2009–10 IFA Championship
| Season | 2009–10 |
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2010–11 →
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| Champions | Loughgall |
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| Promoted | Donegal Celtic |
| Relegated |
Armagh City Coagh United |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 561 (3.08 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Ballyclare Comrades 6–1 Glebe Rangers Larne 6–1 Coagh United Ards 5–0 Ballyclare Comrades |
| Biggest away win | Glebe Rangers 1–8 Donegal Celtic |
| Highest scoring | Glebe Rangers 1–8 Donegal Celtic |
| Champions | Harland & Wolff Welders |
|---|---|
| Promoted |
Harland & Wolff Welders Dergview |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 700 (3.33 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Dergview 11–0 Chimney Corner |
| Biggest away win |
Annagh United 2–7 H&W Welders Wakehurst 2–7 Dergview Chimney Corner 1–6 Dergview Sport & Leisure 1–6 Queen's University Annagh United 0–5 Portstewart |
| Highest scoring | Dergview 11–0 Chimney Corner |
The 2009–10 IFA Championship (known as the Ladbrokes.com Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second season since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland. It also marked the first season in which the Championship was divided into two divisions, with the clubs in both divisions having intermediate status. Championship 1 served as the second tier of Northern Irish football, with Championship 2 as the third tier.
In Championship 1, Loughgall were crowned champions on 8 May 2010 after a 2–0 win over Ards. However, they were denied promotion because they did not gain the required licence from the IFA. Therefore, runners-up Donegal Celtic entered into a two-leg play-off with the bottom club of the 2009–10 IFA Premiership, and achieved promotion with a 1–0 aggregate win. At the other end of the table, Coagh United and Armagh City finished in the bottom two, and were relegated to Championship 2 for next season.
In Championship 2, Harland & Wolff Welders won the title by 7 points, achieving promotion to Championship 1. Also promoted were Dergview who finished as runners-up. There was no relegation from Championship 2 this season.
The 2008–09 Championship consisted of one division of 17 clubs. The bottom 3 clubs (Tobermore United, Killymoon Rangers and Dergview) were relegated to the newly introduced Championship 2 for this season. Championship 2 was set up to replace the IFA Interim Intermediate League, introduced as a temporary league for the 2008–09 season only, consisting of the former members of the IFA Intermediate League (dissolved in 2008) who did not meet the criteria for the new IFA Championship 2; it consisted of 12 clubs. Members of the Interim League had one year to make improvements in order to gain entry to Championship 2 for this season.
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