2014–15 NIFL Championship

NIFL Championship 2014–15 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 NIFL Championship (known as the Belfast Telegraph Championship for sponsorship reasons)BELFAST TELEGRAPH SPONSOR THE IFA CHAMPIONSHIP https://web.archive.org/web/20120425104554/http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/6851/belfast-telegraph-sponsor-the-ifa-championship/ April 25, 2012 was the seventh season since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland, and the second season that the league is being operated by the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL), which took over from the Irish Football Association (IFA) for the 2013–14 season onwards.http://www.ifapremiership.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=870&catid=3&Itemid=12 NORTHERN IRELAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE NIFL Premiership The season began on 8 August 2014 and concluded on 2 May 2015. Carrick Rangers won the Championship 1 title, winning promotion back to the top flight for the first time since their relegation in the 2011–12 season.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32466327 Carrick Rangers are promoted to Irish Premiership 25 April 2015 BBC Sport BBC 26 April 2015 Bangor finished as runners-up – the Promotion/relegation play-off place – and faced Warrenpoint Town from the Premiership for a place in next season's Premiership.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32265685 Irish Premiership: Dungannon Swifts 1-1 Warrenpoint Town 11 April 2015 BBC Sport BBC 11 April 2015 After a 2–2 draw on aggregate after extra time, Warrenpoint Town won 3–1 on penalties and retained their Premiership status for next season.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32558724 Premiership play-off: Warrenpoint beat Bangor on penalties 1 May 2015 BBC Sport BBC 1 May 2015 In the bottom two, Dundela and PSNI were relegated to Championship 2. Lurgan Celtic and Annagh United replaced them in Championship 1, 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. Changes from 2013–14 Competition changes League restructure proposals to be introduced over a three-season period were approved by the NIFL on 25 June 2014. The first phase, coming into effect this season, amended the Championship rules: Promotion/relegation play-off – the highest ranked club with a Championship licence, finishing in positions 2–6 in Championship 1 will participate in a promotion/relegation play-off for a place in the Premiership. Prior to this season the club had to finish as runners-up to take part in the play-off. Championship 2 – the bottom two clubs in this season's Championship 2 will be relegated to regional football. If there are no regional champions eligible for promotion, only the bottom club will be relegated. Championship 2 will reduce in size to 14 clubs in the 2015–16 season. Team changes Institute won the Championship 1 title, winning promotion back to the top flight for the first time since the 2009–10 season. They were replaced by Ards, after they had finished bottom of the NIFL Premiership.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27154450 Ards relegated as Bangor draw gifts promotion to Institute 26 April 2014 BBC Sport 21 May 2014 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 the Ballymena & Provincial League for the following season. Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A side Dollingstown took their place in Championship 2, after winning the promotion play-off against Brantwood 6–4 on aggregate.http://www.lurganmail.co.uk/sport/football/junior-football/dollingstown-win-promotion-1-6065995 Dollingstown win promotion 17 May 2014 Lurgan Mail 21 May 2014 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 2014–15 season.http://www.antrimtimes.co.uk/sport/football/corner-step-down-from-championship-football-1-6165005 Corner step down from Championship football 8 July 2014 Antrim Times 8 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715035720/http://www.antrimtimes.co.uk/sport/football/corner-step-down-from-championship-football-1-6165005 15 July 2014 dead No club replaced them in Championship 2, which meant that the division was reduced in size to 15 clubs. Promoted from Championship 1 to the Premiership Institute (1st in NIFL Championship 1) Relegated from the Premiership to Championship 1 Ards (12th in NIFL