The Ballymena and Provincial Football League^[1] is a regional football league in Northern Ireland. The league has a Premier Division with intermediate status and three junior divisions: Junior Divisions 1, 2 and 3.

The league was formed as the Ballymena and District Junior League in 1948, with twelve founding members, including Moyola Park F.C., the only original member club that still retains membership through its reserve team. In 1983, the name was changed to the Ballymena and District Premier League, and in 1990, intermediate status was granted to the top division and the league was renamed as the Ballymena and Provincial Intermediate League. The league subsequently changed its name again to the current Ballymena and Provincial Football League.^[2]

In 2023, the league announced a re-structure of the league in order to expand into two tiers (a Division One and Division Two) for the start of the 2024–25 season.^[3]

Currently, eighteen teams play in the Intermediate Division. The league champions can be promoted to NIFL Premier Intermediate League, providing they meet the admittance requirements.^[3][4]

Cups that are currently available only to clubs in the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate Leagues are:

• Crawford Cup;
• McReynolds Cup;
• O'Gorman Cup;
• Canada Trophy;
• Linda Welshman Memorial Cup;

Teams in the junior divisions can play in the Irish Junior Cup.^[5]

Source: nifootball