IFA Premiership 2009/10

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IFA Premiership 2009/10
master Linfield FC
Champions League Linfield FC
Europe League Cliftonville FC
Glentoran FC
Portadown FC
Cup winners Linfield FC
Relegation ↓ Institute FC
Relegated Institute FC
Teams 12
Games 198 + 30 play-off games
Gates 676  (ø 2.96 per game)
Top scorer Rory Patterson (30)
← IFA Premiership 2008/09
IFA Championship 2009/10 ↓

The IFA Premiership 2009/10 was the second season of Northern Ireland's top football league since the league was reorganized and the 109th season overall. The season began on August 8, 2009 and ended on May 1, 2010 with the final games of the championship playoff and relegation playout.

After 33 game days, the league divided into a master playoff and a relegation playout with six teams each, in which each team competed once against each team in the group.

The Linfield FC won the title and his 49th overall championship. The last-placed Institute FC had to relegate to the second division .

Teams

Clubs of the IFA Premiership 2009/10
society Stadion city capacity
Ballymena United The Showgrounds Ballymena 01,418
Cliftonville FC Solitude Belfast 02,180
Coleraine FC The Showgrounds Coleraine 02,496
Crusaders FC Seaview Belfast 01,977
Dungannon Swifts Stangmore Park Dungannon 05,000
Glenavon FC Mourneview Park Lurgan 09,000
Glentoran FC The oval Belfast 05,056
Institute FC YMCA Grounds Drumahoe 04,000
Linfield FC Windsor Park Belfast 12,342
Lisburn Distillery New Grosvenor Stadium Lisburn 07,000
Newry City The Showgrounds Newry 06,500
Portadown FC Shamrock Park Portadown 02,227

Tables

Preliminary round

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Linfield FC  33  19th  7th  7th 073:350 +38 64
 2. Glentoran FC (M)  33  17th  8th  8th 053:380 +15 59
 3. Cliftonville FC  33  17th  6th  10 059:390 +20 57
 4th Crusaders FC (P)  33  16  7th  10 051:450  +6 55
 5. Portadown FC (N)  33  14th  9  10 065:470 +18 51
 6th Dungannon Swifts  33  14th  9  10 050:490  +1 51
 7th Coleraine FC  33  14th  7th  12 067:550 +12 49
 8th. Glenavon FC  33  12  6th  15th 042:570 −15 42
 9. Ballymena United  33  10  6th  17th 039:480  −9 36
10. Newry City  33  7th  10  16 028:560 −28 31
11. Lisburn Distillery  33  8th  4th  21st 035:700 −35 28
12. Institute FC  33  5  11  17th 031:540 −23 26th
  • Participation in the master playoff
  • Participation in the relegation playout
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner
    (N) Newcomer from the IFA Championship 2008/09

    Crosstab

    Rounds 1–22 2009/10 Rounds 23-33
    Glentoran FC Cliftonville FC Crusaders FC Portadown FC Coleraine FC Glenavon FC Ballymena United Newry City Lisburn Distillery Institute FC society Glentoran FC Cliftonville FC Crusaders FC Portadown FC Coleraine FC Glenavon FC Ballymena United Newry City Lisburn Distillery Institute FC
    2: 1 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 2: 4 4: 1 1-0 3-0 2-0 2: 2 Linfield FC - - 2-0 5-0 4: 1 - 1: 2 1-0 5-0 - -
    2: 2 2: 1 0: 1 1-0 0-0 0: 6 2-0 1: 2 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 Glentoran FC 2: 2 - 0-0 - - - - 3-0 - 2-0 2: 1
    4-0 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1-0 0: 1 3: 2 0: 2 3: 2 3-0 4: 1 Cliftonville FC 1: 3 4: 3 - - - 0: 1 - - - 1: 3 1: 1
    0: 4 1: 1 2: 3 3: 1 2: 3 1-0 3-0 2: 2 1: 1 2-0 1: 2 Crusaders FC - - 1: 2 3: 2 - 2: 5 3-0 - 4: 1 - -
    1-0 1: 2 2: 2 1: 2 1: 4 4-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 6: 1 0-0 Portadown FC - 2: 1 2-0 - - 3: 1 - - - 1: 3 3: 1
    2: 2 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 2: 8 1-0 4-0 2: 1 0-0 2: 1 2: 1 Dungannon Swifts - 2-0 0: 2 1: 1 - 1: 1 - 2: 1 - - -
    2: 2 0: 1 3: 3 4: 1 3: 3 2: 1 3-0 3: 2 3-0 2: 1 3: 1 Coleraine FC 1: 3 4: 3 - - - - - 3: 1 - 1: 3 1: 1
    1: 2 2: 2 3: 2 1: 1 2: 2 3: 2 3: 2 2: 2 1: 1 2: 1 0: 1 Glenavon FC - 1: 3 0: 2 - 0: 1 1: 3 2: 1 - 1-0 - -
    2-0 2: 3 0: 1 1: 2 2: 1 0: 1 3: 2 0: 3 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 Ballymena United - - 2: 1 2-0 0: 1 - - 1-0 0-0 - -
    0: 6 1: 2 1: 2 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 2: 1 0: 3 3: 2 0: 1 3: 1 Newry City - 0: 3 1: 1 - 1: 5 4-0 0-0 - - - 0-0
    1: 2 0: 4 0: 5 0: 1 0: 3 0-0 3: 2 2: 3 0: 2 2: 4 2: 1 Lisburn Distillery 0: 5 - - 2: 2 - 2: 5 - 0-0 2: 2 3-0 2: 1
    1: 2 0: 3 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 0: 1 0: 1 0-0 2: 1 Institute FC 0: 3 - - 1: 3 - 2-0 - 1: 2 2: 2 - 2: 3

