2019–20 NIFL Championship
The 2019–20 NIFL Championship was the fourth season of the NIFL Championship since gaining senior status. It is the second-tier of the Northern Ireland Football League - the national football league in Northern Ireland. The season began on 3 August 2019 and was originally scheduled to conclude in April 2020, However, the season was suspended on 13 March 2020 as a result of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. No further fixtures were played, with the final games held on 10 March 2020 and the season being officially curtailed in June 2020.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 2019 – 10 March 2020 |
| Champions | Portadown |
| Promoted | Portadown |
| Relegated | PSNI |
| Matches played | 183 |
| Goals scored | 651 (3.56 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Ballyclare Comrades 8–0 H&W Welders (13 August 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Knockbreda 0–8 Ards (26 December 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Ballinamallard United 6–4 PSNI (22 February 2020) |
← 2018–19 2021–22 → | |
Larne were the current champions. However, due to their promotion to the 2019–20 NIFL Premiership, they were unable to defend their title.
The Irish FA initially suspended all football-related activity in Northern Ireland until 4 April, with this suspension subsequently being extended first until 30 April, and then until 31 May. In June 2020, NIFL announced that the season was over, and that average points per game would be used to determine the final league standings. Portadown were declared champions, gaining promotion to the 2020–21 NIFL Premiership, while PSNI suffered relegation to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League. The promotion/relegation play-offs were cancelled, meaning 11th-placed Knockbreda were reprieved from relegation, and runners-up Ballinamallard United missed out on the chance of promotion.