NIFL Premiership

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football league sports league top-tier football league

The NIFL Premiership is the top tier of professional football in Northern Ireland, featuring the country’s leading clubs in its primary league competition.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
NIFL Premiership canonical 44
Northern Ireland Football League 2
2023–24 NIFL Premiership 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football league ⓘ
sports league ⓘ
top-tier football league ⓘ
abbreviation NIFL Premiership self-link ⓘ
associatedWith Irish Football Association pyramid ⓘ
broadcastIn United Kingdom ⓘ
clubEligibility clubs based in Northern Ireland ⓘ
competitionFormat round-robin ⓘ
competitionType league competition ⓘ
confederation UEFA ⓘ
country Northern Ireland ⓘ
currentBrandingIntroduced 2013 ⓘ
domesticCup Irish Cup ⓘ
Northern Ireland Football League Cup ⓘ
foundedAsTopDivision 1890 ⓘ
geographicalScope all of Northern Ireland ⓘ
governingBody Irish Football Association ⓘ
hasHistoricalPredecessor Irish League title ⓘ
surface form: Irish League (original)
hasPlayoffs European qualification play-offs ⓘ
hasPromotion true ⓘ
hasRelegation true ⓘ
hasRelegationPlayoff sometimes ⓘ
homeAndAwayFormat true ⓘ
isTopTierOf Northern Ireland Football League ⓘ
surface form: Northern Ireland football league system
levelOnPyramid 1 ⓘ
matchOutcomeTiebreaker goal difference ⓘ
goals scored ⓘ
memberOf Northern Ireland Football League ⓘ
surface form: Northern Ireland Football League system
numberOfTeams 12 ⓘ
officialLanguageOfCompetition English ⓘ
organizer Northern Ireland Football League ⓘ
previousName IFA Premiership ⓘ
Northern Ireland Football League ⓘ
surface form: Irish League
professionalStatus semi-professional and professional ⓘ
promotionTo none ⓘ
qualifiesFor UEFA Champions League ⓘ
UEFA Europa Conference League ⓘ
region Northern Ireland ⓘ
relegationTo NIFL Championship ⓘ
seasonFormat annual ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
tierInUEFASystem domestic top division ⓘ
typeOfLeague men's football league ⓘ
typicalSeasonEndMonth April ⓘ
typicalSeasonStartMonth August ⓘ
usesPointSystem one point for a draw ⓘ
three points for a win ⓘ

Referenced by (49)

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Linfield FC → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Linfield FC → participatesIn → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Glentoran FC → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Glentoran FC → competition → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Glentoran FC → playsIn → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland Football League system
Glentoran FC → association → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland Football League
Ballymena United F.C. → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Anton Rodgers → leagueParticipatedIn → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Setanta Sports Cup → relatedCompetition → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
The Windsor Park Blues → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Northern Ireland Football League Cup → organiser → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland Football League
Northern Ireland Football League Cup → includesClubsFrom → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
The Cock n’ Hens → associatedWithCompetition → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
NIFL Premiership → abbreviation → NIFL Premiership self-link ⓘ
The Blues → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Big Two derby → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Irish Football Association → organizes → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Irish League title → associatedCompetition → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Irish Cup → relatedCompetition → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Crusaders FC → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Crusaders FC → competition → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
The Glens → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
subject surface form: Glentoran Football Club
The Glens → competition → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
subject surface form: Glentoran Football Club
Tommy Dickson → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Roy Coyle → leagueManagedIn → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Peter Thompson → leagueParticipatedIn → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Coleraine → footballLeague → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Noel Bailie → leagueParticipatedIn → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
The Sky Blues → leagueParticipation → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Warrenpoint Town F.C. → previousLeague → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Coleraine F.C. → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Larne F.C. → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Larne F.C. → participatesIn → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Portadown F.C. → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Portadown F.C. → hasCategory → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
this entity surface form: NIFL Premiership clubs
Roy McGivern → isAssociatedWith → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
David Jeffrey → leagueManagedIn → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Glenn Ferguson → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
David Healy → leagueManagedIn → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Northern Ireland Football League clubs → leagueSystem → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Cliftonville F.C. → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Northern Ireland Football League → governs → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Northern Ireland Football League → topDivision → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Glenavon F.C. → league → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Glenavon F.C. → participatesIn → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
IFA Premiership → rebrandedAs → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
IFA Premiership → successor → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
IFA Premiership → replacedBy → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
Loughgall F.C. → playsInSeason → NIFL Premiership ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2023–24 NIFL Premiership