2013–14 NIFL Championship

NIFL Championship
Season 2013–14

The 2013–14 NIFL Championship (known as the Belfast Telegraph Championship for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the sixth season since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland. This was the first season that the league was operated by the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL), which took over from the Irish Football Association (IFA) for the 2013–14 season onwards.[2] The season began on 9 August 2013 and ended on 10 May 2014.

Institute won the Championship 1 title, winning promotion back to the top flight for the first time since the 2009–10 season.[3] In the bottom two, Limavady United and Coagh United were relegated to Championship 2. Armagh City and PSNI replaced them in Championship 1, after finishing first and second in Championship 2. For the first time since the Championship was inaugurated in 2008, a club was relegated to regional football. Killymoon Rangers finished bottom of Championship 2 and were relegated to a regional division for the following season. Also leaving Championship 2 was Chimney Corner. In July 2014, the club announced that they would be resigning from the Championship to join the Ballymena & Provincial League for the following season.[4]

Team changes from 2012–13

Ards were last season's winners of Championship 1, achieving promotion to the 2013–14 NIFL Premiership.[5] Lisburn Distillery replaced them for this season's Championship 1, after finishing in 12th place in the previous season's Premiership.[6] Championship 1 runners-up Warrenpoint Town were also promoted, by defeating Donegal Celtic on the away goals rule after the promotion/relegation play-off ended 2–2 on aggregate.[7]

As a result of Newry City's expulsion the previous season, only the 13th-placed club, Tobermore United, were relegated to Championship 2. Championship 2 winners Knockbreda and runners-up Ballyclare Comrades were both promoted to Championship 1. The last remaining place in Championship 2 was filled by the winner of a two-legged promotion play-off between Mid-Ulster Football League champions Dollingstown and Northern Amateur Football League champions Newington YC.[8] Newington YC won the play-off on the away goals rule after the tie ended 44 on aggregate, to gain promotion to Championship 2 for the first time.[9]

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

Promoted from Northern Amateur Football League to Championship 2

Championship 1

NIFL Championship 1
Champions Institute
Promoted Institute
Relegated Coagh United
Limavady United
Matches played 182
Goals scored 661 (3.63 per match)
Biggest home win D. Celtic 6–1 Coagh
Institute 6–1 Larne
Dergview 5–0 Bangor
Bangor 5–0 Coagh
Bangor 6–1 Loughgall
Biggest away win Coagh 1–6 Carrick
Dergview 0–5 Knockbreda
Limavady 0–5 Institute
Limavady 0–5 Carrick
Coagh 1–6 Bangor
D. Celtic 0–5 Institute
D. Celtic 1–6 Ballyclare
Highest scoring Loughgall 5–5 Institute
Loughgall 6–4 Ballyclare

Stadia and locations

Club Stadium Location Capacity
Ballyclare Comrades Dixon Park Ballyclare 1,800 (500 seated)
Bangor Clandeboye Park Bangor 2,850 (500 seated)
Carrick Rangers Taylors Avenue Carrickfergus 6,000 (400 seated)
Coagh United Hagan Park Coagh 2,000 (179 seated)
Dergview Darragh Park Castlederg 1,200 (100 seated)
Donegal Celtic Donegal Celtic Park Belfast 2,330 (650 seated)
Dundela Wilgar Park Belfast 2,500 (100 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)
Limavady United The Showgrounds Limavady 524 (174 seated)
Lisburn Distillery New Grosvenor Stadium Ballyskeagh 7,000 (540 seated)
Loughgall Lakeview Park Loughgall 3,000 (180 seated)

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Institute (C) (P) 26 15 9 2 72 35 +37 54 Promotion to NIFL Premiership
2 Bangor 26 16 5 5 65 39 +26 53
3 Knockbreda 26 14 4 8 57 36 +21 46
4 Dundela 26 14 4 8 65 47 +18 46
5 Carrick Rangers 26 14 4 8 52 34 +18 46
6 Harland & Wolff Welders 26 11 8 7 46 34 +12 41
7 Ballyclare Comrades 26 10 4 12 53 50 +3 34
8 Loughgall 26 9 6 11 48 56 8 33
9 Larne 26 9 5 12 32 47 15 32
10 Lisburn Distillery 26 8 7 11 43 49 6 31
11 Donegal Celtic 26 8 5 13 41 55 14 29
12 Dergview 26 6 8 12 30 46 16 26
13 Coagh United (R) 26 5 6 15 38 74 36 21 Relegation to NIFL Championship 2
14 Limavady United (R) 26 4 3 19 19 59 40 15

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results

Each team will play every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.

