Queen's University Association Football Club, referred to simply as Queen's is a semi-professional,
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football
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club playing in the
NIFL Championship. Queen's AFC is associated with
Queen's University Belfast
The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...
.
Queen's University also have an affiliated football team known as Queen's Grads F.C. They were founded in 1973. Queen's Grads have teams registered in the
Northern Amateur Football League
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and the
Down Area Winter Football League. QUB AFC also registered a reserves team in the NAFL.
History
The club, founded in 1910, a founder member of the
Irish League B Division, is affiliated to
Queen's University Belfast
The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...
, and plays home matches at the newly built Arena at the Queen's University sports grounds, Upper Malone,
Belfast
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- 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.
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
The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...
.
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
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.
Shayne Lavery cancelled out Marc McKenna's opener for Queen's and Jonah Mitchell scored the winner halfway through the second half.
Current squad
Honours
Intermediate honours
*
NIFL Premier Intermediate League
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: 1
**
2018–19
*
Intermediate Cup: 1
**2017–18
Junior honours
*
Collingwood Cup: 13+
**1920, 1947, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1985
Queens Grads FC honours
Northern Amateur Football League
The Northern Amateur Football League, also known as the Northern Amateur League and often simply as the Amateur League, is an association football league in Northern Ireland. It contains 13 divisions. These comprise four intermediate sections: ...
* Division 3C
** 2003/4
* Division 3D
** 1995/6
* Division 2B
** 2008/9
* Cochrane Corry Cup
** 1995/6
References
External links
Queens University Football ClubChampionship 2 Fixtures / Results / Table etc
Football
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Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
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
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