| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Sligo Rovers | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 35 | 2.19 |
| 2 | St Patrick's Ath | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 36 | 2.12 |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 32 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 33 | 1.94 |
| 5 | Cork City | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 29 | 1.81 |
| 6 | Derry City | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 27 | 1.59 |
| 7 | Limerick | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 27 | 1.59 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 21 | 1.31 |
| 9 | Bohemians | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Bray Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 14 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Shelbourne | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 11 | 0.69 |
| 12 | UCD | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 11 | 0.69 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
