Season | 2015β16 |
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The 2015β16 NIFL Championship (known as the Belfast Telegraph Championship for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the eighth and final season of the competition in this format since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland, and the third season of the league as part of the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL), which took over from the Irish Football Association (IFA) for the 2013β14 season onwards. [2] The season began on 8 August 2015, and concluded on 30 April 2016.
League restructure proposals to be introduced over a three-season period were approved by the NIFL on 25 June 2014. The second phase, coming into effect this season, amended the Championship rules:
Carrick Rangers won the previous season's Championship 1 title, winning promotion back to the top flight for the first time since their relegation in the 2011β12 season. [3] In the bottom two, Dundela and PSNI were relegated to this season's Championship 2, while Lurgan Celtic and Annagh United went in the opposite direction after finishing first and second in Championship 2. For the second successive season, a club was relegated to regional football. Ballymoney United finished bottom of Championship 2 and were relegated to a regional division for the following season. As a result, Championship 2 reduced in size to 14 clubs.
Promoted from Championship 1 to the Premiership
Relegated from the Premiership to Championship 1
Promoted from Championship 2 to Championship 1
Relegated from Championship 1 to Championship 2
Relegated from Championship 2 to Level 4 Regional League
Champions | Ards |
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Promoted | Ards |
Relegated |
Bangor (demoted) Donegal Celtic Lisburn Distillery |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 632 (3.47 per match) |
Biggest home win |
Armagh City 6β0
Lurgan Celtic (7 November 2015) |
Biggest away win |
Lisburn Distillery 1β9
Armagh City (2 April 2016) |
Highest scoring |
Loughgall 3β7
Larne (17 October 2015) Lisburn Distillery 1β9 Armagh City (2 April 2016) |
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Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
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Annagh United | Tandragee Road | Portadown | 1,250 (100 seated) |
Ards | Clandeboye Park | Bangor | 2,850 (500 seated) |
Armagh City | Holm Park | Armagh | 3,000 (330 seated) |
Ballyclare Comrades | Dixon Park | Ballyclare | 1,800 (500 seated) |
Bangor | Clandeboye Park | Bangor | 2,850 (500 seated) |
Dergview | Darragh Park | Castlederg | 1,200 (100 seated) |
Donegal Celtic | Donegal Celtic Park | Belfast | 2,330 (650 seated) |
Harland & Wolff Welders | Tillysburn Park | Belfast | 3,000 (100 seated) |
Institute | Riverside Stadium | Drumahoe | 3,110 (1,540 seated) |
Knockbreda | Breda Park | Knockbreda | 1,000 (100 seated) |
Larne | Inver Park | Larne | 1,100 (656 seated) |
Lisburn Distillery | New Grosvenor Stadium | Ballyskeagh | 7,000 (540 seated) |
Loughgall | Lakeview Park | Loughgall | 3,000 (180 seated) |
Lurgan Celtic | Knockrammer Park | Lurgan | 1,000 (100 seated) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ards (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 54 | Promotion to the NIFL Premiership |
2 | Harland & Wolff Welders [b] | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 51 | |
3 | Armagh City [b] | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 44 | |
4 | Knockbreda [b] | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 43 | |
5 | Institute | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 42 | Qualification for the promotion play-off [c] |
6 | Larne | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 42 | |
7 | Lurgan Celtic | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 39 | |
8 | Ballyclare Comrades | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 37 | |
9 | Loughgall | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 36 | |
10 | Bangor (R) | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 35 | Demotion to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League [d] |
11 | Dergview | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 35 | |
12 | Annagh United [e] | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 27 | |
13 | Donegal Celtic (R) | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 80 | −46 | 10 | Relegation to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League |
14 | Lisburn Distillery (R) | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 85 | −67 | 10 |
Each team will play every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.
