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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Linfield (C) 38 28 5 5 60 25 +35 89 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Crusaders 38 24 5 9 55 23 +32 77 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[b]
3 Larne 38 21 8 9 51 25 +26 71 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs[c]
4 Ballymena United 38 18 6 14 40 32 +8 60
5 Cliftonville 38 17 6 15 42 28 +14 57
6 Coleraine 38 17 6 15 49 37 +12 57
7 Glenavon (O) 38 16 11 11 47 31 +16 59 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs[c]
8 Glentoran 38 15 10 13 49 32 +17 55
9 Portadown 38 12 10 16 42 41 +1 46
10 Dungannon Swifts 38 10 8 20 35 52 −17 38
11 Warrenpoint Town (R) 38 4 10 24 16 60 −44 22 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 Carrick Rangers (R) 38 2 3 33 13 113 −100 9 Relegation to the NIFL Championship
Source: Northern Ireland Football League
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[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams will play each other three times (33 matches), before the league splits into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. ^ The 2020–21 Irish Cup winners will also qualify for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
  3. ^ a b Clubs will compete for one place in the Europa Conference League first qualifying round.

Results

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Matches 34–38

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UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs

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Quarterfinals

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Coleraine1–2Glenavon

Semifinals

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Larne0–1 (a.e.t.)Glenavon
Ballymena United0–0 (a.e.t.)Cliftonville
Penalties
4–2

Final

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Ballymena United1–2Glenavon
  1. ^ "NIFL Premiership Rules 2018–19" (PDF). NIFL. Retrieved 25 March 2019.