IFA Premiership 2010/11

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IFA Premiership 2010/11
master Linfield FC
Champions League Linfield FC
Europe League Crusaders FC
Glentoran FC
Cliftonville FC
Cup winners Linfield FC
Relegated Newry City
Teams 12
Games 198 + 30 play-off games
Gates 681  (ø 2.99 per game)
Top scorer Peter Thompson ( Linfield FC )
← IFA Premiership 2009/10
IFA Championship 2010/11 ↓

The 2010/11 IFA Premiership was the third season of Northern Ireland's highest football league since the league was reorganized and the 110th season overall. The season began on August 8, 2010 and ended on April 30, 2011 with the last 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 successfully defended the title successfully and won its 50th championship overall. The last-placed club Newry City had to relegate to the second division .

Teams

Clubs of the IFA Premiership 2010/11
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
Donegal Celtic Donegal Celtic Park Belfast 02,254
Dungannon Swifts Stangmore Park Dungannon 05,000
Glenavon FC Mourneview Park Lurgan 09,000
Glentoran FC The oval Belfast 05,056
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 (M, P)  33  21st  7th  5 070:270 +43 70
 2. Crusaders FC  33  21st  4th  8th 069:510 +18 67
 3. Glentoran FC  33  18th  5  10 055:320 +23 59
 4th Cliftonville FC  33  15th  7th  11 052:490  +3 52
 5. Lisburn Distillery  33  13  6th  14th 044:520  −8 45
 6th Portadown FC  33  13  5  15th 045:530  −8 44
 7th Coleraine FC  33  13  4th  16 040:460  −6 43
 8th. Ballymena United  33  10  11  12 042:500  −8 41
 9. Glenavon FC  33  10  9  14th 051:530  −2 39
10. Dungannon Swifts  33  10  9  14th 042:490  −7 39
11. Donegal Celtic (N)  33  7th  7th  19th 049:780 −29 28
12. Newry City  33  6th  8th  19th 037:560 −19 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 2009/10

    Crosstab

    First round (rounds 1–22) 2010/11 Second round (rounds 23-33)
    Ballymena United Cliftonville FC Coleraine FC Crusaders FC Donegal Celtic Glenavon FC Glentoran FC Lisburn Distillery Newry City Portadown FC society Ballymena United Cliftonville FC Coleraine FC Crusaders FC Donegal Celtic Glenavon FC Glentoran FC Lisburn Distillery Newry City Portadown FC
    1: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0: 4 1: 1 3: 3 0: 2 3: 3 0: 1 1-0 3: 1 Ballymena United - 1: 1 0: 3 0: 3 - - 2: 3 - - - 3: 1
    5-0 0: 2 2: 1 4: 2 2-0 0: 2 2: 1 3: 1 1: 3 2: 1 0: 1 Cliftonville FC 2: 2 - - 2: 2 3: 2 - - 2: 4 3: 2 - 1: 3
    1-0 3: 1 0: 3 4-0 0: 3 0: 2 1: 2 0: 2 0: 1 2-0 1: 3 Coleraine FC - 3: 2 1: 3 - - - 3: 1 - 1: 2 3: 1 1: 1
    2: 1 1: 3 2-0 4: 5 1: 1 5: 4 1-0 2: 1 1: 2 2: 1 3: 1 Crusaders FC - 5-0 - 2: 1 2: 2 1-0 2: 1 - - - -
    2: 3 1: 1 2: 1 1: 3 3: 4 1: 4 0: 3 1: 3 2: 1 0: 3 4: 4 Donegal Celtic - - 1: 1 - - 3: 3 - 2-0 - 0-0 0: 2
    1: 2 0: 1 3-0 2: 3 0-0 2: 1 1: 3 2: 1 2: 2 0-0 0: 1 Dungannon Swifts 1-0 - 1-0 - 3: 1 2: 2 - 0: 4 1: 2 - -
    0: 2 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 3: 1 2: 1 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 Glenavon FC 3: 1 0: 2 1: 2 - - - - 2: 2 0: 1 2: 1 -
    1: 2 2-0 2-0 3: 1 1-0 0: 2 4: 1 0-0 1: 3 2-0 1-0 Glentoran FC - 0-0 - - 4-0 0-0 2: 2 1: 2 - - 0: 1
    0-0 0-0 1-0 8: 1 6: 2 1-0 1-0 2: 1 1-0 4-0 5-0 Linfield FC 0-0 - 0: 1 3: 1 - - - - 2-0 1: 1 -
    1: 1 1: 1 0: 3 2: 4 1: 3 4: 1 2: 2 1: 6 0: 4 2: 1 2-0 Lisburn Distillery 0: 1 - - 0: 1 3: 1 - - 0: 2 - - 2: 1
    0: 4 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 0-0 1: 2 1: 1 4: 2 Newry City 1: 1 0: 2 - 2: 3 - 0: 1 - 3: 4 - 2: 1 -
    1: 3 2: 1 2-0 0: 2 3-0 2: 2 2: 2 0: 1 1: 2 1-0 4: 2 Portadown FC - - - 0: 1 - 2: 1 1: 1 - 0: 4 - 2: 1

