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A cup tournament consisting solely of Belfast clubs had been mooted as early as 1892, [2] although it was not until two years later that the competition was organised. [3] While the City Cup began as a competition for Belfast clubs only, from 1905 to 1911 Dublin-based club Shelbourne also participated.
Stadium Capacity City Home team(s) Windsor Park: 18,500: Belfast: Linfield, Northern Ireland national team: The Showgrounds: 6,500: Coleraine: Coleraine: The ...
Windsor Park was selected as the host of the 2021 UEFA Super Cup by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 24 September 2019. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The match was played on 11 August 2021 between 2020–21 UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea and 2020–21 UEFA Europa League winners Villarreal with Chelsea winning ...
Belfast (/ ˈ b ɛ l f æ s t / ⓘ, BEL-fast, /-f ɑː s t /, -fahst; [a] from Irish: Béal Feirste [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ(ə)ʃtʲə] ⓘ) [3] [4] is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.
The Oval (currently known as The BetMcLean Oval for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which has been home to Glentoran F.C. since 1892. In 1941, the stadium was severely damaged by aerial bombing during the Belfast blitz of World War II and was unusable until 1949. A new main stand was constructed in 1953.
The 1918–19 Belfast City Cup was the 4th and final edition of the Belfast City Cup, a cup competition in Irish football. It replaced the City Cup, which was suspended due to World War I. This was the final season the Belfast City Cup was held, as the City Cup resumed the following season. [1]
Belfast City Airport's runway remains closed to all flights after an Aer Lingus plane suffered an emergency incident while landing during strong winds. It appears its nose wheel collapsed when it ...
Northern Ireland held the accolade of being the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup Finals from their first appearance in 1958 until 2006, when Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 2006 World Cup. At UEFA Euro 2016, the team made its first appearance at the European tournament and reached the round of 16.