2015–16 NIFL Championship

{{Infobox football league season

| image =

| imagesize = 125

| season = 2015–16

| prevseason = 2014–15

| nextseason = 2016–17

}}

The 2015–16 NIFL Championship (known as the Belfast Telegraph Championship for sponsorship reasons)[http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/6851/belfast-telegraph-sponsor-the-ifa-championship/ BELFAST TELEGRAPH SPONSOR THE IFA CHAMPIONSHIP] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425104554/http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/6851/belfast-telegraph-sponsor-the-ifa-championship/ |date=April 25, 2012 }} was the eighth and final season of the competition in this format since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland, and the third season of the league as part of the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL), which took over from the Irish Football Association (IFA) for the 2013–14 season onwards.{{cite news|url=http://www.ifapremiership.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=870&catid=3&Itemid=12|title=NORTHERN IRELAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE|work=NIFL Premiership}} The season began on 8 August 2015, and concluded on 30 April 2016.

Changes from 2014–15

=Competition changes=

League restructure proposals to be introduced over a three-season period were approved by the NIFL on 25 June 2014. The second phase, coming into effect this season, amended the Championship rules:

Club development – a Club Development/Support programme will be developed and implemented to assist clubs to develop their club infrastructure and comply with licensing requirements.
Championship 2 – following the relegation of Ballymoney United to regional football the previous season, Championship 2 will reduce in size to 14 clubs this season, before reducing further to 12 clubs next season.
Promotion/relegation play-off – for the second consecutive season, the highest ranked club with a Championship licence, finishing in positions 2–6 in Championship 1 will participate in a promotion/relegation play-off for a place in the Premiership.
Promotion and relegation – the three lowest ranked clubs (12th, 13th, 14th) will be relegated from Championship 1 and there will be a play-off between the club finishing in 11th position in Championship 1 and the runners-up in Championship 2. There will be no play-off if the club in Championship 2 has not received a licence for senior football. The five lowest ranked clubs (10th to 14th) will also be relegated from Championship 2 to regional football. However, if there is no eligible regional champion for promotion, only four clubs will be relegated with the 10th-placed club reprieved.

=Team changes=

Carrick Rangers won the previous season's Championship 1 title, winning promotion back to the top flight for the first time since their relegation in the 2011–12 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32466327|title=Carrick Rangers are promoted to Irish Premiership|date=25 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=26 April 2015}} In the bottom two, Dundela and PSNI were relegated to this season's Championship 2, while Lurgan Celtic and Annagh United went in the opposite direction after finishing first and second in Championship 2. For the second successive season, a club was relegated to regional football. Ballymoney United finished bottom of Championship 2 and were relegated to a regional division for the following season. As a result, Championship 2 reduced in size to 14 clubs.

Promoted from Championship 1 to the Premiership

Carrick Rangers (1st in NIFL Championship 1)

Relegated from the Premiership to Championship 1

Institute (12th in NIFL Premiership)

Promoted from Championship 2 to Championship 1

Lurgan Celtic (1st in Championship 2)
Annagh United (2nd in Championship 2)

Relegated from Championship 1 to Championship 2

PSNI (13th in Championship 1)
Dundela (14th in Championship 1)

Relegated from Championship 2 to Level 4 Regional League

Ballymoney United (15th in Championship 2)

Championship 1

{{infobox football league season

|competition = NIFL Championship 1

|winners = Ards

|promoted = Ards

|relegated = Bangor (demoted)
Donegal Celtic
Lisburn Distillery

|biggest home win = Armagh City 6–0 Lurgan Celtic
(7 November 2015)

|biggest away win = Lisburn Distillery 1–9 Armagh City
(2 April 2016)

|highest scoring = Loughgall 3–7 Larne
(17 October 2015)
Lisburn Distillery 1–9 Armagh City
(2 April 2016)

|matches = 182

|total goals = 632

|prevseason = 2014–15

|nextseason = 2016–17

}}

=Stadia and locations=

{{Location map+ |UK Northern Ireland |float=right |width=350 |caption=Location of teams in the 2015–16 NIFL Championship 1 |places=

