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Group Stage fixtures confirmed for Avenir Sports All-Island Cup

NIFL Premiership champions Cliftonville are in Group C of the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup with Bohemians, Derry City and Sligo Rovers.
NIFL Premiership champions Cliftonville are in Group C of the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup with Bohemians, Derry City and Sligo Rovers. NIFL Premiership champions Cliftonville are in Group C of the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup with Bohemians, Derry City and Sligo Rovers.

The Group Stage fixtures for the Avenir Sports All-Island Cup have been confirmed, with the action taking place between Saturday, June 17 and Sunday, July 2.

The competition sees both the Northern Ireland Football League Premiership and the League of Ireland Premier Division teams pitted against each other, to determine who is the best team on the island of Ireland.

Fixtures in full:

Group A

Saturday June 17: Linfield v Galway United (6pm, Midgley Park); Athlone Town v Shelbourne (7pm, Athlone Town Stadium)

Saturday, June 24: Shelbourne v Linfield (2pm, Tolka Park); Galway United v Athlone Town (2pm, Eamonn Deacy Park)

Saturday, July 1: Linfield v Athlone Town (6pm, Midgley Park); Galway United v Shelbourne (2pm, Eamonn Deacy Park)

Group B

Saturday, June 17: Glentoran v Wexford Youths (5pm, Blanchflower Stadium); Shamrock Rovers v Peamount United (5:30pm, Tallaght Stadium)

Saturday, June 24: Peamount United v Glentoran (2pm, PRL Park); Wexford Youths v Shamrock Rovers (6pm, Ferrycarrig Park)

Saturday, July 1: Peamount United v Wexford Youths (2pm, PRL Park)

Sunday, July 2: Glentoran v Shamrock Rovers (2:30pm, Blanchflower Stadium)

Group C

Saturday, June 17: Cliftonville v Derry City (5:30pm, Solitude); Sligo Rovers v Bohemians (5pm, The Showgrounds)

Saturday, June 24: Bohemians v Cliftonville (6pm, Dalymount Park); Derry City v Sligo Rovers (3pm, The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium)

Saturday, July 1: Cliftonville v Sligo Rovers (5:30pm, Solitude); Derry City v Bohemians (3pm, The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium)

Group D

Saturday, June 17: Crusaders v Treaty United (5:45pm, Seaview); Cork City v DLR Waves (5pm, Turner’s Cross)

Saturday, June 24: DLR Waves v Crusaders (4pm, UCD Bowl); Treaty United v Cork City (5pm, Markets Field)

Saturday, July 1: Crusaders v Cork City (6pm, Seaview); Treaty United v DLR Waves (5pm, Markets Field)

Top two tussle televised

NIFL have announced that this Friday’s clash between the top two sides in the Women’s Premiership, Cliftonville and Glentoran, will be televised.

The game will be  broadcast live for free on the NIFL YouTube channel from 7.30pm, with kick off at 7.45pm.