League of Ireland Premier Division
Ireland
League level:
First Tier
Reigning champion:
Shamrock Rovers
Record-holding champions:
Shamrock Rovers 21 time(s)
UEFA coefficient:
35. Pos. 10.875 Points
- Number of teams: 10 teams
- Players: 299
- Foreigners: 92 Players 30.8%
- ø-Market value: €86k
- ø-Age: 24.3
Annual table League of Ireland Premier Division 1998
This page displays the competition table for the current calendar year. The calculation factors in points earned by all clubs that took part in the competition between 1 January and 31 December.
| # | Club | Matches | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
St. Pat's | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 52:24 | 28 | 68 |
| 2 |  |
Cork City | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 55:30 | 25 | 63 |
| 3 |  |
Shelbourne | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 43:27 | 16 | 58 |
| 4 |  |
UCD | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 40:35 | 5 | 47 |
| 5 |  |
Shamrock Rovers | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 42:37 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 |  |
Finn Harps | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 39:37 | 2 | 44 |
| 7 |  |
Bohemians | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37:41 | -4 | 43 |
| 8 |  |
Derry City | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 31:36 | -5 | 37 |
| 9 |  |
Sligo Rovers | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 39:47 | -8 | 37 |
| 10 |  |
Dundalk FC | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 28:45 | -17 | 32 |
| 11 |  |
Bray Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20:34 | -14 | 17 |
| 12 |  |
Waterford Utd | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10:28 | -18 | 17 |
| 13 |  |
Kilkenny City | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18:25 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 |  |
Drogheda United | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10:18 | -8 | 11 |