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Belfast United Futsal Club

Belfast United is a Belfast based Futsal Club currently playing in the Northern Ireland Futsal League.

The Club was established in May 2017 and first competed in the second season of the Northern Ireland Futsal League, which ran as a Summer Competition from May to July 2017. After winning Belfast Regional League (2) the club qualified for the knockout stages, where a 4-1 win over Banbridge Futsal Club in the Quarter Finals and an 8-4 win over World United in the Semi Finals saw the team progress to the Northern Ireland Futsal League Final, where they would meet Trinity Squirrels. After a tough encounter, Belfast United eventually came out on top in a thrilling game, snatching an 8-6 win late on to secure the Northern Ireland Futsal League title in their debut season and a place in the 2017 UEFA Futsal Cup.

The club travelled to Svendborg, Denmark in August 2017, becoming the first ever team from Northern Ireland to compete in the UEFA Futsal Cup. In a group containing Polish Champions Rekord Bielsko-Biala, Danish Champions FC Copenhagen and Greek Champions AC Doukas, Belfast struggled with their relative lack of Futsal experience and lost all three games, although made improvements with every passing game. The experience proving invaluable for all the players, the team as a whole and Northern Irish Futsal in general.

The third season of the Northern Ireland Futsal League kicked off in September 2017, with a format restructuring to a usual League setup and Belfast United looking to defend their crown. After a 14 game season the club ended up retaining the title on goal difference from Banbridge Futsal Club and will once again represent Northern Ireland on the European stage, this time in the newly formed UEFA Futsal Champions League.