC Newry Town Crusaders FC Ards FC
    Portadown FC 0: 1 1: 2 3: 4 2-0 3: 1 4-0 4-0 4: 1 2: 1
    Glentoran FC 2: 2 1-0 1-0 4: 1 2-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 4-0
    Linfield FC 0: 1 0-0 3: 1 0: 1 2: 2 1: 3 1: 1 4-0 4-0
    Coleraine FC 2: 4 2-0 1-0 2: 1 0-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 1: 2
    Omagh Town FC 3-0 2: 2 1-0 2: 2 0-0 1: 1 4: 2 2: 2 1-0
    Cliftonville FC 1: 1 0: 4 1: 2 2: 4 0: 2 1-0 2: 2 3-0 1-0
    Glenavon FC 1: 4 0-0 0: 2 1-0 5: 1 1: 3 0-0 0: 2 0: 1
    Newry Town 2: 2 0: 1 0: 2 3: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 2: 2 0: 1
    Crusaders FC 0: 1 0: 2 0: 2 0: 2 1: 2 0: 2 3: 4 1: 1 3-0
    Ards FC 1: 4 0: 4 2: 4 1: 2 1: 3 2: 1 0-0 1: 4 0-0
    Match days 19–36 Portadown FC Glentoran FC Coleraine FC Omagh Town FC Cliftonville FC Glenavon FC Newry Town Crusaders FC Ards FC
    Portadown FC 1-0 0-0 3-0 3: 1 0-0 0-0 6: 1 3: 1 3: 1
    Glentoran FC 1-0 3: 3 2: 1 2-0 0-0 5: 1 2: 2 6-0 1: 1
    Linfield FC 1: 1 2: 2 7: 1 3: 2 2-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 2: 1
    Coleraine FC 1: 3 1-0 0: 2 2: 1 3: 2 4-0 1: 2 1: 2 5-0
    Omagh Town FC 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3: 2 1: 1 2-0 0: 1 3-0 1: 1
    Cliftonville FC 0-0 1: 2 3: 1 2: 3 1-0 0: 1 0: 2 1: 1 0-0
    Glenavon FC 2: 3 1: 1 2-0 1: 2 3: 4 2: 1 0: 1 0: 1 0: 1
    Newry Town 1: 1 0: 1 0: 2 1: 4 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1
    Crusaders FC 1: 2 0: 1 1: 3 2: 1 7: 2 1: 3 2-0 4: 3 1: 1
    Ards FC 0: 2 0-0 2: 2 1: 4 0: 2 0: 2 1: 2 4: 2 2: 1

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