2000–01_League_of_Ireland_Premier_Division
2000–01 League of Ireland Premier Division
Football league season
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.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bohemians (8th title) |
| Relegated | Finn Harps Kilkenny City |
| UEFA Champions League | Bohemians |
| UEFA Cup | Shelbourne Longford Town |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Cork City |
| FAI Super Cup | Bohemians Shelbourne Longford Town Cork City |
| Top goalscorer | Glen Crowe: 25 (Bohemians) [1][2] |
| Average attendance | 1,709 |
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The season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games. [2][3]
Final Table
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 |
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- Longford Town qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round after reaching the 2001 FAI Cup Final.
Results
Matches 1–22
More information Home \ Away, BOH ...
| 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 | — |
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Matches 23–33
More information Home \ Away, BOH ...
| 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 | — | — |
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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
Athlone Town v UCD
| 15 May 2001 | Athlone Town | 2–1 | UCD |
2nd leg
UCD v Athlone Town
| 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. [2][4]
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