    Master playoff

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Linfield FC  38  22nd  8th  8th 078:370 +41 74
     2. Cliftonville FC  38  21st  6th  11 069:420 +27 69
     3. Glentoran FC (M)  38  19th  8th  11 058:460 +12 65
     4th Crusaders FC (P)  38  17th  9  12 057:520  +5 60
     5. Dungannon Swifts  38  16  9  13 056:580  −2 57
     6th Portadown FC 1 (N)  38  15th  10  13 070:550 +15 55
    1 The Portadown FC is as a finalist of the Northern Irish Cup qualify for the Europa League since the Cup Winners Linfield FC is entitled competes as a master in the Champions League.
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner
    (N) Newcomer from the IFA Championship 2008/09

    Relegation playout

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     7th Coleraine FC  38  16  9  13 076:620 +14 57
     8th. Glenavon FC  38  12  7th  19th 047:670 −20 43
     9. Newry City  38  10  12  16 038:630 −25 42
    10. Ballymena United  38  11  7th  20th 046:560 −10 40
    11. Lisburn Distillery  38  11  6th  21st 045:760 −31 39
    12. Institute FC  38  6th  13  19th 036:620 −26 31
  • Participation in the relegation

    • Crosstabs

    Master playoff Cliftonville FC Glentoran FC Crusaders FC Portadown FC
    Linfield FC 1-0 3: 1 - - -
    Cliftonville FC - - 1-0 4: 1 2: 1
    Glentoran FC - 0: 3 - 1-0 2-0
    Crusaders FC 0-0 - 2: 1 2: 3 -
    Dungannon Swifts 0: 1 - - - -
    Portadown FC 1-0 - - 2: 2 1: 2
    Relegation playout Coleraine FC Glenavon FC Newry City Ballymena United Lisburn Distillery Institute FC
    Coleraine FC 1-0 2: 3 - - -
    Glenavon FC - - 1: 1 1: 3 1: 2
    Newry City - 3: 2 1-0 2: 2 -
    Ballymena United 2: 4 - - 1: 2 3-0
    Lisburn Distillery 1: 1 - - - 2: 1
    Institute FC 1: 1 - 1: 1 - -

    Relegation

    The second in the IFA Championship, Donegal Celtic, played two relegation games against the last in the IFA Premiership. Loughgall FC as champions did not get a license for the highest league. The games took place on May 11th and 14th, 2010.

    total First leg Return leg
    Donegal Celtic 1-0 Institute FC 0-0 1-0

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Rory Patterson Coleraine FC 30th
    02. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Darren Boyce Coleraine FC 17th
    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland George McMullan Cliftonville FC
    04th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Liam Boyce Cliftonville FC 16
    05. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Kevin Braniff Portadown FC 14th
    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Richard Lecky Portadown FC
    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland David Rainey Crusaders FC
    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Glenn Ferguson Lisburn Distillery
    09. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Timmy Adamson Dungannon Swifts 13
    10. ScotlandScotland Gary McCutcheon Portadown FC 12

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ AIMS Portal AQW 1178/11. Retrieved April 25, 2012 .
    2. ^ JJB Sports Premiership. In: kicker.de. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
    3. ↑ a b c Nothern Ireland 2009/10 Results and Tables rsssf.com
    4. ↑ NIR - play off. Accessed April 29, 2015 .
    5. ↑ NIR - play out. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
    6. ↑ Goal scorers. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016 .