Berlin Swifts F.C.

Berlin Swifts
Full nameBerlin Swifts & Swiftettes Football Club
FoundedReestablished in 2011
GroundAdvantage Park
LeagueNorthern Amateur Football League

Berlin Swifts & Swiftettes Football Club, known by their nickname the Swifts for the men's team, and the Swiftettes for the women's team. Berlin Swifts is an intermediate-level football club that most recently played in the Ballymena & Provincial Football League Junior Division 1 in Northern Ireland. In 2026, they announced that they were accepted into the Northern Amateur Football League for the 2026/27 season.

Berlin Swifts have two reserves teams, one competes in BPFL Junior Division 3 and the other competes in the Belfast & District League.[1][2][3] The club is based in the civil parish of Shankill, Belfast, County Antrim.[4][5] The club plays in the Irish Cup and the IFA Junior Cup.[6] Berlin Swifts are a member of the County Antrim Football Association.[7]

History

Berlin Swifts reestablished in 2011 and entered the Ballymena & Provincial Football League.[8]

In 2025, Berlin Swifts & Swiftettes were named the McDonald’s IFA Club of the Year.[9]

The Swifts were crowned champions of the BPFL Division 2 in 2025, securing the championship in dramatic fashion with a 97th-minute goal against Glebe Rangers.[10]

In April 2026, Jonathan McClelland won Volunteer of the Year award at the Belfast Sports Awards. Belfast City Council had sponsored him.[11]

In 2026, Berlin Swifts beat Ballynure Old Boys 5 - 1 in the Linda Welshman Memorial Cup final, marking a cup double.[12]

In June 2026, Berlin Swifts announced that they had been accepted into the Northern Amateur Football League for the 2026/27 season.[13]

Club identity

Berlin Swifts play their home games at Advantage Park on the Ballygomartin Road. They play in red and white candy stripes. Their away kit is all-blue.[14]

Honours

Ballymena & Provincial Football League

  • Junior Division 2
    • 2024/25
  • Linda Welshman Memorial Cup
    • 2025/2026

Irish Football Association

  • IFA Club of the Year
    • 2025

Belfast Sports Awards

  • Volunteer of the Year
    • 2026 - Jonathan McClelland

References

  1. ↑ "Ballymena and Provincial Football league - BERLIN SWIFTS RES". bpfl.leaguerepublic.com. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Berlin Swifts | Belfast And District Football League". TeamStats. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  3. ↑ "BDFL Division 1 Shield 24/25 Group A - Adult - Table". Belfast & District. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  4. ↑ "Ballymurphy Townland, Co. Antrim". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  5. ↑ "Agenda for Council on Tuesday, 7th May, 2024, 6.00 pm". Belfast City Council. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  6. ↑ "Junior Cup 2016-17". IFA. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  7. ↑ "Junior Shield". County Antrim Football Association. 2025-08-30. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  8. ↑ "Fixtures for the week beginning October 27". Belfast Telegraph. 26 Oct 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ belfastlive.co.uk (2025-11-20). "Grassroots champions celebrated as Northern Ireland host Luxembourg". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  10. ↑ "BERLIN SWIFTS WRAP UP BPFL SEASON WITH LINDA WELSHMAN CUP WIN". bpfl.leaguerepublic.com. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  11. ↑ "Knockout win for Lewis Crocker at GolfNow Belfast Sports Awards 2026". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  12. ↑ Chronicle, Causeway. "Cup success for Berlin Swifts brings curtain down on another successful season - Causeway Chronicle". Causeway Chronicle - Home for local news across the north coast of Northern Ireland. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  13. ↑ "Berlin Swifts Club Announcement". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  14. ↑ "Ballymena and Provincial Football league - BERLIN SWIFTS". bpfl.leaguerepublic.com. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
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