Crusaders Strikers F.C.
Appearance
Full name | Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers F.C. | ||
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Founded | 1992 | ||
League | Women's Premier League | ||
2012 | 1st | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers is a women's football club from Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1992 as Newtownabbey Strikers and became a member of the Northern Ireland Women's Football Association in 1994. In 2009, Newtownabbey Strikers amalgamated with North Belfast men’s team Crusaders Football Club to become Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers.[1]
The team has won the Women's Premier League of Northern Ireland six times.
European record
In UEFA competitions Newtownabbey only has achieved two draws so far against FC Clujana Cluj and Maccabi Holon. The club played in the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round hosting the mini-tournament[2] but lost all their games.
- 2003–04: 2nd qualifying round, 4th
- 2004–05: 2nd qualifying round, 4th
- 2006–07: 1st qualifying round, 4th
UEFA Women's Champions League:
Titles
- 6 Women's Premier League championships: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012[3]
- 2 IFA Women's Challenge Cup winners: 2005, 2011[4]
References
- ^ http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/crusadersstrikerswfc/History
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1498014.html
- ^ "Crues too good for Glens". shekicks.net. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "CRUSADERS STRIKERS WIN COCA-COLA WOMEN'S IRISH CUP". irishfa.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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