Queen's University Belfast A.F.C.
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Queen's University Association Football Club, referred to simply as Queen's is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship. Queen's AFC is associated with Queen's University Belfast.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Queen's University also have an affiliated football team known as Queen's Grads F.C. They were founded in 1973.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Queen's Grads have teams registered in the Northern Amateur Football League and the Down Area Winter Football League.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> QUB AFC also registered a reserves team in the NAFL.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
The club, founded in 1910,<ref>Queen's University Football Club History Template:Webarchive</ref> a founder member of the Irish League B Division, is affiliated to Queen's University Belfast, and plays home matches at the newly built Arena at the Queen's University sports grounds, Upper Malone, Belfast - also known as "the Dub".
From 2003 to 2011, the club played its home matches at Newforge Lane, the home of PSNI F.C., while the new stadium at the Dub was being constructed.<ref>The Park, p.5, Belfast Telegraph, 14 November 2011</ref>
The team play in white shirts and black shorts/socks. The away kit is all blue.
The university allows for a 25% non association with regards to playing staff whilst the other 75% are required to have studied, or be studying, at Queen's University Belfast.
On the 4 January 2020, Queens University recorded their greatest win in their history by defeating Linfield by two goals to one in the Irish Cup. Shayne Lavery cancelled out Marc McKenna's opener for Queen's and Jonah Mitchell scored the winner halfway through the second half.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Current squad
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Honours
Intermediate honours
- NIFL Premier Intermediate League: 1
- Intermediate Cup: 1
- 2017–18
Junior honours
- Collingwood Cup: 13+
- 1920, 1947, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1985 {{#if: See Note 1| See Note 1|[1]}} <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Queens Grads FC honours
Northern Amateur Football League
- Division 3C
- 2003/4
- Division 3D
- 1995/6
- Division 2B
- 2008/9
- Cochrane Corry Cup
- 1995/6
References
External links
- Football team templates which use American parameter
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- Clubs and societies of Queen's University Belfast
- Sport at Queen's University Belfast
- Association football clubs established in 1910
- Association football clubs in Northern Ireland
- Association football clubs in Belfast
- University and college association football clubs in Ireland
- 1910 establishments in Ireland
- NIFL Premier Intermediate League clubs
- University and college association football clubs in Northern Ireland