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2021–22 NIFL Premiership

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Football league season
NIFL Premiership
Season2021–22
Dates27 Aug 2021 – 30 Apr 2022
ChampionsLinfield
8th Premiership title
56thIrish title
RelegatedWarrenpoint Town
UEFA Champions LeagueLinfield
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueCrusaders(via Irish Cup)
Cliftonville
Larne(via play-offs)
Matches228
Goals623 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerJay Donnelly (25 goals)
Biggest home winLinfield 5–0Dungannon Swifts
(19 March 2022)
Biggest away winWarrenpoint Town 1–6Glenavon
(4 September 2021)
Dungannon Swifts 0–5Coleraine
(11 September 2021)
Dungannon Swifts 1–6Linfield
(1 January 2022)
Portadown 0–5Carrick Rangers
(30 April 2022)
Highest scoringGlentoran 6–2Carrick Rangers
(28 March 2022)
Highest attendance8,007
Linfield 1–1Glentoran
(27 December 2021)[1]
Lowest attendance98
Carrick Rangers 1–2Dungannon Swifts
(4 December 2021)[1]
Total attendance328,529[2]
Average attendance1,441

The2021–22 NIFL Premiership (known as theDanske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of theNIFL Premiership, the highest level of league football inNorthern Ireland, the 121st season ofIrish League football overall, and the 9th season of the league operating as part of theNorthern Ireland Football League.

Linfield were champions, winning the league for the 56th time and the 4th consecutive season. The season was due to begin in early August, however, due to the previous season finishing a few weeks later than usual in late May 2021 as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, the start of this season was pushed back.

Summary

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The 38-game season commenced on 27 August 2021 and concluded on 30 April 2022, with the play-offs taking place during the first two weeks in May 2022.[3]

Linfield were the three-time defending champions, having been league winners in the previous three seasons - the2020–21 season seeing them win a then world record-equalling 55th league title. This season Linfield once again retained their title, securing a world record 56th league crown on the final day of the season. A 2–0 win over Coleraine meant that the Blues pipped runners-upCliftonville to the title by a single point. This was the first time in 35 years that a club had won four consecutive titles, with Linfield winning the last of their six consecutive titles in the1986–87 season. It was also the narrowest title-winning margin since the2008–09 season, whenGlentoran won the title by a single point ahead of Linfield. At the bottom end of the table,Warrenpoint Town were relegated to the NIFL Championship after five years as a Premiership club, with Championship winnersNewry City promoted to replace them for the following season.Portadown retained their Premiership status after defeatingAnnagh United 4–2 on aggregate in the Premiership play-off.

League winners Linfield entered the2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, whileLarne (play-off winners) andCrusaders (Irish Cup winners) joined Cliftonville (league runners-up) in the2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round.

Teams

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Locations of the2021–22 NIFL Premiership teams
Locations of the Belfast-based2021–22 NIFL Premiership teams

Twelve teams competed in the 2021–22 NIFL Premiership, the same twelve teams from theprevious season. No relegation took place from the previous season's Premiership, after a majority of second-tierNIFL Championship clubs voted to cancel their 2020–21 season. The second and third tiers had not been granted 'elite' sporting status by theIFA which was required in order to continue playing matches during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, with lower division clubs not having played any league fixtures since the 2019–20 season had initially been suspended in March 2020.[4]

Dungannon Swifts finished bottom of the table the previous season, but were reprieved from relegation.Carrick Rangers were also reprieved, having finished in 11th place. This would normally have required them to take part in the NIFL Premiership play-off against the qualifier from the NIFL Championship.

Stadia and locations

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ClubStadiumLocationCapacity[5][6]
Ballymena UnitedThe ShowgroundsBallymena3,824 (all seated)
Carrick RangersLoughshore Hotel ArenaCarrickfergus2,100 (380 seated)
CliftonvilleSolitudeBelfast3,054 (all seated)
ColeraineThe ShowgroundsColeraine4,843 (1,607 seated)
CrusadersSeaviewBelfast3,208 (all seated)
Dungannon SwiftsStangmore ParkDungannon2,000 (300 seated)
GlenavonMourneview ParkLurgan3,302 (all seated)
GlentoranThe OvalBelfast6,054 (3,991 seated)
LarneInver ParkLarne2,732 (1,632 seated)
LinfieldWindsor ParkBelfast18,434 (all seated)
PortadownShamrock ParkPortadown3,940 (2,765 seated)
Warrenpoint TownMilltownWarrenpoint2,000 (150 seated)

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
1Linfield(C)38241136724+4383Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round
2Cliftonville38241046129+3282Qualification for theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round
3Glentoran3821896844+2471Qualification for theEuropa Conference League play-offs[b]
4Crusaders38215126036+2468Qualification for theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round[c]
5Larne(O)381711106139+2262Qualification for theEuropa Conference League play-offs[b]
6Coleraine38149155545+1051
7Glenavon38159145450+454Qualification for theEuropa Conference League play-offs[b]
8Ballymena United38165174652−653
9Dungannon Swifts38112254686−4035
10Carrick Rangers3897224167−2634
11Portadown(O)38510232972−4325Qualification for theNIFL Premiership play-off
12Warrenpoint Town(R)3863293579−4421Relegation to theNIFL Championship
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[7]
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. ^abcLarne entered theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round as play-off winners.
  3. ^Crusaders entered theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round as2021–22 Irish Cup winners.


