2000–01 Irish League
Football league season
Season | 2000–01 |
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Champions | Linfield 44th Irish title |
Relegated | Ballymena United |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 507 (2.82 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Davy Larmour (17) |
← 1999–2000 2001–02 → |
The 2000–01 Irish League was the 100th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 10 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
Premier Division
Belfast
Coleraine
Glenavon
Portadown
Belfast teams : Cliftonville
Crusaders
Glentoran
Linfield
Crusaders
Glentoran
Linfield
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Location of teams in the 2000–01 Irish League Premier DivisionLeague standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
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1 | Linfield (C) | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Glenavon | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 62 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Glentoran | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 57 | |
4 | Coleraine | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 53 | |
5 | Cliftonville | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 47 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
6 | Newry Town | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 44 | |
7 | Omagh Town | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 43 | |
8 | Portadown | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 41 | |
9 | Crusaders | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 35 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
10 | Ballymena United (R) | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 34 | Relegation to the First Division |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Matches 1–18
| Matches 19–36
Source: Irish League Archive Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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First Division
Football league season
Champions | Ards |
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Promoted | Ards |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 527 (2.93 per match) |
← 1999–00 2001–02 → |
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Location of teams in the 2000–01 Irish League First DivisionLeague standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Promotion |
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1 | Ards (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 73 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Lisburn Distillery | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 71 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
3 | Armagh City | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 66 | |
4 | Bangor | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 63 | |
5 | Institute | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 55 | |
6 | Larne | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 45 | |
7 | Dungannon Swifts | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | |
8 | Limavady United | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 37 | |
9 | Ballyclare Comrades | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 23 | |
10 | Carrick Rangers | 36 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 87 | −53 | 22 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Promotion/relegation play-off
Crusaders, who finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Lisburn Distillery, the 2nd-placed team in the First Division, in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish League Premier Division.
Crusaders | 3 – 1 | Lisburn Distillery |
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Seaview, Belfast
Crusaders won 4–3 on aggregate
References
- Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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