NIFL Premiership 2018/19

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NIFL Premiership 2018/19
master Linfield FC
Champions League
qualification		 Linfield FC
Europa League
qualification		 Crusaders FC
Ballymena United
Cliftonville FC
Cup winners Crusaders FC
Relegation ↓ Ards FC
Relegated Newry City
Teams 12
Games 198 + 30 play-off games
 + 5 relegation games
 (228 played)
Gates 696  (ø 3.05 per game)
← NIFL Premiership 2017/18

The NIFL Premiership 2018/19 (also Danske Bank Premiership after the league sponsor Danske Bank ) was the eleventh season of the highest Northern Irish football league since the reorganization of the league and the 118th season in total. The season started on August 4, 2018 and ended on May 11, 2019.

The defending champion was Crusaders FC .

mode

Twelve teams played against each other three times - at least once at home and once away - on a total of 33 match days. After this round, the six best-placed teams qualified for the championship round, in which the champions and the starting places for the European Cup places were played out in a simple round over five match days. The master takes part in the qualification for the Champions League , the second and third in the Europa League . The points and goals from the preliminary round were taken.

The teams in places seven to twelve also played against each other in five games in the relegation round to determine who was relegated and who was relegated. The seventh at the end of the season played with the fourth, fifth and sixth in the knockout system, the third participant for the Europa League.

Teams

Clubs of the NIFL Premiership 2018/19
society Stadion city capacity
Ards FC Clandeboye Park (in Bangor ) Newtownards 01,895
Ballymena United The Showgrounds Ballymena 03,050
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
Institute FC Brandywell Stadium Derry 07,700
Linfield FC Windsor Park Belfast 18,167
Newry City The Showgrounds Newry 07,949
Warrenpoint Town Milltown Stadium Warrenpoint 01,280

Preliminary round

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Linfield FC  33  24  5  4th 070:210 +49 77
 2. Ballymena United  33  21st  5  7th 074:420 +32 68
 3. Crusaders FC (M)  33  20th  4th  9 065:440 +21 64
 4th Glenavon FC  33  17th  9  7th 060:400 +20 60
 5. Cliftonville FC  33  17th  3  13 062:540  +8 54
 6th Coleraine FC (P)  33  14th  9  10 051:460  +5 51
 7th Glentoran FC  33  10  8th  15th 049:490  ± 0 38
 8th. Institute FC (N)  33  11  5  17th 045:650 −20 38
 9. Dungannon Swifts  33  9  9  15th 037:560 −19 36
10. Warrenpoint Town  33  9  7th  17th 040:670 −27 34
11. Ards FC  33  4th  7th  22nd 027:580 −31 19th
12. Newry City (N)  33  4th  5  24 023:610 −38 17th

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

  • 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 2017/18

    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. Linfield FC  38  26th  7th  5 077:270 +50 85
     2. Ballymena United  38  23  6th  9 080:500 +30 75
     3. Glenavon FC  38  20th  10  8th 074:460 +28 70
     4th Crusaders FC (M)  38  21st  5  12 071:520 +19 68
     5. Cliftonville FC  38  19th  4th  15th 070:660  +4 61
     6th Coleraine FC (P)  38  15th  11  12 059:550  +4 56
  • Champion and participation in the first qualifying round of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 1st qualifying round of the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the pre-qualification of the 2019/20 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  13  10  15th 058:530  +5 49
     8th. Institute FC (N)  38  13  5  20th 050:720 −22 44
     9. Dungannon Swifts  38  11  9  18th 044:650 −21 42
    10. Warrenpoint Town  38  10  9  19th 051:790 −28 39
    11. Ards FC  38  6th  9  23 031:630 −32 27
    12. Newry City (N)  38  6th  5  27 031:680 −37 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 2017/18

    Europa League playoffs

    The teams in places 3, 5 and 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 first qualifying round for the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League .

    Round 1

    The games were played on May 7, 2019.

    Result
    Glenavon FC 2: 4 Glentoran FC
    Cliftonville FC 5: 3 a.d. Coleraine FC
    round 2

    The game was played on May 11, 2019 at Solitude ( Belfast ).

    Result
    Cliftonville FC 2: 0 a.d. Glentoran FC

    Relegation

    Eleven-placed Ards FC met the winner of the play-off between the second and third place finishers of the 2018/19 NIFL Championship .

    Round 1

    The game was played on April 30, 2019.

    Result
    Carrick Rangers FC 2-0 Portadown FC
    round 2

    The games were played on May 3 and 6, 2019.

    total First leg Return leg
    Carrick Rangers FC 3: 1 Ards FC 1-0 2: 1

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ Premiership 2018/19. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019 .