2024 Sports Direct Women’s Premiership fixtures released

Sports Direct NIFL Women's Premiership 2024 fixtures

The Sports Direct NIFL Women’s Premiership fixtures for the 2024 season have been released, with the campaign to kick off on Sunday 5 May. 

Reigning champions Glentoran enjoyed an unstoppable unbeaten season last year and they will begin the defence of their title against Crusaders Strikers at their new home of Blanchflower Stadium.

Last season’s runners-up and 2022 champions Cliftonville start against Mid Ulster, who will now play at Stangmore Park in Dungannon.

Lisburn Rangers start life as the newest team in the league with their first ever Sports Direct Women’s Premiership match away to Derry City.

Crusaders Strikers v Derry City, pre-season friendly
Derry City in pre-season action against Crusaders Strikers. (Bob Hall Sports Photography)

At Inver Park, Larne host Lisburn Ladies in their opening fixture and Linfield begin 2024 under returning boss Ryan McConville five days later at the Bluebell Stadium against Lisburn Rangers.

Following the withdrawal of Sion Swifts, the new look nine-team league will see clubs play each other home and away over eighteen rounds of fixtures.

The full fixture programme can be found on the PDF document below.

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