Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The NIFL Premiership (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship purposes) is a national association football league in Northern Ireland that operates as the highest division of the league system. It was formerly called the IFA Premiership, Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League, and is still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League. Although the current league format was established in 2008, the league was originally formed in 1890. Historically the league for the entire island of Ireland, it became Northern Ireland's national league after the partition of Ireland in 1921. Clubs in the league are semi-professional, and are known locally as senior clubs. The league should not be confused with the League of Ireland, which is the football league for the Republic of Ireland.The League is operated by the Northern Ireland Football League, who took over from the Irish Football Association for the start of the 2013–14 season. The NI Football League is a private company that has 42 member clubs from the Premiership and Championships 1 & 2, who are each shareholders. At the end of the season, the champion club is presented with the Gibson Cup.Cliftonville are the current champions, after they retained the title for the first time in the club's history on 22 April 2014 - their fourth outright title and fifth overall.. }
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- NIFL_Premiership abstract "The NIFL Premiership (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship purposes) is a national association football league in Northern Ireland that operates as the highest division of the league system. It was formerly called the IFA Premiership, Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League, and is still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League. Although the current league format was established in 2008, the league was originally formed in 1890. Historically the league for the entire island of Ireland, it became Northern Ireland's national league after the partition of Ireland in 1921. Clubs in the league are semi-professional, and are known locally as senior clubs. The league should not be confused with the League of Ireland, which is the football league for the Republic of Ireland.The League is operated by the Northern Ireland Football League, who took over from the Irish Football Association for the start of the 2013–14 season. The NI Football League is a private company that has 42 member clubs from the Premiership and Championships 1 & 2, who are each shareholders. At the end of the season, the champion club is presented with the Gibson Cup.Cliftonville are the current champions, after they retained the title for the first time in the club's history on 22 April 2014 - their fourth outright title and fifth overall.".