Results
| Date | R | Gazde vs Oaspeti | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/23 19:45 | - |
Glentoran vs Larne
|
1-2 |
| 12/19 19:45 | - |
Larne vs Ballymacash Rangers
|
4-0 |
| 11/28 19:45 | - |
Carrick Rangers vs Glentoran
|
0-4 |
| 10/24 18:45 | - |
Ballymacash Rangers vs Knockbreda
|
9-10 |
| 10/10 18:45 | - |
Larne vs Bangor
|
3-0 |
| 10/10 18:45 | - |
Carrick Rangers vs Dundela
|
3-1 |
| 10/10 18:45 | - |
Ballymacash Rangers vs Knockbreda
|
2-1 |
| 10/10 18:45 | - |
Ards vs Glentoran
|
|
| 09/05 18:45 | - |
Linfield vs Larne
|
0-1 |
| 01/17 19:45 | - |
Larne vs Linfield
|
View |
| 11/15 19:45 | - |
Dundela vs Larne
|
0-3 |
| 10/11 18:45 | - |
Ards vs Glentoran
|
1-4 |
Teams
Linfield
Crusaders
Larne FC
Ards FC
Glentoran
Ballymena Utd
Cliftonville
HW Welders
Knockbreda
Dundela
Ballymacash Rangers
PSNI
Linfield - Feminin
Carrick Rangers
Ballyclare Comrades
Carnmoney Women
Crusaders Strikers - Feminin
Donegal Celtic
Bangor FC
Glentoran Belfast United LFC - Feminin
Lisburn Distillery
Queens University
Ballymena Utd - Feminin
Cliftonville LFC - Feminin
East Belfast Women
Downpatrick Women
Albert Foundry
Wikipedia - County Antrim Shield
The County Antrim & District Football Association Senior Shield (more commonly known as the County Antrim Shield) is a football competition in Northern Ireland. The competition is open to senior teams who are members of the North East Ulster Football Association (also known as the County Antrim & District Football Association) (membership of which extends geographically beyond County Antrim itself), often plus intermediate teams who qualify via the Steel & Sons Cup, depending on the numbers required. For the 2010–11 and 2011-12 seasons, only the winners took part.
The current Shield champions are Larne, who beat Glentoran 2–1 in the 2023–24 final, winning the trophy for a fourth successive year.
History
The County Antrim & District Football Association was founded on April 23, 1888 by the clubs Ballyclare, Beechmount, Belfast Athletic, Clarence, Cliftonville, Distillery, Linfield, Mountcollyer, Oldpark, Whiteabbey and YMCA. The County Antrim FA has organised the competition for the County Antrim Shield annually ever since. Originally only clubs from County Antrim (to which most but not all of Belfast belonged) could enter; in 1896 it was extended to incorporate clubs from south east Belfast (in particular Glentoran and Ulster), which belonged to County Down (other clubs from County Down to have entered later on include Ards, Bangor and Newry City). Glenavon from Lurgan (County Armagh) first entered in 1912. In 1971/72 and 1972/73, the final was played over 2 legs.
During the later 1980s and early 1990s, the North East Ulster F.A. invited senior clubs from outside its jurisdiction to participate. Hence the Shield has been won by Newry Town (later Newry City) and Glenavon, neither of which are members of the North East Ulster Football Association.
The Shield has been regularly sponsored since the late 1980s. The 2014–15 competition was sponsored by Toals Bookmakers.
**Descriere**
Irlanda de Nord - County Antrim Shield, cunoscută și sub numele de Shield, este o competiție eliminatorie de fotbal din Irlanda de Nord. Este deschisă cluburilor din diviziile superioare ale Ligii de Fotbal din Irlanda de Nord (NIFL), precum și cluburilor invitate din alte ligi irlandeze.
Competiția a fost fondată în 1891 și este una dintre cele mai vechi competiții eliminatorii de fotbal din lume. Este numită după județul Antrim, unde se află cea mai mare parte a cluburilor participante.
Formatul competiției s-a schimbat de-a lungul anilor, dar în general implică un meci eliminatoriu, cu reprize suplimentare și lovituri de departajare dacă este necesar. Câștigătorul primește Antrim Shield și se califică pentru UEFA Europa Conference League.
**Istoric**
Linfield este cel mai de succes club din istoria competiției, câștigând trofeul de 44 de ori. Alte cluburi notabile care au câștigat Antrim Shield sunt Glentoran, Cliftonville, Crusaders și Coleraine.
În ultimii ani, competiția a devenit mai echilibrată, cu cluburi din afara primelor ligi câștigând mai des trofeul. În 2018, Ballymena United a devenit primul club din afara primelor două divizii care a câștigat Antrim Shield în 40 de ani.
**Sediul**
Finala Antrim Shield se joacă de obicei pe Windsor Park, stadionul național al Irlandei de Nord, din Belfast.