2013–14 NIFL Premiership
| Season | 2013–14 |
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| Champions |
Cliftonville 5th Irish title (inc. 1 shared) |
| Relegated | Ards |
| Champions League | Cliftonville |
| Europa League |
Glenavon Linfield Crusaders |
| Matches played | 228 |
| Goals scored | 712 (3.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joe Gormley (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Portadown 11–0 Ballinamallard United (7 September 2013) |
| Biggest away win |
Dungannon Swifts 0–5 Portadown (26 October 2013) |
| Highest scoring |
Portadown 11–0 Ballinamallard United (7 September 2013) |
| Highest attendance | 5,389 Glentoran 1–2 Linfield (26 December 2013) |
| Lowest attendance | 63 Warrenpoint Town 0–2 Ards (8 March 2014) |
| Average attendance | 867 |
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The 2013–14 NIFL Premiership (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of Northern Ireland's national football league in this format since its inception in 2008, the 113th season of Irish league football overall, and the first season of the league as part of the newly created Northern Ireland Football League. The season began on 10 August 2013 and concluded on 26 April 2014.
During the sixth round of fixtures, which were played on 7 September 2013, Portadown defeated Ballinamallard United 11–0 at Shamrock Park. This equalled the post-war record for the biggest win in the top-flight, which was set 47 years earlier in the 1966–67 season when Distillery defeated Bangor by the same scoreline in November 1966. In their first season back in the top flight since 2005–06, Ards finished bottom of the table. This was confirmed on 12 April 2014, after Warrenpoint Town defeated Dungannon Swifts 4–0 to leave Ards 10 points adrift in 12th place with only three fixtures remaining. Their relegation was confirmed on the final day of the season, when Institute won the 2013–14 NIFL Championship 1 title.
Cliftonville were the defending champions after winning their fourth league title last season – their first since the 1997–98 season. They went on to retain the title for the first time in the club's history - their fourth outright league title and fifth overall. They were entered into the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, with the league runners-up Linfield, 3rd-placed Crusaders, and the 2013–14 Irish Cup winners, Glenavon, entered into the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
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