Results

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Matches 1–22

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During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ AwayBYMCRKCLFCOLCRUDUNGLAGLTLARLINPORWPT
Ballymena United—0–11–02–10–14–31–11–10–30–24–01–0
Carrick Rangers2–1—2–30–30–21–22–20–21–31–21–01–0
Cliftonville1–02–1—2–10–23–02–11–02–12–24–01–0
Coleraine3–03–00–0—0–02–00–00–23–11–22–02–0
Crusaders2–10–01–10–2—4–00–10–11–02–14–02–1
Dungannon Swifts0–22–01–30–50–2—0–22–32–41–64–22–2
Glenavon0–10–40–21–01–04–2—1–20–10–03–02–2
Glentoran4–16–20–12–20–33–02–0—2–30–32–22–1
Larne1–30–01–14–21–00–13–21–1—1–14–03–0
Linfield1–04–01–11–12–03–02–01–12–1—1–01–1
Portadown0–12–21–10–00–11–41–11–12–32–3—1–0
Warrenpoint Town2–14–22–42–52–41–21–60–30–30–32–3—
Source:Northern Ireland Football League
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 23–33

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During matches 23–33 each team played every other team for the third time (either at home, or away).

Home \ AwayBYMCRKCLFCOLCRUDUNGLAGLTLARLINPORWPT
Ballymena United——2–2—2–01–03–3—2–1———
Carrick Rangers3–0——0–0———0–31–1—2–21–2
Cliftonville—2–0—2–03–1——1–2———1–0
Coleraine1–1————2–02–3—1–13–0—2–1
Crusaders—2–1—1–0——0–01–2——2–0—
Dungannon Swifts—3–20–1—2–4——0–10–2—3–1—
Glenavon—2–00–2——3–1—2–4—0–3——
Glentoran4–0——2–1—————1–03–11–0
Larne——0–1—1–2—1–12–1—0–1—3–0
Linfield1–02–01–0—3–25–0——————
Portadown1–0—0–22–0——0–1—2–20–0——
Warrenpoint Town1–2———0–12–30–3——1–20–1—
Source:Northern Ireland Football League
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 was then split into two halves, with teams ranked 1st–6th in Section A and teams ranked 7th–12th in Section B. During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their respective section once. The fixtures were reversed from those played during rounds 23–33, ensuring that teams had 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 \ AwayCLFCOLCRUGLTLARLIN
Cliftonville————0–00–0
Coleraine1–2—1–43–2——
Crusaders3–3———1–21–2
Glentoran1–2—0–4—0–0—
Larne—3–0————
Linfield—2–0—1–10–0—
Source:Northern Ireland Football League
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 \ AwayBYMCRKDUNGLAPORWPT
Ballymena United—3–0——2–10–1
Carrick Rangers——1–00–1——
Dungannon Swifts1–2——3–2—2–0
Glenavon3–1———1–01–2
Portadown—0–50–0——0–1
Warrenpoint Town—1–2————
Source:Northern Ireland Football League
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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UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs

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Four of the clubs that finished in 3rd–7th place competed for one place in the2022–23 Europa Conference League first qualifying round, with 4th-placed Crusaders vacating their play-off place as they qualified for Europe directly by winning the Irish Cup. The play-offs were one-off matches with extra time and penalties used to determine the winner if necessary, with the higher-ranked teams given home advantage against the lower-ranked teams (i.e.3rd v. 7th and5th v. 6th) in the semi-finals. The higher-ranked of the two semi-final winners also had home advantage in the final.

Semi-finals

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Semi-final
Glentoran(3rd)2–0Glenavon(7th)
McMenamin 48'
Donnelly 72'		NIFL
Referee: Lee Tavinder
Semi-final
Larne(5th)2–0Coleraine(6th)
Brown 12' (o.g.)
Randall 90+5'		NIFL
Referee: Ross Dunlop

Final

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Final
Glentoran(3rd)2–4 (a.e.t.)Larne(5th)
NIFL
Referee: Raymond Crangle

NIFL Premiership play-off

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The eleventh-placed club, Portadown, faced the second-placed club from the2021–22 NIFL Championship, Annagh United, for one place in the following season's Premiership.

First leg
Annagh United2–3Portadown
Upton 22'
Murray 27'		NIFLBeverland 13'
Teggart 71'
Stedman 73'
BMG Arena,Portadown
Second leg
Portadown1–0Annagh United
Upton 88' (o.g.)NIFL

Portadown won 4–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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RankScorerClubGoals[8]
1Northern IrelandJay DonnellyGlentoran26
2Northern IrelandConor McMenaminGlentoran20
3Northern IrelandRyan CurranCliftonville19
4Democratic Republic of the CongoChristy ManzingaLinfield17
5Northern Ireland Matthew FitzpatrickGlenavon13
Northern IrelandJoe GormleyCliftonville
Northern Ireland Matthew ShevlinColeraine
8Northern Ireland Peter CampbellGlenavon11
Northern IrelandBen KennedyCrusaders
Northern IrelandDavid McDaidLarne

References

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  1. ^ab"NIFL Premiership results 2021-2022". Northern Ireland Football League.
  2. ^"Irish League boast huge rise in attendances as Covid-19 concerns ease".Belfast Live. Retrieved22 August 2022.
  3. ^"Irish Premiership: New season to start on 28 August following feedback from managers". BBC. 26 April 2021. Retrieved2 May 2021.
  4. ^"NIFL Championship: 2020/2021 season declared null and void after clubs vote". BBC. Retrieved2 February 2021.
  5. ^"AQW 1178/11". niassembly.gov.uk. 18 October 2010. Retrieved21 December 2011.
  6. ^"Sport NI Annual review 2008/09"(PDF). sportni.net. p. 18. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved14 May 2013.
  7. ^"NIFL Premiership Rules 2020–21"(PDF).NIFL. Retrieved23 March 2021.
  8. ^"Irish Premiership Top Scorers".BBC Sport. Retrieved5 September 2021.

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