1996–97 League of Ireland Premier Division explained

Competition:	League of Ireland Premier Division
Season:	1996–97
Winners:	Derry City (2nd title)
Relegated:	Bray Wanderers Home Farm Everton
Continentalcup1:	UEFA Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Derry City
Continentalcup2:	UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Bohemians
Continentalcup3:	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup4:	UEFA Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:	Cork City
League Topscorer:	Stephen Geoghegan 16 (Shelbourne) Tony Cousins: 16 (Shamrock Rovers) ^[1] ^[2]
Prevseason:	1995–96
Nextseason:	1997–98

The 1996–97 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.

Regular season

The season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games. ^{[2] [3]}

Results

Matches 23–33

Promotion/relegation play-off

Dundalk F.C. who finished in tenth place played off against Waterford United, the third placed team from the 1996–97 League of Ireland First Division.

2nd leg

Dundalk F.C. won 3–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division. ^{[2] [4]}

See also

• 1996–97 League of Ireland First Division

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ireland - List of Topscorers . 6 July 2016 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406093820/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html . 6 April 2012 .
2. Book: Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. 1-86223-135-4.
3. Web site: (Republic of) Ireland League Tables . 6 July 2016 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080221000146/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ierhist.html . 21 February 2008 .
4. Web site: (Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level . 10 July 2016 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090603033056/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ier2hist.html . 3 June 2009 .