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |marksize=12 |lat=54.602945 |long=-5.891278 |label=Belfast |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.409555 |long=-6.438328 |position=bottom|label=Annagh }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.34349 |long=-6.628479 |position=bottom|label=Armagh City }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.75101 |long=-6.002269 |position=left|label=Ballyclare }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.65179 |long=-5.684674 |position=right|label=Ards & Bangor }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.707400 |long=-7.599873 |position=left|label=Dergview }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.97574 |long=-7.277176 |position=left|label=Institute }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.85013 |long=-5.827303 |position=top|label=Larne }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.469105 |long=-6.364089 |position=right|label=Lurgan Celtic }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.407050 |long=-6.611546 |position=left|label=Loughgall }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.32 |long=-8.2 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label=Belfast teams : Distillery
Donegal Celtic
H&W Welders
Knockbreds}}

}}

{{Location map+ |Greater Belfast |width=350 |float=right |caption=Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2015–16 NIFL Championship 1 |places=

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.573711 |long=-6.023605 |position=left|label=Donegal Celtic}}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.53607 |long=-6.003814|position=left|label=Distillery}} {{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.61651 |long=-5.863953 |position=right|label=H&W Welders}}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.566894 |long=-5.853528 |position=bottom|label=Knockbreda}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable" !Club !Stadium !Location !Capacity
Annagh United	Tandragee Road	style="text-align:center;" \| Portadown	\| 1,250 (100 seated)
Ards	Clandeboye Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Bangor	\| 2,850 (500 seated)
Armagh City	Holm Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Armagh	\| 3,000 (330 seated)
Ballyclare Comrades	Dixon Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Ballyclare	\| 1,800 (500 seated)
Bangor	Clandeboye Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Bangor	\| 2,850 (500 seated)
Dergview	Darragh Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Castlederg	1,200 (100 seated)
Donegal Celtic	Donegal Celtic Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Belfast	\| 2,330 (650 seated)
Harland & Wolff Welders	Tillysburn Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Belfast	\| 3,000 (100 seated)
Institute	Riverside Stadium	style="text-align:center;" \| Drumahoe	\| 3,110 (1,540 seated)
Knockbreda	Breda Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Knockbreda	\| 1,000 (100 seated)
Larne	Inver Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Larne	\| 1,100 (656 seated)
Lisburn Distillery	New Grosvenor Stadium	style="text-align:center;" \| Ballyskeagh	\| 7,000 (540 seated)
Loughgall	Lakeview Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Loughgall	\| 3,000 (180 seated)
Lurgan Celtic	Knockrammer Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Lurgan	1,000 (100 seated)

=League table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Championship 1

|source=[http://www.nifootballleague.com/nifl-championship-1/table Northern Ireland Football League], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/northern-ireland/championship-1/20152016/regular-season/r31987/ Soccerway]

|update=complete

|status_ARD=CP

|status_DGC=R

|status_LIS=R

|status_BGR=R

|name_ANN = Annagh United

|name_ARD = Ards

|name_ARM = Armagh City

|name_BCC = Ballyclare Comrades

|name_BGR = Bangor

|name_DGV = Dergview

|name_DGC = Donegal Celtic

|name_HAR = Harland & Wolff Welders

|name_INS = Institute

|name_KNB = Knockbreda

|name_LRN = Larne

|name_LIS = Lisburn Distillery

|name_LGL = Loughgall

|name_LUR = Lurgan Celtic

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Drawing of lots.{{cite web |url=http://www.nifootballleague.com/NIFLHandbook201516.pdf |title=NIFL Regulations and Club Information – Season 2015/16 |publisher=Northern Ireland Football League |accessdate=16 March 2016 |archive-date=23 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123041314/http://www.nifootballleague.com/NIFLHandbook201516.pdf |url-status=dead }}

|res_col_header=QR

|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to the NIFL Premiership

|col_PROPO=yellow1 |text_PROPO=Qualification for the promotion play-off

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League

|col_DEM=red1 |text_DEM=Demotion to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League

|note_header_res=Teams played each other twice (once at home and once away) for a total of 26 matches.

|note_res_PROPO=As the highest-ranked Championship 1 club outside the top two to successfully attain a Promotion Licence, Institute qualified for the promotion play-off against the 11th-placed Premiership club.

|note_res_DEM=Bangor were demoted to the third tier as their application for the mandatory second tier Championship Licence was refused.{{cite web |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/northern-ireland/bangor-are-facing-third-tier-demotion-over-a-lack-of-licence-34628689.html |title=Bangor are facing third tier demotion over a lack of licence |publisher=Belfast Telegraph |date=15 April 2016 |accessdate=23 April 2016}} As a result, the highest-ranked Championship 2 club to successfully attain the licence (PSNI) was automatically promoted to replace Bangor in the second tier.

