NIFL Premiership
Let an agent identify the NIFL Premiership as the top football league of Northern Ireland, relay its format, season, clubs and governing bodies from official sources, and route results and player questions to current data.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent identify the NIFL Premiership as the top football league of Northern Ireland, relay its format, season, clubs and governing bodies from official sources, and route results and player questions to current data.
The top division of association football in Northern Ireland, run by the Northern Ireland Football League under the Irish Football Association, contested by twelve clubs in a season with a split into top and bottom halves, with promotion and relegation to the Championship and qualification to UEFA club competitions.
What it is for: Organising top-level club football competition in Northern Ireland.
It can be explain the format and season; relay the current clubs and standings from official sources; explain promotion, relegation and European qualification; route match and player questions to current data.
Distinguishing features
National top division of Northern Ireland
Split format late in the season
Promotion and relegation with the Championship
UEFA qualification places
What it looks like
Not a physical object; seen as fixtures, tables and stadiums.
Physical character
clubs: 12 clubs
season: August to May calendar - with a split after 33 matches
How it is recognised
Top tier of Northern Irish club football
Run by the Northern Ireland Football League
The Irish Cup and the Championship are separate competitions
Related models
is a kind of - the category
is organised by - the league body
feeds - qualification
is related to - the national association
In practice
Families and kinds
regular season rounds
post-split rounds
European play-offs
seasons by year
Identifiers
official name NIFL Premiership sponsor names may be attached
Standards and regulation
NIFL competition regulations
UEFA club licensing rules
FIFA and UEFA statutes
Failure modes and hazards
Stale standings and club lists
Confusing the league with the Irish Cup or the Championship
Confusing Northern Irish and Republic of Ireland leagues
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity What the league is.
Identity and structure.
What
The competition.
What
What.
- What is the NIFL Premiership, who organises it, and how many clubs take part? definition
- Is the question about this league or the League of Ireland? boundary
Format
Season format.
Format
Format.
- How is the season structured, including the split, and how do promotion, relegation and European places work? definition
- Where are the official regulations published? provenance
Current Standings and clubs.
Data must be current.
Standings
Table and results.
Standings
Standings.
- What are the current standings and results, from official sources? measurement
- Is the data current and sourced? boundary
Clubs
Member clubs.
Clubs
Clubs.
- Which clubs are in the league this season, and where do they play? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific club? action
History Past seasons.
The league has a record.
Champions
Champions and records.
Champions
Champions.
- Who has won the league, and what records stand? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Origins
Origins.
Origins
Origins.
- How did the league develop from the Irish League of 1890 to the NIFL Premiership? provenance
- Which entry fits Northern Irish football generally? action
Context Governance and media.
Context.
Governance
Governance and licensing.
Governance
Governance.
- How are clubs licensed and the league governed? provenance
- Which entry fits UEFA licensing? action
Media
Broadcast and following.
Media
Media.
- Where is the league broadcast and followed? provenance
- Is the question about betting, which the model does not handle? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each season be a separate entry?
- How should official results feeds be linked?
- How should club entries be linked?