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Northern Irish Championship

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Established
2008 (18 years old)

First Recorded Event
2019-08-03

Current Season
2026-2027

Current Round
38

Level Above
Northern Irish Premiership

Level Below
Northern Irish Premier Intermediate League

Sport
Soccer

Location
Northern Ireland

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
08 Aug 26	GlenavonGlenavon	2:00pm	ArdsArds
08 Aug 26	BallinamBallinamallard United	2:00pm	Newry CiNewry City
08 Aug 26	DundelaDundela	2:00pm	Moyola PMoyola Park
08 Aug 26	Harland Harland and Wolff Welders	2:00pm	WarrenpoWarrenpoint Town
08 Aug 26	Armagh CArmagh City	2:00pm	Queen's Queen's University Belfast
08 Aug 26	NewingtoNewington	2:00pm	Annagh UAnnagh United
08 Aug 26	RathfrilRathfriland Rangers	2:00pm	LoughgalLoughgall
08 Aug 26	StrabaneStrabane Athletic	2:00pm	InstitutInstitute
11 Aug 26	ArdsArds	6:45pm	DundelaDundela
11 Aug 26	LoughgalLoughgall	6:45pm	NewingtoNewington
		Results
25 Apr 26	Armagh CiArmagh City	1 - 4	InstituteInstitute
25 Apr 26	WarrenpoiWarrenpoint Town	0 - 1	ArdsArds
25 Apr 26	BallinamaBallinamallard United	2 - 2	DundelaDundela
24 Apr 26	NewingtonNewington	2 - 1	LoughgallLoughgall
24 Apr 26	Limavady Limavady United	0 - 1	Queens UnQueens University
24 Apr 26	H and W WH and W Welders	4 - 0	Annagh UnAnnagh United
21 Apr 26	BallinamaBallinamallard United	6 - 0	Armagh CiArmagh City
18 Apr 26	Annagh UnAnnagh United	0 - 2	Limavady Limavady United
18 Apr 26	NewingtonNewington	2 - 4	H and W WH and W Welders
18 Apr 26	InstituteInstitute	3 - 1	ArdsArds

Description

The Northern Ireland Football League Championship (known as the Playr-Fit Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second level of the Northern Ireland Football League, the national football league in Northern Ireland. Clubs in the Championship can be promoted to the highest national division – the NIFL Premiership, and relegated to the third level – the NIFL Premier Intermediate League.

In its current format, it was founded in 2008 as the Premier Intermediate League for members of the previous IFA Intermediate League that met the new stricter membership criteria, though was marketed as the IFA Championship. In 2009, it was extended to two divisions: Championship 1 and Championship 2 with promotion and relegation between the two. In 2013, the Championship and Premiership became part of the Northern Ireland Football League, independent of the Irish Football Association (IFA).

Under reforms agreed by NIFL clubs in 2014, Championship 1 acquired senior status from the 2016–17 season onwards, continuing as the NIFL Championship. Championship 2 became the NIFL Premier Intermediate League, retaining its intermediate status.

The second level in Northern Irish football was known as the B Division from 1951 to 1995, the Irish League First Division from 1995 to 2003, the Irish First Division from 2003 to 2008, and the IFA Championship from 2008 to 2013.


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Annagh United		Ards		Armagh City
Ballinamallard		Dundela		Glenavon
Harland and Wol		Institute		Loughgall
Moyola Park		Newington		Newry City
Queen's Univers		Rathfriland Ran		Strabane Athlet
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