Aquinas Football Club is a

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, intermediate football club from

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with senior teams playing in the

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. Its home ground is Rathmore Grammar School. In addition to a successful Senior team section, Aquinas Football Club provides junior level football to children ranging from age 5 to 18. At present it has a thriving Mini Soccer school and 34 youth teams playing across the FonaCAB, IFA Development and South Belfast Youth Football leagues, with over 600 members registered with the club. In 2019 Aquinas FC introduced a girls football programme and has since built on this to create an equally successful ladies section with over 100 member from age 8 to 17. It offers social football for its coaches to enjoy and has an over 35 team for more competitive older member participation. The club was formed as a youth team in 1969 with a view to keeping children away from the impact of the emerging Northern Ireland Troubles, taking its name from Aquinas Hall on the Malone Road whose hockey pitch was used as the first training venue. This later became the headquarters of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The club achieved intermediate status upon promotion to Division 1C of the Amateur League in 2018, consequently qualifying the club to play in the

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.Irish FA
/ref> In 2019, Aquinas FC gained promotion to 1B of Intermediate League

Intermediate Honours

* NAFL 1B: 1 ** 2024–25

Junior Honours

* NAFL 2C: 1 ** 2014–15

Notes

External links

Aquinas club website

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