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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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football league →
sports league →
top-tier football league →
abbreviation NIFL Premiership →
associatedWith Irish Football Association pyramid →
broadcastIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
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 (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NIFL Premiership → abbreviation → NIFL Premiership →
Irish League title → associatedCompetition → NIFL Premiership →
Glentoran FC → association → NIFL Premiership →
this entity surface form: "Northern Ireland Football League"
Glentoran FC → competition → NIFL Premiership →
Ballymena United F.C. → league → NIFL Premiership →
Big Two derby → league → NIFL Premiership →
Glentoran FC → league → NIFL Premiership →
Linfield FC → league → NIFL Premiership →
The Blues → league → NIFL Premiership →
The Windsor Park Blues → league → NIFL Premiership →
Anton Rodgers → leagueParticipatedIn → NIFL Premiership →
this entity surface form: "Northern Ireland Football League"
Irish Football Association → organizes → NIFL Premiership →
Linfield FC → participatesIn → NIFL Premiership →
Glentoran FC → playsIn → NIFL Premiership →
this entity surface form: "Northern Ireland Football League system"
Setanta Sports Cup → relatedCompetition → NIFL Premiership →