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.
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 and the Down Area Winter Football League. QUB AFC also registered a reserves team in the NAFL.
History The club, founded in 1910,Queen's University Football Club History 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.The Park, p.5, Belfast Telegraph, 14 November 2011
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.
Current squad
Honours Intermediate honours NIFL Premier Intermediate League: 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
Division 3C 2003/4 Division 3D 1995/6 Division 2B 2008/9 Cochrane Corry Cup 1995/6
References
External links Queens University Football Club Championship 2 Fixtures / Results / Table etc