1999–2000 League of Ireland Premier Division

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The 1999–2000 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the eircom League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons,[3] was the 15th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier for association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, since the establishment of the division in 1985.

Season1999–2000
Dates13 August 1999 – 23 April 2000
Teams12
ChampionsShelbourne (9th title)
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League of Ireland Premier Division
Season1999–2000
Dates13 August 1999 – 23 April 2000
Teams12
ChampionsShelbourne (9th title)
RelegatedWaterford United
Sligo Rovers
Drogheda United
UEFA Champions LeagueShelbourne
UEFA CupCork City
Bohemians
UEFA Intertoto CupUCD
FAI Super CupShelbourne
Cork City
Bohemians
UCD
Top goalscorerPat Morley (Cork City)
20 goals[1][2]
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The competition began on 13 August 1999 and concluded on 23 April 2000.[4] The division was made up of 12 teams.[5][4]

On 23 April 2000, after finishing tenth in the league, Waterford United qualified for the promotion / relegation playoff.[4] Their opponents from the First Division were Kilkenny City. Waterford lost both playoff legs to confirm their relegation to the First Division on 6 May 2000.[6][7]

The division was won by Shelbourne, who secured their first league title since 1991–92.[8]

Standings

The season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games.[2][4][9]

Final Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shelbourne (C) 33 19 12 2 49 20 +29 69 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Cork City 33 16 10 7 53 32 +21 58 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Bohemians 33 16 9 8 40 23 +17 57
4 UCD 33 13 12 8 40 29 +11 51 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Shamrock Rovers 33 13 11 9 49 36 +13 50
6 St Patrick's Athletic 33 13 11 9 40 31 +9 50
7 Derry City 33 12 10 11 32 38 −6 46
8 Finn Harps 33 8 10 15 39 41 −2 34
9 Galway United 33 8 10 15 32 49 −17 34
10 Waterford United (R) 33 7 12 14 24 38 −14 33 Qualification to Relegation play-off
11 Sligo Rovers (R) 33 5 10 18 31 60 −29 25 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
12 Drogheda United (R) 33 4 11 18 21 53 −32 23
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(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–22

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

Top goalscorers

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Pat Morley Cork City 20[1]
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Promotion/relegation play-off

As the tenth-placed team in the Premier Division, Waterford United qualified for a play-off against Kilkenny City, the third-placed team from the First Division.

1st leg

3 May 2000 Kilkenny City 1–0 Waterford United

2nd leg

6 May 2000 Waterford United 0–1 Kilkenny City
Report Jordan 90+3'

Kilkenny City won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division. [6][2][10]

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