2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League

The 2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League ran from 12 August 2017 to 4 May 2018. Dundela were crowned as champions, winning promotion to the 2018–19 NIFL Championship.

NIFL Premier Intermediate League
Season2017–18
Dates12 August 2017 – 4 May 2018
ChampionsDundela
RelegatedDonegal Celtic
Biggest home winQueen's University 7-0 Portstewart
Highest scoringQueen's University 7-2 Annagh United
All statistics correct as of 3 May 2018.

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the 2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League. Armagh City and Annagh United from were relegated the 2016–17 NIFL Championship and Portstewart were promoted as the winners of the 2016–17 Northern Ireland Intermediate League.[1]

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in the 2017-18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League 2017-18
Club Location Stadium Capacity[2]
Annagh UnitedPortadownTandragee Road1,250
Armagh CityArmaghHolm Park3,000
Banbridge TownBanbridgeCrystal Park1,500
Donegal CelticBelfastDonegal Celtic Park4,200
DundelaBelfastWilgar Park2,500
Lisburn DistilleryLisburnNew Grosvenor Stadium2,200
Moyola ParkCastledawsonMill Meadow2,000
Newington YCBelfastSeaview3,383
PortstewartPortstewartSeahaven1,500
Queen's University BelfastBelfastUpper Malone1,000
Sport & Leisure SwiftsBelfastGlen Road Heights1,000
Tobermore UnitedTobermoreFortwilliam Park1,500

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Dundela (C) 27 18 6 3 78 33 +45 60
2 Queen's University 27 17 2 8 62 39 +23 53 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Banbridge Town 27 14 8 5 55 36 +19 50
4 Lisburn Distillery 27 15 3 9 46 35 +11 48
5 Moyola Park 27 10 5 12 46 41 +5 35
6 Tobermore United 27 8 7 12 47 60 −13 31
7 Portstewart 27 10 4 13 36 51 −15 34
8 Sport & Leisure Swifts 27 9 5 13 44 62 −18 32
9 Armagh City 27 9 4 14 39 44 −5 31
10 Annagh United 27 10 1 16 41 63 −22 31
11 Newington 27 7 7 13 40 56 −16 28
12 Donegal Celtic (R) 27 7 4 16 38 52 −14 25 Relegation to the Ballymena & Provincial Football League
Source: ,
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (subject to IFA decision)[3]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other twice (22 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last ten matches.

Results

Matches 1–22

During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ Away ANN ARM BAN DON DUN LIS MOY NEW POR QUB SLS TOB
Annagh United — 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–4 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–5 2–4
Armagh City 4–1 — 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
Banbridge Town 3–1 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 3–2 0–3
Donegal Celtic 2–3 0–0 1–2 — 1–4 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 6–2
Dundela 3–0 0–0 0–3 4–0 — 2–2 2–0 4–4 5–0 2–1 5–1 3–2
Lisburn Distillery 5–1 1–2 2–5 3–2 1–0 — 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–1
Moyola Park 2–1 2–3 2–0 5–0 1–1 2–3 — 5–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–0
Newington 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–1 1–4 0–4 0–3 — 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1
Portstewart 2–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–5 0–2 — 3–1 1–2 2–0
Queen's University 7–2 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–4 1–0 4–0 4–3 7–0 — 1–2 3–1
Sport & Leisure Swifts 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–6 1–2 3–3 2–1 2–2 1–3 — 2–1
Tobermore United 0–2 4–1 1–4 4–3 1–2 3–0 4–4 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–3 —
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 23–27

During matches 23–27 each team will play every other team in their half of the table once.

Play-offs

NIFL Championship play-off

The eleventh-placed team from the Championship, Dergview, played the runners-up from the 2017–18 Premier Intermediate League, Queen's University, over two legs for one spot in the NIFL Championship.

Queen's University0-1Dergview
BBC Sport
Dergview3-1Queen's University
BBC Sport
Darragh Park, Castlederg

Dergiew won 4-1 on aggregate and retained their position in the NIFL Championship with Queen's University remaining in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League.

References
  1. Three and easy for Portstewart Coleraine Times
  2. "Livescores - Soccer - Scoresway".
  3. "Championship 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. https://www.nifootballleague.com/bluefin-sport-premier-intermediate/results
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