They achieved promotion to the top flight of Northern Irish football for the first time in their history.
Newry City finished as runners-up, but were defeated 3–2 by Lisburn Distillery in the promotion/relegation play-off, losing out on promotion.
Glebe Rangers and Banbridge Town finished in the bottom two and were relegated to Championship 2 for next season.
Chimney Corner avoided relegation to a lower tier regional league despite finishing bottom of Championship 2 for the third successive season.
[2] Carrick Rangers were last season's champions of Championship 1, achieving promotion to the 2011–12 IFA Premiership.