League of Ireland First Division
Ireland
League level:
Second Tier
- Number of teams: 10 teams
- Players: 310
- Foreigners: 41 Players 13.2%
- ø-Market value: €2k
- ø-Age: 22.2
Managerial changes during the season
Manager changes
| Club | Coach | Rank | Leaving date | Days in charge | Successor | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change(s) in coach prior to the first matchday of the season | ||||||||||||
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| - | Mar 1, 2003 | 608 |
| - | ||||||
 |
| - | Jan 31, 2003 | 675 |
| - | ||||||
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| - | Oct 16, 2002 | 12 |
| - | ||||||
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| - | Sep 26, 2002 | 817 |
| - | ||||||
Table League of Ireland First Division
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Dublin City | 33 | 18 | 67 |
| 2 |  |
Bray Wanderers | 33 | 24 | 64 |
| 3 |  |
Finn Harps | 33 | 28 | 62 |
| 4 |  |
Limerick FC | 33 | 17 | 57 |
| 5 |  |
Kildare County | 33 | 11 | 55 |
| 6 |  |
Sligo Rovers | 33 | 0 | 46 |
| 7 |  |
Galway United | 33 | -5 | 43 |
| 8 |  |
Cobh Ramblers | 33 | -12 | 38 |
| 9 |  |
Athlone Town | 33 | -5 | 37 |
| 10 |  |
Dundalk FC
| 33 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 |  |
Monaghan United | 33 | -32 | 15 |
| 12 |  |
Kilkenny City | 33 | -40 | 12 |