N. IRELAND

N. IRELAND: every playable competition in the World 2026-27, with its format.

NIFL PREMIERSHIP
12 clubs · triple round robin (33 matchdays) · after 33 matchdays: 1-6 single round robin, 7-12 single round robin · home order: the club that was away in their 3rd meeting · 38 matchdays · the lowest division of the world: nobody goes down
- EUROPA CONFERENCE PLAY-OFF European play-off: NIFL PREMIERSHIP 4th-7th; 3 rounds of single match, the better placed at home, extra time and penalties
IRISH CUPCup
12 clubs · every club of the league, drawn by the game · 4 byes into the 2nd round · single matches, extra time and penalties · final: single match, extra time and penalties · rounds numbered as in reality
IRISH LEAGUE CUPLeague cup
12 clubs · from the round of 16 · the clubs still in the real 2026-27 cup, 2 of the 4 first-round pairs as really drawn · 4 byes into the 2nd round · single matches, extra time and penalties · final: single match, extra time and penalties
Europe
season 1: no club in the league phases

The in-game FORMAT page

As the game shows it (FORMAT button of the competition).

NIFL PREMIERSHIP

12 CLUBS, TRIPLE ROUND ROBIN
33 MATCHDAYS
WIN 3 POINTS, DRAW 1
NO RELEGATION
AFTER 33 MATCHDAYS:
1-6: SINGLE ROUND ROBIN
7-12: SINGLE ROUND ROBIN
EUROPEAN PLAY-OFF: 4TH-7TH
SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES
EUROPEAN PLACES BY THE ASSOCIATION UEFA RANKING (UEFA ACCESS LIST): THE 2026-27 TABLE FOR THE 2027-28 CUPS, REAL 2026 RANKING:
LIGHT BLUE 1ST: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
DARK BLUE 2ND-3RD: CONFERENCE LEAGUE
THE CUP WINNER: CONFERENCE LEAGUE
FROM THE NEXT SEASON ON: SIMULATED RANKING
THE 2 EUROPEAN PERFORMANCE SPOTS AND THE TITLE HOLDERS REBALANCING ARE DECIDED AT THE SEASON END, NOT COLOURED IN ADVANCE
TABLE COLOURS:
GREEN 4TH-7TH: EUROPEAN PLAY-OFF

EUROPA CONFERENCE PLAY-OFF

EUROPEAN PLAY-OFF: 4TH-7TH
SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES

IRISH CUP

REAL CUP: 32 CLUBS
ENTERING: FIFTH ROUND 28, LAST 16 4
IN THE GAME: 12 CLUBS, KNOCKOUT
4 BYES TO ROUND 2
ROUNDS 1-3: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES
FINAL: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES

IRISH LEAGUE CUP

12 CLUBS, KNOCKOUT
4 BYES TO ROUND 2
ROUNDS 1-3: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES
FINAL: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES
ROUND 1 AS REALLY DRAWN