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Gareth Fullerton

Irish Premiership 2022/23 fixtures released ahead of new season

Linfield will kick-off the defence of their Danske Bank Premiership title against Portadown on Saturday, August 13.

David Healy's side - who won the Gibson Cup on the final day last season - will welcome the Ports to Windsor Park on the opening day.

Glentoran will begin the 2022/23 campaign away to Larne in a big opener at Inver Park.

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That's a repeat of last season's European play-off final.

Elsewhere, newly-promoted Newry City will return to the top flight with a trip to Carrick Rangers, while Coleraine and Cliftonville meet at the Showgrounds in a repeat of last season's League Cup final.

Ballymena United host Glenavon and Crusaders welcome Dungannon Swifts to Seaview.

The fixtures were released by the NI Football League on Saturday ahead of August's big kick-off.

The league format sees each club play each other three times before the ‘split’ after game week 33, with the top half clubs and the bottom half clubs facing off against each other respectively, to complete the 38 game campaign which concludes on Saturday, April 29.

All of the season fixtures can be viewed HERE

Opening day fixtures

  • Ballymena United v Glenavon
  • Carrick Rangers v Newry City
  • Coleraine v Cliftonville
  • Crusaders v Dungannon Swifts
  • Larne v Glentoran
  • Linfield v Portadown

Saturday, August 13, 3pm

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