1998–99 League of Ireland Premier Division explained

Competition:	League of Ireland Premier Division
Season:	1998–99
Relegated:	Bray Wanderers Dundalk F.C.
Continentalcup1:	UEFA Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	St Patrick's Athletic
Continentalcup2:	UEFA Cup
Continentalcup3:	UEFA Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Shelbourne
Continentalcup4:	FAI Super Cup
League Topscorer:	Trevor Molloy 15 (St. Patrick's Athletic) ^[1] ^[2]
Prevseason:	1997–98
Nextseason:	1999–2000

The 1998–99 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 14th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. St Patrick's Athletic F.C. won the title. For sponsorship purposes, it was known as the FAI Harp Lager National League.

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

Bohemians who finished in tenth place played off against Cobh Ramblers, the third placed team from the 1998–99 League of Ireland First Division.

1st Leg

2nd Leg

Bohemians won 7–0 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division. ^{[2] [4]}

See also

• 1998–99 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 .