Season | 1996β97 |
---|---|
Champions | Derry City |
Relegated |
Bray Wanderers Home Farm Everton |
UEFA Champions League | Derry City |
UEFA Cup | Bohemians |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Shelbourne |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | Cork City |
Top goalscorer |
Stephen Geoghegan: 16 (
Shelbourne) Tony Cousins: 16 ( Shamrock Rovers) [1] [2] |
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The 1996β97 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 12th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. Derry City F.C. 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 |
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1 | Derry City (C) | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Bohemians | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Shelbourne | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 54 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round [a] |
4 | Cork City | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 54 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 53 | |
6 | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 47 | |
7 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 43 | |
8 | UCD | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 43 | |
9 | Finn Harps | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 39 | |
10 | Dundalk (O) | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 36 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
11 | Bray Wanderers (R) | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 23 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
12 | Home Farm Everton (R) | 33 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 19 |
Dundalk F.C. who finished in tenth place played off against Waterford United, the third placed team from the 1996β97 League of Ireland First Division.
Dundalk F.C. | 3β0 | Waterford United |
Waterford United | 1β0 | Dundalk F.C. |
Dundalk F.C. won 3β1 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division. [2] [4]