Irish Premier League 2004/05

Irish Premier League 2004/05
master	Glentoran FC
Champions League	Glentoran FC
Uefa cup	Portadown FC , Linfield FC
UI cup	Lisburn Distillery
Cup winners	Portadown FC
Relegation ↓	Crusaders FC
Relegated	Omagh Town FC , Crusaders FC
Teams	16
Games	240
Gates	735  (ø 3.06 per game)
Top scorer	Chris Morgan (Glentoran FC)
← Irish Premier League 2003/04 Irish Premier League 2005/06 →
IFA Intermediate League ↓

The Irish Premier League 2004/05 was the 104th season of the highest Northern Irish football league . It started on September 25, 2004 and ended on April 30, 2005. Glentoran FC became champions for the 22nd time.

mode

The 16 teams played against each other twice on 30 match days. The bottom of the table was relegated directly, the penultimate had to be relegated.

societies

Ballymena Larne Lisburn Derry Newtownards Omagh Dungannon Loughgall Coleraine Limavady Portadown Newry Belfast Clubs in Belfast: Linfield FC Glentoran FC Cliftonville FC Crusaders FC

Clubs of the Irish Premier League 2004/05

society	Stadion	city	capacity
Ards FC	Clandeboye Park	Newtownards	1,895
Ballymena United	Ballymena Showgrounds	Ballymena	5,200
Cliftonville FC	Solitude	Belfast	2,180
Coleraine FC	The Showgrounds	Coleraine	2,496
Crusaders FC	Seaview	Belfast	1,977
Dungannon Swifts	Stangmore Park	Dungannon	3,000
Loughgall FC	Lakeview Park	Loughgall	3,000
Glentoran FC	The oval	Belfast	5,056
Institute FC	Riverside Stadium	Derry	1,570
Larne FC	Inver Park	Larne	6,000
Limavady United	The Showgrounds	Limavady	2,500
Linfield FC	Windsor Park	Belfast	12,3420
Lisburn Distillery	New Grosvenor Stadium	Lisburn	8,000
Newry City	The Showgrounds	Newry	7,949
Omagh Town FC	St. Julian's Road	Omagh	5,000
Portadown FC	Shamrock Park	Portadown	2,227

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Glentoran FC (P)	30th	24	2	4th	073:220	+51	74
2.	Linfield FC (M)	30th	22nd	6th	2	078:230	+55	72
3.	Portadown FC	30th	18th	4th	8th	064:290	+35	58
4th	Dungannon Swifts	30th	15th	5	10	057:390	+18	50
5.	Limavady United	30th	13	9	8th	052:360	+16	48
6th	Coleraine FC	30th	14th	5	11	062:470	+15	47
7th	Lisburn Distillery	30th	13	8th	9	049:420	+7	47
8th.	Ballymena United	30th	11	12	7th	040:370	+3	45
9.	Institute FC	30th	11	3	16	036:500	−14	36
10.	Newry City	30th	10	5	15th	038:630	−25	35
11.	Cliftonville FC	30th	9	7th	14th	029:440	−15	34
12.	Laughgall FC (N)	30th	8th	6th	16	034:530	−19	30th
13.	Larne FC	30th	7th	7th	16	031:600	−29	28
14th	Ards FC	30th	6th	8th	16	033:540	−21	26th
15th	Crusaders FC	30th	5	9	16	027:480	−21	24
16.	Omagh Town FC	30th	5	2	23	032:880	−56	17th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Northern Irish champion and participation in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League

Participation in the first qualifying round of the 2005/06 UEFA Cup

Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2005

Participation in the relegation

Relegation to the IFA Intermediate League

(M)	reigning Northern Irish champion
(P)	reigning Northern Irish cup winner
(N)	Newcomers

Crosstab

2004/05

1.

Glentoran FC

3: 2

1: 2

5-0

2-0

1-0

1-0

4: 2

2-0

3: 1

4-0

2-0

3-0

2-0

4: 1

3-0

2.

Linfield FC

1: 1

0-0

2: 1

4: 1

4: 1

5: 2

0: 1

3: 1

2-0

3: 1

3-0

1: 1

3-0

2: 1

6: 1

3.

Portadown FC

4: 3

0: 1

1: 2

0: 1

2-0

2: 1

3-0

4-0

2: 3

3-0

2: 2

3-0

2: 3

0-0

9-0

4th

Dungannon Swifts

2-0

1: 1

1: 3

1: 1

0: 1

1: 1

1: 2

3-0

1-0

3: 1

1-0

3: 1

7-0

0-0

2-0

5.

Limavady United

2: 2

0: 1

0: 2

3: 2

0: 3

2: 2

2: 1

5: 1

3: 2

0-0

1: 1

6-0

0: 1

1: 1

2-0

6th

Coleraine FC

0: 1

0: 4

2: 2

4: 2

1: 2

1: 3

0: 2

2: 4

6: 1

3: 1

2-0

3-0

3-0

1: 1

3: 4

7th

Lisburn Distillery

2: 1

0: 4

2-0

2-0

1: 1

2: 2

0: 2

3: 2

1: 3

3: 1

3: 1

2: 1

1: 1

3: 2

6: 1

8th.

Ballymena United

0: 3

3: 4

2-0

1: 2

2: 1

2: 2

2: 1

1: 1

2: 1

1: 1

2: 1

0-0

2: 2

1: 1

1: 1

9.

Institute FC

0: 1

0: 1

2: 1

3: 2

0: 3

3: 1

1: 3

1: 1

2: 1

1: 2

3-0

3-0

1: 1

2-0

0: 1

10.

Newry City

0: 4

0: 3

0: 6

0: 4

2: 2

0: 1

0-0

1: 1

4: 1

4: 2

2: 5

1: 3

1-0

2-0

2: 1

11.

Cliftonville FC

0: 1

0-0

0: 2

1: 1

0: 2

1: 4

1-0

0-0

1-0

0: 1

1: 3

2-0

3: 1

1-0

2: 1

12.

Laughgall FC

1: 3

0: 4

0: 2

1: 2

1: 1

1: 5

2: 1

1-0

0: 1

1: 1

0-0

0: 2

3: 1

2-0

1: 3

13.

Larne FC

0: 5

0: 2

2: 3

3: 2

0: 4

1: 5

0-0

0-0

2-0

0: 1

0-0

2: 3

2: 2

5: 2

2-0

14th

Ards FC

0: 3

2: 2

0: 1

1: 3

0: 1

1: 2

0: 1

1: 1

1: 2

5: 1

3-0

0-0

0: 3

2: 2

2-0

15th

Crusaders FC

0: 2

1: 2

0: 1

0: 3

1-0

1: 1

0-0

2: 3

1-0

0: 1

0: 2

3: 2

1: 1

0: 2

3: 1

16.

Omagh Town FC

2: 3

1: 8

1: 2

1: 4

2: 5

1: 3

2: 3

0: 2

0: 1

2: 2

0: 5

0: 2

3-0

2: 1

1: 3

Relegation

	total		First leg	Return leg
Glenavon FC	3: 2	Crusaders FC	1: 1	2: 1 a.d.

Web links

• Northern Ireland - Final Tables pdf
• Season on eu football

Individual evidence

1. ^ Northern Ireland 2004/05. In: rsssf.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019 .