北爱尔兰安特里姆郡盾

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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.

北爱尔兰安特里姆郡盾是一项历史悠久的足球联赛,它代表着北爱尔兰最顶尖的足球水平。该联赛成立于1881年,已有超过130年的历史,是世界上最古老的足球联赛之一。

该联赛由12支球队组成,每个赛季共进行38场比赛。冠军球队将获得参加次年欧洲比赛的资格。该联赛以其高水平竞技和精彩比赛而闻名,每场比赛都充满了激烈和紧张的竞争。

除了激烈的比赛,该联赛还以其深厚的文化底蕴而闻名。它代表着北爱尔兰足球的历史和文化,是该地区社会和文化的重要组成部分。许多著名的足球运动员都曾在这个联赛中效力,其中包括一些世界级球星。

总的来说,北爱尔兰安特里姆郡盾是一个历史悠久、高水平竞技、文化深厚的足球联赛,是北爱尔兰足球的象征和代表。