Premiership) Promoted from Championship 2 to Championship 1 Armagh City (1st in Championship 2) PSNI (2nd in Championship 2) Relegated from Championship 1 to Championship 2 Coagh United (13th in Championship 1) Limavady United (14th in Championship 1) Promoted from Mid-Ulster Football League to Championship 2 Dollingstown (1st in MUFL Intermediate A Division - promoted via play-off) Relegated from Championship 2 to Ballymena & Provincial League Chimney Corner (14th in Championship 2 – club resigned) Killymoon Rangers (16th in Championship 2) Championship 1 NIFL Championship 1 Carrick Rangers Carrick Rangers DundelaPSNI Bangor 8–0 PSNI PSNI 0–7 Ards Loughgall 2–7 Bangor 182 622 2013–14 2015–16 Stadia and locations UK Northern Ireland right 350 Location of teams in the 2014–15 NIFL Championship 1 UK Northern Ireland 12 54.602945 -5.891278 Belfast top UK Northern Ireland 54.34349 -6.628479 bottom Armagh City UK Northern Ireland 54.75101 -6.002269 left Ballyclare UK Northern Ireland 54.65179 -5.684674 right Ards & Bangor UK Northern Ireland 54.71974 -5.800309 right Carrick UK Northern Ireland 54.707400 -7.599873 left Dergview UK Northern Ireland 54.566894 -5.853528 bottom Knockbreda UK Northern Ireland 54.85013 -5.827303 top Larne UK Northern Ireland 54.53607 -6.003814 left Distillery UK Northern Ireland 54.407050 -6.611546 left Loughgall UK Northern Ireland 55.32 -8.2 TransparentPlaceholder.png Belfast teams : Donegal CelticDundelaH&W WeldersPSNI Greater Belfast 350 right Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2014–15 NIFL Championship 1 Greater Belfast 54.573711 -6.023605 left Donegal Celtic Greater Belfast 54.599520 -5.878421 left Dundela Greater Belfast 54.61651 -5.863953 right H&W Welders Greater Belfast 54.559056 -5.940977 top PSNI ClubStadiumLocationCapacity 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) Carrick Rangers Taylors Avenue Carrickfergus 6,000 (400 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) 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) PSNI Newforge Lane Belfast 500 (112 seated) League table main WDL Championship 1 PR CRK Carrick Rangers BGR Bangor ARD Ards H&W Harland & Wolff Welders LRN Larne DGV Dergview ARM Armagh City KNB Knockbreda BCC Ballyclare Comrades LIS Lisburn Distillery LGL Loughgall DGC Donegal Celtic PSNI PSNI DND Dundela 19 5 2 54 22 C,P 18 6 2 71 32 16 8 2 61 30 15 5 6 59 37 13 3 10 52 36 8 9 9 40 43 9 5 12 38 48 9 3 14 31 43 8 4 14 46 48 8 4 14 38 58 7 6 13 36 54 5 9 12 35 42 6 5 15 27 64 R 3 4 19 34 65 R #BBF3BB Promotion to NIFL Premiership P #FFFFBB Qualification to promotion play-off PP #FFBBBB Relegation to NIFL Championship 2 R R 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference complete rsssf.com Results Each team will play every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games. Championship 1 results main FBR grey ARD ARM BCC BGR CRK DGV DGC DND H&W KNB LRN LIS LGL PSNI Ards 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 4–0 5–1 2–1 Armagh City 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 5–2 0–1 2–0 2–4 3–1 1–0 1–2 Ballyclare Comrades 1–1 4–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 Bangor 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 4–2 3–1 2–2 4–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 8–0 Carrick Rangers 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 Dergview 2–2 2–0 5–3 0–3 0–0 3–3 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 Donegal Celtic 1–2 2–3 4–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–6 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 Dundela 1–3 1–1 0–3 3–3 2–5 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 3–4 4–0 1–3 Harland & Wolff Welders 1–2 0–2 4–3 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–3 3–2 3–0 4–1 Knockbreda 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–4 0–5 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 4–1 Larne 1–2 4–1 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–5 2–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 Lisburn Distillery 1–3 1–2 2–6 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–6 2–0 0–4 1–1 5–1 Loughgall 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–7 1–1 2–1 0–3 4–2 3–3 0–2 2–4 3–1 0–1 PSNI 0–7 3–3 0–4 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–0 0–3 3–1 1–4 complete rsssf.com Championship 2 NIFL Championship 2 