page_title: Sport in Belfast
section_title: Football
hierarchical_section_title: Sport in Belfast / Football
caption_attribution_description: English: The view from the Alex Russell stand of Windsor park, Belfast, on a Sunday morning during the carboot sale (hence empty) 26/2/2006. I took the photo, and claim no rights over it
context_page_description: Watching and playing sports is an important part of culture in Belfast, Northern Ireland where almost six out of ten of the adult population regularly participate in one or more sports. Belfast has several notable sports teams playing a diverse variety of sports including football, rugby, traditional Irish Gaelic games, and North American sports such as American football and ice hockey. The Belfast Marathon is run annually on May Day, and attracted 14,300 participants in 2007.
context_section_description: The Northern Ireland national football team, ranked 35th in the February 2019 FIFA World Rankings plays its home matches at Windsor Park. 
  Belfast was the home town of the renowned Northern Irish footballer, George Best who died in November 2005. On the day he was buried in the city, 100,000 people lined the route from his home on the Cregagh Road to Roselawn cemetery. Since his death the City Airport has been named after him and a trust has been set up to fund a memorial to him in the city centre.
  2017–18 NIFL Irish League football champions Crusaders are based in Belfast, as are fellow Premiership teams Cliftonville F.C. Glentoran, and Linfield F.C.. 2018-19 NIFL Championship teams include Dundela, Harland & Wolff Welders F.C., Knockbreda F.C. and PSNI F.C.
  Intermediate-level clubs Queen's University, Newington Youth and Sport & Leisure Swifts compete in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League. Albert Foundry F.C., Bloomfield F.C., Colin Valley, Crumlin Star F.C., Dunmurry Rec., Dunmurry Young Men, East Belfast F.C., Grove United F.C., Immaculata F.C., Iveagh United, Malachians F.C., Orangefield Old Boys' Association F.C., Rosario Youth Club F.C., St Luke's, St Patrick's Young Men F.C., Shankill United F.C., Short Brothers F.C., Sirocco Works F.C. and Suffolk compete in the Northern Amateur Football League and Brantwood, Donegal Celtic and St James Swifts in the Ballymena & Provincial League.
caption: Windsor Park
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