Northern Ireland Intermediate League

Football league

Northern Ireland Intermediate League
Founded	1978
Folded	2023
Country	Northern Ireland
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	NIFL Premier Intermediate League
Domestic cup(s)	Irish Cup IFA Intermediate Cup
League cup(s)	Northern Ireland Intermediate League Cup
Most championships	Donegal Celtic (8)

The Northern Ireland Intermediate League was an amateur intermediate league based in the north-west region of Northern Ireland. As one of the leagues in the 4th tier of Northern Irish football, the league champions could be promoted to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League, providing they met the admittance requirements.

In 2023 the league announced that it would cease to exist due to a number of clubs deciding to join other regional leagues within the Northern Ireland football league system.^[1]

Clubs in membership in final season

Cup competitions

Intermediate Challenge Cup
Intermediate League Cup

List of champions

1978–79 Tobermore United
1979–80 Derry City
1980–81 Ballymoney United
1981–82 Tobermore United
1982–83 Ballymoney United
1983–84 Derry City
1984–85 Portstewart
1985–86 Shelbourne
1986–87 Oxford United Stars
1987–88 Roe Valley
1988–89 Oxford United Stars
1989–90 Donegal Celtic
1990–91 Donegal Celtic
1991–92 Park
1992–93 Donegal Celtic
1993–94 Donegal Celtic
1994–95 Donegal Celtic
1995–96 Oxford United Stars
1996–97 Oxford United Stars
1997–98 Oxford United Stars
1998–99 Donegal Celtic
1999–00 Donegal Celtic
2000–01 Lurgan Celtic
2001–02 Donegal Celtic
2002–03 Dungiven Celtic
2003–04 Dungiven Celtic
2004–05 U.U.C.
2005–06 Dungiven Celtic
2006–07 U.U.C.
2007–08 Draperstown Celtic
2008–09 Dungiven Celtic
2009–10 Oxford United Stars
2010–11 Newbuildings United
2011–12 Newbuildings United
2012–13 Newbuildings United
2013–14 Oxford United Stars
2014–15 Trojans
2015–16 Ballymoney United
2016–17 Portstewart
2017–18 Magherafelt Sky Blues
2018–19 Strabane Athletic
2021–22 Maiden City
2022–23 Newbuildings United

Performance by club

Team	No. of wins	Winning years
Donegal Celtic	8	1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02
Oxford United Stars	7	1986–87, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2009–10, 2013–14
Dungiven Celtic	4	2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09
Newbuildings United	4	2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2022–23
Ballymoney United	3	1980–81, 1982–83, 2015–16
Derry City	2	1979–80, 1983–84
Portstewart	2	1984–85, 2016–17
Tobermore United	2	1978–79, 1981–82
U.U.C.	2	2004–05, 2006–07
Draperstown Celtic	1	2007–08
Lurgan Celtic	1	2000–01
Maiden City	1	2021–22
Park	1	1991–92
Roe Valley	1	1987–88
Shelbourne	1	1985–86
Strabane Athletic	1	2018–19
Trojans	1	2014–15

References

^ "The Northern Ireland Intermediate League calls it a day". wearetyrone.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

Sources

Malcolm Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbooks 1979/80 to 2008/09.

External links

Northern Ireland Intermediate League Archive at the Irish Football Club Project
nifootball.co.uk - (For fixtures, results and tables of all Northern Ireland amateur football leagues)

Association football in Northern Ireland

Irish Football Association - Northern Ireland Women's Football Association

National teams

Leagues

Men	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League Ballymena & Provincial Football League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NIFL Premiership Development League
Women	Women's Premiership Championship 1 Championship 2

Domestic cups

Men	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup
Women	IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup All-Island Cup