2003 League of Ireland Premier Division
Season | 2003 |
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Champions | Shelbourne |
Relegated | UCD |
UEFA Champions League | Shelbourne |
UEFA Cup | Bohemians Longford Town |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | Cork City |
Top goalscorer | Jason Byrne: 21 (Shelbourne) [1][2] |
← 2002–03 2004 → |
The 2003 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 19th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 10 teams. Shelbourne were champions.
Regular season
The 2003 season would see the League of Ireland Premier Division change from a winter league to a summer league. Each team played four rounds of games, totalling 36 games each.[2][3][4]
Final Table
Template:2003 League of Ireland Premier Division table
Notes
Top Scorers
Player | Club | Goals |
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Shelbourne | 21 |
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Bohemians | 19 |
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Cork City | 14 |
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Drogheda United | 14 |
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St Patrick's Athletic | 14 |
Promotion/Relegation Play-off
Four teams entered the promotion/relegation play-off. The second, third and fourth placed teams from the 2003 League of Ireland First Division were joined by the ninth placed team from the Premier Division.
Semi-final
- 1st Legs
3 December 2003 | Limerick | 0–0 | Derry City |
3 December 2003 | Finn Harps | 1–0 | Bray Wanderers |
- 2nd Legs
6 December 2003 | Derry City | 4–0 | Limerick |
Derry City win 4–0 on aggregate
6 December 2003 | Bray Wanderers | 1–2 | Finn Harps |
Finn Harps win 3–1 on aggregate
Final
10 December 2003 | Finn Harps | 0–0 | Derry City |
13 December 2003 | Derry City | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Finn Harps | |
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Derry City win 2–1 on aggregate and retain their place in the Premier Division. [2][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ireland 2003". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.