The fixture list for the 2020 Danske Bank Women's Premiership has been released.
This year marks the fifth season of the Women's Premiership under the guidance of the NI Football League.
Champions Linfield kick off their title defence with a mouth-watering clash against Big Two rivals Glentoran at Midgley Park on April 22, while last season's runners up Sion Swifts make the trip to North Belfast to take on Cliftonville at Solitude.
Last season's top two meet for the first time on April 29 at the Melvin Sports complex.
The first North Belfast derby clash takes place on June 3 at Solitude.
The title race went down to the wire last season with Phil Lewis delivering the Blues their fourth consecutive league trophy after a 10-0 win over Derry City to pip the Swifts on goal difference.
Glentoran, however, will be ones to watch this season as they lifted the domestic cup double in the form of the Irish Cup and League Cup but lost the influential Demi Vance to Rangers who netted the two goals in that League Cup final over Sion Swifts last June.
Vance is just one success story from the league as Lauren Perry moved to Blackburn Rovers alongside Louise McDaniel who has since gone to Hearts and the highly rated Kelsie Burrows who has now also moved on from Rovers.
They follow Megan Bell who joined Durham before subsequently joining Vance at Rangers.
This season will see just six clubs compete for the Women's Premiership crown as last year's bottom club Comber Rec Ladies have been relegated to the NIWFA Championship with no new club promoted in their place.
The teams will play each other home and away twice over the course of the 20-game campaign finishing on September 30.
Full opening day fixture list
- Linfield Ladies v Glentoran
- Cliftonville Ladies v Sion Swifts Ladies
- Derry City v Crusaders Strikers
You can download the full 2020 Danske Bank Women's Premiership fixtures here:
