Season | 2005β06 |
---|---|
Champions |
Linfield 46th Irish title |
Relegated |
Institute Ards |
UEFA Champions League | Linfield |
UEFA Cup |
Glentoran Portadown |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | Dungannon Swifts |
Matches played | 240 |
β
2004β05
2006β07 β |
The 2005β06 Irish Premier League was the 105th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football, and the 3rd edition in its current format (as the Irish Premier League) since its inception in 2003. The league consisted of 16 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
Ards were relegated after finishing bottom of the table, and Institute were relegated after a 3-1 defeat on aggregate to Donegal Celtic in the promotion play-off.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Linfield (C) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 23 | +65 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Glentoran | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 63 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Portadown | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 54 | |
4 | Dungannon Swifts | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 49 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
5 | Cliftonville | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 47 | |
6 | Newry City | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 45 | |
7 | Ballymena United | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 45 | |
8 | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 44 | |
9 | Coleraine | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 37 | |
10 | Limavady United | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 36 | |
11 | Loughgall | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 34 | |
12 | Larne | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 30 | |
13 | Glenavon | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 30 | |
14 | Armagh City | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 30 | |
15 | Institute (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 26 | Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-off |
16 | Ards (R) | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 20 | Relegation to Irish First Division |
Each team played every other team twice (home and away) for a total of 30 games.
Institute, the club that finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Donegal Celtic, the runners-up of the 2005β06 Irish First Division in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish Premier League.
Donegal Celtic | 3 β 1 | Institute |
---|---|---|
Donegal Celtic won 3β1 on aggregate and were promoted, Institute were relegated.
Season | 2005β06 |
---|---|
Champions |
Linfield 46th Irish title |
Relegated |
Institute Ards |
UEFA Champions League | Linfield |
UEFA Cup |
Glentoran Portadown |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | Dungannon Swifts |
Matches played | 240 |
β
2004β05
2006β07 β |
The 2005β06 Irish Premier League was the 105th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football, and the 3rd edition in its current format (as the Irish Premier League) since its inception in 2003. The league consisted of 16 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
Ards were relegated after finishing bottom of the table, and Institute were relegated after a 3-1 defeat on aggregate to Donegal Celtic in the promotion play-off.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Linfield (C) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 23 | +65 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Glentoran | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 63 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Portadown | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 54 | |
4 | Dungannon Swifts | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 49 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
5 | Cliftonville | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 47 | |
6 | Newry City | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 45 | |
7 | Ballymena United | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 45 | |
8 | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 44 | |
9 | Coleraine | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 37 | |
10 | Limavady United | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 36 | |
11 | Loughgall | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 34 | |
12 | Larne | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 30 | |
13 | Glenavon | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 30 | |
14 | Armagh City | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 30 | |
15 | Institute (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 26 | Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-off |
16 | Ards (R) | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 20 | Relegation to Irish First Division |
Each team played every other team twice (home and away) for a total of 30 games.
Institute, the club that finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Donegal Celtic, the runners-up of the 2005β06 Irish First Division in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish Premier League.
Donegal Celtic | 3 β 1 | Institute |
---|---|---|
Donegal Celtic won 3β1 on aggregate and were promoted, Institute were relegated.