NIFL Premiership 2020–21 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Dates | 16 October 2020 – 29 May 2021 | |
Winners | Linfield (7th title) | |
Relegated | No relegation due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
Continental cup qualifiers | ||
Champions League | Linfield | |
Conference League | Coleraine Glentoran Larne | |
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 228 | |
Goals scored | 674 | |
Average | 2.96 per match | |
Top goalscorer | ![]() (Linfield, 23) | |
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The 2020–21 NIFL Premiership season (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the NIFL Premiership, the top-flight of football in Northern Ireland in its current format, and the 120th season of top-flight football in the country as a whole. Linfield were the defending champions.
The title was once again won by Linfield, their 7th Premiership title and 55th title overall, who subsequently qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifiers with Coleraine, Glentoran and Larne qualifying for the 2021–22 UEFA Conference League qualifiers. The club who finished bottom of the league was Dungannon Swifts, however, they were reprieved from relegation due to the majority of clubs in the NIFL Championship voted to end the season early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning no teams would be promoted to the top-flight.
Teams[]
Stadia and locations[]
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Ballymena United | Ballymena | Ballymena Showgrounds | 4,390 |
Carrick Rangers | Carrickfergus | Taylors Avenue | 6,001 |
Cliftonville | Belfast | Solitude | 3,200 |
Coleraine | Coleraine | The Showgrounds | 2,496 |
Crusaders | Belfast | Seaview | 3,383 |
Dungannon Swifts | Dungannon | Stangmore Park | 5,000 |
Glenavon | Lurgan | Mourneview Park | 4,160 |
Glentoran | Belfast | The Oval | 6,050 |
Larne | Larne | Inver Park | 2,500 |
Linfield | Belfast | Windsor Park | 18,614 |
Portadown | Portadown | Shamrock Park | 3,940 |
Warrenpoint Town | Warrenpoint | Milltown | 1,450 |
External links[]
NIFL Premiership 2024–25 |
Ballymena United · Carrick Rangers · Cliftonville · Coleraine · Crusaders · Dungannon Swifts · Glenavon · Glentoran · Larne · Linfield · Loughgall · Portadown |
NIFL Premiership seasons |
2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24 · 2024–25 · |
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2020–21 in European football (UEFA) |
Domestic leagues |
Albania · Andorra · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belarus '20 '21 · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · England · Estonia '20 '21 · Faroe Islands '20 '21 · Finland '20 '21 · France · Georgia '20 '21 · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Hungary · Iceland '20 '21 · Israel · Italy · Kazakhstan '20 '21 · Kosovo · Latvia '20 '21 · Lithuania '20 '21 · Luxembourg · Malta · Moldova '20 '21 · Montenegro · Netherlands · North Macedonia · Northern Ireland · Norway '20 '21 · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '20 '21 · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Scotland · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia{{,}Spain · Sweden '20 '21 · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · Wales |
Domestic cups |
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Israel · Italy · Kazakhstan '20 '21 · Kosovo · Latvia '20 '21 · Liechtenstein · Lithuania '20 '21 · Luxembourg · Malta · Moldova · Montenegro · Netherlands · North Macedonia · Northern Ireland · Norway '20 '21 · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '20 '21 · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Scotland · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · Wales |
League cups |
England · Estonia · Iceland '20 '21 · Israel · Latvia · Northern Ireland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '20 '21 · Scotland · Wales |
Supercups |
Albania · Andorra · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cyprus · England · Estonia · Faroe Islands · France · Georgia · Germany · Gibraltar · Hungary · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Kazakhstan · Kosovo · Lithuania '20 '21 · Malta · Moldova · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Norway '20 '21 · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland '20 '21 · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Spain · Turkey · Ukraine |
UEFA competitions |
Champions League (qualifying phase and play-off round, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Europa League (qualifying phase and play-off round, Champions Path, Main Path, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Super Cup |
International competitions |
UEFA Euro 2021 (qualification) · 2022 FIFA World Cup (qualification) · 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (League A · League B · League C · League D · Finals · Final) |
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