IFA Premiership 2012/13

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IFA Premiership 2012/13
master Cliftonville FC
Champions League
qualification		 Cliftonville FC
Europa League
qualification		 Crusaders FC
Glentoran FC
Linfield FC
Cup winners Glentoran FC
Relegation ↓ Donegal Celtic
Relegated Lisburn Distillery
Teams 12
Games 198 + 30 play-off games
 + 2 relegation games
Gates 684  (ø 3 per game)
Top scorer Liam Boyce ( Cliftonville FC )
← IFA Premiership 2011/12
IFA Championship 2012/13 ↓

The IFA Premiership 2012/13 (also Danske Bank Premiership after the league sponsor Danske Bank ) was the fifth season of the highest Northern Irish football league since the reorganization of the league and the 112th season overall. The season started on August 11, 2012 and ended on April 27, 2013.

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.

Defending champions and record champions Linfield FC failed to defend the title. Cliftonville FC became the new champions .

Teams

Clubs of the IFA Premiership 2012/13
society Stadion city capacity
Ballinamallard United Ferney Park Ballinamallard 02,000
Ballymena United The Showgrounds Ballymena 01,418
Cliftonville FC Solitude Belfast 02,883
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
Portadown FC Shamrock Park Portadown 02,227

Tables

Preliminary round

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Cliftonville FC  33  25th  4th  4th 085:310 +54 79
 2. Crusaders FC  33  22nd  5  6th 071:330 +38 71
 3. Linfield FC (M, P)  33  16  10  7th 064:410 +23 58
 4th Glentoran FC  33  14th  10  9 057:390 +18 52
 5. Coleraine FC  33  13  11  9 046:500  −4 50
 6th Ballinamallard United (N)  33  14th  6th  13 045:370  +8 48
 7th Portadown FC  33  12  9  12 047:460  +1 45
 8th. Ballymena United  33  8th  13  12 041:620 −21 37
 9. Dungannon Swifts  33  7th  12  14th 035:510 −16 33
10. Glenavon FC  33  8th  6th  19th 048:560  −8 30th
11. Donegal Celtic  33  4th  9  20th 026:700 −44 21st
12. Lisburn Distillery  33  4th  7th  22nd 029:780 −49 19th
  • 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 2011/12

    Crosstab

    Rounds 1–22

    2012/13

    		Rounds 23-33
    Ballinamallard United Ballymena United Cliftonville FC Coleraine FC Crusaders FC Donegal Celtic Glenavon FC Glentoran FC Lisburn Distillery Portadown FC society Ballinamallard United Ballymena United Cliftonville FC Coleraine FC Crusaders FC Donegal Celtic Glenavon FC Glentoran FC Lisburn Distillery Portadown FC
    0-0 1: 3 1-0 0: 2 0-0 2: 2 2: 1 1: 4 1: 3 2-0 2-0 Ballinamallard United - 0: 1 - 1: 3 - 4-0 3: 1 - 0-0 - 0: 1
    1: 1 0: 8 0: 2 2: 1 3: 3 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 2-0 1: 2 Ballymena United 3-0 - 0: 1 - 2: 2 - - 0-0 - 3: 3 -
    0: 1 2: 1 3: 1 1-0 3: 1 4: 1 2: 1 1: 1 3-0 4-0 3: 2 Cliftonville FC - 5-0 5-0 - 2: 1 2-0 - 4: 1 - 4-0 -
    1: 5 4: 1 1: 5 3: 1 2: 1 2-0 0: 2 1-0 3: 2 2: 1 1: 1 Coleraine FC 0-0 - - 1: 3 0-0 - - 1: 1 - 3: 1 -
    2: 1 0-0 3: 1 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 5: 1 2-0 2: 2 3: 1 2-0 Crusaders FC - 5: 1 3-0 - - 1: 1 - - 3-0 - 1-0
    0: 3 1-0 0: 1 1: 3 2: 5 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0: 3 0: 3 1: 1 Donegal Celtic 1-0 - - - 0: 3 - 1-0 - 1: 4 0: 3 1 -
    0: 1 1: 3 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 3-0 2: 1 1: 3 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 Dungannon Swifts - 0-0 - 1: 3 - 0-0 - - 1: 4 1-0 2-0
    0: 1 4: 1 0: 2 1: 1 1-0 4: 2 0: 1 1: 1 2: 3 4: 1 2: 2 Glenavon FC - 7-0 1: 3 1: 1 2: 3 - 3: 1 - 0: 3 - -
    2: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 3: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 3-0 0: 1 Glentoran FC 3-0 - - - 4: 5 5-0 2: 3 2: 1 1: 1 - -
    1: 3 2: 1 1: 2 0-0 1: 2 4-0 2: 1 1: 1 2: 1 4-0 1-0 Linfield FC - 2: 2 3: 1 5: 2 - - - - - 1: 1 2-0
    0: 5 0: 4 1: 2 1: 1 1: 3 3: 3 2: 1 0: 1 0: 2 1: 1 0: 5 Lisburn Distillery 0: 2 - - - 0: 2 - - 2: 1 0: 3 - 1: 1
    2: 1 2: 2 3: 3 3: 4 1-0 1-0 1: 1 2-0 2: 4 2: 4 4: 2 Portadown FC - 0-0 1: 3 2-0 - 1-0 - 3: 1 0: 1 - -
    1The game Donegal Celtic - Lisburn Distillery (2: 1) was rated 0: 3. Donegal had used an ineligible player.

