Down Area Winter Football League

The Down Area Winter Football League (DAWFL) is an amateur football league in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1974 and currently has 10 teams competing in its Premier Division.

The DAWFL was founded in 1974 as a reaction to the lack of expansion of the North Down League which had been established in 1972. The new league was backed by the likes of Roy Bunting, Tom Kelly, Jim McAloon and William Bailie and the new body was ready for competition at the start of the 1974/75 season. The founder members of the Down Area were:

The DAWFL has grown steadily over the years and now has over 50 teams competing in a variety of divisions. The Premier Division is the top tier of the league and is currently being led by North Down.