League of Ireland 2003

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League of Ireland 2003
League of Ireland 2000-2008 logo
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 ↓

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
Bohemians Dublin Bohemians Dublin Dublin Dalymount Park 7,955
Cork City Cork City Cork Turner's Cross 8,985
Derry City Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium 7,700
Drogheda United Drogheda United Drogheda Hunky Dorys Park 2,000
Longford Town Longford Town Longford Flancare Park 6,850
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
Waterford United 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  5 052:280 +24 69
 2. Bohemians Dublin (M)  36  18th  10  8th 058:370 +21 64
 3. Cork City  36  13  14th  9 043:330 +10 53
 4th Longford Town  36  12  12  12 046:440  +2 48
 5. St Patrick's Athletic  36  10  16  10 048:480  ± 0 46
 6th Waterford United (N)  36  11  12  13 044:580 −14 45
 7th Shamrock Rovers  36  10  14th  12 045:460  −1 44
 8th. Drogheda United  36  9  10  17th 038:500 −12 37
 9. Derry City (P)  36  7th  15th  14th 033:510 −18 36
10. University College Dublin AFC  36  7th  13  16 027:390 −12 34

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

  • Irish champions and participation in 2004/05 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
  • Participation in the qualifying round of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004
  • Participation in relegation to keep up
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (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)
    Shelbourne FC Bohemians Dublin Cork City Longford Town St Patrick's Athletic Waterford United Shamrock Rovers Drogheda United Derry City University College Dublin AFC society Shelbourne FC Bohemians Dublin Cork City Longford Town St Patrick's Athletic Waterford United Shamrock Rovers Drogheda United Derry City University College Dublin AFC
    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
    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
    Finn Harps 1: 2 Derry City 0-0 1: 2 a.d.

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