2003–04 Irish Premier League

The Irish Premier League in season 2003–04 comprised 16 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

Irish Premier League
Season2003–04
ChampionsLinfield
45th Irish title
RelegatedGlenavon
UEFA Champions LeagueLinfield
UEFA CupPortadown
Glentoran
UEFA Intertoto CupBallymena United
Matches played240
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish Premier League 2003-04

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Linfield (C) 30 22 7 1 67 16 +51 73 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Portadown 30 22 4 4 71 22 +49 70 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Lisburn Distillery 30 16 7 7 45 30 +15 55
4 Coleraine 30 14 9 7 48 36 +12 51
5 Glentoran 30 15 5 10 48 27 +21 50 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Ballymena United 30 13 8 9 41 35 +6 47 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
7 Limavady United 30 12 5 13 41 44 3 41
8 Ards 30 9 11 10 36 46 10 38
9 Crusaders 30 10 6 14 33 38 5 36
10 Dungannon Swifts 30 10 6 14 36 48 12 36
11 Institute 30 9 7 14 38 53 15 34
12 Newry Town 30 8 9 13 35 53 18 33
13 Omagh Town 30 9 4 17 37 58 21 31
14 Larne 30 7 8 15 42 51 9 29
15 Cliftonville 30 6 8 16 27 45 18 26 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-off
16 Glenavon (R) 30 4 4 22 24 67 43 16 Relegation to Intermediate League First Division
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Promotion/relegation play-off

Cliftonville, the club that finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Armagh City, the runners-up of the 2003-04 Intermediate League First Division in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish Premier League.


Cliftonville won 4–1 on aggregate

References

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