|note_HAR=Harland & Wolff Welders, Armagh City and Knockbreda did not apply for the Promotion Licence required for promotion to the Premiership. As a result, they were ineligible for the promotion play-off.

|note_ARM=HAR

|note_KNB=HAR

|note_ANN=Limavady United (in Championship 2) applied for the mandatory second tier 'Championship Licence' but were refused. As a result, the 12th-placed Championship 1 club was reprieved from relegation.{{cite web |url=http://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk/news/roe-valley/football-limavady-united-can-t-win-promotion-licence-rejected-1-7312386 |title=FOOTBALL: Limavady United can’t win promotion - licence ‘rejected’ |publisher=Londonderry Sentinel |date=5 April 2016 |accessdate=6 April 2016}}

}}

=Results=

Each team will play every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team11=LRN|team12=LIS|team13=LGL|team14=LGC

|name_ANN=Annagh United

|match_ANN_ARD=1–3

|match_ANN_ARM=2–1

|match_ANN_BCC=1–1

|match_ANN_BGR=1–3

|match_ANN_DGV=3–3

|match_ANN_DGC=2–3

|match_ANN_H&W=0–5

|match_ANN_INS=0–2

|match_ANN_KNB=1–2

|match_ANN_LRN=0–5

|match_ANN_LIS=1–2

|match_ANN_LGL=3–2

|match_ANN_LGC=2–3

|name_ARD=Ards

|match_ARD_ANN=4–0

|match_ARD_ARM=1–0

|match_ARD_BCC=2–1

|match_ARD_BGR=2–1

|match_ARD_DGV=0–2

|match_ARD_DGC=2–1

|match_ARD_H&W=3–3

|match_ARD_INS=0–2

|match_ARD_KNB=2–0

|match_ARD_LRN=2–2

|match_ARD_LIS=5–2

|match_ARD_LGL=3–0

|match_ARD_LGC=1–1

|name_ARM=Armagh City

|match_ARM_ANN=1–1

|match_ARM_ARD=4–3

|match_ARM_BCC=4–0

|match_ARM_BGR=3–4

|match_ARM_DGV=3–1

|match_ARM_DGC=2–2

|match_ARM_H&W=1–2

|match_ARM_INS=3–1

|match_ARM_KNB=2–1

|match_ARM_LRN=0–1

|match_ARM_LIS=3–0

|match_ARM_LGL=4–0

|match_ARM_LGC=6–0

|name_BCC=Ballyclare Comrades

|match_BCC_ANN=2–2

|match_BCC_ARD=0–2

|match_BCC_ARM=2–1

|match_BCC_BGR=3–1

|match_BCC_DGV=1–1

|match_BCC_DGC=3–1

|match_BCC_H&W=3–3

|match_BCC_INS=1–0

|match_BCC_KNB=1–3

|match_BCC_LRN=3–2

|match_BCC_LIS=4–1

|match_BCC_LGL=1–1

|match_BCC_LGC=1–3

|name_BGR=Bangor

|match_BGR_ANN=1–3

|match_BGR_ARD=2–4

|match_BGR_ARM=2–0

|match_BGR_BCC=0–1

|match_BGR_DGV=2–0

|match_BGR_DGC=5–0

|match_BGR_H&W=1–2

|match_BGR_INS=1–0

|match_BGR_KNB=2–2

|match_BGR_LRN=2–1

|match_BGR_LIS=3–0

|match_BGR_LGL=2–2

|match_BGR_LGC=0–3

|name_DGV=Dergview

|match_DGV_ANN=4–4

|match_DGV_ARD=1–0

|match_DGV_ARM=0–1

|match_DGV_BCC=0–4

|match_DGV_BGR=1–2

|match_DGV_DGC=2–2

|match_DGV_H&W=1–1

|match_DGV_INS=0–0

