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The Women's Premiership is the top level women's football league of Northern Irish league football. The league was called the NIWFA Division League 1 until 2003 and Premier League until 2015. In 2016, it was rebranded the Women's Premiership and is run by NIFL/ Irish League since. [1]
The 2024 Northern Irish Women's Premiership, currently branded as Sports Direct Women's Premiership [1] for sponsorship reasons, is the 21st season of the top-tier women's football league in Northern Ireland.
The 2022 Northern Irish Women's Premiership, known as the Danske Bank Women's Premiership for sponsorship reasons [1] was the 19th season of the top-tier women's football league in Northern Ireland. Glentoran were the defending champions. [2] Cliftonville won their first league title. [3]
Prior to 1977, there was no organizing body for women's football in Northern Ireland. Following the case of the Republic of Ireland forming the Women's Football Association of Ireland. The Women's football association of Ireland catered to 6,500 who played for 350 teams. [2] The NIWFA was founded in 1977 to be the governing body in Northern ...
BBC Sport NI takes a look at how Cliftonville romped to the Women's Premiership title in Northern Ireland.
Formed as recently as 2010, Lisburn Ladies made their debut in the NIWFA Championship five years later and went on to finish runners-up on numerous occasions before, in 2021, finally clinching the title with an unbeaten season and with it promotion to the Premiership.
The NIFL Premiership Development League, which is also an intermediate league, comprises the reserve teams of the twelve senior NIFL Premiership clubs. In 2010-11, a "pyramid" system was introduced, with the possibility of promotion and relegation between the national league and the four regional intermediate leagues, namely:
The 2021 Northern Irish Women's Premiership, was the 18th season of the top-tier women's football league in Northern Ireland. Glentoran were the defending champions. [1] Glentoran won their ninth league title, and second consecutive title, after a 3–2 home victory over Cliftonville in the penultimate round of fixtures on 21 September 2021. [2]