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| competition = [[NIFL Premiership]]
| competition = [[NIFL Premiership]]
| season = 2023–24
| season = 2023–24
| dates = 4 Aug 2023 –
| dates = 4 Aug 2023 – 27 Apr 2024
| winners =
| winners = [[Larne F.C.|Larne]]
| relegated = [[Newry City A.F.C.|Newry City]]
| relegated = [[Newry City A.F.C.|Newry City]]
| continentalcup1 = [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 = [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Larne F.C.|Larne]]
| continentalcup2 = [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
| continentalcup2 = [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers =
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]<br>[[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]<br>[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
| league topscorer =
| league topscorer =
| biggest home win =
| biggest home win =
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The '''2023–24 NIFL Premiership''' (known as the '''Sports Direct Premiership''' for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the [[NIFL Premiership]], the highest level of league football in [[Northern Ireland]], the 123rd season of [[Northern Ireland Football League|Irish League]] football overall, and the 11th season of the league operating as part of the [[Northern Ireland Football League]]. The 38-game season commenced on 4 August 2023.
The '''2023–24 NIFL Premiership''' (known as the '''Sports Direct Premiership''' for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of the [[NIFL Premiership]] (the highest level of league football in [[Northern Ireland]]), the 123rd season of [[Northern Ireland Football League|Irish League]] football overall, and the 11th season of the league operating as part of the [[Northern Ireland Football League]]. The 38-game season commenced on 4 August 2023 and concluded on 27 April 2024.


The champions qualify for the [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League#First qualifying round|2024–25 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round]]. The [[2023–24 Irish Cup]] winners qualify for the [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#Second qualifying round|2024–25 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round]], with the runners-up (or third-placed team if the Irish Cup winners finish in the top two) and [[#Conference League play-off|Conference League play-off]] winners qualifying for the [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#First qualifying round|first qualifying round]]. The eleventh-placed team ([[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]]) qualified for the [[#NIFL Premiership play-off|NIFL Premiership play-off]]. The bottom-placed team ([[Newry City A.F.C.|Newry City]]) were relegated to the [[2024–25 NIFL Championship]].
The champions ([[Larne F.C.|Larne]], their second consecutive title win) qualified for the [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League#First qualifying round|2024–25 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cw59q1x5qwro|title=Back-to-back titles wonderful achievement - Lynch|date=23 April 2024|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref>
The [[2023–24 Irish Cup]] winners ([[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]]) qualified for the [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#Second qualifying round|2024–25 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round]], with the second-placed team ([[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]) and [[#Conference League play-off|Conference League play-off]] winners ([[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]) qualifying for the [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#First qualifying round|first qualifying round]]. The eleventh-placed team ([[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]]) qualified for the [[#NIFL Premiership play-off|NIFL Premiership play-off]], winning and retaining their place in the league. The bottom-placed team ([[Newry City A.F.C.|Newry City]]) were relegated to the [[2024–25 NIFL Championship]].


==Teams==
==Teams==
The league consisted of twelve teams; eleven teams remaining from the [[2022–23 NIFL Premiership|previous season]], and one team promoted from the [[NIFL Championship]]. The promoted team from the [[2022–23 NIFL Championship]] was [[Loughgall F.C.|Loughgall]], who returned to the top-flight for the first time since 2007 (replacing the relegated team of [[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]). [[Larne F.C.|Larne]] entered the season as defending champions, having won their first league title in the previous season.
The league consisted of twelve teams; eleven teams remaining from the [[2022–23 NIFL Premiership|previous season]], and one team promoted from the [[NIFL Championship]]. [[Loughgall F.C.|Loughgall]] were promoted as champions of the [[2022–23 NIFL Championship]] (returning to the top-flight for the first time since 2007), replacing the [[2022–23 NIFL Premiership]] bottom-placed team [[Portadown F.C.|Portadown]]. [[Larne F.C.|Larne]] entered the season as defending champions, having won their first league title in the previous season.


