NIFL Premier Intermediate League

The NIFL Premier Intermediate League is the third division of the Northern Ireland Football League, the national association football league in Northern Ireland, and the highest intermediate division in Northern Ireland, occupying level three in the Northern Ireland football league system – below the NIFL Premiership (level 1) and NIFL Championship (level 2).

NIFL Premier Intermediate League
Founded2016
CountryNorthern Ireland
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toNIFL Championship
Relegation toBallymena & Provincial League
Mid-Ulster Football League
Northern Amateur League
Northern Ireland Intermediate League
Domestic cup(s)Irish Cup
IFA Intermediate Cup
League cup(s)Northern Ireland Football League Cup
Current championsAnnagh United
(2018–19)

2016 restructuring

Under reforms agreed by the NIFL clubs in 2014, from 2016, when the previous Championship 1 acquired senior status, Championship 2 continued as the Premier Intermediate League, retaining its intermediate status and thus became the top intermediate league in Northern Ireland.[1][2]

Current members

The Premier Intermediate League consists of 11 teams.

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in the 2018-19 NIFL Premier Intermediate League
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League 2018-19
Club Location Stadium Capacity[3]
Annagh UnitedPortadownTandragee Road1,250
Armagh CityArmaghHolm Park3,000
Banbridge TownBanbridgeCrystal Park1,500
BangorBangorClandeboye Park
DollingstownDollingstownPlanters Park1,000
Limavady UnitedLimavadyThe Showgrounds
Lisburn DistilleryLisburnNew Grosvenor Stadium2,200
Moyola ParkCastledawsonMill Meadow2,000
NewingtonBelfastSeaview3,383
PortstewartPortstewartSeahaven1,500
Tobermore UnitedTobermoreFortwilliam Park1,500


See also

References
  1. "NI Football League - Restructure Proposal". Northern Ireland Football League. nifootballleague.com. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. Northern Ireland Football League (2014). NI Football League Restructure Proposal.
  3. https://uk.soccerway.com/national/northern-ireland/championship-2/20192020/regular-season/r52965/venues/

General
  • Malcolm Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook (various editions)
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