Opening night: Cliftonville v Crusaders under the Friday lights at Solitude, 7 Aug. Big Two derby as early as Round 2.
Larne· Inver Park
In Europe first
8 Jul 0–1 W
Tre Fiori (a) — Lusty 45'
UCL Q1 · 1st leg
14 Jul 2–1 W
Tre Fiori (h)
UCL Q1 · 2nd leg · 3–1 agg
21 Jul 0–4 L
Red Star Belgrade
UCL Q2 · 1st leg · Inver Park
29 Jul
Red Star Belgrade
UCL Q2 · 2nd leg · Belgrade · 7pm
Premiership · opening five
Sun 9 Aug
3pm
Bangor (H)
Round 1 · Inver Park
Sat 15 Aug
3pm
Coleraine (A)
Round 2 · The Showgrounds
Sat 22 Aug
3pm
Limavady United (H)
Round 3 · Inver Park
Sat 29 Aug
3pm
Ballymena United (A)
Round 4 · The Showgrounds
Sat 5 Sep
3pm
Glentoran (H)
Round 5 · Inver Park
Official fixture list, July 2026 — subject to change for broadcast picks and European involvement. Post-split rounds 34–38: Sat 3 Apr, Sat 10 Apr, Tue 13 Apr, Sat 17 Apr, Sat 24 Apr (opponents decided by the split).