Football: Douglas Royal voluntarily relegated from premier league

Marown reinstated into the top flight for next season

Douglas Royal Football Club has taken voluntary relegation from the Canada Life Men's Premier League for the 2024/25 season.

The Isle of Man FA has confirmed it's granted a request from the club for its first team to step down into Division 2 'in order to help them in rebuilding.'

Marown will be reinstated into the top flight having dropped down at the end of the previous campaign.

During the 2023/24 season, Douglas Royal's first team finished tenth out of the 13 sides in the premier league on 22 points, four points clear of the relegation zone.

Meanwhile, Marown have earned a reprieve having finished second-from-bottom on 18 points, only Braddan on nine points ended the campaign on a lower total.