Ballymena United have started the new Premiership season with a 3-0 win away to Linfield at Windsor Park.
The round-one fixture was played on Saturday 8 August 2026 and kicked off at 3pm local time. The verified match record lists Linfield 0 Ballymena United 3, giving the visitors all three points on the opening weekend of the 2026-27 campaign.
NIFL’s official Premiership programme had Linfield at home to Ballymena United in round one, placing the fixture among the first Saturday matches of the league season. Windsor Park was the setting for a result that gives Ballymena an immediate away victory to open their campaign.
For Linfield, the opening match brings a home defeat at the start of the league schedule. The scoreline leaves Ballymena with a three-goal margin from their first Premiership outing, while Linfield begin the season without points from their first fixture.
The match formed part of the opening weekend programme, when clubs across the division began the 2026-27 season. Early league tables can shift quickly, but a round-one away win gives Ballymena the clearest possible start from their visit to Belfast.
The verified result records Ballymena as taking all three points at Windsor Park. With the first fixture complete, both sides now move from the opening-day schedule into the next phase of the Premiership campaign, Ballymena with a win behind them and Linfield looking to respond after a home loss.