Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
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 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]
The women's system currently has six steps. Each step has only one division. There is promotion and relegation between all levels. They are: [2] 1: Women's Premier League; 2: Women's Championship; 3: Women's Divisions North 1–2 and South 1–2