1997–98 Irish League

Irish Premier Division
Season	1997–1998
Champions	Cliftonville 3rd Irish title
Relegated	Ards
Matches played	180
Goals scored	469 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer	[Vinny Arkins]] (22)
← 1996-97 1998–99 →

Irish First Division
Season	1997–1998
Champions	Newry Town
Promoted	Newry Town
Matches played	112
Goals scored	350 (3.13 per match)

Belfast

Belfast teams : Cliftonville
Crusaders
Glentoran
Linfield

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Location of teams in the 1997–98 Irish League Premier Division

1997–98 Irish League is located in Greater Belfast

Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish League Premier Division 1997-98

Location of teams in the 1997–98 Irish League First Division

The Irish League in season 1997–98 comprised two divisions, one of 10 teams and one of 8 teams, and Cliftonville won the championship.

League standings

Premier Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or Relegation
1	Cliftonville (C)	36	20	8	8	49	37	1.324	68	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Linfield	36	17	13	6	50	19	2.632	64	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3	Portadown	36	17	9	10	50	38	1.316	60
4	Glentoran	36	17	8	11	52	34	1.529	59
5	Ballymena United	36	14	9	13	55	55	1.000	51	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
6	Crusaders	36	13	12	11	51	51	1.000	51
7	Coleraine	36	11	10	15	41	48	0.854	43
8	Glenavon	36	9	12	15	47	56	0.839	39
9	Omagh Town	36	7	10	19	43	68	0.632	31	Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off
10	Ards (R)	36	4	11	21	31	63	0.492	23	Relegation to the first division

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion
1	Newry Town (C, P)	28	20	5	3	61	18	3.389	65	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Bangor	28	18	4	6	51	26	1.962	58	Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off
3	Distillery	28	15	6	7	48	34	1.412	51
4	Dungannon Swifts	28	14	6	8	63	49	1.286	48
5	Ballyclare Comrades	28	13	3	12	47	45	1.044	42
6	Larne	28	8	2	18	30	58	0.517	26
7	Limavady United	28	5	3	20	29	61	0.475	18
8	Carrick Rangers	28	3	3	22	21	59	0.356	12

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)

v t e NIFL Premiership seasons
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v t e 1997–98 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '97 '98 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '97 '98 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska) Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '97 '98 Finland '97 '98 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '97 '98 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '97 '98 Latvia '97 '98 Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '97 '98 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '97 '98 San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '97 '98 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '97 '98 Finland '97 '98 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '97 '98 Israel Italy Latvia '97 '98 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '97 '98 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
League cups	England Finland '97 '98 France Germany Iceland '97 '98 Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League (Qualifying rounds, Group stage, knockout stage, Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup