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2018–19 NIFL Championship

The 2018–19 NIFL Championship was the third season of the NIFL Championship since gaining senior status. It is the second-tier of the Northern Ireland Football League - the national football league in Northern Ireland.

NIFL Championship
Season2018–19
Dates10 August 2018 - 27 April 2019
ChampionsLarne
(1st second-tier senior title)
PromotedLarne
Carrick Rangers (via play-off)
RelegatedLimavady United
Matches played192
Goals scored663 (3.45 per match)
Biggest home winLarne 6–0 Limavady United
(17 November 2018)
Loughgall 6–0 Dergview
(24 November 2018)
Biggest away winH&W Welders 0–6 Portadown
(16 February 2019)
Highest scoringCarrick Rangers 7–2 H&W Welders
(9 February 2019)

Teams

The 2018–19 NIFL Championship was contested by 12 teams. Institute were champions in the previous season, and were promoted to the 2018–19 NIFL Premiership. They were replaced by the bottom team in last season's Premiership, Ballinamallard United. Runners-up Newry City won 6–3 on aggregate in the promotion play-off against Carrick Rangers, also achieving promotion to the Premiership for this season and relegating Carrick Rangers to the Championship.

The bottom team from the previous season, Lurgan Celtic, were relegated to the third-tier NIFL Premier Intermediate League. They were replaced by Dundela, winners of the Premier Intermediate League. The eleventh-placed team from the previous season, Dergview, remained in the Championship this season, after defeating the NIFL Premier Intermediate League runners-up Queen's University 4–1 on aggregate in the relegation play-off.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2018–19 NIFL Championship teams
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Locations of the Belfast-based 2018–19 NIFL Championship teams
ClubStadiumLocationCapacity[1]
Ballinamallard UnitedFerney ParkBallinamallard2,000 (250 seated)
Ballyclare ComradesDixon ParkBallyclare5,333
Carrick RangersLoughshore Hotel ArenaCarrickfergus4,500 (150 seated)
DergviewDarragh ParkCastlederg1,200
DundelaWilgar ParkBelfast2,500
Harland & Wolff WeldersTillysburn ParkBelfast3,000
KnockbredaBreda ParkBelfast1,000
LarneInver ParkLarne3,000
Limavady UnitedThe ShowgroundsLimavady1,500
LoughgallLakeview ParkLoughgall3,000
PSNINewforge LaneBelfast1,500
PortadownShamrock ParkPortadown3,940 (2,765 seated)

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation[a]
1Larne (C, P)3226338719+6881Promotion to the NIFL Premiership
2Carrick Rangers (O, P)3220485942+1764Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3Portadown32156115955+451
4Dundela32137126760+746
5Ballinamallard United32123173951−1239
6Harland & Wolff Welders32112194568−2335
7Loughgall32119126052+842
8Dergview32133165151042
9Ballyclare Comrades32117145868−1040
10Knockbreda32107154563−1837
11PSNI (O)3297164872−2434Qualification for the relegation play-off
12Limavady United (R)3288164562−1732Relegation to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League
Source: NIFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Drawing of lots[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Matches 1–22

During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ AwayBMDBCCCRKDGVDUNH&WKNBLARLIMLOUPORPSN
Ballinamallard United—1–01–21–41–12–00–12–03–01–21–23–0
Ballyclare Comrades2–0—1–42–23–30–22–10–41–12–12–12–2
Carrick Rangers1–32–0—1–00–51–43–02–03–11–12–04–2
Dergview1–21–20–2—1–32–13–01–10–21–31–22–3
Dundela3–22–40–03–2—1–41–10–22–25–22–33–3
Harland & Wolff Welders2–03–41–02–11–0—1–32–31–20–20–21–1
Knockbreda1–23–20–25–30–41–2—1–10–13–22–22–2
Larne1–03–14–02–05–03–02–0—6–04–12–24–0
Limavady United1–23–32–11–21–41–21–21–3—1–12–23–4
Loughgall2–24–21–16–01–20–24–02–32–1—1–13–2
Portadown5–03–10–22–10–43–24–30–32–22–1—2–0
PSNI0–01–42–00–11–24–21–31–21–03–13–2—
Source: NIFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–32

During matches 23–32 each team plays every other team in their half of the table twice (home and away).

Source: NIFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bottom six

Home \ AwayBCCDGVKNBLIMLOUPSN
Ballyclare Comrades—2–31–14–11–41–3
Dergview2–0—3–00–11–02–1
Knockbreda2–10–4—1–30–05–2
Limavady United0–11–43–0—1–31–1
Loughgall3–50–01–11–1—1–2
PSNI2–20–30–30–41–4—
Source: NIFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

NIFL Premiership play-offs

See: 2018–19 NIFL Premiership

NIFL Championship play-off

The eleventh-placed team from the Championship, PSNI, faced Annagh United, the runners-up from the 2018–19 Premier Intermediate League over two legs for one spot in the 2019–20 NIFL Championship. PSNI won 5–3 on aggregate to retain their place in the Championship for next season. Annagh United remained in the Premier Intermediate League.

First leg
Annagh United1 – 4PSNI
McDonald 30'NIFLWilson 44'
Moody 51'
Tumelty 65', 82'
Tandragee Road, Portadown
Referee: Ben McMaster
Second leg
PSNI1 – 2Annagh United

PSNI won 5–3 on aggregate and retained their Championship status for the 2019–20 season.

References

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