2005–06 Irish Premier League

The Irish Premier League in season 2005–06 comprised 16 teams, and Linfield won the championship. Ards were relegated after finishing bottom of the table, and Institute were relegated after a 3-1 defeat on aggregate to Donegal Celtic in the promotion play-off.

Location of the Belfast-based teams in the Irish Premier League 2005-06
Irish Premier League
Season2005–06
ChampionsLinfield
46th Irish title
RelegatedInstitute
Ards
UEFA Champions LeagueLinfield
UEFA CupGlentoran
Portadown
UEFA Intertoto CupDungannon Swifts
Matches played240

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Linfield (C) 30 23 6 1 88 23 +65 75 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Glentoran 30 19 6 5 60 28 +32 63 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Portadown 30 16 6 8 56 36 +20 54
4 Dungannon Swifts 30 13 10 7 61 41 +20 49 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Cliftonville 30 13 8 9 45 35 +10 47
6 Newry City 30 12 9 9 45 35 +10 45
7 Ballymena United 30 13 6 11 42 48 6 45
8 Lisburn Distillery 30 12 8 10 44 38 +6 44
9 Coleraine 30 11 4 15 40 57 17 37
10 Limavady United 30 9 9 12 42 49 7 36
11 Loughgall 30 9 7 14 33 38 5 34
12 Larne 30 7 9 14 42 63 21 30
13 Glenavon 30 7 9 14 35 59 24 30
14 Armagh City 30 9 3 18 38 69 31 30
15 Institute (R) 30 6 8 16 37 58 21 26 Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-off
16 Ards (R) 30 6 2 22 31 62 31 20 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.

Promotion/relegation play-off

Institute, the club that finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Donegal Celtic, the runners-up of the 2005-06 Intermediate League First Division in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish Premier League.


Donegal Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate and were promoted, Institute were relegated.

References

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