Season | 1999–2000 |
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Champions | Linfield 43rd Irish title |
Relegated | Lisburn Distillery |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 516 (2.87 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vinny Arkins (29) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → |
The 1999–2000 Irish League was the 99th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 10 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
Premier Division
[edit]Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 1999–2000 Irish League Premier Division
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
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1 | Linfield (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Coleraine | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Glenavon | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 61 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Glentoran | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
5 | Portadown | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 52 | |
6 | Newry Town | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 40 | |
7 | Crusaders | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 40 | |
8 | Ballymena United | 36 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 34 | |
9 | Cliftonville | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 34 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
10 | Lisburn Distillery (R) | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 32 | Relegation to the First Division |
Results
[edit]First Division
[edit]Champions | Omagh Town |
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Promoted | Omagh Town |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 536 (2.98 per match) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → |
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Promotion |
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1 | Omagh Town (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 70 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Ards | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 64 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
3 | Limavady United | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 60 | |
4 | Bangor | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 57 | |
5 | Larne | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 54 | |
6 | Institute | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 51 | |
7 | Armagh City | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 40 | |
8 | Dungannon Swifts | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 35 | |
9 | Carrick Rangers | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 34 | |
10 | Ballyclare Comrades | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 28 |
Promotion/relegation play-off
[edit]Cliftonville, who finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Ards, the 2nd-placed team in the First Division, in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish League Premier Division.
Cliftonville | 1 – 0 | Ards |
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Cliftonville won 3–0 on aggregate