2019–20 NIFL Premiership

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NIFL Premiership 2018–19
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Dates	August 2019 – April 2020
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The 2019–20 NIFL Premiership (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of Northern Ireland's highest national football league in this format since its inception in 2008, the 119th season of Irish league football overall, and the seventh season of the league operating as part of the Northern Ireland Football League. The season will begin in August 2019 and will conclude in April 2020, with the play-offs for promotion/relegation and the Europa League then taking place in May 2020.

Linfield are the defending champions, having lifted the league title for a record 53rd time the previous season.

The winners will qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, while the runners-up and the play-off winners will qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, along with the 2019–20 Irish Cup winners.

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the 2019–20 NIFL Premiership, ten of which will have retained their Premiership status from the previous season. Last season's bottom Premiership club, Newry City, were relegated to the 2019–20 NIFL Championship after only one season in the top flight, and were replaced by Larne, who were promoted to this season's Premiership as 2018–19 NIFL Championship winners. This marked a return to the top flight for the first time in 11 years for Larne, after they were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season when they did not apply for a place in the newly-introduced Premiership for the following season.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Linfield  (C)	31	22	3	6	71	24	+47	69	Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2	Coleraine	31	19	8	4	64	24	+40	65	Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round
3	Crusaders	31	17	8	6	66	30	+36	59
4	Cliftonville	31	18	5	8	48	22	+26	59
5	Glentoran	31	17	7	7	60	33	+27	58
6	Template:Fb team Larne	31	16	8	7	59	29	+30	56
7	Glenavon	31	10	5	16	46	71	−25	35
8	Template:Fb team Carrick Rangers	31	10	2	19	34	47	−13	32
9	Dungannon Swifts	31	8	6	17	36	76	−40	30
10	Ballymena United	31	7	6	18	34	5	+29	27
11	Warrenpoint Town	31	5	3	23	26	85	−59	18
12	Institute  (R)	31	2	9	20	23	72	−49	15	Relegation to the NIFL Championship

Source: NIFL Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

External links

• Official website

2019–20 in Northern Irish football
Domestic leagues
NIFL Premiership · NIFL Championship
Domestic cups
Irish Cup · Northern Ireland Football League Cup · Northern Ireland Super Cup
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final)
National teams
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