2023 NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup

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2023 NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup
Tournament details
CountryNorthern Ireland
Dates14 June 2023 – 31 August 2023
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Cliftonville Ladies
  2022
2024  

The Preliminary round of the Women's Premiership League Cup included the five teams not participating in the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup competition and took place on 14 and 16 June.

Contents

The five participating All-Island Cup teams entered at the quarter-final stage the following week.

Preliminary round

Bye for Mid-Ulster Ladies.

14 June 2023 Sion Swifts 6-1 Ballymena United Strabane
19:45 GMT
  • McGlade Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen), 87' (pen)
  • Doherty Soccerball shade.svg34'
  • Chambers Soccerball shade.svg69'
  • Crumlish-Hawes Soccerball shade.svg83'
  • Henry Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen)
Stadium: Melvin Sports Complex
16 June 2023 Lisburn Ladies 4-1 Larne Lisburn
20:00 GMT
  • Jennings Soccerball shade.svg15'
  • McDaid Soccerball shade.svg42'
  • Murdough Soccerball shade.svg51', 78'
Report
  • Morrison Soccerball shade.svg6'
Stadium: Bluebell Stadium

Quarter finals

21 June 2023 Cliftonville Ladies 3-0 Glentoran Women Belfast
19:45 GMT Stadium: Solitude
21 June 2023 Derry City 0-4 Crusaders Strikers Cookstown
19:45 GMT Stadium: Mid Ulster Sports Arena
21 June 2023 Linfield 5-0 Lisburn Ladies Belfast
19:45 GMT Stadium: Midgley Park
21 June 2023 Sion Swifts 4-0 Mid-Ulster Ladies Strabane
19:45 GMT Stadium: Melvin Sports Complex

Semi Finals

5 July 2023 Cliftonville Ladies 6 - 1 Linfield Belfast
19:45 GMT Stadium: Solitude
5 July 2023 Crusaders Strikers 0 - 1 Sion Swifts Belfast
20:00 GMT Stadium: Seaview

Final

31 August 2023 Cliftonville Ladies 3 - 1 Sion Swifts Dungannon
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stangmore Park

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