2023–24 NIFL Premiership

The league consisted of twelve teams; eleven teams remaining from the previous season, and one team promoted from the NIFL Championship. Loughgall were promoted as champions of the 2022–23 NIFL Championship (returning to the top-flight for the first time since 2007), replacing the 2022–23 NIFL Premiership bottom-placed team Portadown. Larne entered the season as defending champions, having won their first league title in the previous season.

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

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.87016 |long=-6.265211 |position=top|label=Ballymena United}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.71974 |long=-5.800309 |position=right|label=Carrick Rangers}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.13287 |long=-6.659904 |position=top|label=Coleraine}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.489581 |long=-6.745935 |position=top|label=Dungannon Swifts}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.453889 |long=-6.336389 |position=right|label=Glenavon}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.85013 |long=-5.827303 |position=top|label=Larne}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.407050 |long=-6.611546 |position=left|label=Loughgall}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=54.150444 |long=-6.320606 |position=top|label=Newry City}}

{{Location map~ |UK Northern Ireland |lat=55.32 |long=-8.2 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |label=Belfast teams : Cliftonville
Crusaders
Glentoran
Linfield}}

}}

{{Location map+ |Greater Belfast |width=325 |float=right |caption=Locations of the Belfast-based 2023–24 NIFL Premiership teams |places=

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.619250 |long=-5.947383 |position=left|label=Cliftonville}}

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

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.60270 |long=-5.893478 |position=right|label=Glentoran}}

{{Location map~ |Greater Belfast |lat=54.57083 |long=-5.963302 |position=bottom|label=Linfield}}

}}

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

|source=[http://www.nifootballleague.com/premiership/2023-2024/standings/ Northern Ireland Football League], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/northern-ireland/ifa-premiership/20222023/regular-season/r69232/ Soccerway]

|team_order=LAR, LIN, CLF, CRU, GLT, COL, CRK, DUN, LGL, GLA, BYM, NEW

|result1=CL1Q |result2=ECL1Q |result3=ECL2Q |result4=EUPO |result5=EUPO |result6=EUPO |result7=EUPO |result11=RPO |result12=REL

|update=complete

|win_BYM=8 |draw_BYM=4 |loss_BYM=26|gf_BYM=29|ga_BYM=70

|win_CRK=15|draw_CRK=5 |loss_CRK=18|gf_CRK=54|ga_CRK=72

|win_CLF=23|draw_CLF=6 |loss_CLF=9 |gf_CLF=80|ga_CLF=43

|win_COL=12|draw_COL=10|loss_COL=16|gf_COL=47|ga_COL=69

|win_CRU=19|draw_CRU=7 |loss_CRU=12|gf_CRU=61|ga_CRU=43

|win_DUN=13|draw_DUN=8 |loss_DUN=17|gf_DUN=64|ga_DUN=69

|win_GLA=11|draw_GLA=4 |loss_GLA=23|gf_GLA=45|ga_GLA=70

|win_GLT=17|draw_GLT=9 |loss_GLT=12|gf_GLT=74|ga_GLT=43

|win_LAR=27|draw_LAR=9 |loss_LAR=2 |gf_LAR=85|ga_LAR=21

|win_LIN=26|draw_LIN=7 |loss_LIN=5 |gf_LIN=82|ga_LIN=40

|win_LGL=13|draw_LGL=6 |loss_LGL=19|gf_LGL=60|ga_LGL=68

|win_NEW=4 |draw_NEW=5 |loss_NEW=29|gf_NEW=26|ga_NEW=99

|status_BYM=O

|status_CRU=O

|status_LAR=C

|status_NEW=R

|split6=yes

|note_header_res=Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

|name_BYM=Ballymena United

|name_CRK=Carrick Rangers

|name_CLF=Cliftonville

|name_COL=Coleraine

|name_CRU=Crusaders

|name_DUN=Dungannon Swifts

|name_GLA=Glenavon

|name_GLT=Glentoran

|name_LAR=Larne

|name_LIN=Linfield

|name_LGL=Loughgall

|name_NEW=Newry City

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Drawing of lots{{cite web|url=http://www.nifootballleague.com/media/4677/nifl-premiership-20-21-rules.pdf|title=NIFL Premiership Rules 2020–21|work=NIFL|access-date=23 March 2021}}

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CL1Q=green1 |text_CL1Q=Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round

|col_ECL2Q=yellow1 |text_ECL2Q={{nowrap|Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round}}

|col_ECL1Q=yellow2 |text_ECL1Q={{nowrap|Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round}}

|col_EUPO=yellow3 |text_EUPO={{nowrap|Qualification for the Conference League play-offs}}

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the NIFL Premiership play-off

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the NIFL Championship

|note_res_ECL2Q=Cliftonville qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Irish Cup.

|note_res_EUPO=Crusaders qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round as play-off winners.}}

For matches 1–22, each team plays every other team twice (home and away). For matches 23–33, each team plays every other team for the third time (either at home or away).

