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IFA Interim Intermediate League
Season	2008–09
Champions	Harland & Wolff Welders
Relegated	Brantwood; Oxford United Stars
Matches played	132
Goals scored	413 (3.13 per match)
	2009–10 →

The 2008–09 IFA Interim Intermediate League was a temporary third-tier football league in Northern Ireland for one season only, consisting of the former members of the IFA Intermediate League (dissolved in 2008) who did not meet the criteria for the new IFA Championship. Members of the Interim League had one year to make improvements in order to gain entry to the 2009–10 IFA Championship.

The title was won by Harland & Wolff Welders.^[1]

With the Championship expanding to two divisions the following season; Championship 1 and Championship 2, ten of the twelve members of the league succeeded in gaining entry to the 2009–10 IFA Championship 2, with only Oxford United Stars and Brantwood failing to do so, dropping out of national football.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Harland & Wolff Welders (C)	22	19	2	1	55	18	+37	59	Gained entry to 2009–10 IFA Championship 2
2	Dundela	22	18	2	2	70	19	+51	56
3	PSNI	22	12	4	6	38	27	+11	40
4	Queens University	22	10	5	7	36	24	+12	35
5	Lurgan Celtic	22	11	2	9	44	36	+8	35
6	Annagh United	22	9	3	10	33	30	+3	30
7	Oxford United Stars (R)	22	9	2	11	26	31	−5	29	Failed to gain entry – relegated to Level 4 regional league
8	Portstewart	22	7	4	11	23	38	−15	25	Gained entry to 2009–10 IFA Championship 2
9	Moyola Park	22	6	6	10	24	37	−13	24
10	Wakehurst	22	4	5	13	22	36	−14	17
11	Brantwood (R)	22	3	5	14	23	56	−33	14	Failed to gain entry – relegated to Level 4 regional league
12	Chimney Corner	22	3	2	17	19	61	−42	11	Gained entry to 2009–10 IFA Championship 2

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

IFA Interim Intermediate League Cup

A knockout competition for members of the Interim League - the IFA Interim Intermediate League Cup - took place during 2008-09 and was won by Harland & Wolff Welders, who beat Dundela in the final on 9 December 2008.