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 |
2001–02 → |
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.
The season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games. [2] [3]
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 [a] |
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 |
UCD who finished in tenth place played off against Athlone Town, the third placed team from the 2000–01 League of Ireland First Division.
15 May 2001 | Athlone Town | 2–1 | UCD |
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]