The 2018–19 NIFL Championship was the third season of the
NIFL Championship
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since gaining senior status. It is the second-tier of the
Northern Ireland Football League
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- the national football league in
Northern Ireland
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.
Teams
The 2018–19 NIFL Championship was contested by 12 teams.
Institute
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were champions in the
previous season, and were promoted to the
2018–19 NIFL Premiership
The 2018–19 NIFL Premiership (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of Northern Ireland's highest national football league in this format since its inception in 2008, the 118th season of Irish league ...
. They were replaced by the bottom team in last season's Premiership,
Ballinamallard United
Ballinamallard United Football Club is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship. The club, re-formed in 1975 after being dormant since the 1960s, hails from Ballinamallard, near Enniskillen, County Ferma ...
. Runners-up
Newry City
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Newry was founded in 1144 alongside a Cistercian monastery, although ...
won 6–3 on aggregate in the
promotion play-off
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against
Carrick Rangers
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Taylors Avenue which is known as ...
, 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
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, were relegated to the third-tier
NIFL Premier Intermediate League
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. 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
League table
Results
Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).
Matches 23–32
During matches 23–32 each team plays every other team in their half of the table twice (home and away).
Top six
Bottom six
Play-offs
NIFL Premiership play-offs
''See:
2018–19 NIFL Premiership
The 2018–19 NIFL Premiership (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of Northern Ireland's highest national football league in this format since its inception in 2008, the 118th season of Irish league ...
''
NIFL Championship play-off
The eleventh-placed team from the Championship,
PSNI
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is the police force that serves Northern Ireland. It is the successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) after it was reform ...
, faced
Annagh United
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, the runners-up from the 2018–19
Premier Intermediate League over two legs for one spot in the
2019–20 NIFL Championship
The 2019–20 NIFL Championship was the fourth 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. The season began on 3 Augu ...
. PSNI won 5–3 on aggregate to retain their place in the Championship for next season. Annagh United remained in the Premier Intermediate League.
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''PSNI won 5–3 on aggregate and retained their Championship status for the 2019–20 season.''
References
External links
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NIFL Championship seasons
Northern Ireland
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2018–19 in Northern Ireland association football