
Women's Premiership
Northern Ireland
About Women's Premiership
Women's Premiership History, Format, Organization, Media Coverage
The Women's Premiership is the top level women's football league of Irish League. The league was called the NIWFA Division League 1 until 2003 and Premier League until 2015. In 2016, it was rebranded the Women's Premiership and is run by NIFL/ Irish League since.
Ten teams play a double round robin to crown the champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The tenth place gets relegated to the Women's Championship 1, the ninth place plays a two-legged relegation playoff against the runner up of the Women's Championship.