The 2022 Irish League Women's Premiership, known as the Danske Bank Women's Premiership for sponsorship reasons[1] was the 19th season of the top-tier women's football league in Northern Ireland. Glentoran Ladies were the defending champions.[2] Cliftonville Ladies won their first league title.[3]
Teams and locations
The following teams made up the 2022 season.
Teams are listed in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliftonville Ladies F.C. (C) | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 7 | +52 | 39 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Glentoran | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 9 | +52 | 35 | |
| 3 | Crusaders Strikers | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 29 | |
| 4 | Linfield | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 23 | |
| 5 | Sion Swifts | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 20 | |
| 6 | Lisburn Ladies | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 43 | −30 | 8 | |
| 7 | Mid-Ulster Ladies | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 57 | −46 | 4 | |
| 8 | Derry City | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 64 | −62 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2022. Source: [1]
For the 2022 season, no team was relegated as the league was to increase to ten teams from the 2023 season onwards.[4]
Results
References
- ^ "Northern Ireland Football League confirm Danske Bank partnership to end after 11 years". News Letter. 30 Mar 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "belfastlive.co.uk". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Cliftonville Ladies seal their place in history books with first ever Women's Premiership title success". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "NIFL Women's Premiership prize money more than trebled". Shekicks.net. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
External links
- Womens Premiership NIFL Women's Premiership
This page was last edited on 4 September 2023, at 10:21