How many professional football teams are there in Northern Ireland?

How many professional football teams are there in Northern Ireland?

35 member
Listed below are the 35 member clubs for the 2020–21 season.

How many football clubs are there in Northern Ireland?

Welcome to the Northern Ireland section of the Football Ground Guide. Featuring the football grounds of all 12 teams who comprise the Danske Bank Premier League, you will find all you need to about the stadiums, including directions, car parking, nearest train station, tickets and local pubs.

Does Northern Ireland have a Premier League team?

The distance is measured as the crow flies to each of the other Northern Ireland Premier League team’s home grounds….Northern Ireland Premier League average away match journey distance bar chart.

Team Average Away Game Distance
Ballinamallard United 62
Ballymena United 29
Carrick Rangers 26
Cliftonville 21

Is there a football league in Northern Ireland?

The Northern Ireland Football League, which is the national league of Northern Ireland, has two senior divisions, the NIFL Irish Premiership and the NIFL Championship, which consists of twenty-four semi-professional clubs.

What football academies are in Northern Ireland?

The Irish FA JD Academy in collaboration with UEFA is Northern Ireland’s only full-time residential academy for elite young footballers.

How many football teams are in Belfast?

Four NIFL Irish League football teams are based in Belfast; Crusaders , Cliftonville F.C. Glentoran, and Linfield F.C. NIFL Championship teams include Dundela, Harland & Wolff Welders F.C., Knockbreda F.C. and PSNI F.C.

Does Belfast have a professional football team?

Is Northern Ireland Football League professional?

The NIFL Premiership, known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and colloquially as the Irish League or Irish Premiership, is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Northern Ireland Football League – the national league in Northern Ireland.

Who is the best football team in Northern Ireland?

Updated after matches played on 15 May 2022

Rank Club / Country 1-yr change
1 Linfield Northern Ireland 130 1397
2 Cliftonville Northern Ireland 413 1315
3 Crusaders Northern Ireland 126 1344
4 Coleraine Northern Ireland 214 1375

Does Belfast have a football team?

What football team plays in Belfast?