^On 2 February 2009, نادي بانغور announced that they would not be able to renew their domestic licence due to financial difficulties, and therefore would not compete in the دوري أيرلندا الشمالية الممتاز 2009–10.[2] Therefore, they were automatically relegated and the play-off place was passed down to the 12th-placed team, Dungannon Swifts.