2016–17 NIFL Premier Intermediate League

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = NIFL Premier Intermediate League

|season = 2016–17

|dates =

|winners = Queen's University

|relegated = Sport & Leisure Swifts

|matches =

|total goals =

|prevseason = 2015–16

|nextseason = 2017–18

}}

The 2016–17 NIFL Premier Intermediate League was the first season of the NIFL Premier Intermediate League under its new structure, as the third tier of the Northern Ireland Football League - the national football league in Northern Ireland.{{citeweb|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nil2017.html#champ2|title=Northern Ireland 2016/17|publisher=RSSSF|accessdate=12 February 2024}}

{{Location map+ |UK Northern Ireland |float=right |width=350 |caption=Location of teams in the 2016-17 NIFL Premier Intermediate League |places=

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |marksize=12 |lat=54.602945 |long=-5.891278 |label=Belfast |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.350473 |long=-6.264619 |position=left|label=Banbridge Town}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.65179 |long=-5.684674 |position=right|label=Bangor}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.051750 |long=-6.936958 |position=right|label=Limavady United}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.53607 |long=-6.003814 |position=bottom|label=Distillery}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.780458 |long=-6.554798 |position=right|label=Moyola Park}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.16089 |long=-6.332138 |position=bottom|label=Newry City}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.817336 |long=-6.701234 |position=left|label=Tobermore United}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.32 |long=-8.2 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label=Belfast teams : Donegal Celtic
Dundela
Newington
Queen's Uni
Sport & Leisure}}

}}

{{Location map+ |Greater Belfast |width=350 |float=right |caption=Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2016–17 NIFL Premier Intermediate League |places=

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.573711 |long=-6.023605 |position=left|label=Donegal Celtic}}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.599520 |long=-5.878421 |position=right|label=Dundela}}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.62428 |long=-5.922017 |position=top|label=Newington}}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.556715 |long=-5.961765 |position=bottom|label=Queen's University}}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.58161 |long=-6.008449 |position=top|label=Sport & Leisure Swifts}}

}}

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=LIM|name_LIM=Limavady United

|team2=NEC|name_NEC=Newry City

|team3=DON|name_DON=Donegal Celtic

|team4=MOY|name_MOY=Moyola Park

|team5=TOB|name_TOB=Tobermore United

|team6=BBT|name_BBT=Banbridge Town

|team7=DUN|name_DUN=Dundela

|team8=QUE|name_QUE=Queen's University

|team9=DIS|name_DIS=Lisburn Distillery

|team10=NEW|name_NEW=Newington

|team11=SPO|name_SPO=Sport & Leisure Swifts

|team12=BAN|name_BAN=Bangor

|win_LIM=18|draw_LIM=4|loss_LIM=5|gf_LIM=65|ga_LIM=26|status_LIM=C, P

|win_NEC=15|draw_NEC=3|loss_NEC=9|gf_NEC=57|ga_NEC=34|status_NEC=P

|win_DON=13|draw_DON=6|loss_DON=8|gf_DON=51|ga_DON=44

|win_MOY=13|draw_MOY=5|loss_MOY=9|gf_MOY=45|ga_MOY=38

|win_TOB=11|draw_TOB=4|loss_TOB=12|gf_TOB=40|ga_TOB=45

|win_BBT=11|draw_BBT=2|loss_BBT=14|gf_BBT=36|ga_BBT=41

|win_DUN=9|draw_DUN=8|loss_DUN=10|gf_DUN=45|ga_DUN=47

|win_QUE=11|draw_QUE=1|loss_QUE=15|gf_QUE=34|ga_QUE=42

|win_DIS=10|draw_DIS=4|loss_DIS=13|gf_DIS=43|ga_DIS=53

|win_NEW=10|draw_NEW=3|loss_NEW=14|gf_NEW=36|ga_NEW=49

|win_SPO=9|draw_SPO=3|loss_SPO=15|gf_SPO=32|ga_SPO=52

|win_BAN=8|draw_BAN=5|loss_BAN=14|gf_BAN=46|ga_BAN=59|status_BAN=R

|split6=yes

|note_header_res=Teams played each other twice (22 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

|col_P=#BBF3BB|text_P=Promotion to NIFL Championship

|result1=P

|col_PP=#FFFFBB|text_PP=Qualification to promotion play-off

|result2=PP

|col_R=#FFBBBB|text_R=Relegation to Level 4

|result12=R

|class_rules= 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.nifootballleague.com/premier-intermediate/2019-2020/standings/]

}}

References

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