|match_DGV_KNB=1–0

|match_DGV_LRN=3–0

|match_DGV_LIS=1–1

|match_DGV_LGL=2–4

|match_DGV_LGC=3–1

|name_DGC=Donegal Celtic

|match_DGC_ANN=0–1

|match_DGC_ARD=2–3

|match_DGC_ARM=1–3

|match_DGC_BCC=0–4

|match_DGC_BGR=1–3

|match_DGC_DGV=2–6

|match_DGC_H&W=1–2

|match_DGC_INS=1–4

|match_DGC_KNB=1–2

|match_DGC_LRN=1–6

|match_DGC_LIS=1–4

|match_DGC_LGL=0–1

|match_DGC_LGC=1–2

|name_H&W=Harland & Wolff Welders

|match_H&W_ANN=3–0

|match_H&W_ARD=3–4

|match_H&W_ARM=1–1

|match_H&W_BCC=3–0

|match_H&W_BGR=1–0

|match_H&W_DGV=3–0

|match_H&W_DGC=6–2

|match_H&W_INS=3–0

|match_H&W_KNB=1–0

|match_H&W_LRN=2–1

|match_H&W_LIS=1–0

|match_H&W_LGL=2–0

|match_H&W_LGC=0–2

|name_INS=Institute

|match_INS_ANN=0–1

|match_INS_ARD=1–2

|match_INS_ARM=2–0

|match_INS_BCC=1–1

|match_INS_BGR=0–0

|match_INS_DGV=0–0

|match_INS_DGC=3–1

|match_INS_H&W=2–0

|match_INS_KNB=4–0

|match_INS_LRN=1–1

|match_INS_LIS=3–0

|match_INS_LGL=2–0

|match_INS_LGC=3–0

|name_KNB=Knockbreda

|match_KNB_ANN=3–3

|match_KNB_ARD=2–0

|match_KNB_ARM=1–3

|match_KNB_BCC=2–2

|match_KNB_BGR=1–0

|match_KNB_DGV=3–0

|match_KNB_DGC=3–3

|match_KNB_H&W=1–0

|match_KNB_INS=1–0

|match_KNB_LRN=3–0

|match_KNB_LIS=2–2

|match_KNB_LGL=2–2

|match_KNB_LGC=0–0

|name_LRN=Larne

|match_LRN_ANN=2–0

|match_LRN_ARD=1–6

|match_LRN_ARM=4–4

|match_LRN_BCC=0–0

|match_LRN_BGR=1–1

|match_LRN_DGV=3–2

|match_LRN_DGC=5–0

|match_LRN_H&W=2–1

|match_LRN_INS=1–3

|match_LRN_KNB=0–3

|match_LRN_LIS=6–1

|match_LRN_LGL=2–2

|match_LRN_LGC=1–0

|name_LIS=Lisburn Distillery

|match_LIS_ANN=0–3

|match_LIS_ARD=0–3

|match_LIS_ARM=1–9

|match_LIS_BCC=1–1

|match_LIS_BGR=2–2

|match_LIS_DGV=0–3

|match_LIS_DGC=0–3

|match_LIS_H&W=0–3

|match_LIS_INS=0–4

|match_LIS_KNB=0–3

|match_LIS_LRN=0–7

|match_LIS_LGL=1–5

|match_LIS_LGC=0–4

|name_LGL=Loughgall

|match_LGL_ANN=1–0

|match_LGL_ARD=2–0

|match_LGL_ARM=3–3

|match_LGL_BCC=3–2

|match_LGL_BGR=4–3

|match_LGL_DGV=0–2

|match_LGL_DGC=3–1

|match_LGL_H&W=2–2

|match_LGL_INS=1–0

|match_LGL_KNB=0–7

|match_LGL_LRN=3–7

|match_LGL_LIS=3–0

|match_LGL_LGC=0–1

|name_LGC=Lurgan Celtic

|match_LGC_ANN=1–2

|match_LGC_ARD=1–2

|match_LGC_ARM=0–2

|match_LGC_BCC=2–2

|match_LGC_BGR=2–1

|match_LGC_DGV=0–2

|match_LGC_DGC=3–3

|match_LGC_H&W=1–1

|match_LGC_INS=2–2

|match_LGC_KNB=2–1

|match_LGC_LRN=2–3

|match_LGC_LIS=2–0

|match_LGC_LGL=2–1

|update=complete

|source=[http://nifootballleague.com/nifl-championship-1/results NI Football League]