Champions | Limavady United |
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Promoted | PSNI |
Relegated |
Coagh United Dollingstown Glebe Rangers Portstewart Wakehurst |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 575 (3.16 per match) |
Biggest home win |
PSNI 7β0
Moyola Park (30 April 2016) |
Biggest away win |
Banbridge Town 0β6
Sport & Leisure Swifts (5 September 2015) |
Highest scoring |
Queen's University 4β5
Portstewart (28 November 2015) |
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Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
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Banbridge Town | Crystal Park | Banbridge | 1,500 (100 seated) |
Coagh United | Hagan Park | Coagh | 2,000 (179 seated) |
Dollingstown | Planters Park | Lurgan | 1,000 (100 seated) |
Dundela | Wilgar Park | Belfast | 2,500 (100 seated) |
Glebe Rangers | Riada Stadium | Ballymoney | 5,752 (218 seated) |
Limavady United | The Showgrounds | Limavady | 1,000 (174 seated) |
Moyola Park | Mill Meadow | Castledawson | 1,000 (200 seated) |
Newington YC | Seaview | Belfast | 3,383 (all seated) |
Portstewart | Seahaven | Portstewart | 1,000 (100 seated) |
PSNI | Newforge Lane | Belfast | 500 (112 seated) |
Queen's University | Dub Stadium | Belfast | 1,000 (100 seated) |
Sport & Leisure Swifts | Glen Road Heights | Belfast | 500 (215 seated) |
Tobermore United | Fortwilliam Park | Tobermore | 1,500 (100 seated) |
Wakehurst | Mill Meadow | Castledawson | 1,000 (200 seated) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Limavady United [b] (C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 59 | |
2 | PSNI (P) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 59 | Promotion to the NIFL Championship [c] |
3 | Sport & Leisure Swifts | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 47 | |
4 | Tobermore United | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 44 | |
5 | Moyola Park | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 41 | |
6 | Banbridge Town | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 36 | |
7 | Queen's University | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 36 | |
8 | Dundela | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | |
9 | Newington YC | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 34 | |
10 | Dollingstown (R) | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 34 | Relegation to the tier 4 regional leagues |
11 | Glebe Rangers (R) | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 32 | |
12 | Coagh United (R) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 22 | |
13 | Portstewart (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 21 | |
14 | Wakehurst (R) | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 67 | −42 | 7 |
Each team will play every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.
Season | 2015β16 |
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β
2014β15
2016β17 β |
The 2015β16 NIFL Championship (known as the Belfast Telegraph Championship for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the eighth and final season of the competition in this format since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland, and the third season of the league as part of the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL), which took over from the Irish Football Association (IFA) for the 2013β14 season onwards. [2] The season began on 8 August 2015, and concluded on 30 April 2016.
League restructure proposals to be introduced over a three-season period were approved by the NIFL on 25 June 2014. The second phase, coming into effect this season, amended the Championship rules:
Carrick Rangers won the previous season's Championship 1 title, winning promotion back to the top flight for the first time since their relegation in the 2011β12 season. [3] In the bottom two, Dundela and PSNI were relegated to this season's Championship 2, while Lurgan Celtic and Annagh United went in the opposite direction after finishing first and second in Championship 2. For the second successive season, a club was relegated to regional football. Ballymoney United finished bottom of Championship 2 and were relegated to a regional division for the following season. As a result, Championship 2 reduced in size to 14 clubs.