    Master playoff

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Linfield FC (M, P)  38  26th  7th  5 080:290 +51 85
     2. Crusaders FC  28  13  5  10 078:590 +19 44
     3. Glentoran FC  38  20th  6th  12 063:410 +22 66
     4th Cliftonville FC 1  38  17th  7th  14th 060:560  +4 58
     5. Portadown FC  38  15th  5  18th 049:580  −9 50
     6th Lisburn Distillery  38  14th  6th  18th 050:660 −16 48
    1 The Crusaders FC is already as a finalist of the Northern Irish Cup qualify for the Europa League, as the final opponent and cup winners Linfield FC is entitled competes as a master in the Champions League. Therefore, Cliftonville FC moves up to the Europa League.
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the second qualifying round for the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    2010/11 Cliftonville FC Crusaders FC Glentoran FC Lisburn Distillery Portadown FC
    Cliftonville FC 3-0 1: 2 - - -
    Crusaders FC - - 0: 1 4: 1 3: 1
    Glentoran FC - 2: 2 - 2: 1 -
    Linfield FC 1-0 - 3: 2 - 1-0
    Lisburn Distillery 4: 3 - - 0: 4 -
    Portadown FC 0: 1 - 2-0 - 1-0

    Relegation playout

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     7th Coleraine FC  38  17th  5  16 051:500  +1 56
     8th. Dungannon Swifts  38  14th  9  15th 050:530  −3 51
     9. Ballymena United  38  12  13  13 048:560  −8 49
    10. Glenavon FC  38  12  9  17th 060:590  +1 45
    11. Donegal Celtic 2  38  8th  8th  22nd 055:890 −34 32
    12. Newry City (N)  38  6th  8th  24 037:650 −28 26th
    2Since the runner-up in the second division, Limavady United , had no license for the first division, Donegal Celtic did not have to play any relegation games.
  • Relegation to the IFA Championship 2011/12
    • (N) Newcomer from the IFA Championship 2009/10

    Crosstab

    2010/11 Ballymena United Coleraine FC Donegal Celtic Glenavon FC Newry City
    Ballymena United - - 0: 2 1-0 1-0
    Coleraine FC 1: 1 3: 1 2: 1 2: 1 -
    Donegal Celtic 3: 3 - 1: 2 - -
    Dungannon Swifts - - - - 1-0
    Glenavon FC - - 3-0 1: 2 -
    Newry City - 0: 2 0: 1 - 0: 4

    Goal scorers

    Pl. player society Gates
    1. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Peter Thompson Linfield FC 23
    2. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Paul McVeigh Donegal Celtic 19th
    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Jordan Owens Crusaders FC
    4th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Daryl Fordyce Glentoran FC 17th
    5. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Stuart Dallas Crusaders FC 16
    6th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Matty Burrows Glentoran FC 15th
    7th EnglandEngland Leon Knight Coleraine FC 14th
    ScotlandScotland Gary McCutcheon Ballymena United
    9. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Gary Hamilton Glenavon 13
    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Ryan Henderson Donegal Celtic

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ AIMS Portal AQW 1178/11. Retrieved April 25, 2012 .
    2. ^ JJB Sports Premiership / table. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
    3. ^ NIR playoff. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
    4. ↑ NIR playout. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .