2022–23 NIFL Premiership

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NIFL Premiership 2022–23
Season information
Dates	August 2022–April 2023
Season statistics
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The 2022–23 NIFL Premiership (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) will be the 15th season of Northern Ireland's highest national football league in this format since its inception in 2008, the 122nd season of the Irish League overall, and the 10th season since the creation of the Northern Ireland Football League. The 38-game season is due to commence in August 2022 and conclude in April 2023.

Linfield are the four-time defending champions, having been league winners in the previous four seasons - the 2021–22 season seeing them win a world record 56th league crown.

The winners will enter the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, while the runners-up will join the Irish Cup winners and the play-off winners in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round.

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in this season's Premiership, eleven of which return from the previous season. Warrenpoint Town finished bottom of the table the previous season, and were relegated to the NIFL Championship after five years as a Premiership club, with Championship winners Newry City promoted to replace them for this season's Premiership. 11th-placed Portadown retained their Premiership status after defeating Annagh United 4–2 on aggregate in the Premiership play-off.

Stadia and locations

Club	Stadium	Location	Capacity
Ballymena United	The Showgrounds	Ballymena	3,824 (all seated)
Carrick Rangers	Loughshore Hotel Arena	Carrickfergus	2,100 (380 seated)
Cliftonville	Solitude	Belfast	3,054 (all seated)
Coleraine	The Showgrounds	Coleraine	4,843 (1,607 seated)
Crusaders	Seaview	Belfast	3,208 (all seated)
Dungannon Swifts	Stangmore Park	Dungannon	2,000 (300 seated)
Glenavon	Mourneview Park	Lurgan	3,302 (all seated)
Glentoran	The Oval	Belfast	6,054 (3,991 seated)
Larne	Inver Park	Larne	2,732 (1,632 seated)
Linfield	Windsor Park	Belfast	18,434 (all seated)
Newry City	The Showgrounds	Newry	2,275 (1,080 seated)
Portadown	Shamrock Park	Portadown	3,940 (2,765 seated)

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ballymena United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Carrick Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3	Cliftonville	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs
4	Coleraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Dungannon Swifts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Glenavon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Glentoran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Larne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Linfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Newry City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the NIFL Premiership play-off
12	Portadown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the NIFL Championship

First match(es) will be played on August 2022. Source: Northern Ireland Football League
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

External links

• Official website

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