Season | 2018β19 |
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Dates | 10 August 2018 - 27 April 2019 |
Champions |
Larne (1st second-tier senior title) |
Promoted |
Larne Carrick Rangers (via play-off) |
Relegated | Limavady United |
Matches played | 192 |
Goals scored | 663 (3.45 per match) |
Biggest home win |
Larne 6β0
Limavady United (17 November 2018) Loughgall 6β0 Dergview (24 November 2018) |
Biggest away win |
H&W Welders 0β6
Portadown (16 February 2019) |
Highest scoring |
Carrick Rangers 7β2
H&W Welders (9 February 2019) |
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2017β18
2019β20 β |
The 2018β19 NIFL Championship was the third season of the NIFL Championship since gaining senior status. It is the second-tier of the Northern Ireland Football League - the national football league in Northern Ireland.
The 2018β19 NIFL Championship was contested by 12 teams. Institute were champions in the previous season, and were promoted to the 2018β19 NIFL Premiership. They were replaced by the bottom team in last season's Premiership, Ballinamallard United. Runners-up Newry City won 6β3 on aggregate in the promotion play-off against Carrick Rangers, also achieving promotion to the Premiership for this season and relegating Carrick Rangers to the Championship.
The bottom team from the previous season, Lurgan Celtic, were relegated to the third-tier NIFL Premier Intermediate League. They were replaced by Dundela, winners of the Premier Intermediate League. The eleventh-placed team from the previous season, Dergview, remained in the Championship this season, after defeating the NIFL Premier Intermediate League runners-up Queen's University 4β1 on aggregate in the relegation play-off.
Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity [1] |
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Ballinamallard United | Ferney Park | Ballinamallard | 2,000 (250 seated) |
Ballyclare Comrades | Dixon Park | Ballyclare | 5,333 |
Carrick Rangers | Loughshore Hotel Arena | Carrickfergus | 4,500 (150 seated) |
Dergview | Darragh Park | Castlederg | 1,200 |
Dundela | Wilgar Park | Belfast | 2,500 |
Harland & Wolff Welders | Tillysburn Park | Belfast | 3,000 |
Knockbreda | Breda Park | Belfast | 1,000 |
Larne | Inver Park | Larne | 3,000 |
Limavady United | The Showgrounds | Limavady | 1,500 |
Loughgall | Lakeview Park | Loughgall | 3,000 |
PSNI | Newforge Lane | Belfast | 1,500 |
Portadown | Shamrock Park | Portadown | 3,940 (2,765 seated) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation [a] |
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1 | Larne (C, P) | 32 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 19 | +68 | 81 | Promotion to the NIFL Premiership |
2 | Carrick Rangers (O, P) | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 64 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
3 | Portadown | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 51 | |
4 | Dundela | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 46 | |
5 | Ballinamallard United | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 39 | |
6 | Harland & Wolff Welders | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 35 | |
7 | Loughgall | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 42 | |
8 | Dergview | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
9 | Ballyclare Comrades | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 40 | |
10 | Knockbreda | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 37 | |
11 | PSNI (O) | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 34 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
12 | Limavady United (R) | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 32 | Relegation to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League |
During matches 1β22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).
During matches 23β32 each team plays every other team in their half of the table twice (home and away).
See: 2018β19 NIFL Premiership
The eleventh-placed team from the Championship, PSNI, faced Annagh United, the runners-up from the 2018β19 Premier Intermediate League over two legs for one spot in the 2019β20 NIFL Championship. PSNI won 5β3 on aggregate to retain their place in the Championship for next season. Annagh United remained in the Premier Intermediate League.
Annagh United | 1 β 4 | PSNI |
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NIFL | Wilson ![]() Moody ![]() Tumelty ![]() |
PSNI won 5β3 on aggregate and retained their Championship status for the 2019β20 season.