===Stadia and locations===
===Stadia and locations===
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!Capacity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/questions/printquestionsummary.aspx?docid=79814|title=AQW 1178/11|date=18 October 2010|publisher=niassembly.gov.uk|access-date=21 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportni.net/NR/rdonlyres/5854FC89-D9B6-4B17-9C60-34D977CEBEB0/0/AnnualReview200809.pdf |title=Sport NI Annual review 2008/09 |page=18 |publisher=sportni.net |access-date=14 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928175439/http://www.sportni.net/NR/rdonlyres/5854FC89-D9B6-4B17-9C60-34D977CEBEB0/0/AnnualReview200809.pdf |archive-date=28 September 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>
!Capacity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/questions/printquestionsummary.aspx?docid=79814|title=AQW 1178/11|date=18 October 2010|publisher=niassembly.gov.uk|access-date=21 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportni.net/NR/rdonlyres/5854FC89-D9B6-4B17-9C60-34D977CEBEB0/0/AnnualReview200809.pdf |title=Sport NI Annual review 2008/09 |page=18 |publisher=sportni.net |access-date=14 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928175439/http://www.sportni.net/NR/rdonlyres/5854FC89-D9B6-4B17-9C60-34D977CEBEB0/0/AnnualReview200809.pdf |archive-date=28 September 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]]|| [[Ballymena Showgrounds|The Showgrounds]] || [[Ballymena]] || | 3,824 (all seated)
| [[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]]|| [[Ballymena Showgrounds|The Showgrounds]] || [[Ballymena]] || | 4,100 (all seated)
|-
|-
| [[Carrick Rangers F.C.|Carrick Rangers]]|| [[Taylors Avenue|Loughshore Hotel Arena]] || [[Carrickfergus]] || | 2,100 (380 seated)
| [[Carrick Rangers F.C.|Carrick Rangers]]|| [[Taylors Avenue|Loughshore Hotel Arena]] || [[Carrickfergus]] || | 2,100 (380 seated)
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| [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]|| [[Windsor Park]] || [[Belfast]] || | 18,434 (all seated)
| [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]|| [[Windsor Park]] || [[Belfast]] || | 18,434 (all seated)
|-
|-
| [[Loughgall F.C.|Loughgall]]|| [[Lakeview Park]] ||[[Loughgall]] || | 3,000
| [[Loughgall F.C.|Loughgall]]|| [[Lakeview Park]] ||[[Loughgall]] || | 1,300
|-
|-
| [[Newry City A.F.C.|Newry City]]|| [[The Showgrounds (Newry)|The Showgrounds]] || [[Newry]] || | 2,275 (1,080 seated)
| [[Newry City A.F.C.|Newry City]]|| [[The Showgrounds (Newry)|The Showgrounds]] || [[Newry]] || | 2,275 (1,080 seated)
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==Play-offs==
==Play-offs==
===Conference League play-off===
===Conference League play-offs===
Clubs that finish 4th–7th compete for the second and final place in the [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#First qualifying round|2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round]]. The play-offs are one-off matches with extra time and penalties used to determine the winner if necessary, with the higher-ranked teams given home advantage. Since the [[2023–24 Irish Cup]] winners will finish 3rd or higher, the 3rd-placed team qualified automatically for the Conference League and the spot was vacated.
Clubs placed 3rd–7th compete for the second and final place in the [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#First qualifying round|2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round]]. The play-offs are one-off matches, with the higher-ranked teams given home advantage and extra time and penalties used to determine the winner if necessary. Since the [[2023–24 Irish Cup]] winners finished in the top three, the 3rd-placed team qualified automatically for the Conference League and the spot was vacated.
====Semi-finals====
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|date = 1 May 2024
|time = 19:45
|team1 = [[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]] (4th)
|score = 3–1
|report =
|team2 = '''[[Carrick Rangers F.C.|Carrick Rangers]] (7th)'''
|goals1 = {{abbr|Lecky|Adam Lecky}} {{goal|7||54}}<br>{{abbr|Nixon|Stewart Nixon}} {{goal|45+1}}
|goals2 = {{abbr|Gibson|Daniel Gibson}} {{goal|45+3}}
|stadium = [[Seaview (football ground)|Seaview]]
|location = [[Belfast]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

