2013–14 NIFL Championship

NIFL Championship 2013–14 2012–13 2014–15 The 2013–14 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 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.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 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.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 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.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 Team changes from 2012–13 Ards were last season's winners of Championship 1, achieving promotion to the 2013–14 NIFL Premiership.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22234414 Ards secure Championship and promotion 20 April 2013 BBC Sport 20 April 2013 Lisburn Distillery replaced them for this season's Championship 1, after finishing in 12th place in the previous season's Premiership.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22174389 Tim McCann sacked as manager as Lisburn Distillery are relegated 16 April 2013 BBC Sport BBC 16 April 2013 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22469736 Warrenpoint Town overcome Donegal Celtic in Premiership play-off 10 May 2013 BBC Sport BBC 10 May 2013 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.http://www.ifachampionship.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=480:championship-2-promotion-play-off&catid=22:championship-2&Itemid=16 CHAMPIONSHIP 2 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF - DOLLINGSTOWN -V- NEWINGTON YC 8 May 2013 ifachampionship.com 15 May 2013 Newington YC won the play-off on the away goals rule after the tie ended 4–4 on aggregate, to gain promotion to Championship 2 for the first time.http://www.ifachampionship.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=486&catid=22&Itemid=12 NEWINGTON YC WIN ON AWAY GOALS TO SECURE CHAMPIONSHIP 2 PLACE 25 May 2013 ifachampionship.com 25 May 2013 Promoted from Championship 1 to the Premiership Ards (1st in Championship 1) Warrenpoint Town (2nd in Championship 1 - play-off winners) Relegated from the Premiership to Championship 1 Donegal Celtic (11th in IFA Premiership - play-off losers) Lisburn Distillery (12th in IFA Premiership) Promoted from Championship 2 to Championship 1 Knockbreda (1st in Championship 2) Ballyclare Comrades (2nd in Championship 2) Relegated from Championship 1 to Championship 2 Tobermore United (13th in Championship 1) Promoted from Northern Amateur Football League to Championship 2 Newington YC (1st in NAFL Premier Division - promoted via play-off) Championship 1 NIFL Championship 1 Institute Institute Coagh UnitedLimavady United D. Celtic 6–1 CoaghInstitute 6–1 LarneDergview 5–0 BangorBangor 5–0 CoaghBangor 6–1 Loughgall Coagh 1–6 CarrickDergview 0–5 KnockbredaLimavady 0–5 InstituteLimavady 0–5 CarrickCoagh 1–6 BangorD. Celtic 0–5 InstituteD. Celtic 1–6 Ballyclare Loughgall 5–5 InstituteLoughgall 6–4 Ballyclare 182 661 2012–13 2014–15 Stadia and locations UK Northern Ireland right 350 Location of teams in the 2013–14 NIFL Championship 1 UK Northern Ireland 12 54.602945 -5.891278 Belfast top UK Northern Ireland 54.75101 -6.002269 left Ballyclare UK Northern Ireland 54.65179 -5.684674 right Bangor UK Northern Ireland 54.71974 -5.800309 right Carrick UK Northern Ireland 54.648755 -6.608396 right Coagh UK Northern Ireland 54.707400 -7.599873 left Dergview UK Northern Ireland 54.97574 -7.277176 left Institute UK Northern Ireland 54.566894 -5.853528 right Knockbreda UK Northern Ireland 54.85013 -5.827303 top Larne UK Northern Ireland 55.051750 -6.936958 top Limavady United UK Northern Ireland 54.53607 -6.003814 bottom Lisburn Distillery UK Northern Ireland 54.407050 -6.611546 left Loughgall UK Northern Ireland 55.32 -8.2 TransparentPlaceholder.png Belfast teams : Donegal CelticDundelaH&W Welders Greater Belfast 350 right Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2013–14 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 ClubStadiumLocationCapacity 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 main WDL Championship 1 PR INS Institute BGR Bangor KNB Knockbreda DND Dundela CRK Carrick Rangers H&W Harland & Wolff Welders BCC Ballyclare Comrades LGL Loughgall LRN Larne LIS Lisburn Distillery DGC Donegal Celtic DGV Dergview COA Coagh United LIM Limavady United 15 9 2 72 35 C,P 16 5 5 65 39 14 4 8 57 36 14 4 8 65 47 14 4 8 52 34 11 8 7 46 34 10 4 12 53 50 9 6 11 48 56 9 5 12 32 47 8 7 11 43 49 8 5 13 41 55 6 8 12 30 46 5 6 15 38 74 R 4 3 19 19 59 R Bangor were ineligible for the promotion play-off, as they did not attain the required licence for promotion. #BBF3BB Promotion to NIFL Premiership P #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 BCC BGR CRK COA DGV DGC DND H&W INS KNB LRN LIM LIS LGL Ballyclare Comrades 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 5–3 2–2 5–1 2–5 4–0 3–2 0–3 2–0 Bangor 4–0 0–3 5–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 6–2 6–1 Carrick Rangers 4–2 