Your guide to all the weekend action as the new Sports Direct Premiership and Playr-Fit Championship season kicks off!
Friday 9 August 2024
Sports Direct Premiership (kick-off 7:45pm)
Glentoran v Crusaders - Buy tickets
Playr-Fit Championship (kick-off 7:45pm)
Bangor v HW Welders
Saturday 10 August 2024
Sports Direct Premiership (kick-off 3pm)
Ballymena United v Linfield - Home fans or Away fans
Carrick Rangers v Glenavon - Buy tickets
Dungannon Swifts v Coleraine - Pay at the gate (£15 adults/£10 concession)
Playr-Fit Championship (kick-off 3pm)
Armagh City v Institute
Ballinamallard United v Ballyclare Comrades
Dundela v Newry City
Limavady United v Ards
Newington v Annagh United
Sunday 11 August 2024
Sport Direct Premiership (kick-off 3pm)
Cliftonville v Portadown - Buy tickets
There are two live games to enjoy this weekend as the BBC cameras will be at the BetMcLean Oval on Friday evening before travelling across to Solitude on Sunday afternoon!
BBC SPORT NI
Friday 9 August 2024 - Glentoran v Crusaders - BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport NI website (kick-off 7:45pm)
Sunday 11 August 2024 - Cliftonville v Portadown - BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport NI website (kick-off 3pm)
INTERNATIONAL VIEWERS
If you are outside the UK and Ireland you can still view the action via the OneFootball platform. This week's internationally streamed games are:-
Saturday 10 August 2024 (kick-off 3pm)
Ballymena United v Linfield
Carrick Rangers v Glenavon
Dungannon Swifts v Coleraine
The following officials have been appointed to games scheduled for Friday 9 August 2024:-
Sports Direct Premiership
Glentoran v Crusaders - Ian McNabb, Stephen Donaldson, Brian Wilson, Evan Boyce
Playr-Fit Championship
Bangor v HW Welders - Michael McKenna, Richard Hegarty, Robbie McMinn
The following officials have been appointed to games scheduled for Saturday 10 August 2024:-
Sports Direct Premiership
Ballymena United v Linfield - Lee Tavinder, Gavin Hegarty, Octavian George Neacsu, Steven Gregg
Carrick Rangers v Glenavon - Declan Hassan, Kristian Hanna, Jason Millar, Shane Andrews
Dungannon Swifts v Coleraine - Tim Marshall, Adam Jeffrey, Niall McGuinness, Mark Dillon
Playr-Fit Championship
Armagh City v Institute - Diarmuid Harrigan, Paul Robinson, Matthew English
Ballinamallard United v Ballyclare Comrades - Glenn Buchanan, Roy Beacom, Gary Ewing
Dundela v Newry City - Mark Milligan, Ryan Kelsey, Cianan Canney
Limavady United v Ards - Stewart Long, Lauren Trainor, Gareth O'Donnell
Newington v Annagh United - Neil Robinson, Aaron Graham, Maria Creaney
The following officials have been appointed to games scheduled for Sunday 11 August 2024:-
Sports Direct Premiership
Cliftonville v Portadown - Ben McMaster, Stephen Bell, John Doherty, Shane McGonigle
Win big prizes this year as the popular NIFL Fantasy Football is back for the start of the new Sports Direct Premiership season!
Players of the NIFL Fantasy Football can now battle it out to ‘Be the Boss’ and win the top prize of a season ticket for their favourite club alongside £200 in Sports Direct vouchers.
Sign up to play for free at www.niflfantasyfootball.com.