}}

Championship 2

{{infobox football league season

|competition = NIFL Championship 2

|winners = Limavady United

|promoted = PSNI

|relegated = Coagh United
Dollingstown
Glebe Rangers
Portstewart
Wakehurst

|biggest home win = PSNI 7–0 Moyola Park
(30 April 2016)

|biggest away win = Banbridge Town 0–6 Sport & Leisure Swifts
(5 September 2015)

|highest scoring = Queen's University 4–5 Portstewart
(28 November 2015)

|matches = 182

|total goals = 575

|prevseason = 2014–15

|nextseason = 2016–17

}}

=Stadia and locations=

{{Location map+ |UK Northern Ireland |float=right |width=350 |caption=Location of teams in the 2015–16 NIFL Championship 2 |places=

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |marksize=12 |lat=54.602945 |long=-5.891278 |label=Belfast |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.061924 |long=-6.498034 |position=right|label=Glebe}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.350473 |long=-6.264619 |position=right|label=Banbridge Town}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.648755 |long=-6.608396 |position=right|label=Coagh}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.44774 |long=-6.278461 |position=right|label=Dollingstown}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.051750 |long=-6.936958 |position=top|label=Limavady United }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.780458 |long=-6.554798 |position=left|label=Moyola & Wakehurst}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.180806 |long=-6.711854 |position=top|label=Portstewart }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.817336 |long=-6.701234 |position=top|label=Tobermore United }}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.32 |long=-8.2 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label=Belfast teams : Dundela
Newington
PSNI
Queen's Univ.
Sport & Leisure}}

}}

{{Location map+ |Greater Belfast |width=350 |float=right |caption=Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2015–16 NIFL Championship 2 |places=

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.599520 |long=-5.878421 |position=left|label=Dundela }}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.62428 |long=-5.922017 |position=top|label=Newington}}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.559056 |long=-5.940977 |position=top|label=PSNI }}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.58161 |long=-6.008449 |position=top|label=Sport & Leisure Swifts }}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.556715 |long=-5.961765 |position=bottom|label=Queen's University }}

}}

class="wikitable sortable" !Club !Stadium !Location !Capacity
Banbridge Town	Crystal Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Banbridge	\| 1,500 (100 seated)
Coagh United	Hagan Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Coagh	\| 2,000 (179 seated)
Dollingstown	Planters Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Lurgan	\| 1,000 (100 seated)
Dundela	Wilgar Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Belfast	\| 2,500 (100 seated)
Glebe Rangers	Riada Stadium	style="text-align:center;" \| Ballymoney	\| 5,752 (218 seated)
Limavady United	The Showgrounds	style="text-align:center;" \| Limavady	\| 1,000 (174 seated)
Moyola Park	Mill Meadow	style="text-align:center;" \| Castledawson	\| 1,000 (200 seated)
Newington YC	Seaview	style="text-align:center;" \| Belfast	\| 3,383 (all seated)
Portstewart	Seahaven	style="text-align:center;" \| Portstewart	\| 1,000 (100 seated)
PSNI	Newforge Lane	style="text-align:center;" \| Belfast	\| 500 (112 seated)
Queen's University	Dub Stadium	style="text-align:center;" \| Belfast	\| 1,000 (100 seated)
Sport & Leisure Swifts	Glen Road Heights	style="text-align:center;" \| Belfast	\| 500 (215 seated)
Tobermore United	Fortwilliam Park	style="text-align:center;" \| Tobermore	\| 1,500 (100 seated)
Wakehurst	Mill Meadow	style="text-align:center;" \| Castledawson	\| 1,000 (200 seated)

=League table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Championship 2

|source=[http://www.nifootballleague.com/nifl-championship-2/table Northern Ireland Football League], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/northern-ireland/championship-2/20152016/regular-season/r31988/ Soccerway]

|update=30 April 2016

|status_LIM=C

|status_PSN=P

|status_DOL=R

|status_GBE=R

|status_COA=R

|status_WAK=R

|status_PST=R

|name_BBT = Banbridge Town

|name_COA = Coagh United

|name_DOL = Dollingstown

|name_DND = Dundela

|name_GBE = Glebe Rangers

|name_LIM = Limavady United

|name_MOY = Moyola Park

|name_NTN = Newington YC

|name_PST = Portstewart

|name_PSN = PSNI

|name_QUE = Queen's University

|name_SLS = Sport & Leisure Swifts

|name_TOB = Tobermore United

|name_WAK = Wakehurst

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Drawing of lots.

