League of Ireland 2001/02

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League of Ireland 2001/02
League of Ireland 2000-2008 logo
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 ↓

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 Bohemians Dublin Dublin Dalymount Park 7,955
Bray Wanderers Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds 3,250
Cork City Cork City Cork Turner's Cross 8,985
Derry City Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium 7,700
Dundalk FC Dundalk FC Dundalk Oriel Park 6,000
Galway United Galway United Galway Terryland Park 5,000
Longford Town Longford Town Longford Flancare Park 6,850
Monaghan United Monaghan United Monaghan Gortakeegan 2,000
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Dublin Tallaght Stadium 5,947
Shelbourne FC Shelbourne FC Dublin Tolka Park 9,680
St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Dublin Richmond Park 5,340
University College Dublin AFC 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 050:280 +22 63
 2. Shamrock Rovers  33  17th  6th  10 054:320 +22 57
 3. St Patrick's Athletic 1  33  20th  8th  5 059:290 +30 53
 4th Bohemians Dublin (M, P)  33  14th  10  9 057:320 +25 52
 5. Derry City  33  14th  9  10 042:300 +12 51
 6th Cork City  33  14th  7th  12 048:390  +9 49
 7th University College Dublin AFC  33  12  12  9 040:390  +1 48
 8th. Bray Wanderers  33  12  10  11 054:450  +9 46
 9. Longford Town  33  10  10  13 041:510 −10 40
10. Dundalk FC (N)  33  9  12  12 037:460  −9 39
11. Galway United  33  5  4th  24 028:730 −45 19th
12. Monaghan United (N)  33  2  6th  25th 019:850 −66 12

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

  • Irish champions and participation in the first qualifying round of the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the qualifying round of the 2002/03 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002
  • Participation in relegation to keep up
  • Relegation to First Division - Irish Cup winners and participation in the qualifying round of the 2002/03 UEFA Cup
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (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)
    Shelbourne FC Shamrock Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians Dublin Derry City Cork City University College Dublin AFC Bray Wanderers Longford Town Dundalk FC Galway United Monaghan United society Shelbourne FC Shamrock Rovers St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians Dublin Derry City Cork City University College Dublin AFC Bray Wanderers Longford Town Dundalk FC Galway United Monaghan United
    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

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