{{football box collapsible
|date = 1 May 2024
|time = 19:45
|team1 = '''[[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]] (5th)'''
|score = 0–3
|report =
|team2 = [[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine]] (6th)
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Jamie McGonigle|McGonigle]] {{goal|21||70}}<br>{{abbr|Kane|Lyndon Kane}} {{goal|45+5}}
|stadium = [[The Oval (Belfast)|The Oval]]
|location = [[Belfast]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

====Final====
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|date = 6 May 2024
|time = 15:00
|team1 = [[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]] (4th)
|score = 3–2
|report =
|team2 = '''[[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine]] (6th)'''
|goals1 = {{abbr|O'Rourke|Jarlath O'Rourke}} {{goal|36}}<br>{{abbr|Larmour|Daniel Larmour}} {{goal|38}}<br>{{abbr|Forsythe|Jordan Forsythe}} {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2 = [[Jamie McGonigle|McGonigle]] {{goal|5}}<br>[[Josh Carson|Carson]] {{goal|70}}
|stadium = [[Seaview (football ground)|Seaview]]
|location = [[Belfast]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}


===NIFL Premiership play-off===
===NIFL Premiership play-off===
The eleventh-placed club ([[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]]) will face the second-placed club from the [[2023–24 NIFL Championship]] for the final place in the following season's Premiership.
The eleventh-placed club ([[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]]) faced the second-placed club from the [[2023–24 NIFL Championship]] ([[Institute F.C.|Institute]]) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the following season's Premiership.

====First leg====
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|date = 30 April 2024
|time = 15:00
|team1 = [[Institute F.C.|Institute]]
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = [[Ballymena United F.C.|Ballymena United]]
|goals1 = [[Daniel Lafferty|Lafferty]] {{goal|58}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium]]
|location = [[Derry]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

====Second leg====
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|date = 3 May 2024
|time = 15:00
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|score = 2–0
|aggregatescore = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = '''[[Institute F.C.|Institute]]'''
|goals1 = {{abbr|McCullough|Steven McCullough}} {{goal|78}}<br>{{abbr|McCurry|Calvin McCurry}} {{goal|87}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ballymena Showgrounds]]
|location = [[Ballymena]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}

==Attendances==

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|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Linfield FC]] || 19 || 3,212
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Coleraine FC]] || 19 || 2,468
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Glentoran FC]] || 19 || 2,451
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Larne FC]] || 19 || 2,013
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Cliftonville FC]] || 19 || 1,918
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Crusaders FC]] || 19 || 1,634
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Ballymena United]] || 19 || 1,296
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Glenavon FC]] || 19 || 968
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Newry City]] || 19 || 869
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Loughgall FC]] || 19 || 748
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Carrick Rangers]] || 19 || 709
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Dungannon Swifts]] || 19 || 689
|-
|} }}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2023–24 in European association football leagues|Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:2023–24 in European association football leagues|Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:2023–24 in Northern Ireland association football]]
[[Category:2023–24 in Northern Ireland association football]]
[[Category:Current association football seasons|Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:2023 in Northern Ireland sport]]
[[Category:2024 in Northern Ireland sport]]

Latest revision as of 19:50, 25 November 2024

NIFL Premiership
Season2023–24
Dates4 Aug 2023 – 27 Apr 2024
ChampionsLarne
RelegatedNewry City
UEFA Champions LeagueLarne
UEFA Conference LeagueCliftonville
Crusaders
Linfield

The 2023–24 NIFL Premiership (known as the Sports Direct Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of the NIFL Premiership (the highest level of league football in Northern Ireland), the 123rd season of Irish League football overall, and the 11th season of the league operating as part of the Northern Ireland Football League. The 38-game season commenced on 4 August 2023 and concluded on 27 April 2024.