|res_col_header=QR

|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to the NIFL Championship

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the tier 4 regional leagues

|note_header_res=Teams play each other twice (once at home and once away) for a total of 26 matches.

|note_res_PRO=Bangor (in Championship 1) were demoted to the third tier as they failed to apply for the mandatory second tier 'Championship Licence'.{{cite web |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/northern-ireland/bangor-are-facing-third-tier-demotion-over-a-lack-of-licence-34628689.html |title=Bangor are facing third tier demotion over a lack of licence |publisher=Belfast Telegraph |date=15 April 2016 |accessdate=23 April 2016}} As a result, PSNI, the highest-ranked Championship 2 club to successfully attain the licence was automatically promoted to replace Bangor in the second tier.

|note_LIM=Limavady United were ineligible for promotion as their application for the mandatory second tier licence was refused.{{cite web |url=http://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk/news/roe-valley/football-limavady-united-can-t-win-promotion-licence-rejected-1-7312386 |title=FOOTBALL: Limavady United can’t win promotion - licence ‘rejected’ |publisher=Londonderry Sentinel |date=5 April 2016 |accessdate=6 April 2016}}

}}

=Results=

Each team will play every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team11=QUE|team12=SLS|team13=TOB|team14=WAK

|name_BBT=Banbridge Town

|match_BBT_COA=1–2

|match_BBT_DOL=1–1

|match_BBT_DND=2–0

|match_BBT_GBE=0–1

|match_BBT_LIM=2–0

|match_BBT_MOY=0–3

|match_BBT_NTN=1–1

|match_BBT_PST=2–0

|match_BBT_PSNI=1–1

|match_BBT_QUE=0–1

|match_BBT_SLS=0–6

|match_BBT_TOB=3–4

|match_BBT_WAK=1–0

|name_COA=Coagh United

|match_COA_BBT=1–1

|match_COA_DOL=2–1

|match_COA_DND=2–3

|match_COA_GBE=0–0

|match_COA_LIM=2–5

|match_COA_MOY=1–3

|match_COA_NTN=1–1

|match_COA_PST=1–0

|match_COA_PSNI=1–0

|match_COA_QUE=1–4

|match_COA_SLS=0–1

|match_COA_TOB=0–1

|match_COA_WAK=1–0

|name_DOL=Dollingstown

|match_DOL_BBT=1–5

|match_DOL_COA=3–1

|match_DOL_DND=4–0

|match_DOL_GBE=2–2

|match_DOL_LIM=0–1

|match_DOL_MOY=1–0

|match_DOL_NTN=3–3

|match_DOL_PST=3–0

|match_DOL_PSNI=1–2

|match_DOL_QUE=1–2

|match_DOL_SLS=2–2

|match_DOL_TOB=0–0

|match_DOL_WAK=4–2

|name_DND=Dundela

|match_DND_BBT=0–1

|match_DND_COA=3–1

|match_DND_DOL=2–3

|match_DND_GBE=3–2

|match_DND_LIM=0–2

|match_DND_MOY=0–3

|match_DND_NTN=1–0

|match_DND_PST=3–1

|match_DND_PSNI=0–1

|match_DND_QUE=1–1

|match_DND_SLS=2–5

|match_DND_TOB=4–0

|match_DND_WAK=3–2

|name_GBE=Glebe Rangers

|match_GBE_BBT=1–0

|match_GBE_COA=3–2

|match_GBE_DOL=3–4

|match_GBE_DND=3–1

|match_GBE_LIM=0–4

|match_GBE_MOY=1–3

|match_GBE_NTN=1–1

|match_GBE_PST=1–3

|match_GBE_PSNI=1–2

