List of association football clubs in Northern Ireland

NIFL Premiership

Club	Finishing position in 2015–16	First season in top division	First season of current spell in top division	Total seasons in top division	average home attendance 2016–17
Ards	8th	1923-24	2016-2017	79	597
Ballinamallard United	10th	2012-13	2012-13	5	437
Ballymena United	4th	1928-29	2003-04	77	1,109
Carrick Rangers	11th	1983-84	2015-16	15	520
Cliftonville	5th	1890-91	1890-91	127	1,108
Coleraine	3rd	1927-28	1996-97	89	864
Crusaders	2nd	1949-50	2006-07	67	1,365
Dungannon Swifts	7th	2003-04	2003-04	14	559
Glenavon	6th	1911-12	2005-06	106	1,172
Glentoran	8th	1890-91	1890-91	127	1,710
Linfield	1st (Champions)	1890-91	1890-91	127	2,251
Warrenpoint Town	12th (NIFL Championship)	2013-+4	2017-18	4	827

NIFL Championship

NIFL Championship

Club	Finishing position in 2015–2016
Annagh United	12th
Armagh City	3rd
Ballyclare Comrades	8th
Dergview	11th
Harland & Wolff Welders	2nd
Institute	5th
Knockbreda	4th
Larne	6th
Lurgan Celtic	7th
Loughgall	9th
PSNI	2nd (NIFL Championship 2)
Warrenpoint Town	12th (NIFL Premiership)

NIFL Premier Intermediate League

Club	Finishing position in 2015-16
Banbridge Town	6th
Bangor	10th (NIFL Championship 1) (Relegated for not reapplying for championship licence)
Donegal Celtic	12th(NIFL Championship 1)
Dundela	8th
Lisburn Distillery	14th(NIFL Championship 1)
Limavady United	1st (Not Promoted due to not applying for a license)
Moyola Park	5th
Newington Youth	9th
Newry City	1st (Mid-Ulster Intermediate League)
Queen's University Belfast	7th
Sport & Leisure Swifts	3rd
Tobermore United	4th

League of Ireland Premier Division

• Derry City

Mid-Ulster Football League

Intermediate A A.F.C Craigavon Ballymacash Rangers Banbridge Rangers Broomhill Camlough Rovers Crewe United Fivemiletown United Hanover Lower Maze Seapatrick St Mary's Youth Tandragee Rovers Valley Rangers

Intermediate B Bourneview Mill Broomhedge Craigavon City Dungannon Rovers Dungannon Tigers Laurelvale Lurgan Town Boys Markethill Swifts Moneyslane Oxford Sunnyside Richhill Seagoe Tullyvallen Windmill Stars

Division 1 Ambassadors Armagh Rovers Ballyoran Coalisland Athletic Cookstown Celtic Derryhirk United Hill Street Lurgan Institute Red Star Riverdale Sandy Hill Silverwood United

Division 2 Armagh Celtic Castlecaulfield Donaghmore Gilford Crusaders Glenavy Keady Celtic Knockmenagh Swifts Lurgan BBOB Portadown BBOB Rectory Rangers Scarva Rangers Stranmillis

Division 3 Aghalee Village Armagh Blues Caledon Rovers Donacloney Goodyear Hillsborough Boys Lurgan United Moira Albion Newmills Orchard City The Dons Union Lusa White City

Division 4 Annalong Banbridge YCOB Damolly Lurgyvallen12 Millbrook Santos Southside Sporting Lisburn

Ballymena & Provincial League

Premier Division

• Ballynure Old Boys
• Brantwood
• Chimney Corner
• Desertmartin
• Dunloy
• Killymoon Rangers
• Magherafelt Sky Blues
• Newtowne
• Rathcoole
• Sofia Farm

Northern Ireland Intermediate League

• Ardstraw
• Ballymoney United
• Dungiven Celtic
• Newbuildings United
• Oxford United Stars
• Strabane Athletic
• Trojans

Northern Amateur Football League

Premier Division Albert Foundry Ardglass Ards Rangers Crumlin Star Crumlin United Derriaghy Cricket Club Downpatrick Drumaness Mills Immaculata Islandmagee Malachians Nortel Shankill United

