Fixts and starts

Cliftonville will begin the new Sports Direct Premiership season away to Bangor.

Scheduled for Saturday, August 9, the Clandeboye Park encounter is followed by a home game against Coleraine seven days later before our first midweek fixture of the campaign sees Larne visit Solitude on the 19th.

The opening month is then rounded off with an away day against Linfield and home tie with Glenavon, with the first North Belfast Derby of the season scheduled to be played at Seaview on October 11.

Our final outing of the calendar year is a December 30 trip to Larne, while the Reds will also kick 2026 off on the road when we visit Portadown on January 3, with Cliftonville’s last pre-split match being a home date with Ballymena United on March 20.

Supporters are advised that all fixtures are subject to change due to broadcast selection and Clubs’ participation in European Club competitions.

Sports Direct Premiership fixtures 2025/26
August
9: Bangor (a)
16: Coleraine (h)
19: Larne (h)
23: Linfield (a)
30: Glenavon (h)

September
6: Carrick Rangers (a)
13: Ballymena United (h)
20: Dungannon Swifts (a)
27: Portadown (h)

October
4: Glentoran (h)
11: Crusaders (a)
18: Larne (h)
25: Carrick Rangers (a)

November
1: Linfield (h)
8: Dungannon Swifts (h)
15: Ballymena United (a)
22: Coleraine (h)
29: Portadown (a)

December
6: Glentoran (a)
13: Glenavon (h)
20: Bangor (a)
26: Crusaders (h)
30: Larne (a)

January
3: Portadown (a)
17: Carrick Rangers (h)
24: Glentoran (a)
31: Glenavon (a)

February
10: Bangor (h)
14: Dungannon Swifts (a)
21: Crusaders (h)
28: Linfield (h)

March
14: Coleraine (a)
20: Ballymena United (h)
28: Post-split fixture (TBC)

April
7: Post-split fixture (TBC)
11: Post-split fixture (TBC)
18: Post-split fixture (TBC)
25: Post-split fixture (TBC)