Belconnen Blue Devils
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| Full name | Belconnen United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Blue Devils |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Ground | Belconnen Soccer Centre |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| League | NPL Capital Football |
Belconnen United Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Belconnen, the ACT. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football.
The Belconnen United Soccer Club was formed in 1970 as the new Canberra district of Belconnen was establishing. The club competed in the top ACT league from 1975 and has won the competition on a number of occasions.
They played in the New South Wales Premier League as Belconnen Blue Devils from 2000 to 2005, and lost to Bonnyrigg White Eagles in the 2005 Preliminary Final, whilst they were Premiers (1st in the league) and losing Grand Finalists in 2004. In 2006 they were kicked out of the New South Wales Premier League because of disputes between the club and the board of the league.
The club returned to the ACT Premier League, now renamed as Belconnen United Football Club, finishing second in the 2006 competition.
Belconnen has established a relationship with A-League club Central Coast Mariners that will include an annual match between the two teams known as the Bank of Queensland Cup. The match will be played as part of the Mariners pre-season preparations, and assist in building further connections with the ACT footballing community. The first match was held on 30 June 2007, Mariners winning 4–0.
10 April 2015, Belconnen United FC announced they had formed a formal relationship with A-League heavyweights Sydney FC. The agreement between the two clubs established a formal pathway for Belconnen youngsters to progress and gain the possibility of an A-League contract with Sydney FC. The agreement also opened up ongoing opportunities for Belconnen coaching staff to work with and information share with Sydney FC staff including Graham Arnold. Sydney FC finally agreed to tour Canberra in 2015 pre-season to host coaching clinics and play a friendly match against the Blue Devils.
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