League of Ireland 1997/98
League of Ireland 1997/98 | |
master | St Patrick's Athletic |
Champions League qualification |
St Patrick's Athletic |
UEFA Cup qualification |
Shelbourne FC |
UI cup | Shamrock Rovers |
Cup winners | Cork City |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Cork City |
Relegation ↓ | University College Dublin AFC |
Relegated |
Kilkenny City Drogheda United |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 198 + 2 relegation games |
Gates | 480 (ø 2.42 per game) |
Top scorer |
Stephen Geoghegan (Shelbourne FC, 17 goals) |
← League of Ireland 1996/97 | |
First Division ↓
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The League of Ireland 1997/98 was the 77th season of the top Irish football league . It began on August 31, 1997 and ended on May 3, 1998. The defending champion was Derry City .
St Patrick's Athletic won the championship for the sixth time.
mode
The twelve teams each played against each other three times. Each team played 33 season games. The last two clubs were relegated directly to the First Division , the third from last had to go into relegation.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 19th | 11 | 3 | 46:24 | +22 | 68 |
2. | Shelbourne FC (P) | 33 | 20th | 7th | 6th | 58:32 | +26 | 67 |
3. | Cork City | 33 | 14th | 11 | 8th | 50:38 | +12 | 53 |
4th | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 14th | 10 | 9 | 39:32 | +7 | 52 |
5. | Bohemians Dublin | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 50:36 | +14 | 50 |
6th | Dundalk FC | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 41:43 | −2 | 45 |
7th | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 10 | 14th | 9 | 46:49 | −3 | 44 |
8th. | Finn Harps | 33 | 12 | 7th | 14th | 41:43 | −2 | 43 |
9. | Derry City (M) | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 30:31 | −1 | 40 |
10. | University College Dublin AFC | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 36:38 | −2 | 39 |
11. | Kilkenny City (N) | 33 | 4th | 7th | 22nd | 27:63 | −36 | 19th |
12. | Drogheda United (N) | 33 | 2 | 9 | 22nd | 20:55 | −35 | 15th |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(M) | Reigning Irish Master |
(P) | Reigning Irish Cup Winner |
(N) | Newcomers from the First Division |
Crosstab
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0-0 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2: 3 | - | - | 0: 2 | 4: 2 | - | - | 1-0 | 1: 1 | - | - | ||
0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | Shelbourne FC | - | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | - | - | 3-0 | - | - | - | 3-0 | 5-0 | ||
0: 1 | 4: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | Cork City | 1: 1 | - | - | 2-0 | 3-0 | - | - | 2-0 | 1: 2 | - | - | ||
0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | Shamrock Rovers | 0: 1 | - | 2: 2 | - | 5: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | - | - | - | ||
0-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 2 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4: 3 | 1: 1 | Bohemians Dublin | - | 1-0 | - | 1: 1 | - | - | 4: 2 | - | 2-0 | 8: 1 | 2: 1 | ||
0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | Dundalk FC | - | 2: 1 | - | - | 3: 3 | - | 2: 1 | - | - | 3-0 | 1: 1 | ||
1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | Sligo Rovers | 3: 4 | - | 4: 1 | - | 2: 2 | 3: 3 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | - | - | - | ||
0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | Finn Harps | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1: 2 | - | 2-0 | ||
1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | Derry City | - | 2: 2 | - | - | 1-0 | 1: 2 | - | 1-0 | 1: 1 | - | 4: 1 | ||
1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | University College Dublin AFC | - | 2: 3 | - | 0: 3 | - | 1: 3 | 5: 1 | - | - | 1: 2 | 3-0 | ||
0: 2 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 5 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | Kilkenny City | 1: 2 | - | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | - | - | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | - | - | ||
1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 4 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | Drogheda United | 1: 3 | - | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | - | - | 1: 1 | - | - | - | 1: 1 |
Relegation
The tenth-placed University College Dublin AFC won the relegation against the third in the First Division, Limerick FC , and remained in the first division.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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University College Dublin AFC | 5: 2 | Limerick FC | 2: 1 | 3: 1 |
Web links
- Results and table eu-football.info
- Premier Division extratime.ie
- Table on rsssf.com , accessed May 16, 2013
- Top Scorers on rsssf.com , accessed May 16, 2013