| Season | 1993–94 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shamrock Rovers (15th title) |
| Relegated | Limerick F.C. Drogheda United |
| UEFA Cup | Shamrock Rovers Cork City |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Sligo Rovers |
| Top goalscorer | Stephen Geoghegan:23 (Shamrock Rovers) |
| ← 1992–93 1994–95 → | |
The 1993–94 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 9th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. Shamrock Rovers won the title.
Regular season
The regular season initially saw the 12 teams use a traditional round-robin format with each team playing 22 games on a home and away basis. The division was then split into two groups, a top six and a bottom six. After the split, the six teams played the other teams in their group in a second series of 10 games again using a round-robin format.
Final Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers (C) | 32 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 66 | Qualification to UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Cork City | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 59 | |
| 3 | Galway United | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | |
| 4 | Derry City | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 46 | |
| 5 | Shelbourne | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 43 | |
| 6 | Bohemians | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 41 | |
| 7 | Monaghan United | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 47 | |
| 8 | Dundalk | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 43 | |
| 9 | St Patrick's Athletic | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 39 | |
| 10 | Cobh Ramblers (O) | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 11 | Limerick (R) | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 29 | Relegation to League of Ireland First Division |
| 12 | Drogheda United (R) | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 28 |
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results
Matches 1–22
| Home \ Away | BOH | COB | COR | DER | DRO | DUN | GAL | LIM | MON | SHM | SHE | StP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | — | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Cobh Ramblers | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Cork City | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Derry City | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Drogheda United | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Dundalk | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 |
| Galway United | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Limerick | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Monaghan United | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 4–5 | 1–2 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 7–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Shelbourne | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–32
Top Six
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Bottom Six
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Promotion/relegation play-off
Cobh Ramblers F.C. who finished in tenth place played off against Finn Harps F.C., the third placed team from the 1993–94 League of Ireland First Division.
1st leg
Finn Harps F.C. v Cobh Ramblers F.C.| 9 April 1994 | Finn Harps F.C. | 1–0 | Cobh Ramblers F.C. |
2nd leg
Cobh Ramblers F.C. v Finn Harps F.C.| 16 April 1994 | Cobh Ramblers F.C. | 3–0 | Finn Harps F.C. |
Cobh Ramblers F.C. won 3–1 on aggregate and retain their place in the Premier Division
See also
Notes
- Sligo Rovers who played in the First Division qualified for the 1994–95 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1993–94 FAI Cup final.
References
- "Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- "(Republic of) Ireland League Tables - Second Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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