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source=[http://www.nifootballleague.com/premiership/2022-2023/results/ Northern Ireland Football League], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/northern-ireland/ifa-premiership/20222023/regular-season/r69232/ Soccerway]

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|a_note=yes

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|name_CLF=Cliftonville

|name_COL=Coleraine

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|name_GLA=Glenavon

|name_GLT=Glentoran

|name_LAR=Larne

|name_LIN=Linfield

|name_LGL=Loughgall

|name_NEW=Newry City

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|match1_CLF_NEW=1–0

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|match1_GLT_GLA=3–1

|match1_GLT_LAR=1–2

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|match1_LAR_GLA=4–1

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|match1_LIN_GLA=4–2

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|match1_LIN_LAR=1–2

|match1_LIN_LGL=5–1

|match1_LIN_NEW=6–1

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|match1_LGL_CRK=3–4

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|match1_LGL_COL=1–2

|match1_LGL_CRU=1–2

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|match1_LGL_GLA=2–2

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|match1_LGL_LIN=0–2

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|match1_NEW_CRU=0–4

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|match1_NEW_LGL=0–3

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|match2_BYM_GLA=null

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|match2_BYM_LAR=0–1

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|match2_BYM_LGL=0–1

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|match2_CRK_BYM=null

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|match2_CRK_COL=null

|match2_CRK_CRU=null

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|match2_CRK_GLA=0–2

|match2_CRK_GLT=null

|match2_CRK_LAR=null

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|match2_CRK_LGL=null

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|match2_CLF_BYM=3–0

|match2_CLF_CRK=null

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|match2_CLF_CRU=2–1

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|match2_DUN_CRK=null

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|match2_DUN_CRU=2–2

|match2_DUN_GLA=null

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|match2_GLT_DUN=null

|match2_GLT_GLA=null

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|match2_LAR_CRU=null

|match2_LAR_DUN=null

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|match2_LAR_GLT=3–0

|match2_LAR_LIN=1–1

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For the final five matches, the table splits into two halves, with the top six teams forming Section A and the bottom six teams forming Section B. Each team plays every other team in their respective section once. The fixtures are reversed from those played during rounds 23–33, ensuring that teams have played every other team in their respective section twice at home and twice away overall throughout the season.

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{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source=[http://www.nifootballleague.com/premiership/2022-2023/results/ Northern Ireland Football League], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/northern-ireland/ifa-premiership/20222023/regular-season/r69232/ Soccerway]

|update=complete

|a_note=yes

|matches_style=FBR

|team_order=CLF, COL, CRU, GLT, LAR, LIN

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|name_COL=Coleraine

|name_CRU=Crusaders

|name_GLT=Glentoran

|name_LAR=Larne

|name_LIN=Linfield

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{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source=[http://www.nifootballleague.com/premiership/2022-2023/results/ Northern Ireland Football League], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/northern-ireland/ifa-premiership/20222023/regular-season/r69232/ Soccerway]

|update=complete

|a_note=yes

|matches_style=FBR

|team_order=BYM, CRK, DUN, GLA, LGL, NEW

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|name_CRK=Carrick Rangers

|name_DUN=Dungannon Swifts

|name_GLA=Glenavon

|name_LGL=Loughgall

|name_NEW=Newry City

|match_BYM_CRK=null

|match_BYM_DUN=null

|match_BYM_GLA=1–0

|match_BYM_LGL=null

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|match_CRK_BYM=2–1

|match_CRK_DUN=null

|match_CRK_GLA=null

|match_CRK_LGL=2–1

|match_CRK_NEW=null

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|match_DUN_CRK=3–2

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|match_GLA_BYM=null

|match_GLA_CRK=1–2

|match_GLA_DUN=null

|match_GLA_LGL=null

|match_GLA_NEW=3–2

|match_LGL_BYM=2–3

|match_LGL_CRK=null

|match_LGL_DUN=null

|match_LGL_GLA=3–1

|match_LGL_NEW=null

|match_NEW_BYM=null

|match_NEW_CRK=1–3

|match_NEW_DUN=0–2

|match_NEW_GLA=null

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Clubs placed 3rd–7th compete for the second and final place in the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The play-offs are one-off matches, with the higher-ranked teams given home advantage and extra time and penalties used to determine the winner if necessary. Since the 2023–24 Irish Cup winners finished in the top three, the 3rd-placed team qualified automatically for the Conference League and the spot was vacated.

{{football box collapsible

|date = 1 May 2024

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Crusaders (4th)

|score = 3–1

|report =

|team2 = Carrick Rangers (7th)

|goals1 = {{abbr|Lecky|Adam Lecky}} {{goal|7||54}}
{{abbr|Nixon|Stewart Nixon}} {{goal|45+1}}

|goals2 = {{abbr|Gibson|Daniel Gibson}} {{goal|45+3}}

|stadium = Seaview

|location = Belfast

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 1 May 2024

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Glentoran (5th)

|score = 0–3

|report =

|team2 = Coleraine (6th)

|goals1 =

|goals2 = McGonigle {{goal|21||70}}
{{abbr|Kane|Lyndon Kane}} {{goal|45+5}}

|stadium = The Oval

|location = Belfast

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 6 May 2024

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Crusaders (4th)

|score = 3–2

|report =

|team2 = Coleraine (6th)

|goals1 = {{abbr|O'Rourke|Jarlath O'Rourke}} {{goal|36}}
{{abbr|Larmour|Daniel Larmour}} {{goal|38}}
{{abbr|Forsythe|Jordan Forsythe}} {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2 = McGonigle {{goal|5}}
Carson {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Seaview

|location = Belfast

|attendance =

|referee =

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The eleventh-placed club (Ballymena United) faced the second-placed club from the 2023–24 NIFL Championship (Institute) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the following season's Premiership.

{{football box collapsible

|date = 30 April 2024

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Institute

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 = Ballymena United

|goals1 = Lafferty {{goal|58}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

|location = Derry

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 3 May 2024

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Ballymena United

|score = 2–0

|aggregatescore = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = Institute

|goals1 = {{abbr|McCullough|Steven McCullough}} {{goal|78}}
{{abbr|McCurry|Calvin McCurry}} {{goal|87}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ballymena Showgrounds

|location = Ballymena

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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