Division 1A 1st Bangor Old Boys Abbey Villa Barn United Comber Recreation Dromara Village Dundonald Dunmurry Rec. East Belfast Killyleagh Youth Club Kilmore Recreation Larne Technical Old Boys Lisburn Rangers Orangefield Old Boys Rathfriland Rangers

Division 1B 1st Bangor Old Boys Ballynahinch United Bloomfield Bryansburn Rangers Civil Service Dundonald Dunmurry Young Men Lisburn Rangers Newcastle Short Brothers

Division 1C 18th Newtownabbey Old Boys Ardglass Ballywalter Recreation Bangor Amateurs Bangor Rangers Bangor Swifts Derriaghy Cricket Club Groomsport Mossley Newington Rangers

North-West Junior League

Premier Division Ardmore Ballykelly Boys Brigade Old Boys Caw City Colts Drummond Eglinton Lincoln Court Newbuildings United Reserves Tullyalley

Division 1 Burnfoot Churchill United Claudy Rovers Donemana Douglas Bridge Dungiven Celtic Reserves Foyle Wanderers Irish Street Roe Rovers Reserves

Division 2 Ardmore Reserves Artigarvan Boys Brigade Old Boys Reserves Claudy United Donemana Reserves Dungiven Celtic 3rd's Dromore Eglinton Reserves Glendermott Limavady Rugby Football Club Lincon Court Reserves

Derry and District League

Northwest Saturday Morning League

Premier Division Cliftonvilla Phoenix Swifts Brandywell Celtic Bohemians Mourne Harps Newton Heath Magee College Cloony YC Gransha Corinthians

First Division Westbank United Tamnaherin Celtic Du Pont Abercorn Oxford Utd Foyle Harps Benbradagh Colts St. Columb's College Northside Albion Foyle Athletic Drumahoe YCMA West Galliagh

Senior Sunday Morning League

Premier Division Oxford United Reserves Don Bosco's Top of the Hill Celtic Derry Rovers Lisahally Abercorn Porters Metro Brandywell Harps Celtic Swifts Three Flowers The720 Bluebell Celtic

First Division Oxford Colts Bogside Inn Don Bosco's Youths Downey's Carraig Bar City Harps Culmore Tristar Boys Phoenix Crescent Currynierin Maydown St Helens FC

Coleraine and District League

Premier League Aghadowey Ballymoney Olympic Coleraine Crusaders Dunaghy Garvagh Heights Kilrea United Maghera Maghera Strollers Magherafelt Reds Portrush Riada Roe Valley Upperlands UUC

Morning League Ballybogey Ballycastle Ballymoney Olympic Ballymoney United Reserves Coleraine Crusaders Reserves Dervock Glebe Rangers Reserves Heights Reserves Macosquin Portrush Reserves Portstewart Reserves Riada Reserves Roe Valley Reserves UUC Reserves White Eagles

Fermanagh & Western League

Division 1 Beragh Swifts Dergview Reserves Derrychara United Enniskillen Athletic Enniskillen Rangers Enniskillen Town United Killen Rangers Lisbellaw United Magheraveely Mountfield Mountjoy United NFC Kesh Strathroy Harps Tummery Athletic

Division 2 Augher Stars Castlederg United Enniskillen Galaxy Fintona Swifts Irvinestown Wanderers Lisnarick Maguiresbridge Omagh Hospitals Orchard Farm

Division 3 Ardstraw Dunbreen Rovers Drumquin United Enniskillen Rovers Fivemiletown United II Lisnaskea Rovers Newtownstewart United Omagh Albion St Patricks

Defunct clubs

• Alton United
• Belfast Celtic
• Derry Celtic
• Derry Olympic
• Omagh Town
• Queen's Island
• Ulster
• St Elizabeth's
• Donard Hospital
• Willowfield
• Kilroot Rec
• Newry City (Refounded as Newry City AFC in 2013)

See also

• List of association football competitions
• List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland
• List of association football clubs in Scotland