Premiership

STATEMENT: 15 OCTOBER 2020

15 Oct 2020
football

The NI Football League has noted the announcements from the NI Executive and the Irish FA and can provide the following clarifications for our competitions.

  • The Danske Bank Premiership will be classified as ‘elite’ and will remain as scheduled. This includes the provision of supporters under the current NI Executive guidelines.

  • The NIFL Championship and NIFL Premier Intermediate League have not been classified as elite. The Championship and PIL Management Committees have agreed to consider provisional start dates next week.

  • The Danske Bank Women’s Premiership will be classified as elite and will remain as scheduled.

  • The NIFL Development (Under-20) and Academy Leagues (Under-18 & Under-16) has not been classified as elite and a revised start date will be communicated once confirmed.

  • The Electric Ireland Women’s Academy League (Under-19) has not been classified as elite and further information on the competition will be communicated once confirmed.