| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shelbourne (9th title) |
| Relegated | Waterford United Sligo Rovers Drogheda United |
| UEFA Champions League | Shelbourne |
| UEFA Cup | Cork City Bohemians |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | UCD |
| FAI Super Cup | Shelbourne Cork City Bohemians UCD |
| Top goalscorer | Pat Morley: 20 (Cork City)[1][2] |
2000–01 → | |
The1999–2000 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 15th season of theLeague of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams.Shelbourne won the title.
The season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games.[2][3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelbourne(C) | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 69 | Qualification toChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Cork City | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 58 | Qualification toUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Bohemians | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 57 | |
| 4 | UCD | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 51 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 50 | |
| 6 | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 50 | |
| 7 | Derry City | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 46 | |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Galway United | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 34 | |
| 10 | Waterford United(R) | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 33 | Qualification toRelegation play-off |
| 11 | Sligo Rovers(R) | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 25 | Relegation toLeague of Ireland First Division |
| 12 | Drogheda United(R) | 33 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 53 | −32 | 23 |
| Home \ Away | BOH | COR | DER | DRO | FHA | GAL | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | UCD | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Cork City | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Derry City | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Drogheda United | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Finn Harps | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Galway United | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Shelbourne | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| UCD | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Waterford United | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |
| Home \ Away | BOH | COR | DER | DRO | FHA | GAL | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | UCD | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Cork City | 2–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Derry City | — | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Drogheda United | 0–3 | — | — | — | 3–2 | — | 0–4 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
| Finn Harps | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| Galway United | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| Shamrock Rovers | — | 1–3 | — | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Shelbourne | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — |
| Sligo Rovers | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | — |
| St Patrick's Athletic | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| UCD | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | — | 2–2 | — | 2–2 |
| Waterford United | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
Waterford United who finished in tenth place played off againstKilkenny City, the third placed team from the1999–2000 League of Ireland First Division.
| 3 May 2000 | Kilkenny City | 1–0 | Waterford United |
| 6 May 2000 | Waterford United | 0–1 | Kilkenny City |
Kilkenny City won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to thePremier Division.[2][4]