2022-23 New Angus Premier League

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New Angus Premier League
Season2022-23
ChampionsDundee Athletic
5th Premier League title
RelegatedFriockheim
Top goalscorerKieran McGechan
(18 goals)
Biggest home winBroughty Ferry 6 - 0 Friockheim
Biggest away winFriockheim 1 - 7 Dundee Athletic
Highest scoringFriockheim 1 - 7 Dundee Athletic

The 2022-23 New Angus Premier League was the eighth season of the New Angus Premier League, the highest division of New Angusian football. The season began in August 2022.

Eight teams contested the league: Arbroath United, Brechin, Broughty Ferry, Carnoustie, Dundee Athletic, Forfar AFC, Friockheim and Montrose City.

Teams

From the 2021-22 Premier League

  • Arbroath United
  • Brechin
  • Carnoustie
  • Dundee Athletic
  • Forfar AFC
  • Montrose City

Promoted from 2021-22 Challenge League

  • Broughty Ferry
  • Friockheim

Tournament format and regulations

Format

Each team will play each other 4 times, a total of 28 matches. When the regular season finishes, the bottom placed side is relegated to the Challenge League, the 7th placed side enters a playoff with the winner of the Premier League play-off semi final to decide who plays in the following season's Premier League.

Promotion and relegation

The second and third placed sides in the Challenge League face off in a two-legged semi final, the winner of that semi final faces the seventh placed side in the Premier League in a two-legged final to decide who will play in the Premier League next season.

League table

  • 1. Dundee Athletic (C)
  • 2. Broughty Ferry
  • 3. Brechin
  • 4. Carnoustie
  • 5. Arbroath United
  • 6. Forfar AFC
  • 7. Montrose City (O)
  • 8. Friockheim (R)

Premier League play-offs

Semi Finals

Arbroath Rovers 3 - 0 Kirriemuir

Kirriemuir 1 - 1 Arbroath Rovers

Final

Arbroath Rovers 0 - 0 Montrose City

Montrose City 2 - 0 Arbroath Rovers (AET) Montrose City win in extra time period