The Daily Mirror Mid-Ulster Football League , or simply referred to as the Mid-Ulster League , is an association football league in Northern Ireland . It contains 9 divisions. These comprise two intermediate sections: the Intermediate A and Intermediate B divisions; three junior sections: Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3; and four reserve sections: Reserve 1, Reserve 2 and Reserve 3 and Reserve 4. The current champions are Oxford Sunnyside
6-474: The league season lasts from August to May with each club playing the others twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. There are 14 clubs, each playing a total of 26 games. The league champions can be promoted to NIFL Premier Intermediate League , providing they meet
12-885: A team relegated from the NIFL Premier Intermediate League and fails to promote a team in return, it will relegate three teams to the Intermediate B division, requiring the team finishing bottom of the Intermediate B division to be relegated to Junior Division 1. There are three divisions which have junior status: Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3. The league winner can be promoted into the Intermediate section as long as their ground meets Intermediate standards. There are five divisions for reserve sides. The divisions are called Reserve Championship, Reserve 1, Reserve 2, Reserve 3 and Reserve 4 Intermediate A Intermediate B Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 † Banbridge Rangers were awarded
18-691: Is set to be replaced at the start of the 2026 season by a new conference league format. Under reforms agreed by the NIFL clubs in 2014, from 2016, when the previous Championship 1 acquired senior status, Championship 2 continued as the Premier Intermediate League , retaining its intermediate status and thus became the top intermediate league in Northern Ireland. In May 2023, the league was expanded to 14 teams, due to licensing issues with Warrenpoint Town and PSNI not having
24-1010: The Northern Ireland football league system – below the NIFL Premiership (level 1) and NIFL Championship (level 2). The third level in Northern Irish football was known as the Irish League Second Division from 1999 to 2003, the Irish Second Division from 2003 to 2008, the IFA Interim Intermediate League from 2008 to 2009, the IFA Championship 2 from 2009 to 2013, and the NIFL Championship 2 from 2013 to 2016. The league
30-434: The admission requirements. Normally the two lowest placed teams are relegated to the Intermediate B division, or lowest three placed teams if the division receives a team relegated from the NIFL Premier Intermediate League and fails to promote a team in return. There are 13 clubs, each playing a total of 24 games. The two highest placed teams are promoted into the Intermediate A division. If the Intermediate A division receives
36-723: The title on a points per game basis after the league was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic . NIFL Premier Intermediate League The NIFL Premier Intermediate League (Known as the Playr-Fit NIFL Premier Intermediate League for sponsorship reasons) is the third level of the Northern Ireland Football League , the national association football league in Northern Ireland , and the highest intermediate division in Northern Ireland, occupying level three in
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