| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 Aug 2023 – 27 Apr 2024 |
| Champions | Limavady United |
| Promoted | Limavady United Armagh City |
| Relegated | PSNI |
| ← 2022–23 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).
Armagh CityBallymacashBanbridgeCoaghDollingstownLimavady UnitedDistilleryMoyolaPortstewartPSNI/Queen's
RathfrilandTobermore UnitedWarrenpoint Townclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 NIFL Premier Intermediate teams
| Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 58 | Promotion to NIFL Championship |
| 2 | Armagh City (O, P) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 52 | Qualification for the NIFL Championship play-off |
| 3 | Ballymacash Rangers | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 49 | |
| 4 | Rathfriland Rangers | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 46 | |
| 5 | Queen's University | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 43 | |
| 6 | Dollingstown | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 41 | |
| 7 | Coagh United | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 36 | |
| 8 | Banbridge Town | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 33 | |
| 9 | Lisburn Distillery | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 31 | |
| 10 | Warrenpoint Town | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 30 | |
| 11 | Moyola Park | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 29 | |
| 12 | Portstewart | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 25 | |
| 13 | Tobermore United | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 25 | |
| 14 | PSNI (R) | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 19 | 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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away | ARM | BAL | BAB | COA | DOL | LIM | LIS | MOY | POR | PSN | QUE | RAT | TOB | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh City | — | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| Ballymacash Rangers | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Banbridge Town | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 |
| Coagh United | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 |
| Dollingstown | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–7 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Limavady United | 2–1 | 2–1 | 9–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
| Lisburn Distillery | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Moyola Park | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Portstewart | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| PSNI | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Queen's University | 2–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–4 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Rathfriland Rangers | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Tobermore United | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Warrenpoint Town | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
- Originally a 3–4 win for Lisburn Distillery; Rathfriland Rangers awarded a 3–0 win after Lisburn Distillery fielded an ineligible player.
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.
First leg
Oxford Sunnyside v Strabane Athletic| 28 May 2024 | Oxford Sunnyside | 1–1 | Strabane Athletic | Lurgan |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Knockramer Park |
Second leg
Strabane Athletic v Oxford Sunnyside| 31 May 2024 | Strabane Athletic | 1–2 (2–3 agg.) | Oxford Sunnyside | Strabane |
| Stadium: Melvin Sports Complex |
References
- "NIFL Premier Intermediate Venues 2021-2022". Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Rules and Regulations". NIFL. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
External links
| NIFL Premier Intermediate League seasons | |
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| Irish League Second Division |
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| Irish Second Division |
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| IFA Interim Intermediate League | |
| IFA Championship 2 | |
| NIFL Championship 2 | |
| NIFL Premier Intermediate League | |
| 2023–24 in Northern Irish football | |
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