Champions | Glentoran |
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The 2023 Irish League 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 Ladies 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]
The following teams make up the 2023 season.
Teams are listed in alphabetical order.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Ballymena United | Ballymena | Ballymena Showgrounds | 3,600 |
Cliftonville | Belfast (Oldpark) | Solitude | 2,530 |
Crusaders Strikers | Belfast (Newtownabbey) | Seaview | 3,383 |
Derry City | Derry | Brandywell Stadium | 3,700 |
Glentoran | Belfast (Sydenham) | The Oval | 26,556 |
Larne | Larne | Inver Park | 3,250 |
Linfield | Belfast (Boucher Road) | New Midgley Park | n/k |
Lisburn Ladies | Lisburn | Bluebell Stadium | 1,280 |
Mid-Ulster Ladies | Cookstown | Mid-Ulster Sports Arena | n/k |
Sion Swifts | Strabane | Melvin Sports Complex | n/k |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Glentoran (C) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 7 | +94 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
2 | Cliftonville Ladies | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 10 | +94 | 44 | |
3 | Crusaders Strikers | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 39 | |
4 | Sion Swifts | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 37 | |
5 | Linfield | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 32 | |
6 | Lisburn Ladies | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 22 | |
7 | Larne | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 84 | −63 | 16 | |
8 | Derry City | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 80 | −58 | 9 | |
9 | Mid-Ulster Ladies | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 74 | −61 | 7 | |
10 | Ballymena United (R) | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 84 | −73 | 6 | Relegation to NIWFA Championship |
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