| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 May 2025 – 17 October 2025 |
| Champions | Glentoran |
| Matches | 68 |
| Goals | 277 (4.07 per match) |
←2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 17 October 2025. | |
The2025 Northern Irish Women's Premiership, currently branded asSports Direct Women's Premiership[1] for sponsorship reasons, is the 22nd season of the top-tier women's football league inNorthern Ireland.Cliftonville are the defending champions.[2] The 2025 season will see a decrease in the number of teams in the league to eight, with the loss ofMid-Ulster Ladies F.C..[3]
The following teams make up the 2025 season.
Teams are listed in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | Belfast(Oldpark) | Solitude | 2,530 |
| Crusaders Strikers | Belfast(Shore Road) | Seaview | 3,383 |
| Derry City | Derry | Brandywell Stadium | 3,700 |
| Glentoran | Belfast(Sydenham) | Blanchflower Stadium | 1,100 |
| Larne | Larne | Inver Park | 3,250 |
| Linfield | Belfast(Boucher Road) | New Midgley Park | n/a |
| Lisburn Ladies | Lisburn | Bluebell Stadium | 1,280 |
| Lisburn Rangers | Glenavy | Crewe Park | n/a |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glentoran | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 11 | +56 | 48 | Qualification for theChampions League first round |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 8 | +37 | 43 | |
| 3 | Linfield | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 31 | |
| 4 | Lisburn Rangers | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 24 | |
| 5 | Crusaders Strikers | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 24 | |
| 6 | Derry City | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 18 | |
| 7 | Lisburn Ladies | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 48 | −37 | 10 | |
| 8 | Larne | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 67 | −55 | 4 | Relegation toNIWFA Championship |
| Home \ Away | CLI | CRS | DER | GLE | LAR | LIN | LIS | LIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 |
| Crusaders | 0–3 | — | 4–2 | 0–8 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Derry City | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Glentoran | 0–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 4–1 |
| Larne | 0–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | — | 1–9 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Linfield | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–6 | 11–0 | — | 5–0 | 5–2 |
| Lisburn Ladies | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 0–6 | — | 1–3 |
| Lisburn Rangers | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — |
Section A
| Home \ Away | CLI | GLE | LIN | LIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Glentoran | 1–0 | — | — | 8–1 |
| Linfield | — | 0–1 | — | — |
| Lisburn Rangers | — | — | 5–0 | — |
Section B
| Home \ Away | CRS | DER | LAR | LIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | — | 0–3 | 3–2 | — |
| Derry City | — | — | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Larne | — | — | — | 0–2 |
| Lisburn Ladies | 1–3 | — | — | — |