2008–09 IFA Championship

IFA Championship
Champions	Portadown
Promoted	Portadown
Relegated	Tobermore United; Dergview; Killymoon Rangers
Matches played	272
Goals scored	886 (3.26 per match)
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 IFA Championship (known as the Ladbrokes.com Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland. The 2008–09 Championship consisted of one division of 17 clubs, with the clubs having intermediate status. The Championship served as the second tier of Northern Irish football for this season. With no promotion from the IFA Interim Intermediate League this season, from next season the division would be reduced to 14 clubs, with the newly introduced Championship 2 having 15.

Ards & B'clare

Armagh City and Ballinamallard United

Ballymoney United and Glebe Rangers

Limavady United

Loughgall

Portadown

Tobermore United

Location of teams in the 2008–09 IFA Championship

Portadown were the champions, achieving promotion back to the top flight after only one season of absence. Donegal Celtic finished as runners-up but lost out on promotion as they were defeated on the away goals rule by Dungannon Swifts, when the Promotion/relegation play-off finished 2–2 on aggregate.

The bottom 3 clubs (Tobermore United, Dergview and Killymoon Rangers) were relegated to the newly introduced Championship 2 for next season.

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