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Belconnen United
Full nameBelconnen United Football Club
Nickname(s)Blue Devils
Founded1970
GroundBelconnen Soccer Centre
Capacity2,000
LeagueNPL Capital Football

Belconnen United Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Belconnen, the ACT. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football.

History

The Belconnen United Soccer Club was formed in 1970 as the new Canberra district of Belconnen was establishing. The club competed in the top ACT league from 1975 and has won the competition on a number of occasions.

They played in the New South Wales Premier League as Belconnen Blue Devils from 2000 to 2005, and lost to Bonnyrigg White Eagles in the 2005 Preliminary Final, whilst they were Premiers (1st in the league) and losing Grand Finalists in 2004. In 2006 they were kicked out of the New South Wales Premier League because of disputes between the club and the board of the league.

The club returned to the ACT Premier League, now renamed as Belconnen United Football Club, finishing second in the 2006 competition.

Belconnen has established a relationship with A-League club Template:ALeague CCM that will include an annual match between the two teams known as the Bank of Queensland Cup. The match will be played as part of the Mariners pre-season preparations, and assist in building further connections with the ACT footballing community.[1] The first match was held on 30 June 2007, Mariners winning 4–0.[2]

Sponsors

The Belconnen United Football Club receives financial support from Belconnen Soccer Club and Food on the Run.

References

  1. ^ Media Release – Inaugural Bank of Queensland Cup, Capital Football, 8 June 2007 Archived August 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ MacDonald, Daniel (2007-07-01). "United outclassed but Cheyne a star". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on September 20, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-04. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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