New Championship Format

[gufc2000]

THE Intermediate Committee at a meeting this evening confirmed the membership of the Ladbrokes.com Championship for Season 2009/10.

Ladbrokes.com will continue to sponsor the IFA Championship, with the tiers called Ladbrokes.com Championship 1 and Ladbrokes.com Championship 2.

Ladbrokes.com Championship 1

Ards
Armagh City
Ballinamallard United
Ballyclare Comrades
Ballymoney United
Banbridge Town
Bangor
Carrick Rangers
Coagh United
Donegal Celtic
Glebe Rangers
Larne
Limavady United
Loughgall
Ladbrokes.com Championship 2

Annagh United
Chimney Corner
Dergview
Dundela
HW Welders
Killymoon Rangers
Knockbreda
Lurgan Celtic
Moyola Park
Portstewart
PSNI
Queens University
Sport & Leisure
Tobermore United
Wakehurst
http://www.ifachampionship.com/news020709_1.htm

Whats the story here? I'll take it Knockbreda are new, but who are Sport & Leisure?

And did Welders not win the Third tier last year? How come they are still there?

Brantwood and Oxford Utd Stars seem to have gone missing aswell

[Martinho II]

bit of a strange setup there imo...

[Dunny]

THE Intermediate Committee at a meeting this evening confirmed the membership of the Ladbrokes.com Championship for Season 2009/10.

Ladbrokes.com will continue to sponsor the IFA Championship, with the tiers called Ladbrokes.com Championship 1 and Ladbrokes.com Championship 2.

Ladbrokes.com Championship 1

Ards
Armagh City
Ballinamallard United
Ballyclare Comrades
Ballymoney United
Banbridge Town
Bangor
Carrick Rangers
Coagh United
Donegal Celtic
Glebe Rangers
Larne
Limavady United
Loughgall

Ladbrokes.com Championship 2

Annagh United
Chimney Corner
Dergview
Dundela
HW Welders
Killymoon Rangers
Knockbreda
Lurgan Celtic
Moyola Park
Portstewart
PSNI
Queens University
Sport & Leisure
Tobermore United
Wakehurst

http://www.ifachampionship.com/news020709_1.htm

Whats the story here? I'll take it Knockbreda are new, but who are Sport & Leisure?

And did Welders not win the Third tier last year? How come they are still there?

Brantwood and Oxford Utd Stars seem to have gone missing aswell

Sport & Leisure are an amateur team afaik. Groundshare with Larne.

EDIT:


It's a merging of Ski and Sports and Leisure World. Team made up of staff from both shops.

[pineapple stu]

And did Welders not win the Third tier last year? How come they are still there?

Brantwood and Oxford Utd Stars seem to have gone missing aswell
Presumably none of them got a licence.

[oriel]

I`d love to see what the standard is like in Championship 2 !

Surely its more of a social club scene than serious football ?

Although Chimney Corner is still a great name, one of the few cool names left in football.

[Graemerz]

Sports and Leisure are another West Belfast team.