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The Showgrounds, home stadium of Ballymena United
Ballymena United

Ballymena United

Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
DLDWD

Founded

1928

Venue

The Showgrounds

City

Ballymena

Capacity

4,390

Surface

grass

#9 Premiership R33# Irish Cup # League Cup

Transfers

In

Fuad Sule

From
Persis Solo
Persis Solo
Free agent01/02/2026

Shane McEleney

From
Glentoran
Glentoran
Transfer18/01/2026

Bradley Wade

From
Waterford
Waterford
Free agent14/01/2026

Sean Murray

From
Cork City
Cork City
Free agent01/01/2026

Igor Rutkowski

From
Armagh
Armagh
Transfer31/12/2025

Dean Ebbe

From
Dundalk
Dundalk
Free agent31/12/2025

Zach Nolan

From
Bray
Bray
Free agent28/11/2025

Dylan McGeouch

From
Carlisle
Carlisle
Free agent10/11/2025

Gould

From
Watford
Watford
Free agent22/07/2025

Ross Smyth

From
Ballymena
Ballymena
Transfer30/06/2025

Ryan McNickle

From
Newry City
Newry City
Free agent30/06/2025

Joel Thompson

From
Finn Harps
Finn Harps
Free agent30/06/2025

Declan Breen

From
Cliftonville
Cliftonville
Free agent30/06/2025

From
Carrick Rangers
Carrick Rangers
Free agent30/06/2025

Trophies

Irish Cup

1983/1984,1980/1981,1957/1958,1939/1940,1928/1929,

5xWinner

Irish Cup

2022/2023,2022,2019/2020,2013/2014,1977/1978,1973/1974,1969/1970,1958/1959,1950/1951,1938/1939,1930/1931,1929/1930,

12x2nd Place

Premiership

2018/2019,1979/1980,1938/1939,

3x2nd Place

Charity Shield

2014,

1x2nd Place

League Cup

2016/2017,

1xWinner

League Cup

2018/2019,2017/2018,2014/2015,

3x2nd Place

County Antrim Shield

2017/2018,2015/2016,

2xWinner

County Antrim Shield

2019/2020,

1x2nd Place