1997–98 League of Ireland Premier Division

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The 1997–98 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 13th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. St Patrick's Athletic F.C. won the title.

Season1997–98
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic (6th title)
RelegatedKilkenny City
Drogheda United
UEFA Champions LeagueSt Patrick's Athletic
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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsSt Patrick's Athletic (6th title)
RelegatedKilkenny City
Drogheda United
UEFA Champions LeagueSt Patrick's Athletic
UEFA CupShelbourne
UEFA Cup Winners' CupCork City
UEFA Intertoto CupShamrock Rovers
FAI Super CupSt Patrick's Athletic
Shelbourne
LFA President's CupSt Patrick's Athletic
Shelbourne
Cork City
Shamrock Rovers
Top goalscorerStephen Geoghegan: 17 (Shelbourne) [1][2]
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Regular season

The season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games. [2][3]

Final Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St Patrick's Athletic (C) 33 19 11 3 46 24 +22 68 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Shelbourne 33 20 7 6 58 32 +26 67 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Cork City 33 14 11 8 50 40 +10 53 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[a]
4 Shamrock Rovers 33 14 10 9 41 32 +9 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Bohemians 33 13 11 9 50 36 +14 50
6 Dundalk 33 12 9 12 41 43 −2 45
7 Sligo Rovers 33 10 14 9 46 49 −3 44
8 Finn Harps 33 12 7 14 41 43 −2 43
9 Derry City 33 10 10 13 30 31 −1 40
10 UCD (O) 33 9 12 12 36 38 −2 39 Qualification to Relegation play-off
11 Kilkenny City (R) 33 4 7 22 27 63 −36 19 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Drogheda United (R) 33 2 9 22 20 55 −35 15
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(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Cork City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round after winning the 1997–98 FAI Cup final.

Results

Matches 1–22

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Home \ Away BOH COR DER DRO DUN FHA KLC SHM SHE SLI StP UCD
Bohemians — 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0
Cork City 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 4–4 1–1 0–1 1–0
Derry City 1–0 1–1 — 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–3
Drogheda United 0–1 1–2 0–1 — 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 1–2 0–0
Dundalk 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 5–0 0–0 1–2
Finn Harps 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 — 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0
Kilkenny City 1–1 0–2 0–5 2–1 1–2 2–2 — 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–1
Shamrock Rovers 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 — 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–0
Shelbourne 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 3–1
Sligo Rovers 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–1
St Patrick's Athletic 0–0 3–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 — 1–0
UCD 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 —
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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

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Home \ Away BOH COR DER DRO DUN FHA KLC SHM SHE SLI StP UCD
Bohemians — — — 2–1 — 4–2 8–1 1–1 1–0 — — 2–0
Cork City 2–0 — 2–0 — 3–0 — — — — — 1–1 1–2
Derry City 1–0 — — 4–1 1–2 1–0 — — 2–2 — — 1–1
Drogheda United — 1–2 — — — — 1–1 1–3 – 1–1 1–3 —
Dundalk 3–3 — — 1–1 — 2–1 3–0 — 2–1 — — —
Finn Harps — 2–1 — 2–0 — — — — 3–1 — 1–2 1–2
Kilkenny City — 1–2 1–0 — — 2–3 — 1–2 — 2–1 1–2 —
Shamrock Rovers — 2–2 3–0 — 5–2 2–2 — — — 1–1 0–1 —
Shelbourne — 3–1 — 5–0 — — 3–0 2–1 — 3–0 — —
Sligo Rovers 2–2 4–1 3–0 — 3–3 2–2 — — — — 3–4 —
St Patrick's Athletic 0–2 — 1–0 — 4–2 — — — 2–3 — — 1–1
UCD — — — 3–0 1–3 — 1–2 0–3 2–3 5–1 — —
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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/relegation play-off

University College Dublin A.F.C. who finished in tenth place played off against Limerick F.C., the third placed team from the 1997–98 League of Ireland First Division.

1st leg

5 May 1998 UCD 2–1 Limerick F.C.

2nd leg

8 May 1998 Limerick F.C. 1–3 UCD

UCD won 5–2 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division. [2][4]

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