NIFL announce new title sponsor for Championship and Premier Intermediate League
The Northern Ireland Football League has announced Bluefin Sport as the new title sponsor of both the Championship and Premier Intermediate Leagues.
The deal with the insurance brokers will last for three seasons. Neither division had a title sponsor last season and Andrew Johnston, Managing Director of the NI Football League, is delighted with the new agreement.
He said: “It is fantastic for the Championship and Premier Intermediate to be supported by a leading sports orientated company.”
“We are delighted to have secured a sponsorship agreement with Bluefin Sport who have bought into our vision of how we want to continue to develop local football over the next three years."
Steve McGuinness, Bluefin Sport Managing Director, highlighted that the sponsorship of the NIFL Championship and NIFL Premier Intermediate League fits with Bluefin Sport’s objective of supporting and safeguarding sport at all levels in Northern Ireland.
He said: “We are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to strengthen our commitment to sport in Northern Ireland and delighted to provide support for the league. We very much look forward to following the progress of all participating teams when the new season gets underway.”
Bluefin Sport is a specialist division of Bluefin and a national provider of insurance and risk management solutions to the world of sport.
The NIFL Premiership and Women's Premiership are both sponsored by Danske Bank while Bet McLean were recently announced as League Cup sponsors and Tennent's sponsor the Irish Cup.
The Bluefin Sport Championship and Bluefin Sport Premier Intermediate League kick off on Saturday, 12 August 2017:
Opening Fixtures
Bluefin Sport Championship
Saturday, 12 August 2017:
Ballyclare Comrades v Loughgall
Dergview v Institute
Larne v Portadown
Limavady United v H&W Welders
Lurgan Celtic v Newry City
PSNI v Knockbreda
Bluefin Sport Premier Intermediate League
Saturday, 12 August 2017
Annagh United v Tobermore United
Armagh City v Portstewart
Moyola Park v Banbridge Town
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Donegal Celtic v Dundela
Sport & Leisure Swifts v Queens University
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Newington YC v Lisburn Distillery
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