League of Ireland 2001/02
League of Ireland 2001/02 | |
master | Shelbourne FC |
Champions League qualification |
Shelbourne FC |
UEFA Cup qualification |
Shamrock Rovers Dundalk FC |
UI cup | St Patrick's Athletic |
Cup winners | Dundalk FC |
Relegation ↓ | Longford Town |
Relegated | Dundalk FC Galway United Monaghan United |
Teams | 12 |
Games | 198 + 2 relegation games |
Gates | 529 (ø 2.67 per game) |
Top scorer |
Glen Crowe (Bohemians Dublin, 21 goals) |
← League of Ireland 2000/01 | |
First Division ↓
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The League of Ireland 2001/02 was the 81st season of the top Irish football league . It began on August 9, 2001 and ended on March 31, 2002. The defending champion was Bohemians Dublin .
Shelbourne FC won the championship for the tenth time.
mode
The twelve teams each played against each other three times. Each team played 33 season games. Since the league was reduced to ten clubs for the following season, the last three clubs were relegated directly to the First Division , the fourth from last had to go into relegation.
societies
Clubs of the League of Ireland 2001/02
|
society | coat of arms | city | Stadion | capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bohemians Dublin | Dublin | Dalymount Park | 7,955 | |
Bray Wanderers | Bray | Carlisle Grounds | 3,250 | |
Cork City | Cork | Turner's Cross | 8,985 | |
Derry City | Derry | Brandywell Stadium | 7,700 | |
Dundalk FC | Dundalk | Oriel Park | 6,000 | |
Galway United | Galway | Terryland Park | 5,000 | |
Longford Town | Longford | Flancare Park | 6,850 | |
Monaghan United | Monaghan | Gortakeegan | 2,000 | |
Shamrock Rovers | Dublin | Tallaght Stadium | 5,947 | |
Shelbourne FC | Dublin | Tolka Park | 9,680 | |
St Patrick's Athletic | Dublin | Richmond Park | 5,340 | |
University College Dublin AFC | Dublin | UCD Bowl | 3,000 |
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Shelbourne FC | 33 | 19th | 6th | 8th | 50:28 | +22 | 63 |
2. | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 17th | 6th | 10 | 54:32 | +22 | 57 |
3. | St Patrick's Athletic 1 | 33 | 20th | 8th | 5 | 59:29 | +30 | 53 |
4th | Bohemians Dublin (M, P) | 33 | 14th | 10 | 9 | 57:32 | +25 | 52 |
5. | Derry City | 33 | 14th | 9 | 10 | 42:30 | +12 | 51 |
6th | Cork City | 33 | 14th | 7th | 12 | 48:39 | +9 | 49 |
7th | University College Dublin AFC | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 40:39 | +1 | 48 |
8th. | Bray Wanderers | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 54:45 | +9 | 46 |
9. | Longford Town | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 41:51 | −10 | 40 |
10. | Dundalk FC (N) | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 37:46 | −9 | 39 |
11. | Galway United | 33 | 5 | 4th | 24 | 28:73 | −45 | 19th |
12. | Monaghan United (N) | 33 | 2 | 6th | 25th | 19:85 | −66 | 12 |
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 |
1 St Patrick's Athletic was deducted 9 points for the use of unapproved Paul Marney in the first three rounds. However, an arbitration tribunal reversed this decision and an appeal by Shelbourne FC was dismissed. On March 22, 2002, the team was deducted 15 points because they had used the unregistered Charles Mbabazi Livingstone during the first five games .
Crosstab
First round (rounds 1–22) | 2001/02 | Second round (rounds 23-33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | Shelbourne FC | - | 2: 1 | - | 1: 1 | - | - | - | 3-0 | - | 2-0 | - | ||
3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | Shamrock Rovers | 0: 2 | - | - | - | - | 3: 1 | - | - | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | ||
3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | St Patrick's Athletic | - | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | - | 2: 1 | - | - | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | ||
4: 6 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | Bohemians Dublin | 4-0 | 1: 1 | - | 1-0 | - | 3-0 | - | 1-0 | - | - | 3-0 | ||
0-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | Derry City | - | 3-0 | - | - | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | - | - | - | 6: 1 | ||
1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | Cork City | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | - | 0: 3 | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 5: 1 | ||
0-0 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | University College Dublin AFC | 2: 3 | - | 0-0 | - | - | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | - | 3: 1 | - | ||
0: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 5-0 | Bray Wanderers | 0-0 | 2: 1 | - | 2: 2 | - | 0: 2 | - | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | - | - | ||
1-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | Longford Town | - | 1: 5 | 1: 1 | - | 1-0 | 0-0 | - | - | 1: 3 | - | 2-0 | ||
1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | Dundalk FC | 1: 2 | - | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | - | 1: 1 | - | - | 1: 1 | - | ||
0: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 4 | 1: 5 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 8-0 | Galway United | - | - | - | 1: 5 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | - | 3: 5 | 0: 2 | - | - | ||
0: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | Monaghan United | 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | - | 0: 3 | 1: 2 |
Relegation
The ninth-placed Longford Town won the relegation against the second in the First Division, Finn Harps , and remained in the first division.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Longford Town | 3: 3 (6: 5 on behalf ) |
Finn Harps | 1-0 | 2: 3 |
Web links
- Results and table eu-football.info
- Premier Division extratime.ie
- Table on rsssf.com , accessed May 17, 2013
- Top Scorers on rsssf.com , accessed May 17, 2013