The 2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League was the second season of the

NIFL Premier Intermediate League The NIFL Premier Intermediate League (Known as the Playr-Fit NIFL Premier Intermediate League for sponsorship reasons) is the third level of the Northern Ireland Football League, the national association football league in Northern Ireland, and t ...

, the third tier of the

Northern Ireland Football League The Northern Ireland Football League (abbreviated to NIFL), formerly known as and still commonly referred to as the Irish League, is the national football league of Northern Ireland. The Irish League was originally formed in 1890, with the leag ...

- the national football league in

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. It ran from 12 August 2017 to 4 May 2018 and Dundela were crowned as champions, winning promotion to the 2018–19 NIFL Championship.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the league. Armagh City and

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from were relegated the 2016–17 NIFL Championship and

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were promoted as the winners of the 2016–17 Northern Ireland Intermediate League.Three and easy for Portstewart
Coleraine Times

Stadia and locations

League table

Results

Matches 1–22

During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Matches 23–27

During matches 23–27 each team will play every other team in their half of the table once.

Top six

Bottom six

Play-offs

NIFL Championship play-off

The eleventh-placed team from the Championship, Dergview, played the runners-up from the 2017–18 Premier Intermediate League, Queen's University, over two legs for one spot in the

NIFL Championship The Northern Ireland Football League Championship (known as the Playr-Fit Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second level of the Northern Ireland Football League, the national football league in Northern Ireland. Clubs in the Championsh ...

. ---- ''Dergiew won 4-1 on aggregate and retained their position in the NIFL Championship with Queen's University remaining in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League

2017–18 in Northern Ireland association football