2003–04 Irish Premier League
Football league season
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Linfield 45th Irish title |
| Relegated | Glenavon |
| UEFA Champions League | Linfield |
| UEFA Cup | Portadown Glentoran |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Ballymena United |
| Matches played | 240 |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
Belfast
Ards
Coleraine
Larne
Glenavon
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Location of teams in the 2003–04 Irish Premier League 
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Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2003–04 Irish Premier LeagueThe 2003–04 Irish Premier League was the 103rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. For this season there was a change from the structure of previous seasons, with the First Division reverting to intermediate status and the new Premier Division being renamed as the Irish Premier League. The league consisted of 16 teams, and Linfield won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield (C) | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 67 | 16 | +51 | 73 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Portadown | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 70 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 55 | |
| 4 | Coleraine | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 51 | |
| 5 | Glentoran | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 47 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 7 | Limavady United | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Ards | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 38 | |
| 9 | Crusaders | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 36 | |
| 11 | Institute | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 34 | |
| 12 | Newry Town | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 33 | |
| 13 | Omagh Town | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 31 | |
| 14 | Larne | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 29 | |
| 15 | Cliftonville | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 26 | Qualification to Promotion/relegation play-off |
| 16 | Glenavon (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 67 | −43 | 16 | Relegation to Irish 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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Each team played every other team twice (home and away) for a total of 30 games.
| Home \ Away | ARD | BYM | CLI | COL | CRU | DUN | GLV | GLT | INS | LRN | LIM | LIN | LIS | NEW | OMA | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Ballymena United | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | |
| Cliftonville | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Coleraine | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Crusaders | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Dungannon Swifts | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Glenavon | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Glentoran | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1[a] | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1[a] | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | |
| Institute | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Larne | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
| Limavady United | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0[a] | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–6 | |
| Linfield | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Lisburn Distillery | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Newry Town | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Omagh Town | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | |
| Portadown | 4–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- ^ a b c The first three games of the season by Glentoran were subsequently rated 0–1 for the respective opponents. Glentoran had used an ineligible player.
Promotion/relegation play-off
Cliftonville, the club that finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Armagh City, the runners-up of the 2003–04 Irish First Division in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish Premier League.
| Cliftonville | 1 – 1 | Armagh City |
|---|---|---|
Solitude, Belfast
Cliftonville won 4–1 on aggregate
References
- Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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