1999–2000 League of Ireland Premier Division

15th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division League of Ireland Premier Division 1999–2000 13 August 1999 – 23 April 2000 12 Shelbourne (9th title) Waterford UnitedSligo RoversDrogheda United UEFA Champions League Shelbourne UEFA Cup Cork CityBohemians UEFA Intertoto Cup UCD FAI Super Cup ShelbourneCork CityBohemiansUCD Pat Morley (Cork City)20 goalsGraham Alex Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005 Soccer Books Limited 1-86223-135-4 1998–99 2000–01 The 1999–2000 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the eircom League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons,30 October 1999 Soccer: Eircom League Update https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/1999/1030/146525-eircom/ 2026-01-15 RTÉ Sport en https://web.archive.org/web/20260323200220/https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/1999/1030/146525-eircom/ 2026-03-23 live was the 15th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier for association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, since the establishment of the division in 1985. The competition began on 13 August 1999 and concluded on 23 April 2000. The division was made up of 12 teams.1999-2000 League of Ireland Premier Division Tables & Results & Stats extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football https://www.extratime.com/competition/100/100/1999-2000/ 2026-02-02 www.extratime.com On 23 April 2000, after finishing tenth in the league, Waterford United qualified for the promotion / relegation playoff. Their opponents from the First Division were Kilkenny City. Waterford lost both playoff legs to confirm their relegation to the First Division on 6 May 2000.Dodge John 2023-11-10 The Long And Torturous History Of Waterford In the LOI Play-offs https://www.balls.ie/football/the-long-and-torturous-history-of-waterford-in-the-loi-play-offs-577293 2026-02-12 Balls.ie en https://web.archive.org/web/20260603051240/https://www.balls.ie/football/the-long-and-torturous-history-of-waterford-in-the-loi-play-offs-577293 2026-06-03 live The division was won by Shelbourne, who secured their first league title since 1991–92.Neville Conor 2024-09-24 LOI title run-ins: Dodgy buses and unused champagne https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/0924/1471714-loi-title-run-ins-dodgy-buses-and-unused-champagne/ RTÉ Sport en Shels returned to the elite of Irish football, winning a first league title in over three decades in 1991-92... they became the dominant club in the early years of the new millennium, winning titles in 1999-00, 2001-02... 2026-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20240925091446/https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/0924/1471714-loi-title-run-ins-dodgy-buses-and-unused-champagne/ 2024-09-25 live Standings The season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games.Ireland 1999/2000 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier00.html 2025-12-08 www.rsssf.org https://web.archive.org/web/20221127031607/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier00.html 2022-11-27 livehttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ierhist.html (Republic of) Ireland League Tables 6 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20080221000146/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ierhist.html 21 February 2008 Final Table main WDL QR SHE Shelbourne COR Cork City BOH Bohemians UCD UCD SHM Shamrock Rovers StP St Patrick's Athletic DER Derry City FHA Finn Harps GAL Galway United WAT Waterford United SLI Sligo Rovers DRO Drogheda United 19 12 2 49 20 C 16 10 7 53 32 16 9 8 40 23 13 12 8 40 29 13 11 9 49 36 13 11 9 40 31 12 10 11 32 38 8 10 15 39 41 8 10 15 32 49 7 12 14 24 38 R 5 10 18 31 60 R 4 11 18 21 53 R green1 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round CL1Q blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round UCQR UCQR #ccccff Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round IC1 red2 Qualification to Relegation play-off RPO red1 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division REL REL complete www.rsssf.com Results Matches 1–22 main FBR BOH COR DER DRO FHA GAL SHM SHE SLI StP UCD WAT Shelbourne 3–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 Cork City 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 Bohemians 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–1 UCD 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 4–1 St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 3–0 Derry City 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 Finn Harps 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 0–0 Galway United 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–4 0–0 5–0 1–1 Waterford United 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 Sligo Rovers 0–4 0–5 0–0 0–1 3–5 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 Drogheda United 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 complete www.rsssf.org Matches 23–33 main FBR BOH COR DER DRO FHA GAL SHM SHE SLI StP UCD WAT Shelbourne 4–0 null 2–1 null null 2–2 null 1–1 null null 1–0 Cork City null 2–1 1–1 null 1–1 null null null null 0–1 3–1 Bohemians 1–1 null 1–2 1–3 0–1 3–0 null null null 4–1 null UCD null null null 3–0 2–2 null 1–1 1–1 2–2 null null Shamrock Rovers 2–1 1–3 null null null null 3–3 2–1 1–2 4–2 null St Patrick's Athletic 1–2 null null null 1–1 1–2 2–1 null 1–0 null null Derry City null 1–4 null 2–0 1–0 null null null 3–1 1–3 2–1 Finn Harps 2–3 1–2 0–1 null null null 1–2 null null 2–1 null Galway United null 0–4 1–2 null null 1–2 3–2 1–3 null null 2–2 Waterford United 0–2 2–2 0–2 null null null null 2–3 2–1 1–0 null Sligo Rovers 2–4 null null 1–2 null 2–2 null null 1–1 null 1–1 Drogheda United null null 0–3 0–5 0–4 1–2 null 3–2 null 1–1 null complete www.rsssf.org Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1IRL Pat MorleyCork City20https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iertops.html Ireland - List of Topscorers 6 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html 6 April 2012 Promotion/relegation play-off As the tenth-placed team in the Premier Division, Waterford United qualified for a play-off against Kilkenny City, the third-placed team from the First Division. 1st leg 3 May 2000 Kilkenny City 1–0 Waterford United 2nd leg 6 May 2000 Waterford United 0–1 https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2000/0506/149288-soccer4/ Kilkenny City Jordan 90+3 Kilkenny City won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division. 6 May 2000 Soccer: Kilkenny gain promotion to Premier League https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2000/0506/149288-soccer4/ 2026-01-15 RTÉ Sport en https://web.archive.org/web/20191016205053/https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2000/0506/149288-soccer4/ 2019-10-16 livehttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier2hist.html (Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level 10 July 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20090603033056/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ier2hist.html 3 June 2009 See also 1999–2000 League of Ireland First Division References 2 Ireland Category:1999–2000 in Republic of Ireland association football Category:League of Ireland Premier Division seasons