2022–23 NIFL Championship

The 2022–23 NIFL Championship (known as the Lough 41 Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the sixth season of the NIFL Championship since gaining senior status. It is the second-tier of the Northern Ireland Football League - the national football league in Northern Ireland. The season began on 13 August 2022 and will conclude on 29 April 2023.

NIFL Championship
Season2022–23
Dates13 Aug 2022 – 29 Apr 2023
2023–24 →

Newry City were the champions of the previous season and promoted to the 2022–23 NIFL Premiership. They were replaced by Warrenpoint Town, who were relegated from the 2021–22 NIFL Premiership. Queen's University were relegated to the 2022–23 NIFL Premier Intermediate League and replaced by Newington, the champions of the 2021–22 NIFL Premier Intermediate League.

Teams
Locations of the 2022–23 NIFL Championship teams
Locations of the Belfast-based 2022–23 NIFL Championship teams

Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Location Capacity[1]
Annagh UnitedTandragee RoadPortadown1,250 (100 seated)
ArdsBangor Fuels ArenaBangor1,895 (500 seated)
Ballinamallard UnitedFerney ParkBallinamallard2,000 (250 seated)
Ballyclare ComradesDixon ParkBallyclare5,333
DergviewDarragh ParkCastlederg1,200
DundelaWilgar ParkBelfast2,500
Harland & Wolff WeldersTillysburn ParkBelfast3,000
InstituteRyan McBride Brandywell StadiumDerry8,200
KnockbredaBreda ParkBelfast1,000
LoughgallLakeview ParkLoughgall3,000
NewingtonSolitudeBelfast8,000 (3,000 seated)
Warrenpoint TownMilltownWarrenpoint1,450

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Loughgall (X) 27 18 4 5 55 16 +39 58 Promotion to the NIFL Premiership
2 Annagh United (X) 27 16 7 4 49 23 +26 55 Qualification for the NIFL Premiership play-off
3 Warrenpoint Town 27 15 6 6 50 33 +17 51
4 Dundela 26 14 2 10 39 34 +5 44
5 Ballinamallard United 26 9 9 8 30 39 −9 36
6 Ards 26 10 4 12 47 51 −4 34
7 Ballyclare Comrades 27 8 9 10 39 45 −6 33
8 Harland & Wolff Welders 27 10 3 14 42 49 −7 33
9 Institute 26 7 6 13 35 39 −4 27
10 Newington 27 8 3 16 41 55 −14 27
11 Dergview 26 7 4 15 33 48 −15 25 Qualification for the NIFL Championship play-off
12 Knockbreda 26 6 5 15 29 57 −28 23 Relegation to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2023. Source: NIFL Championship
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[2]
(X) Assured of a top six place
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results

Matches 34–38

For the final five matches the table will 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 plays every other team in their respective section once. The fixtures are reversed from those played during rounds 23–33, ensuring that teams play every other team in their respective section twice at home and twice away overall throughout the season.

NIFL Championship play-off

The eleventh-placed club will face the second-placed club from the 2022–23 NIFL Premier Intermediate League for one place in the following season's Championship.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals

References
  1. "NIFL Championship Venues 2021-2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. "Rules and Regulations". NIFL. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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