2000–01 League of Ireland Premier Division

League of Ireland Premier Division
Season2000–01
ChampionsBohemians (8th title)
RelegatedFinn Harps
Kilkenny City
UEFA Champions LeagueBohemians
UEFA CupShelbourne
Longford Town
UEFA Intertoto CupCork City
FAI Super CupBohemians
Shelbourne
Longford Town
Cork City
Top goalscorerGlen Crowe: 25
(Bohemians)

The 2000–01 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 16th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. Bohemians won the title.

Regular season

The season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games.

Final Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bohemians (C) 33 18 8 7 66 35 +31 62 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Shelbourne 33 17 9 7 53 37 +16 60 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Cork City 33 15 11 7 36 29 +7 56 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
4 Bray Wanderers 33 15 10 8 52 35 +17 55
5 St Patrick's Athletic 33 14 11 8 54 41 +13 53
6 Derry City 33 12 9 12 31 28 +3 45
7 Shamrock Rovers 33 10 12 11 50 47 +3 42
8 Longford Town 33 12 6 15 40 47 −7 42 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
9 Galway United 33 10 10 13 34 47 −13 40
10 UCD (O) 33 9 10 14 36 44 −8 37 Qualification to Relegation play-off
11 Finn Harps (R) 33 8 12 13 36 46 −10 36 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Kilkenny City (R) 33 1 6 26 14 66 −52 9
Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Longford Town qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round after reaching the 2001 FAI Cup Final.

Results

Matches 1–22

Home \ Away BOH BRW COR DER FHA GAL KLC LON SHM SHE StP UCD
Bohemians 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0
Bray Wanderers 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–0
Cork City 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–4 2–1
Derry City 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Finn Harps 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1
Galway United 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Kilkenny City 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–3 0–2 0–1
Longford Town 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 2–0
Shamrock Rovers 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1
Shelbourne 2–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1
St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–4 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1
UCD 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Home \ Away BOH BRW COR DER FHA GAL KLC LON SHM SHE StP UCD
Bohemians 3–1 1–1 5–1 5–0 2–2
Bray Wanderers 2–1 2–1 5–0 2–2 4–1 1–2
Cork City 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–2
Derry City 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 3–3 1–1
Finn Harps 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2
Galway United 5–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–4
Kilkenny City 0–5 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1
Longford Town 1–6 1–3 2–2 0–1 2–0
Shamrock Rovers 4–6 4–1 2–3 3–2 1–2
Shelbourne 4–2 3–2 2–0 0–1 3–1 3–1
St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 3–0 2–4 4–1 2–1
UCD 3–4 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–2
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/relegation play-off

UCD who finished in tenth place played off against Athlone Town, the third placed team from the 2000–01 League of Ireland First Division.

1st leg

15 May 2001 Athlone Town 2–1 UCD

2nd leg

18 May 2001 UCD 2–1 Athlone Town

UCD win 4-2 on penalties after extra time and retain their place in the Premier Division.

See also


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