2023–24 NIFL Premier Intermediate League
The 2023–24 NIFL Premier Intermediate League (known as the Lough 41 Premier Intermediate League for sponsorship reasons) is the seventh season of the NIFL Premier Intermediate League, the third tier of the Irish League - the national football league in Northern Ireland. The season began on 26 August 2023.
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 Aug 2023 – 27 Apr 2024 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Bangor were the champions of the previous season and promoted to the 2023–24 NIFL Championship. They were replaced by Warrenpoint Town, who were relegated from the 2022–23 NIFL Championship due to a licensing issue. PSNI were reprieved from relegation, and both Coagh United and Rathfriland Rangers were promoted as champions of the 2022–23 Ballymena & Provincial Football League and Northern Amateur Football League respectively, increasing the number of teams by two.
Teams
| Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh City | Holm Park | Armagh | 2,000 |
| Ballymacash Rangers | The Bluebell Stadium | Lisburn | 1,280 |
| Banbridge Town | Crystal Park | Banbridge | 1,500 |
| Coagh United | Hagan Park | Coagh | 1,000 (150 seated) |
| Dollingstown | Planter's Park | Dollingstown | 1,000 |
| Limavady United | The Showgrounds | Limavady | 1,500 (274 seated) |
| Lisburn Distillery | New Grosvenor Stadium | Ballyskeagh | 7,000 (540 seated) |
| Moyola Park | Mill Meadow | Castledawson | 1,000 |
| Portstewart | Mullaghacall | Portstewart | 1,000 |
| PSNI | The Dub | Belfast | 1,000 (330 seated) |
| Queen's University | Upper Malone | Belfast | 1,000 (330 seated) |
| Rathfriland Rangers | Iveagh Park | Rathfriland | |
| Tobermore United | Fortwilliam Park | Tobermore | 2,000 (100 seated) |
| Warrenpoint Town | Milltown | Warrenpoint | 1,450 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limavady United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 15 | Promotion to NIFL Championship |
| 2 | Queen's University | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 13 | Qualification for the NIFL Championship play-off |
| 3 | Warrenpoint Town | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 12 | |
| 4 | Ballymacash Rangers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | |
| 5 | Dollingstown | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Rathfriland Rangers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | |
| 7 | Portstewart | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Lisburn Distillery | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 9 | Armagh City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 5 | |
| 10 | Coagh United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | |
| 11 | Moyola Park | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | |
| 12 | Banbridge Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 4 | |
| 13 | PSNI | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | |
| 14 | Tobermore United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 | Relegation to Level 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Drawing of lots[2]
Results
Each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
References
- "NIFL Premier Intermediate Venues 2021-2022". Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Rules and Regulations". NIFL. Retrieved 14 September 2021.