Lurgan Celtic Lurgan CelticAnnagh United Ballymoney United Lurgan Celtic 9–0 Coagh United Ballymoney United 0–6 Moyola ParkAnnagh United 0–6Limavady United Moyola Park 2–7 Annagh UnitedLurgan Celtic 9–0 Coagh United 210 714 2013–14 2015–16 Stadia and locations UK Northern Ireland right 350 Location of teams in the 2014–15 NIFL Championship 2 UK Northern Ireland 12 54.602945 -5.891278 Belfast top UK Northern Ireland 54.409555 -6.438328 left Annagh U. UK Northern Ireland 55.061924 -6.498034 right Ballymoney & Glebe UK Northern Ireland 54.350473 -6.264619 right Banbridge Town UK Northern Ireland 54.648755 -6.608396 right Coagh UK Northern Ireland 54.44774 -6.278461 right Dollingstown UK Northern Ireland 55.051750 -6.936958 top Limavady United UK Northern Ireland 54.469105 -6.364089 top Lurgan Celtic UK Northern Ireland 54.780458 -6.554798 left Moyola & Wakehurst UK Northern Ireland 55.180806 -6.711854 top Portstewart UK Northern Ireland 54.817336 -6.701234 top Tobermore United UK Northern Ireland 55.32 -8.2 TransparentPlaceholder.png Belfast teams : NewingtonQueen's Univ.Sport & Leisure Greater Belfast 350 right Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2014–15 NIFL Championship 2 Greater Belfast 54.62428 -5.922017 top Newington Greater Belfast 54.58161 -6.008449 top Sport & Leisure Swifts Greater Belfast 54.556715 -5.961765 bottom Queen's University ClubStadiumLocationCapacity Annagh United Tandragee Road Portadown 1,250 (100 seated) Ballymoney United Riada Stadium Ballymoney 5,752 (218 seated) 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) Glebe Rangers Riada Stadium Ballymoney 5,752 (218 seated) Limavady United The Showgrounds Limavady 1,000 (174 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 1,000 (100 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 main WDL Championship 2 PR LGC Lurgan Celtic ANN Annagh United LIM Limavady United SLS Sport & Leisure Swifts NTN Newington YC MOY Moyola Park DOL Dollingstown PST Portstewart QUE Queen's University TOB Tobermore United BBT Banbridge Town GBE Glebe Rangers WAK Wakehurst COA Coagh United BMY Ballymoney United 19 6 3 68 21 C,P 18 4 6 73 46 P 17 5 6 67 32 16 5 7 50 34 15 5 8 40 29 14 6 8 58 44 12 7 9 53 39 12 6 10 43 40 11 7 10 48 34 9 7 12 48 45 7 7 14 38 70 6 6 16 45 64 6 4 18 28 68 3 6 19 29 72 2 5 21 26 76 R #BBF3BB Promotion to NIFL Championship 1 P P #FFBBBB Relegation to Level 4 Regional league R 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference complete rsssf.com Results Each team plays every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 28 games. Championship 2 results main FBR grey ANN BMY BBT COA DOL GBE LIM LGC MOY NTN PST QUE SLS TOB WAK Annagh United 5–1 0–0 3–2 4–3 5–3 0–6 1–1 1–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 3–4 2–1 2–3 Ballymoney United 3–5 3–3 3–0 2–6 1–1 2–3 0–5 0–6 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 Banbridge Town 0–4 1–1 4–3 0–4 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–4 0–3 0–2 0–0 3–2 4–1 3–2 Coagh United 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 3–3 0–1 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–0 Dollingstown 1–5 4–0 3–0 6–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–3 0–1 Glebe Rangers 1–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–3 0–1 1–4 0–4 0–3 1–3 8–0 Limavady United 2–2 3–0 3–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–4 3–2 2–0 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 Lurgan Celtic 4–0 2–0 2–3 9–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 5–0 2–2 1–0 Moyola Park 2–7 1–0 5–2 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–5 1–1 2–1 5–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 6–0 Newington YC 0–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–4 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–0 Portstewart 1–4 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–2 5–1 2–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 Queen's University 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 7–1 Sport & Leisure Swifts 0–0 7–0 4–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 Tobermore United 1–3 3–0 8–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 Wakehurst 0–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–6 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–0 3–2 1–2 2–3 complete rsssf.com References 2014-15 North 2