2005–06 Irish First Division

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Irish First Division
Champions	Crusaders
Promoted	Crusaders Donegal Celtic
Relegated	Ballyclare Comrades Ballymoney United
Matches played	132
Goals scored	381 (2.89 per match)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Belfast

Belfast teams : Crusaders
Donegal Celtic
Dundela
H&W Welders

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Location of teams in the 2005–06 Irish First Division

2005–06 Irish First Division is located in Greater Belfast

Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2005–06 Irish First Division

The 2005–06 Irish First Division was the eleventh season of second-tier football in Northern Ireland under the league system at the time. The 2005–06 First Division consisted of 12 clubs.

Crusaders were the champions and were promoted to the 2006–07 Irish Premier League. Donegal Celtic finished second and entered the promotion play-off, defeating Institute 3–1 on aggregate and gaining promotion. Ballyclare Comrades and Ballymoney United were relegated to the Irish Second Division.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Crusaders (C, P)	22	20	1	1	51	13	+38	61	Promotion to Irish Premier League
2	Donegal Celtic (P)	22	13	5	4	41	25	+16	44	Qualification to promotion play-off
3	Dundela	22	10	5	7	32	28	+4	35
4	Bangor	22	10	3	9	42	32	+10	33
5	Banbridge Town	22	8	6	8	29	29	0	30
6	Tobermore United	22	8	5	9	33	37	−4	29
7	Carrick Rangers	22	8	4	10	25	29	−4	28
8	Coagh United	22	8	3	11	25	26	−1	27
9	Harland & Wolff Welders	22	7	4	11	21	31	−10	25
10	Moyola Park	22	7	3	12	32	50	−18	24
11	Ballyclare Comrades (R)	22	6	5	11	32	37	−5	23	Relegation to Irish Second Division
12	Ballymoney United (R)	22	3	4	15	18	44	−26	13	Relegation to Irish Second Division

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

^ "Northern Ireland 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

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v t e 2005–06 in Northern Irish football
Domestic leagues	Irish Premier League Irish First Division
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Irish League Cup County Antrim Shield
All-Ireland competitions	Setanta Sports Cup
European competitions	UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 6)

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