1997–98 League of Ireland Premier Division

Football league season

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.

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

Source: www.rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Cork City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round after winning the 1997–98 FAI Cup final.

Results

Matches 1–22

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

UCD v Limerick F.C.

2nd leg

Limerick F.C. v UCD

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

See also

• 1997–98 League of Ireland First Division

References

1. "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
2. Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
3. "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
4. "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.