2000–01 Irish League

Irish League Premier Division 2000–01 Linfield44th Irish title Ballymena United 180 507 Davy Larmour (17 goals) 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 UK Northern Ireland right 350 Location of teams in the 2000–01 Irish League Premier Division UK Northern Ireland 12 54.602945 -5.891278 Belfast top UK Northern Ireland 54.87016 -6.265211 top Ballymena United UK Northern Ireland 55.13287 -6.659904 bottom Coleraine UK Northern Ireland 54.453889 -6.336389 top Glenavon UK Northern Ireland 54.16089 -6.332138 bottom Newry Town UK Northern Ireland 54.61023 -7.291660 top Omagh Town UK Northern Ireland 54.41306 -6.457686 bottom Portadown UK Northern Ireland 55.32 -8.2 TransparentPlaceholder.png Belfast teams : CliftonvilleCrusadersGlentoranLinfield Greater Belfast 350 right Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2000–01 Irish League Premier Division Greater Belfast 54.619250 -5.947383 left Cliftonville Greater Belfast 54.62428 -5.922017 top Crusaders Greater Belfast 54.60270 -5.893478 right Glentoran Greater Belfast 54.57083 -5.963302 bottom Linfield League standings main WDL Qualification or Relegation n C green1 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round C blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round UEFA UEFA #CFFFFF Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round IC1 LIN Linfield GLV Glenavon GLT Glentoran COL Coleraine CLI Cliftonville NEW Newry Town OMA Omagh Town POR Portadown CRU Crusaders BLM Ballymena United 22 9 5 75 31 18 8 10 56 42 15 12 9 52 37 14 11 11 48 44 12 11 13 53 57 12 8 16 42 55 11 10 15 48 54 10 11 15 48 60 8 11 17 44 59 9 7 20 41 68 #ccccff Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off QR R red1 Relegation to the First Division R complete rsssf.com Results 75% Matches 1–18 main FBR grey BLM CLI COL CRU GLV GLT LIN NEW OMA POR Linfield 3–0 1–1 0–3 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 Glenavon 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 Glentoran 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 Coleraine 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 Cliftonville 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–3 2–2 Newry Town 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 Omagh Town 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 Portadown 0–3 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 Crusaders 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–3 Ballymena United 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 The 1st round match between Glenavon and Linfield (originally finished 0–0) was rated 0–1. Glenavon had substituted an ineligible player. complete Irish League Archive Matches 19–36 main FBR grey BLM CLI COL CRU GLV GLT LIN NEW OMA POR Linfield 4–2 2–0 3–1 4–2 2–0 3–2 4–1 3–1 4–1 Glenavon 0–4 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–3 1–1 4–0 Glentoran 2–0 2–2 0–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–1 Coleraine 1–1 0–2 5–2 3–1 5–2 1–3 3–3 2–2 1–0 Cliftonville 1–4 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 5–3 1–1 3–1 Newry Town 0–2 1–4 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–3 3–2 5–2 Omagh Town 1–5 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 2–2 4–0 Portadown 1–0 1–2 4–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–4 3–2 3–2 Crusaders 1–3 4–3 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 Ballymena United 1–5 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 3–3 2–1 complete Irish League Archive First Division Irish League First Division Ards Ards 180 527 1999–00 2001–02 UK Northern Ireland right 350 Location of teams in the 2000–01 Irish League First Division UK Northern Ireland 54.619250 -5.947383 top Ards UK Northern Ireland 54.34349 -6.628479 bottom Armagh City UK Northern Ireland 54.75101 -6.002269 left Ballyclare Comrades UK Northern Ireland 54.65179 -5.684674 right Bangor UK Northern Ireland 54.71974 -5.800309 right Carrick UK Northern Ireland 54.489581 -6.745935 left Dungannon Swifts UK Northern Ireland 54.97574 -7.277176 top Institute UK Northern Ireland 54.85013 -5.827303 top Larne UK Northern Ireland 55.051750 -6.936958 top Limavady United UK Northern Ireland 54.53607 -6.003814 left Lisburn Distillery UK Northern Ireland 54.16089 -6.332138 bottom Newry Town League standings main WDL Qualification or Promotion n ARD Ards DIS Lisburn Distillery ARM Armagh City BAN Bangor INS Institute LAR Larne DUN Dungannon Swifts LIM Limavady United BLC Ballyclare Comrades RAN Carrick Rangers 21 10 5 69 31 20 11 5 66 37 19 9 8 74 52 18 9 9 56 42 16 7 13 58 48 12 9 15 53 62 10 11 15 45 48 9 10 17 37 51 5 8 23 35 69 6 4 26 34 87 C,P green1 Promotion to the Premier Division P #ccccff Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off QP complete rsssf.com 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. 1 May 2001 Lisburn Distillery 2 – 1 Crusaders New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh 4 May 2001 Crusaders 3 – 1 Lisburn Distillery Seaview, Belfast Crusaders won 4–3 on aggregate References Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF) Association football Northern Ireland Category:NIFL Premiership seasons 1 Northern