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2009–10 IFA Premiership
The 2009–10 IFA Premiership (known as the Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 2nd season of the IFA Premiership, the highest level of league football in Northern Ireland, and the 109th season of Northern Ireland Football League, Irish league football overall. Linfield F.C., Linfield were champions, winning the league for the 49th time. Summary It began on 8 August 2009 and ended on 1 May 2010. Glentoran F.C., Glentoran were the defending champions. On 27 April 2010, Linfield F.C., Linfield clinched the title after a 1–0 victory against Cliftonville F.C., Cliftonville at Windsor Park. On 14 May 2010, Institute F.C., Institute were relegated to the 2010–11 IFA Championship, after losing the two-legged relegation play-off to Donegal Celtic F.C., Donegal Celtic, who took their place in the 2010–11 IFA Premiership. Team changes from 2008–09 On 2 February 2009, Bangor F.C., Bangor's board announced that they would not be able to renew their domestic licence d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFA Premiership
The NIFL Premiership, known as the Sports Direct Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and Irish Premiership colloquially, is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Northern Ireland Football League – the national league in Northern Ireland. The NIFL Premiership was established as the IFA Premiership in 2008 under the auspices of the Irish Football Association as the successor to the Irish Premier League, before the Northern Ireland Football League was created for the start of the 2013–14 season. At the end of the season, the champion club is presented with the Gibson Cup. Linfield are the current champions, winning their 9th title in the 2024–25 season. Origin The current format was introduced for the 2008–09 season after the league system for Northern Ireland was re-organised. The top flight was reduced in size from 16 to 12 clubs, included on the basis not only of their performance in the 2007–08 season, but in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |