2023–24 NIFL Premier Intermediate League explained

Competition:NIFL Premier Intermediate League
Season:2023–24
Dates:26 Aug 2023 – 27 Apr 2024
Winners:Limavady United
Promoted:Limavady United
Armagh City
Relegated:PSNI
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 NIFL Premier Intermediate League (known as the Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the NIFL Premier Intermediate League (the third tier of the Northern Ireland Football League - the national football league in Northern Ireland). The season began on 26 August 2023 and concluded on 27 April 2024.

The winners (Limavady United) were promoted to the 2024–25 NIFL Championship. The runners-up (Armagh City) were also promoted after winning the NIFL Championship play-off. The bottom-placed team (PSNI) were relegated to Level 4.

Teams

The league consisted of fourteen teams; eleven teams remaining from the previous season, two teams promoted from Level 4, and one team relegated from the NIFL Championship. The two promoted teams were Coagh United (champions of the 2022–23 Ballymena & Provincial Football League) and Rathfriland Rangers (champions of the 2022–23 Northern Amateur Football League), increasing the number of teams by two. The relegated team was Warrenpoint Town, who were relegated from the 2022–23 NIFL Championship due to a licensing issue (replacing the promoted team of Bangor).

ClubStadiumLocationCapacity[1]
Armagh CityHolm ParkArmagh2,000
Ballymacash RangersThe Bluebell StadiumLisburn1,280
Banbridge TownCrystal ParkBanbridge1,500
Coagh UnitedHagan ParkCoagh1,000 (150 seated)
DollingstownPlanter's ParkDollingstown1,000
Limavady UnitedThe ShowgroundsLimavady1,500 (274 seated)
Lisburn DistilleryNew Grosvenor StadiumBallyskeagh7,000 (540 seated)
Moyola ParkMill MeadowCastledawson1,000
PortstewartMullaghacallPortstewart1,000
PSNIThe DubBelfast1,000 (330 seated)
Queen's UniversityUpper MaloneBelfast1,000 (330 seated)
Rathfriland RangersIveagh ParkRathfriland
Tobermore UnitedFortwilliam ParkTobermore2,000 (100 seated)
Warrenpoint TownMilltownWarrenpoint1,450

League table

Results

Each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

NIFL Premier Intermediate League play-off

The 2023–24 Ballymena & Provincial Football League champions (Strabane Athletic) faced the 2023–24 Mid-Ulster Football League champions (Oxford Sunnyside) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the following season's NIFL Premier Intermediate League.

Second leg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NIFL Premier Intermediate Venues 2021-2022 . 14 September 2021.