Home ╲ Away BCC BGR CRKCOADGVDGCDNDHARINSKNBLRNLIMLISLGL
Ballyclare Comrades 01 01 12 20 11 53 22 51 25 40 32 03 20
Bangor 40 03 50 21 10 32 11 01 20 32 31 62 61
Carrick Rangers 42 22 10 31 34 01 32 12 30 12 10 31 12
Coagh United 02 16 16 23 31 02 22 11 23 11 21 44 23
Dergview 15 50 21 00 21 23 00 11 05 12 00 33 11
Donegal Celtic 16 14 00 61 01 53 03 05 10 11 21 11 42
Dundela 30 51 11 23 22 32 02 11 40 01 10 20 21
Harland & Wolff Welders 11 22 12 40 20 02 36 01 11 10 30 33 12
Institute 32 22 51 62 40 42 40 31 00 61 20 21 11
Knockbreda 20 30 31 51 12 41 54 01 22 10 40 22 31
Larne 01 04 12 33 21 11 02 03 43 15 51 10 20
Limavady United 33 12 05 10 10 21 04 13 05 12 00 10 12
Lisburn Distillery 10 13 11 13 20 20 36 01 22 31 12 20 21
Loughgall 64 22 02 42 11 13 33 23 55 10 10 41 12

Source: rsssf.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship 2

NIFL Championship 2
Champions Armagh City
Promoted Armagh City
PSNI
Relegated Chimney Corner (resigned)
Killymoon Rangers
Matches played 240
Goals scored 877 (3.65 per match)
Biggest home win Annagh United 9–1 Chimney Corner
Biggest away win Killymoon Rangers 0–7 Banbridge Town
Glebe Rangers 1–8 PSNI
Highest scoring Armagh City 9–2 Chimney Corner

Stadia and locations

Club Stadium Location Capacity
Annagh United Tandragee Road Portadown 1,250 (100 seated)
Armagh City Holm Park Armagh 3,000 (330 seated)
Ballymoney United Riada Stadium Ballymoney 5,752 (218 seated)
Banbridge Town Crystal Park Banbridge 1,500 (100 seated)
Chimney Corner Allen Park Antrim 2,000 (106 seated)
Glebe Rangers Riada Stadium Ballymoney 5,752 (218 seated)
Killymoon Rangers Mid Ulster Sports Arena Cookstown 700 (100 seated)
Lurgan Celtic Knockrammer Park Lurgan 1,000 (100 seated)
Moyola Park Mill Meadow Castledawson 1,000 (200 seated)
Newington YC Seaview Belfast 3,383 (all seated)
Portstewart Seahaven Portstewart 500 (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)

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Armagh City (C) (P) 30 25 2 3 90 26 +64 77 Promotion to NIFL Championship 1
2 PSNI (P) 30 20 6 4 84 28 +56 66
3 Queen's University 30 19 6 5 47 32 +15 63
4 Newington YC 30 15 9 6 56 32 +24 54
5 Annagh United 30 15 7 8 75 53 +22 52
6 Banbridge Town 30 16 2 12 60 44 +16 50
7 Moyola Park 30 14 4 12 61 53 +8 46
8 Portstewart 30 12 7 11 52 46 +6 43
9 Ballymoney United 30 11 6 13 61 59 +2 39
10 Tobermore United 30 10 4 16 47 63 16 34
11 Glebe Rangers 30 10 3 17 48 64 16 33
12 Lurgan Celtic 30 9 6 15 41 67 26 33
13 Wakehurst 30 7 6 17 47 75 28 27
14 Chimney Corner (R) 30 7 2 21 38 75 37 23 Resigned to join Ballymena & Provincial Regional league[4]
15 Sport & Leisure Swifts 30 5 7 18 37 70 33 22
16 Killymoon Rangers (R) 30 5 3 22 33 90 57 18 Relegation to Ballymena & Provincial Regional league

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results

Each team plays every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 30 games.

Home ╲ Away ANN ARM BMYBBTCHIGBEKMRLGCMOYNTNPSTPSNQUESLSTOBWAK
Annagh United 03 62 20 91 10 30 10 30 42 33 11 34 31 31 72
Armagh City 51 21 40 92 30 60 40 42 20 31 21 10 30 30 60
Ballymoney United 33 12 01 13 34 31 40 12 52 02 13 34 31 10 33
Banbridge Town 43 14 30 32 31 20 11 10 21 20 12 02 11 60 31
Chimney Corner 23 21 11 01 02 30 40 04 14 15 02 01 10 12 30
Glebe Rangers 03 02 12 21 32 10 13 35 11 12 18 12 40 24 40
Killymoon Rangers 12 04 10 07 42 33 33 16 04 01 22 02 24 25 54
Lurgan Celtic 11 01 04 14 01 32 51 30 22 05 20 01 33 02 21
Moyola Park 52 12 26 43 40 03 12 40 03 52 03 10 11 50 00
Newington YC 11 10 22 20 21 20 20 22 10 01 11 30 40 21 41
Portstewart 11 41 01 10 22 12 30 01 00 03 05 01 41 31 23
PSNI 50 33 51 31 30 31 20 70 40 12 32 00 20 32 23
Queen's University 21 24 24 21 21 11 31 32 00 00 11 00 10 30 21
Sport & Leisure Swifts 31 22 02 32 21 13 24 34 13 33 01 03 01 33 11
Tobermore United 04 12 00 02 31 30 20 21 23 00 22 02 23 40 24
Wakehurst 00 02 33 24 20 21 30 02 23 10 33 25 12 01 23

Source: rsssf.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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