2006–07 Irish Premier League
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Linfield 47th Irish title |
| Relegated | Loughgall |
| UEFA Champions League | Linfield |
| UEFA Cup |
Dungannon Swifts Glentoran |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Cliftonville |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 736 (3.07 per match) |
|
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
The 2006–07 Irish Premier League was the fourth season of Northern Ireland's national football league in this format since its inception in 2003, and the 106th season of Irish league football overall.
The season began on 23 September 2006, and ended on 28 April 2007. Linfield was the defending champion, and successfully defended the title by 8 points to become champions for the 47th time. Loughgall was relegated after finishing bottom of the table, while Glenavon survived after beating Bangor 4–2 on penalties in the promotion play-off following a 1–1 draw on aggregate after extra time in the second leg.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield (C) | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 73 | 19 | +54 | 71 | 2007–08 UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round |
| 2 | Glentoran | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 63 | 2007–08 UEFA Cup First Qualifying Round |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 61 | 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup First Round |
| 4 | Portadown | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 58 | |
| 5 | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 48 | |
| 6 | Crusaders | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 47 | |
| 7 | Coleraine | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 45 | |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 44 | 2007–08 UEFA Cup First Qualifying Round 1 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 43 | |
| 10 | Limavady United | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 35 | |
| 11 | Armagh City | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 68 | −26 | 35 | |
| 12 | Newry City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 31 | |
| 13 | Donegal Celtic | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 27 | |
| 14 | Larne | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 26 | |
| 15 | Glenavon (O) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 25 | Promotion/relegation play-off |
| 16 | Loughgall (R) | 30 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 77 | −54 | 11 | Relegation to 2007–08 Intermediate League First Division |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Since 2006–07 Irish Cup winners Linfield had qualified for the Champions League, Dungannon Swifts qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup as Irish Cup runners-up.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.