Teams
Crusaders Strikers kvinder
Linfield kvinder
Glentoran Belfast United LFC kvinder
Sion Swifts kvinder
Derry City kvinder
Cliftonville LFC kvinder
Lisburn kvinder
Mid Ulster kvinder
Comber Recreation FC kvinder
Ballymena Utd kvinder
Newry City Women
Portadown Women
Larne FC kvinder
Cliftonville reserver
Wikipedia - Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland)
The Women's Premiership is the top level women's football league of Irish League. 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.
Ten teams play a double round robin to crown the champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The tenth place gets relegated to the Women's Championship 1, the ninth place plays a two-legged relegation playoff against the runner up of the Women's Championship.
History
In women's football the first league season was played out in 1977. Organised by the Northern Ireland Women's Football Association (NIWFA) the league was simply called the NIWFA Division League 1.
In 2004 the Division 1 was replaced by the Women's Premier League.
In 2016, after 40 years of administering and developing women's football locally, the league was rebranded the Women's Premiership and is run now by the Northern Ireland Football League. The main sponsor and name giver is Sports Direct.
Prior to the 2023 season, the Premiership introduced professional contracts for players, as well as games on Fridays and Sundays in addition to traditional Wednesday games. Five Premiership teams will also take part in a new all-island competition during the summer.
Sponsors
| Period | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| 2016–2022 | Danske Bank |
| 2023– | Sports Direct |
Mestrene i Nordirland - Premier League - Kvinder kvalificerer sig til UEFA Women's Champions League. Vinderen af ligaen har også mulighed for at deltage i UEFA Women's Champions League.
De seneste mestrer i Nordirland - Premier League - Kvinder er Linfield Ladies, som har vundet ligaen seks gange i træk. Andre bemærkelsesværdige hold i ligaen inkluderer Glentoran Women og Crusaders Strikers.
Nordirland - Premier League - Kvinder er en konkurrencedygtig og spændende liga, der tiltrækker nogle af de bedste kvindefodboldspillere i Nordirland. Ligaen spiller en vigtig rolle i udviklingen af kvindefodbold i Nordirland og giver kvindelige fodboldspillere mulighed for at konkurrere på et højt niveau.