2021 Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland)
Women's association football league
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The 2021 Northern Irish Women's Premiership, was the 18th season of the top-tier women's football league in Northern Ireland. Glentoran were the defending champions.[1]
| Champions | Glentoran (9th title) |
|---|---|
| Women's Champions League | Glentoran |
| Matches | 60 |
| Highest scoring | Cliftonville 12–0 Derry City (18 August 2021) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
Glentoran won their ninth league title, and second consecutive title, after a 3–2 home victory over Cliftonville in the penultimate round of fixtures on 21 September 2021.[2]
For the 2021 season, no team was relegated as the league was to increase to eight teams for the 2022 season with a view to making the league professional in the 2023 season.[3]
Teams and locations
Location of teams in the 2021 season
The following teams made up the 2021 season.
Teams are listed in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliftonville | Belfast (Oldpark) | Solitude | 2,530 |
| Crusaders Strikers | Belfast (Shore Road) | Seaview | 3,383 |
| Derry City | Derry | Brandywell Stadium | 3,700 |
| Glentoran | Belfast (Sydenham) | The Oval | 26,556 |
| Linfield | Belfast (Boucher Road) | New Midgley Park | n/a |
| Sion Swifts | Strabane | Melvin Sports Complex | n/a |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glentoran (C) | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 16 | +65 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 27 | +46 | 49 | |
| 3 | Crusaders Strikers | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 28 | |
| 4 | Sion Swifts | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 22 | |
| 5 | Linfield | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 20 | |
| 6 | Derry City | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 91 | −78 | 6 |