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1996–97 League of Ireland Premier Division

Field	Value
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
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Shelbourne
continentalcup4	UEFA Intertoto Cup
continentalcup4 qualifiers	Cork City
league topscorer	Stephen Geoghegan: 16 (Shelbourne)
Tony Cousins: 16
(Shamrock Rovers)
prevseason	1995–96
nextseason	1997–98

Home Farm Everton Tony Cousins: 16 (Shamrock Rovers)

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.

Final Table

Results

Matches 1–22

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.

1st leg

2nd leg

Dundalk F.C. won 3–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division.

References

"Ireland - List of Topscorers".
Graham, Alex. "Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005". Soccer Books Limited.
"(Republic of) Ireland League Tables".
"(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level".

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