The champions (Larne, their second consecutive title win) qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.[1] The 2023–24 Irish Cup winners (Cliftonville) qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round, with the second-placed team (Linfield) and Conference League play-off winners (Crusaders) qualifying for the first qualifying round. The eleventh-placed team (Ballymena United) qualified for the NIFL Premiership play-off, winning and retaining their place in the league. The bottom-placed team (Newry City) were relegated to the 2024–25 NIFL Championship.

Teams

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The league consisted of twelve teams; eleven teams remaining from the previous season, and one team promoted from the NIFL Championship. Loughgall were promoted as champions of the 2022–23 NIFL Championship (returning to the top-flight for the first time since 2007), replacing the 2022–23 NIFL Premiership bottom-placed team Portadown. Larne entered the season as defending champions, having won their first league title in the previous season.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2023–24 NIFL Premiership teams
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Locations of the Belfast-based 2023–24 NIFL Premiership teams
Club Stadium Location Capacity[2][3]
Ballymena United The Showgrounds Ballymena 4,100 (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)
Loughgall Lakeview Park Loughgall 1,300
Newry City The Showgrounds Newry 2,275 (1,080 seated)

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Larne (C) 38 27 9 2 85 21 +64 90 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Linfield 38 26 7 5 82 40 +42 85 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Cliftonville 38 23 6 9 80 43 +37 75 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
4 Crusaders (O) 38 19 7 12 61 43 +18 64 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off
5 Glentoran 38 17 9 12 74 43 +31 60
6 Coleraine 38 12 10 16 47 69 −22 46
7 Carrick Rangers 38 15 5 18 54 72 −18 50 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off
8 Dungannon Swifts 38 13 8 17 64 69 −5 47
9 Loughgall 38 13 6 19 60 68 −8 45
10 Glenavon 38 11 4 23 45 70 −25 37
11 Ballymena United (O) 38 8 4 26 29 70 −41 28 Qualification for the NIFL Premiership play-off
12 Newry City (R) 38 4 5 29 26 99 −73 17 Relegation to the NIFL Championship
Source: Northern Ireland Football League, Soccerway
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[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ Cliftonville qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Irish Cup.


Results

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Matches 1–33

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For matches 1–22, each team plays every other team twice (home and away). For matches 23–33, each team plays every other team for the third time (either at home or away).

Home \ Away BYM CRK CLF COL CRU DUN GLA GLT LAR LIN LGL NEW BYM CRK CLF COL CRU DUN GLA GLT LAR LIN LGL NEW
Ballymena United — 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–2 — 0–2 — 3–1 2–4 2–4 — — 0–1 — 0–1 —
Carrick Rangers 0–1 — 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 — — 0–1 — — 2–1 0–2 — — 2–3 — 0–1
Cliftonville 2–0 4–0 — 5–0 3–0 5–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 — — 4–1 2–1 — 4–2 — 0–2 0–3 — —
Coleraine 2–1 1–1 1–2 — 0–4 2–3 4–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 3–2 3–1 — 0–2 — — — 1–1 1–0 — 0–0 3–0 1–3 —
Crusaders 1–0 9–0 0–3 0–2 — 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 — 1–1 — — 2–0 1–2 0–2 — — —
Dungannon Swifts 0–1 2–3 1–4 2–2 1–4 — 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–3 1–2 4–1 — — 3–1 — 2–2 — — 0–3 0–2 — — 5–0
Glenavon 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 — 0–1 0–4 0–2 2–0 1–3 0–1 — — — — 4–0 — 0–0 — 2–2 1–2 —
Glentoran 5–0 2–3 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 — 1–2 4–0 6–0 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 6–0 — — — — — — 0–3 8–2
Larne 3–0 4–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–4 4–1 2–1 — 2–0 1–0 4–0 — 2–0 — — — — 6–1 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 3–0
Linfield 4–0 3–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–3 4–2 2–0 1–2 — 5–1 6–1 2–0 — — — 1–0 1–2 — 2–0 — — — 6–0
Loughgall 5–2 3–4 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 — 3–1 — 3–3 2–3 — 0–1 2–1 — — — 1–2 — 0–0
Newry City 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–4 2–2 0–3 2–4 1–2 0–3 0–3 — 1–1 — 1–2 0–2 0–1 — 0–4 — — — — —
Source: Northern Ireland Football League, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 34–38

