Northern Ireland Intermediate 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.

Clubs in membership in final season

• Ardstraw
• Dungiven Celtic
• Maiden City
• Newbuildings United
• Newtowne
• Strabane Athletic
• Trojans

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

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)