Ballymena United

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Bangor vs Ballymena United

Manager

Oran Kearney

League Position
8

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Established
1928 (98 years old)

Sport
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Soccer

Venue
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The Showgrounds Ballymena
(4,100 Capacity)

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Location
Ballymena, Northern Ireland

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Competitions
Northern Irish Premiership

Last Edit
curswine: 29/Jul/26

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		Upcoming
05 Sep 26	BangorBangor	2:00pm	BallymenaBallymena United
11 Sep 26	ColeraineColeraine	6:45pm	BallymenaBallymena United
15 Sep 26	BallymenaBallymena United	6:45pm	Carrick RCarrick Rangers
19 Sep 26	DungannonDungannon Swifts	2:00pm	BallymenaBallymena United
26 Sep 26	BallymenaBallymena United	2:00pm	PortadownPortadown

		Results
29 Aug 26	BallymenaBallymena United	-	LarneLarne
21 Aug 26	BallymenaBallymena United	0 - 2	GlentoranGlentoran
15 Aug 26	CrusadersCrusaders	2 - 1	BallymenaBallymena United
08 Aug 26	LinfieldLinfield	0 - 3	BallymenaBallymena United
01 Aug 26	GlenavonGlenavon	1 - 1	BallymenaBallymena United

Description

Ballymena United Football Club is a semi-professional football club from Northern Ireland. Based in Ballymena, County Antrim, the team competes in the NIFL Premiership and plays home matches at the Ballymena Showgrounds. The club is managed by David Jeffrey.

The club was formed as Ballymena on 7 April 1928, when four local businessmen and football enthusiasts decided that the town of Ballymena needed a senior football team in the Irish League.

Nicknamed the 'Braidmen' or 'Sky Blues', latterly because of the colour of the home shirts, Ballymena have a rich history in Irish Cup, having won the competition six times – the most for a provincial club outside of Belfast except for Glenavon and Coleraine. The club has never won the league title in its history, but has finished runners-up on three occasions. The club has also won the County Antrim Shield on six occasions and the Northern Ireland Football League Cup.

The main club rivals of Ballymena United are local club Coleraine. The extremely-hostile annual Boxing Day fixture between the two teams attracts large crowds and is one of the high-profile fixtures in the Northern Irish football league calendar.