2016–17 NIFL Premier Intermediate League

NIFL Premier Intermediate League
Season2016–17
ChampionsQueen's University
RelegatedSport & Leisure Swifts

The 2016–17 NIFL Premier Intermediate League was the first season of the NIFL Premier Intermediate League under its new structure, as the third tier of the Northern Ireland Football League - the national football league in Northern Ireland.[1]

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Location of teams in the 2016-17 NIFL Premier Intermediate League
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Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2016–17 NIFL Premier Intermediate League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation[a]
1 Limavady United (C, P) 27 18 4 5 65 26 +39 58 Promotion to NIFL Championship
2 Newry City (P) 27 15 3 9 57 34 +23 48 Qualification to promotion play-off
3 Donegal Celtic 27 13 6 8 51 44 +7 45
4 Moyola Park 27 13 5 9 45 38 +7 44
5 Tobermore United 27 11 4 12 40 45 −5 37
6 Banbridge Town 27 11 2 14 36 41 −5 35
7 Dundela 27 9 8 10 45 47 −2 35
8 Queen's University 27 11 1 15 34 42 −8 34
9 Lisburn Distillery 27 10 4 13 43 53 −10 34
10 Newington 27 10 3 14 36 49 −13 33
11 Sport & Leisure Swifts 27 9 3 15 32 52 −20 30
12 Bangor (R) 27 8 5 14 46 59 −13 29 Relegation to Level 4
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other twice (22 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

References

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland 2016/17". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 February 2024.