League of Ireland 2003
League of Ireland 2003 | |
master | Shelbourne FC |
Champions League qualification |
Shelbourne FC |
UEFA Cup qualification |
Bohemians Dublin Longford Town |
UI cup | Cork City |
Cup winners | Longford Town |
Relegation ↓ | Derry City |
Relegated | University College Dublin AFC |
Teams | 10 |
Games | 180 + 6 relegation games |
Gates | 434 (ø 2.41 per game) |
Top scorer |
Jason Byrne (Shelbourne FC, 21 goals) |
← League of Ireland 2002/03 | |
First Division ↓
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The 2003 League of Ireland was the 83rd season of the top Irish football league . It began on April 10, 2003 and ended on November 30, 2003. The defending champion was Bohemians Dublin .
Shelbourne FC won the championship for the eleventh time.
mode
The ten teams each played against each other four times. Each team played 36 games this season. The bottom of the table was relegated directly to the First Division , the penultimate had to go into relegation.
societies
2003 League of Ireland clubs
|
society | coat of arms | city | Stadion | capacity |
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Bohemians Dublin | Dublin | Dalymount Park | 7,955 | |
Cork City | Cork | Turner's Cross | 8,985 | |
Derry City | Derry | Brandywell Stadium | 7,700 | |
Drogheda United | Drogheda | Hunky Dorys Park | 2,000 | |
Longford Town | Longford | Flancare Park | 6,850 | |
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 | |
Waterford United | Waterford | Waterford Regional Sports Center | 5,000 |
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Shelbourne FC | 36 | 19th | 12 | 5 | 52:28 | +24 | 69 |
2. | Bohemians Dublin (M) | 36 | 18th | 10 | 8th | 58:37 | +21 | 64 |
3. | Cork City | 36 | 13 | 14th | 9 | 43:33 | +10 | 53 |
4th | Longford Town | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46:44 | +2 | 48 |
5. | St Patrick's Athletic | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 48:48 | ± 0 | 46 |
6th | Waterford United (N) | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 44:58 | −14 | 45 |
7th | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 10 | 14th | 12 | 45:46 | −1 | 44 |
8th. | Drogheda United | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17th | 38:50 | −12 | 37 |
9. | Derry City (P) | 36 | 7th | 15th | 14th | 33:51 | −18 | 36 |
10. | University College Dublin AFC | 36 | 7th | 13 | 16 | 27:39 | −12 | 34 |
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
First round (rounds 1–18) | 2003 | Second half of the season (rounds 19-36) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | Shelbourne FC | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | ||
1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | Bohemians Dublin | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | ||
0-0 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | Cork City | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | ||
0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | Longford Town | 2: 1 | 2: 4 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | ||
0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0: 1 | 2: 4 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | ||
0: 4 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | Waterford United | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3: 3 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | ||
2: 4 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | Shamrock Rovers | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 5 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | ||
1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | Drogheda United | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 5 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | ||
2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | Derry City | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | ||
0: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | University College Dublin AFC | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 |
Relegation
The relegation was held in the form of a mini-tournament. First, the ninth of the League of Ireland played against the fourth of the First Division, as well as the second against the third of the First Division to get into the playoff final. The winner of this encounter played in the League of Ireland the next season . Derry City managed to stay in the league.
Semifinals
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Derry City | 4-0 | Limerick FC | 0-0 | 4-0 |
Finn Harps | 3: 1 | Bray Wanderers | 1-0 | 2: 1 |
final
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Finn Harps | 1: 2 | Derry City | 0-0 | 1: 2 a.d. |
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