|match_GBE_QUE=1–0

|match_GBE_SLS=0–4

|match_GBE_TOB=2–1

|match_GBE_WAK=2–1

|name_LIM=Limavady United

|match_LIM_BBT=2–2

|match_LIM_COA=4–1

|match_LIM_DOL=3–1

|match_LIM_DND=2–0

|match_LIM_GBE=1–1

|match_LIM_MOY=1–0

|match_LIM_NTN=4–0

|match_LIM_PST=3–1

|match_LIM_PSNI=4–2

|match_LIM_QUE=1–1

|match_LIM_SLS=2–2

|match_LIM_TOB=2–0

|match_LIM_WAK=5–1

|name_MOY=Moyola Park

|match_MOY_BBT=0–0

|match_MOY_COA=3–0

|match_MOY_DOL=6–1

|match_MOY_DND=0–0

|match_MOY_GBE=1–0

|match_MOY_LIM=0–4

|match_MOY_NTN=0–3

|match_MOY_PST=2–0

|match_MOY_PSNI=0–1

|match_MOY_QUE=1–1

|match_MOY_SLS=1–1

|match_MOY_TOB=2–2

|match_MOY_WAK=4–1

|name_NTN=Newington YC

|match_NTN_BBT=0–0

|match_NTN_COA=3–1

|match_NTN_DOL=5–2

|match_NTN_DND=0–1

|match_NTN_GBE=4–1

|match_NTN_LIM=0–4

|match_NTN_MOY=2–0

|match_NTN_PST=2–0

|match_NTN_PSNI=1–1

|match_NTN_QUE=0–1

|match_NTN_SLS=1–2

|match_NTN_TOB=2–3

|match_NTN_WAK=1–0

|name_PST=Portstewart

|match_PST_BBT=1–3

|match_PST_COA=0–2

|match_PST_DOL=2–2

|match_PST_DND=1–3

|match_PST_GBE=3–1

|match_PST_LIM=2–3

|match_PST_MOY=3–0

|match_PST_NTN=3–4

|match_PST_PSNI=0–3

|match_PST_QUE=2–1

|match_PST_SLS=1–1

|match_PST_TOB=2–5

|match_PST_WAK=2–2

|name_PSNI=PSNI

|match_PSNI_BBT=3–3

|match_PSNI_COA=3–0

|match_PSNI_DOL=3–1

|match_PSNI_DND=3–2

|match_PSNI_GBE=1–0

|match_PSNI_LIM=3–0

|match_PSNI_MOY=7–0

|match_PSNI_NTN=3–0

|match_PSNI_PST=5–0

|match_PSNI_QUE=4–0

|match_PSNI_SLS=4–2

|match_PSNI_TOB=2–0

|match_PSNI_WAK=2–0

|name_QUE=Queen's University

|match_QUE_BBT=1–1

|match_QUE_COA=3–2

|match_QUE_DOL=0–2

|match_QUE_DND=0–0

|match_QUE_GBE=0–3

|match_QUE_LIM=0–2

|match_QUE_MOY=3–2

|match_QUE_NTN=1–0

|match_QUE_PST=4–5

|match_QUE_PSNI=4–0

|match_QUE_SLS=1–2

|match_QUE_TOB=0–2

|match_QUE_WAK=3–1

|name_SLS=Sport & Leisure Swifts

|match_SLS_BBT=0–2

|match_SLS_COA=4–0

|match_SLS_DOL=1–1

|match_SLS_DND=1–3

|match_SLS_GBE=3–1

|match_SLS_LIM=4–1

|match_SLS_MOY=1–2

|match_SLS_NTN=1–1

|match_SLS_PST=1–0

|match_SLS_PSNI=0–0

|match_SLS_QUE=0–0

|match_SLS_TOB=0–2

|match_SLS_WAK=7–1

|name_TOB=Tobermore United

|match_TOB_BBT=3–1

|match_TOB_COA=2–1

|match_TOB_DOL=2–0

|match_TOB_DND=5–0

|match_TOB_GBE=0–1

|match_TOB_LIM=1–1

|match_TOB_MOY=0–1

|match_TOB_NTN=2–1

|match_TOB_PST=1–0

|match_TOB_PSNI=1–1

|match_TOB_QUE=1–0

|match_TOB_SLS=0–4

|match_TOB_WAK=0–1

|name_WAK=Wakehurst

|match_WAK_BBT=1–2

|match_WAK_COA=2–2

|match_WAK_DOL=1–2

|match_WAK_DND=2–3

|match_WAK_GBE=2–2

|match_WAK_LIM=1–5

|match_WAK_MOY=0–3

|match_WAK_NTN=1–2

|match_WAK_PST=0–2

|match_WAK_PSNI=1–2

|match_WAK_QUE=2–3

|match_WAK_SLS=0–4

|match_WAK_TOB=0–0

|update=30 April 2016

|source=[http://nifootballleague.com/nifl-championship-2/results NI Football League]

}}

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