Promoted from Championship 1 to the Premiership
Relegated from the Premiership to Championship 1
Promoted from Championship 2 to Championship 1
Relegated from Championship 1 to Championship 2
Relegated from Championship 2 to Level 4 Regional League
Champions | Ards |
---|---|
Promoted | Ards |
Relegated |
Bangor (demoted) Donegal Celtic Lisburn Distillery |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 632 (3.47 per match) |
Biggest home win |
Armagh City 6β0
Lurgan Celtic (7 November 2015) |
Biggest away win |
Lisburn Distillery 1β9
Armagh City (2 April 2016) |
Highest scoring |
Loughgall 3β7
Larne (17 October 2015) Lisburn Distillery 1β9 Armagh City (2 April 2016) |
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2014β15
2016β17 β |
Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
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Annagh United | Tandragee Road | Portadown | 1,250 (100 seated) |
Ards | Clandeboye Park | Bangor | 2,850 (500 seated) |
Armagh City | Holm Park | Armagh | 3,000 (330 seated) |
Ballyclare Comrades | Dixon Park | Ballyclare | 1,800 (500 seated) |
Bangor | Clandeboye Park | Bangor | 2,850 (500 seated) |
Dergview | Darragh Park | Castlederg | 1,200 (100 seated) |
Donegal Celtic | Donegal Celtic Park | Belfast | 2,330 (650 seated) |
Harland & Wolff Welders | Tillysburn Park | Belfast | 3,000 (100 seated) |
Institute | Riverside Stadium | Drumahoe | 3,110 (1,540 seated) |
Knockbreda | Breda Park | Knockbreda | 1,000 (100 seated) |
Larne | Inver Park | Larne | 1,100 (656 seated) |
Lisburn Distillery | New Grosvenor Stadium | Ballyskeagh | 7,000 (540 seated) |
Loughgall | Lakeview Park | Loughgall | 3,000 (180 seated) |
Lurgan Celtic | Knockrammer Park | Lurgan | 1,000 (100 seated) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ards (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 54 | Promotion to the NIFL Premiership |
2 | Harland & Wolff Welders [b] | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 51 | |
3 | Armagh City [b] | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 44 | |
4 | Knockbreda [b] | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 43 | |
5 | Institute | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 42 | Qualification for the promotion play-off [c] |
6 | Larne | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 42 | |
7 | Lurgan Celtic | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 39 | |
8 | Ballyclare Comrades | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 37 | |
9 | Loughgall | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 36 | |
10 | Bangor (R) | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 35 | Demotion to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League [d] |
11 | Dergview | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 35 | |
12 | Annagh United [e] | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 27 | |
13 | Donegal Celtic (R) | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 80 | −46 | 10 | Relegation to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League |
14 | Lisburn Distillery (R) | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 85 | −67 | 10 |
Each team will play every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.
Champions | Limavady United |
---|---|
Promoted | PSNI |
Relegated |
Coagh United Dollingstown Glebe Rangers Portstewart Wakehurst |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 575 (3.16 per match) |
Biggest home win |
PSNI 7β0
Moyola Park (30 April 2016) |
Biggest away win |
Banbridge Town 0β6
Sport & Leisure Swifts (5 September 2015) |
Highest scoring |
Queen's University 4β5
Portstewart (28 November 2015) |
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2014β15
2016β17 β |
Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
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Banbridge Town | Crystal Park | Banbridge | 1,500 (100 seated) |
Coagh United | Hagan Park | Coagh | 2,000 (179 seated) |
Dollingstown | Planters Park | Lurgan | 1,000 (100 seated) |
Dundela | Wilgar Park | Belfast | 2,500 (100 seated) |
Glebe Rangers | Riada Stadium | Ballymoney | 5,752 (218 seated) |
Limavady United | The Showgrounds | Limavady | 1,000 (174 seated) |
Moyola Park | Mill Meadow | Castledawson | 1,000 (200 seated) |
Newington YC | Seaview | Belfast | 3,383 (all seated) |
Portstewart | Seahaven | Portstewart | 1,000 (100 seated) |
PSNI | Newforge Lane | Belfast | 500 (112 seated) |
Queen's University | Dub Stadium | Belfast | 1,000 (100 seated) |
Sport & Leisure Swifts | Glen Road Heights | Belfast | 500 (215 seated) |
Tobermore United | Fortwilliam Park | Tobermore | 1,500 (100 seated) |
Wakehurst | Mill Meadow | Castledawson | 1,000 (200 seated) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
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1 | Limavady United [b] (C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 59 | |
2 | PSNI (P) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 59 | Promotion to the NIFL Championship [c] |
3 | Sport & Leisure Swifts | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 47 | |
4 | Tobermore United | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 44 | |
5 | Moyola Park | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 41 | |
6 | Banbridge Town | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 36 | |
7 | Queen's University | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 36 | |
8 | Dundela | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | |
9 | Newington YC | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 34 | |
10 | Dollingstown (R) | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 34 | Relegation to the tier 4 regional leagues |
11 | Glebe Rangers (R) | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 32 | |
12 | Coagh United (R) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 22 | |
13 | Portstewart (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 21 | |
14 | Wakehurst (R) | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 67 | −42 | 7 |
Each team will play every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.