NIFL Premiership 2017/18

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NIFL Premiership 2017/18
master Crusaders FC
Champions League
qualification		 Crusaders FC
Europa League
qualification		 Coleraine FC
Glenavon FC
Cliftonville FC
Cup winners Coleraine FC
Relegation ↓ Carrick Rangers FC
Relegated Carrick Rangers FC
Ballinamallard United
Teams 12
Games 198 + 30 play-off games
 + 5 relegation games
Gates 742  (ø 3.25 per game)
Top scorer Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Joe Gormley (24 goals)
← NIFL Premiership 2016/17

The NIFL Premiership 2017/18 (also Danske Bank Premiership after the league sponsor Danske Bank ) was the 10th season of the highest Northern Irish football league since the reorganization of the league and the 117th season overall. The season started on August 11, 2017 and ended on May 12, 2018.

The defending champion was Linfield FC .

Teams

Clubs of the NIFL Premiership 2017/18
society Stadion city capacity
Ards FC Clandeboye Park (in Bangor ) Newtownards 01,895
Ballinamallard United Ferney Park Ballinamallard 02,000
Ballymena United The Showgrounds Ballymena 03,050
Carrick Rangers FC Taylor's Avenue Carrickfergus 04,500
Cliftonville FC Solitude Belfast 02,530
Coleraine FC The Showgrounds Coleraine 02,496
Crusaders FC Seaview Belfast 03,383
Dungannon Swifts Stangmore Park Dungannon 05,000
Glenavon FC Mourneview Park Lurgan 04,160
Glentoran FC The oval Belfast 06,054
Linfield FC Windsor Park Belfast 18,167
Warrenpoint Town Milltown Stadium Warrenpoint 01,280

Preliminary round

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Crusaders FC (M, P)  33  26th  4th  3 099:340 +65 82
 2. Coleraine FC  33  24  8th  1 070:270 +43 80
 3. Glenavon FC  33  18th  9  6th 079:470 +32 63
 4th Linfield FC  33  18th  6th  9 064:370 +27 60
 5. Cliftonville FC  33  18th  4th  11 060:380 +22 58
 6th Ballymena United  33  14th  5  14th 052:570  −5 47
 7th Glentoran FC  33  12  9  12 042:430  −1 45
 8th. Dungannon Swifts  33  10  5  18th 028:510 −23 35
 9. Ards FC  33  10  3  20th 032:630 −31 33
10. Warrenpoint Town (N)  33  7th  6th  20th 045:730 −28 27
11. Carrick Rangers FC  33  4th  5  24 025:700 −45 17th
12. Ballinamallard United  33  2  6th  25th 028:840 −56 12
Status: end of the preliminary round
  • 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 NIFL Championship 2016/17

    Final rounds

    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. The points from the basic round were taken along.

    table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Crusaders FC (M, P)  38  28  7th  3 106: 380 +68 91
     2. Coleraine FC  38  26th  11  1 076:310 +45 89
     3. Glenavon FC  38  19th  12  7th 085:520 +33 69
     4th Linfield FC  38  20th  7th  11 072:450 +27 67
     5. Cliftonville FC  38  20th  5  13 068:450 +23 65
     6th Ballymena United  38  14th  6th  18th 053:650 −12 48
  • Champion and participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in play-off games for UEFA Europa League qualifying
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    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. The points from the basic round were taken along.

    table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     7th Glentoran FC  38  14th  9  15th 052:520  ± 0 51
     8th. Dungannon Swifts  38  13  6th  19th 042:620 −20 45
     9. Ards FC  38  12  4th  22nd 042:740 −32 40
    10. Warrenpoint Town (N)  38  8th  6th  24 052:860 −34 30th
    11. Carrick Rangers FC  38  6th  5  27 031:780 −47 23
    12. Ballinamallard United  38  5  8th  25th 038:890 −51 23
  • Participation in play-off games for UEFA Europa League qualifying
  • Participation in relegation games against relegation
  • Relegation to the NIFL Championship
    • (N) Newcomer from the NIFL Championship 2016/17

    Europa League playoffs

    The teams in places 4-6 of the master playoffs and the winner of the relegation playouts reached the playoffs. In the knockout system , a participant was determined for the 1st qualifying round for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League .

    Round 1

    The games were played on May 9, 2018.

    Result
    Linfield FC 3: 4 Glentoran FC
    Cliftonville FC 4-0 Ballymena United
    round 2

    The game was played on May 12, 2018 at Solitude ( Belfast ).

    Result
    Cliftonville FC 3: 2 Glentoran FC

    Relegation

    Eleventh place, Carrick Rangers FC , would face the winner of the play-off between the runner-up and third place in the 2017/18 NIFL Championship . Since the runner-up in the second division, the Harland & Wolff Welders , had not applied for a professional license, the relegation will be carried out in just one round. The games were played on May 4th and 9th, 2018.

    total First leg Return leg
    Newry City 6: 3 Carrick Rangers FC 3: 2 3: 1

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ BBC.co.uk