    Master playoff

    The six best-placed teams in the regular season each competed against each other once to play off the champions and the international starting positions. Points from the basic round are taken along.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Cliftonville FC  38  29  4th  5 095:380 +57 91
     2. Crusaders FC  38  26th  5  7th 082:410 +41 83
     3. Linfield FC (M, P)  38  17th  11  10 069:480 +21 62
     4th Glentoran FC  38  15th  12  11 063:440 +19 57
     5. Ballinamallard United  38  15th  8th  15th 049:430  +6 53
     6th Coleraine FC  38  13  14th  11 050:570  −7 53
  • Northern Irish champions and participation in the second qualifying round for the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League
  • Northern Irish Cup winner and participation in the first qualifying round for the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner
    (N) Newcomer from the IFA Championship 2011/12

    Relegation playout

    The six worse teams in the regular season each competed against each other once to determine who was relegated and who was relegated. Points from the basic round are taken along.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     7th Portadown FC  38  15th  10  13 055:550  ± 0 55
     8th. Ballymena United  38  11  13  14th 054:680 −14 46
     9. Glenavon FC  38  12  6th  20th 064:620  +2 42
    10. Dungannon Swifts  38  9  13  16 042:580 −16 40
    11. Donegal Celtic  38  6th  9  23 032:800 −48 27
    12. Lisburn Distillery  38  4th  7th  27 029:900 −61 19th
  • Relegation games against runners-up in the second division
  • Relegation to the IFA Championship 2013/14

    • Crosstabs

    Master playoff Ballinamallard United Cliftonville FC Coleraine FC Crusaders FC Glentoran FC
    Ballinamallard United - 1: 1 - 0-0 -
    Cliftonville FC 2: 1 - 3: 1 - 3: 2
    Coleraine FC - 0: 2 - - 1: 1
    Crusaders FC 3: 1 - 2: 1 3: 2 -
    Glentoran FC - 3-0 1: 1 - -
    Linfield FC 0: 1 - - 1: 2 1-0
    Relegation playout Ballymena United Donegal Celtic Glenavon FC Lisburn Distillery Portadown FC
    Ballymena United - 1: 2 0: 2 - 6: 1
    Donegal Celtic 1: 4 2: 1 - - 1: 2
    Dungannon Swifts - - 2: 3 - -
    Glenavon FC - 3: 1 - 7-0 1: 3
    Lisburn Distillery 0: 2 0: 1 0: 1 - -
    Portadown FC - - 1: 1 - 1-0

    Relegation

    The eleventh-placed Donegal Celtic was defeated after the end of the regular season in two relegation games Warrenpoint Town as runner-up in the IFA Championship due to the away goals rule . Thus, Warrenpoint Town has been promoted to the IFA Premiership and Donegal Celtic is the second relegated to the IFA Championship. The relegation games took place on May 7th, 8:15 pm CEST in Warrenpoint and May 10, 8:45 pm CEST in Belfast .

    total First leg Return leg
    Warrenpoint Town ( a ) 2: 2(a) Donegal Celtic 1-0 1: 2

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Liam Boyce Cliftonville FC 29
    02. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Andrew Waterworth Glentoran FC 20th
    03. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Darren Murray Portadown FC 18th
    04th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Curtis Allen Coleraine FC 17th
    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Joe Gormley Cliftonville FC
    06th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Jordan Owens Crusaders FC 16
    07th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Timmy Adamson Crusaders FC 15th
    08th. ScotlandScotland Gary McCutcheon Crusaders FC 13
    09. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland David Cushley Ballymena United 11
    Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Brian McCaul Linfield FC

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ AIMS Portal AQW 1178/11. Retrieved November 23, 2012 .
    2. ↑ List of goalscorers soccerway.com