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For the final five matches, the table splits into two halves, with the top six teams forming Section A and the bottom six teams forming Section B. Each team plays every other team in their respective section once. The fixtures are reversed from those played during rounds 23–33, ensuring that teams have played every other team in their respective section twice at home and twice away overall throughout the season.

Section A

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Home \ Away CLF COL CRU GLT LAR LIN
Cliftonville — — — 2–0 — —
Coleraine 2–2 — 0–2 2–1 — —
Crusaders 2–1 — — — — 1–2
Glentoran — — 4–0 — 1–2 0–0
Larne 8–1 5–0 0–1 — — —
Linfield 1–1 2–2 — — 1–1 —
Source: Northern Ireland Football League, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Section B

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Home \ Away BYM CRK DUN GLA LGL NEW
Ballymena United — — — 1–0 — 4–0
Carrick Rangers 2–1 — — — 2–1 —
Dungannon Swifts 3–0 3–2 — 2–0 2–0 —
Glenavon — 1–2 — — — 3–2
Loughgall 2–3 — — 3–1 — —
Newry City — 1–3 0–2 — 1–4 —
Source: Northern Ireland Football League, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

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Conference League play-offs

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Clubs placed 3rd–7th compete for the second and final place in the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The play-offs are one-off matches, with the higher-ranked teams given home advantage and extra time and penalties used to determine the winner if necessary. Since the 2023–24 Irish Cup winners finished in the top three, the 3rd-placed team qualified automatically for the Conference League and the spot was vacated.

Semi-finals

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1 May 2024 Crusaders (4th) 3–1Carrick Rangers (7th)Belfast
19:45 Lecky 7', 54'
Nixon 45+1'		 Gibson 45+3' Stadium: Seaview
1 May 2024 Glentoran (5th)0–3 Coleraine (6th) Belfast
19:45 McGonigle 21', 70'
Kane 45+5'		 Stadium: The Oval

Final

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6 May 2024 Crusaders (4th) 3–2Coleraine (6th)Belfast
15:00 O'Rourke 36'
Larmour 38'
Forsythe 90+1'		 McGonigle 5'
Carson 70'		 Stadium: Seaview

NIFL Premiership play-off

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The eleventh-placed club (Ballymena United) faced the second-placed club from the 2023–24 NIFL Championship (Institute) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the following season's Premiership.

First leg

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30 April 2024 Institute 1–0 Ballymena United Derry
15:00 Lafferty 58' Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

Second leg

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3 May 2024 Ballymena United 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		InstituteBallymena
15:00 McCullough 78'
McCurry 87'		 Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds

Attendances

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# Football club Home games Average attendance[5]
1 Linfield FC 19 3,212
2 Coleraine FC 19 2,468
3 Glentoran FC 19 2,451
4 Larne FC 19 2,013
5 Cliftonville FC 19 1,918
6 Crusaders FC 19 1,634
7 Ballymena United 19 1,296
8 Glenavon FC 19 968
9 Newry City 19 869
10 Loughgall FC 19 748
11 Carrick Rangers 19 709
12 Dungannon Swifts 19 689

References

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  1. ^ "Back-to-back titles wonderful achievement - Lynch". BBC Sport. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  2. ^ "AQW 1178/11". niassembly.gov.uk. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Sport NI Annual review 2008/09" (PDF). sportni.net. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  4. ^ "NIFL Premiership Rules 2020–21" (PDF). NIFL. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/avenir.htm
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