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1999–2000 League of Ireland Premier Division

Field	Value
competition	League of Ireland Premier Division
season	1999–2000
num_teams	12
winners	Shelbourne (9th title)
relegated	Waterford United
Sligo Rovers
Drogheda United
continentalcup1	UEFA Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Shelbourne
continentalcup2	UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Cork City
Bohemians
continentalcup3	UEFA Intertoto Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers	UCD
continentalcup4	FAI Super Cup
continentalcup4 qualifiers	Shelbourne
Cork City
Bohemians
UCD
league topscorer	Pat Morley (Cork City)
20 goals
prevseason	1998–99
nextseason	2000–01

Sligo Rovers Drogheda United Bohemians Cork City Bohemians UCD 20 goals

The 1999–2000 League of Ireland Premier Division, known as the eircom Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top division 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. Shelbourne 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

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	IRL Pat Morley	Cork City	20

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

2nd leg

Kilkenny City won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division.

References

Graham, Alex. "Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005". Soccer Books Limited.
(1999-10-30). "Soccer: Eircom League Update". RTÉ Sport.
"Ireland 1999/2000".
"(Republic of) Ireland League Tables".
"Ireland - List of Topscorers".
(6 May 2000). "Soccer: Kilkenny gain promotion to Premier League". RTÉ Sport.
"(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level".

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