Glentoran Belfast United Women's Football Club
History
Belfast United was formed by a group of employees of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (N.I.) in 1987. In 1995 they obtained promotion from the N.I. Women’s Football Association Division 2 and then reconstituted themselves as Belfast United. Throughout the 21st century the Club has arguably been the most successful women’s football Club in N.I., competing in the UEFA Women’s Cup competition in two of the last three years as league champions of Northern Ireland.
Belfast United has its roots in the East / South Belfast area, although it draws players from a much wider geographical area. The Club has a strong link with Glentoran Football Club and is the 'female' wing of that Club.
Some key achievements in the club’s development path over the past ten years are as follows:
| 2008 | Carnegie Women’s Premier League Champions |
| Carnegie Women’s Reserve League Champions | |
| Premier League Cup Winners | |
| Coca Cola IFA Women’s Cup Winners | |
| Competed in UEFA Women's Cup (Croatia) | |
| 2007 | Carnegie Women’s Premier League Champions |
| Coca Cola IFA Women’s Cup Winners | |
| Carnegie Women’s Premier League Cup Defeated Finalists | |
| Competed in Women’s UEFA Women’s Cup (Lithuania) | |
| 2006 | Carnegie Women’s Premier League Champions |
| Carnegie Women’s Premier League Cup Winners | |
| Nationwide IFA Cup Winners | |
| 2005 | Lucozade Sport Premier Cup Winners |
| Lucozade Sport Premier League Cup Winners | |
| Lucozade Sport Premier League Runners – Up | |
| Competed in UEFA Women’s Cup (Portugal) | |
| 2004 | Lucozade Sport Premier League Champions |
| 2003 | Lucozade Sport Premier League Cup Winners |
| 2002 | NIWFA League Cup Winners |
| NIWFA Premier Cup Defeated Finalists | |
| 2000 | Runners Up in NIWFA Premier League |
| 1999 | 3rd place in NIWFA Division 1(replaced by Premier League) |
| 1998 | 3rd place in NIWFA Division 1(replaced by Premier League) |
| 1997 | 4th place in NIWFA Division 1(replaced by Premier League) |
| 1996 | 5th place in NIWFA Division 1(replaced by Premier League) |
| Carnegie Women’s Premier League Cup Defeated Finalists | |
| Competed in Women’s UEFA Women’s Cup (Lithuania) |
The club currently has an overall adult membership of 60 and fields 2 teams covering over 80 players at the following levels:
Each team participates in the official structured activities at their level: for the earlier age groups, games involved are non-competitive. Dedicated club-based coaching sessions are also made available for all players at all levels.
