2023 Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland) Explained

Competition:Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland)
Winners:Glentoran
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 Northern Irish Women's Premiership, currently branded as Sports Direct Women's Premiership[1] for sponsorship reasons, is the 20th season of the top-tier women's football league in Northern Ireland. Cliftonville are the defending champions.[2] The 2023 season saw an increase in the number of teams in the league to ten, with the addition of Ballymena United[3] and Larne.[4]

Teams and locations

The following teams make up the 2023 season.

Teams are listed in alphabetical order.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Ballymena UnitedBallymenaBallymena Showgrounds3,600
CliftonvilleSolitude2,530
Crusaders StrikersSeaview3,383
Derry CityDerryBrandywell Stadium3,700
GlentoranThe Oval26,556
LarneLarneInver Park3,250
LinfieldNew Midgley Parkn/a
Lisburn LadiesLisburnBluebell Stadium1,280
Mid-Ulster LadiesCookstownMid-Ulster Sports Arenan/a
Sion SwiftsStrabaneMelvin Sports Complex n/a

League table

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nifl Announce Sports Direct Partnership . NI Football League . 10 April 2023.
  2. Web site: DEFEAT DOESN'T SPOIL REDS TITLE PARTY . NI Football League . 6 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Ballymena United promoted to Danske Bank Women’s Premiership . Shekicks.net . 11 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Cliftonville Ladies begin title defence with home clash against Linfield Women . News Letter . 11 May 2023.