2023–24 NIFL Premier Intermediate League
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 Aug 2023 – 27 Apr 2024 |
| Champions | Limavady United |
| Promoted | Limavady United |
| Relegated | PSNI |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
The 2023–24 NIFL Premier Intermediate League (known as the Playr-Fit Premier Intermediate League for sponsorship reasons) is 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 will conclude on 27 April 2024.
The winners (Limavady United) were promoted to the 2024–25 NIFL Championship. The runners-up qualify for 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).
Locations of the 2023–24 NIFL Premier Intermediate 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 (C, P) | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 55 | Promotion to NIFL Championship |
| 2 | Armagh City | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 49 | Qualification for the NIFL Championship play-off |
| 3 | Rathfriland Rangers | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 46 | |
| 4 | Ballymacash Rangers | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 46 | |
| 5 | Queen's University | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 40 | |
| 6 | Dollingstown | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 38 | |
| 7 | Coagh United | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Lisburn Distillery | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 31 | |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 30 | |
| 10 | Banbridge Town | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 30 | |
| 11 | Moyola Park | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 29 | |
| 12 | Portstewart | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 25 | |
| 13 | Tobermore United | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 25 | |
| 14 | PSNI (R) | 25 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 69 | −42 | 16 | 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]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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.