Inishowen Football League
 |
|
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| No. of teams | 17 |
| Country |
 Ireland
|
| Most recent champion(s) |
Glengad United |
| Official website | http://www.inishowenfl.ie |
The Inishowen Football League (IOFL) is an amateur league for football clubs in the Inishowen peninsula of Ireland. There are three divisions, with a promotion-and-relegation system in operation. This three-division setup, introduced in 2016, replaced a structure that had been in place for twenty years.
The season runs from late August to May. The league is featured in much of Inishowen's media, such as the Inish Times and the Inishowen Independent.
The current champions are Glengad United, who won in the 2016–17 Premier Division season.
The Inishowen Football League was formed in 1988 with people representing their towns to play in small tournaments and the main league itself.
The league is split up into three divisions: the Jackie Crossan Premier Division, the Strand Hotel First Division, and the Inishowen Engineering Second Division. The divisions function with a promotion-and-relegation system. The 2016–17 Premier and First Division seasons commenced on 28 August; the Second Division on 4 September.
Clonmany Shamrocks have won the most titles with six championships.
This cup competition is fought out between the Premier and First Division teams in a mini league and then knockout format. This competition begins prior to the start of the league and played out through the season.
This cup competition is played between teams from the Premier and First Divisions in a knockout format only.
The Father O'Gara Cup is one of the most famous and historic competition in the league. The format is every team from the First and Second Division compete against one another in a knockout format. First teams and their reserve teams may compete against one another if they are drawn to play. Mainly it has been the First Division teams that make the final. The competition lasts all the way through the season and is very popular throughout the peninsula.
This competition is played between the Second Division teams in a knockout format. It is played prior to the start of the league campaign.
Teams from the Premier and First Divisions take part in the FAI Junior Cup, which features 600-plus teams from around the country. Teams who do well in the Jackie Crossan Premier are invited to compete against other clubs from around Ulster. Teams from the Inishowen Football League have been competing in the cup for a long time and continue still.
...
Wikipedia