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–4 0–1 3–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 Coagh United 0–2 1–6 1–6 2–3 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 4–4 2–3 Dergview 1–5 5–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–5 1–2 0–0 3–3 1–1 Donegal Celtic 1–6 1–4 0–0 6–1 0–1 5–3 0–3 0–5 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 Dundela 3–0 5–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 Harland & Wolff Welders 1–1 2–2 1–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 3–6 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–3 1–2 Institute 3–2 2–2 5–1 6–2 4–0 4–2 4–0 3–1 0–0 6–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 Knockbreda 2–0 3–0 3–1 5–1 1–2 4–1 5–4 0–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 2–2 3–1 Larne 0–1 0–4 1–2 3–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 4–3 1–5 5–1 1–0 2–0 Limavady United 3–3 1–2 0–5 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–4 1–3 0–5 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 Lisburn Distillery 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 3–6 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 Loughgall 6–4 2–2 0–2 4–2 1–1 1–3 3–3 2–3 5–5 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 complete rsssf.com Championship 2 NIFL Championship 2 Armagh City Armagh CityPSNI Chimney Corner (resigned)Killymoon Rangers Annagh United 9–1 Chimney Corner Killymoon Rangers 0–7 Banbridge TownGlebe Rangers 1–8 PSNI Armagh City 9–2 Chimney Corner 240 877 2012–13 2014–15 Stadia and locations UK Northern Ireland right 350 Location of teams in the 2013–14 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 54.34349 -6.628479 bottom Armagh City UK Northern Ireland 55.061924 -6.498034 right Ballymoney & Glebe UK Northern Ireland 54.350473 -6.264619 right Banbridge Town UK Northern Ireland 54.726113 -6.250117 top Chimney Corner UK Northern Ireland 54.616745 -6.732853 left Killymoon Rangers 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 : NewingtonPSNIQueen's Univ.Sport & Leisure Greater Belfast 350 right Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2013–14 NIFL Championship 2 Greater Belfast 54.62428 -5.922017 top Newington Greater Belfast 54.58161 -6.008449 top Sport & Leisure Swifts Greater Belfast 54.559056 -5.940977 top PSNI Greater Belfast 54.556715 -5.961765 bottom Queen's University ClubStadiumLocationCapacity 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 main WDL Championship 2 PR ARM Armagh City PSNI PSNI QUE Queen's University NTN Newington YC ANN Annagh United BBT Banbridge Town MOY Moyola Park PST Portstewart BMY Ballymoney United TOB Tobermore United GBE Glebe Rangers LGC Lurgan Celtic WAK Wakehurst CHI Chimney Corner SLS Sport & Leisure Swifts KMR Killymoon Rangers 25 2 3 90 26 C,P 20 6 4 84 28 P 19 6 5 47 32 15 9 6 56 32 15 7 8 75 53 16 2 12 60 44 14 4 12 61 53 12 7 11 52 46 11 6 13 61 59 10 4 16 47 63 10 3 17 48 64 9 6 15 41 67 7 6 17 47 75 7 2 21 38 75 R 5 7 18 37 70 5 3 22 33 90 R #BBF3BB Promotion to NIFL Championship 1 P P #FFBBBB Resigned to join Ballymena & Provincial Regional league RES #FFBBBB Relegation to Ballymena & Provincial 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 30 games. Championship 2 results main FBR grey ANN ARM BMY BBT CHI GBE KMR LGC MOY NTN PST PSNI QUE SLS TOB WAK Annagh United 0–3 6–2 2–0 9–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–2 3–3 1–1 3–4 3–1 3–1 7–2 Armagh City 5–1 2–1 4–0 9–2 3–0 6–0 4–0 4–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 Ballymoney United 3–3 1–2 0–1 1–3 3–4 3–1 4–0 1–2 5–2 0–2 1–3 3–4 3–1 1–0 3–3 Banbridge Town 4–3 1–4 3–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 6–0 3–1 Chimney Corner 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 4–0 0–4 1–4 1–5 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 Glebe Rangers 0–3 0–2 1–2 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–3 3–5 1–1 1–2 1–8 1–2 4–0 2–4 4–0 Killymoon Rangers 1–2 0–4 1–0 0–7 4–2 3–3 3–3 1–6 0–4 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–4 2–5 5–4 Lurgan Celtic 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–4 0–1 3–2 5–1 3–0 2–2 0–5 2–0 0–1 3–3 0–2 2–1 Moyola Park 5–2 1–2 2–6 4–3 4–0 0–3 1–2 4–0 0–3 5–2 0–3 1–0 1–1 5–0 0–0 Newington YC 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 4–1 Portstewart 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–5 0–1 4–1 3–1 2–3 PSNI 5–0 3–3 5–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 7–0 4–0 1–2 3–2 0–0 2–0 3–2 2–3 Queen's University 2–1 2–4 2–4 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 Sport & Leisure Swifts 3–1 2–2 0–2 3–2 2–1 1–3 2–4 3–4 1–3 3–3 0–1 0–3 0–1 3–3 1–1 Tobermore United 0–4 1–2 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 2–2 0–2 2–3 4–0 2–4 Wakehurst 0–0 0–2 3–3 2–4 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 2–3 1–0 3–3 2–5 1–2 0–1 2–3 complete rsssf.com References 2013-14 North 2