eircom league stories - June 2000

Super Cup kicks off tonight - June 30, 2000
The Eircom League's initiative to get their four top teams fighting fit for their challenge on Europe starts tonight but have they got it wrong! Bohemians travel to Turner's Cross to take on Cork City and UCD host Shelbourne at Belfield with both games kicking off at 19:30 BST.
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UCD out of InterToto on away goals - June 26, 2000
Velbazhd 0 UCD 0 (AGG 3-3 - Velbazhd qualify on away goals)
UCD showed their fighting spirit in Kyustendil against Velbazhd yesterday (Sunday, June 25) as they held the Bulgarians to a somewhat surprising 0-0 draw. The draw however was not enough for the Students and they crashed out of the InterToto Cup on the away-goal rule after conceding three goals at Belfield last weekend.
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Macedonian mission for Shelbourne
Eircom League champions Shelbourne have been handed a Champions League qualifying first round tie in the graveyard of Ireland's Euro 2000 hopes! Shels will play Macedonian outfit FC Sloga Jugomagnat in Skopje on Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at the Chair Stadium with the return a week later at Tolka. The ties could reversed at a later date.
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Champions meet in first round of League - June 23, 2000
The opening series of games in the Eircom League this season has thrown together last year's champions of the Premier League and the champions of the First Division. Shelbourne and Bray Wanderers meet at Tolka Park at 19:45 BST on Friday, August 11.
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UCD have their work cut out in Bulgaria - June 23, 2000
UCD go into their second leg of the first round of the InterToto Cup against FC Velbahzd on an even keel with the Bulgarian outfit after a 3-3 draw at Belfield last weekend - but they will have their work cut out to get a positive result at the Osogovo Stadium in Kiustendil on Sunday.
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Cats chairman steps down - June 22, 2000
Kilkenny City chairman Tom Cantwell has stepped down from the board after fifteen years as a Buckley Park director.
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Shels threaten Eircom breakaway - June 20, 2000
Eircom League clubs last night voted for a ten-team Premier division, starting in two years' time. At the end of the 2001-2002 season, three teams will be relegated and only one promoted.
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Shels meet Students in Supercup - June 20, 2000
Eircom league champions Shelbourne will meet UCD in the first semi-final of this year's Supercup -at Belfield on Friday, June 30 (19:30 BST).
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Waterford sign duo
- June 20, 2000
Promoted Kilkenny City, seeking to sign players to ensure Premier division survival next season, have instead lost two!
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Students hold Bulgars at bay- June 19, 2000
UCD 3 FC Velbahzd (Bulgaria) 3
UCD had to come from behind twice before securing a hard-fought draw with Bulgaria's FC Velbahzd in the InterToto Cup at Belfield yesterday.
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UCD lose Mooney - June 16, 2000
UCD go into European football this weekend with memories still fresh of the one and only other time they pitted themselves against the cream of Europe.
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Shamrocks to keep roving! - June 16, 2000
Shamrock Rovers' plans to kick-off the coming campaign in their new stadium in Tallaght were nothing but a pipe dream.
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Celtic kick-off exciting pre-season - June 15, 2000
Irish clubs have set up some gems of games for their pre-season warm-up. None is more impressive than Bray Wanderers game against Celtic on Sunday, July 9 at the Carlisle Grounds.
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UCD miss out of UEFA Cup place - June 9, 2000
UCD missed out on the possibility of playing in the UEFA Cup despite finishing second in the UEFA Fair Play League.
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O'Connor signs for Bournemouth - June 6, 2000
Bohemians have lost the fight to keep their talented forward Gareth O'Connor.
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Cassidy rings the changes at Sligo - June 6, 2000
Sligo Rovers manager Tommy Cassidy has moved quickly to change his squad for the start of next year's campaign.
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