Belvedere FC
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Belvedere Football Club is an Irish
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 youth football
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 club based in Fairview, Dublin
Fairview, Dublin
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. Originally founded in 1971, the club plays in the Dublin & District Soccer League(DDSL). Belvedere is considered one of Irelands best youth clubs that produces a number of Irelands best talent.

History

The club was formed in 1971 to provide a dedicated football organisation for young people from the North Inner-city area of Dublin.
It started as a section of the Belvedere Youth Club, a body that had been in existence since 1918 and which is still thriving to this day.

The club first entered the Dublin and District Schoolboys League in the Season 1971/72 and had four teams in the 12G, 12H, 13E and 15D Leagues. Over the next couple of years a number of local football clubs and football sections of area Youth Clubs merged with Belvedere and the club became bigger and stronger. Within 5 years of its birth Belvedere was to have a team in every 'Premier' section of the League from Under 12, then the youngest, up to Under 18. The sides gradually increased in number each season and also improved in quality. As urban redevelopment occurred in the early seventies, large numbers of families from the North Inner-city moved to the new estates on the northern outskirts of the City and the Clubs catchment area grew as a result. Today boys from all over the greater Dublin area and well beyond are members.

The Club won its first Major trophy In 1975, the under 15 Cannon Cup and produced its first Republic of Ireland International, Jesse Travers at Under 15 level.
Since then, the club has won more than one hundred major trophies, while 166 different players have won International caps for Ireland at various levels. Belvedere is renowned for being one of Irelands best youth clubs and has a fierce reputation for bringing players through the ranks in Ireland until they depart for senior level.

Notable former players

Mark Kennedy Keith Treacy
Keith Treacy
Keith Patrick Treacy is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Burnley and the Republic of Ireland national football team. He spent his youth at Belvedere and began his professional career at Blackburn Rovers. Treacy has also had loan stints at Stockport County and Sheffield...

 Wes Hoolahan
Wes Hoolahan
Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Norwich City.-Early career:...

 Stephen Kelly Richard Sadlier
Richard Sadlier
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 Thomas Butler
Thomas Butler (footballer)
Thomas Butler is a professional footballer who currently plays for Swansea City in the Premier League. He has played for the Republic of Ireland at under-21 and senior level....

 Stephen Elliot
Stephen Elliott (footballer)
Stephen Elliott is an Irish international footballer who plays as a striker for Hearts.-Manchester City:Elliott began his professional career as a youth player at Manchester City, but failed to establish himself in the first team, making only two appearances as a substitute...

 Curtis Fleming
Curtis Fleming
Curtis Fleming is an english born Irish former international footballer. Fleming played his youth football at the famous Belvedere F.C.. Fleming played right back and won international honours for the Republic of Ireland at under-21, under-23 , and senior level. He started his career with St...

 Kwame Ampadu
Kwame Ampadu
Patrick Kwame Ampadu is a former Irish footballer who played for numerous clubs.-Career:Ampadu first played in Irish youth football for Sherrads United and Belvedere before joining Arsenal in July 1988...

 Brendan Moloney
Brendan Moloney
Brendan Moloney is an Irish football player currently playing for Nottingham Forest.-Career:...

 Barry Cogan
Barry Cogan (footballer)
Barry Christopher Cogan is an Irish footballer who plays for Dover Athletic as a midfielder. He started his career in Ireland with Belvedere before moving to Millwall, for whom he played as a substitute in the 2004 FA Cup Final, and making 24 appearances for in the Football League...

 Cillian Sheridan
Cillian Sheridan
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Honours

1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
1980/81

Under 17 A League

Under 15 Conway Cup
1990/91

FAI Youths Cup

Under 18 Pepsi-Cola Cup

Under 15 A League

Under 16 Neville Cup
2000/01

Under 14 Thunder Cup

Under 15 Conway Cup

Under 18 Premier League

Under 18 Ferrari Cup
2010/2011

Under 16 League Cup

Under 17 PFAI Cup

FAI Under 17 Cup
1981/82

Under 15 A League

Under 18 Premier League

Under 13 Lynch Cup
1991/92

Under 13 Liam Brady Cup

Ian Rush Intl. Tournament (Wales) Under 13 Winners

Under 14 Thunder Cup

Under 15 A League

Under 16 A League
2001/02

Under 17 Premier League

Under 11 Kane Cup (U.10's)
1982/83

Under 16 All Ireland Barry Cup

Under 16 Neville Cup
2002/03

Under 12 Major League
Under 17 Premier League
1983/84

Under 13 A League

Under 14 A League

Under 15 A League

Under 17 A League

Under 15 All Ireland Challenge Cup

Under 18 Pepsi-Cola Cup

Under 13 B.of I. Regional Cup

Under 14 B.of I. Regional Cup

Under 15 B.of I. Regional Cup
1993/94

Under 17 TAB Cup

Under 18 Pepsi-Cola Cup

Leinster Youths Cup

Under 18 Premier League
2003/04

Under 10A League

Under 12 Cup

Under 14 SFAI Goodson Cup

Under 16 Premier League

Under 16 SFAI Barry Cup
1984/85

Under 15 A League

Under 18 Premier League
1994/95

Under 17 A League

Under 18 Premier League
2004/05

Under 11 Premier League

Under 11 George Goodson Cup

Under 15 SFAI Evans Cup

FAI Under 17 Cup

FAI Youth Cup
1975/76

Under 15 Cannon Cup
1985/86

Under 18 Premier League

Ian Rush Intl. Tournament (Wales) Under 16 Winner
1995/96
Under 17 A League
2005/06

Under 16 Premier League

Under 17 Premier League
1986/87

Under 17 A League

Under 18 Premier League

Under 15 All Ireland Challenge Cup

Under 16 All Ireland Barry Cup

Leinster Youths Cup
1996/97

Under 11 George Goodson Cup

Under 12 Tony Ryan Cup

Under 18 Premier League
2006/07

Junior Section BT Trophy (NI Milk Cup Tournament)

Under 12 Tony Ryan Cup

Under 13 Liam Brady Cup

Under 14 Premier League

Under 15 SFAI Evans Cup

Under 17 Premier League

FAI Under 17 Cup

Leinster Youth Cup
1977/78

Under 12 A League

Under 18 Referees Shield
1987/88

Under 17 A League

Under 15 Conway Cup

Under 17 TAB Cup

FAI All Ireland Under 17 Cup

Avonmore Intl. Under 14 Cup

Avonmore Intl. Under 16 Cup
1997/98

Under 10 Paisley/Deering Cup

Under 12 SFAI Norton Cup

Leinster Youths Cup

Under 12 Premier League

Under 15 Premier League

Under 17 Premier League
2007/08

Under 16 Premier League
1978/79

Under 13 A League

Under 15 A League

Under 13 Lynch Cup
1988/89

Under 18 Premier League

Leinster Youths Cup

Under 14 Thunder Cup

Under 16 All Ireland Barry Cup

Under 16 Neville Cup
1998/99

13 Premier League

15 Conway Cup

16 Premier League

16 Paul McGrath Cup

18 Premier League

Leinster Youths Cup

FAI Youths Cup
> 2008/09

Under 14 SFAI Goodson Cup

Under 16 Premier League

Under 17 Premier League

FAI Under 17 Cup
1989/90

Under 17 TAB Cup

FAI All Ireland Under 17 Cup

Under 18 Pepsi-Cola Cup

Leinster Youths Cup
1999/2000

Under 8 David Lee Cup

Under 13 Premier League

Under 13 Liam Brady Cup

Under 13 Troy All-Ireland Cup

Under 17 Premier League

Under 17 TAB Cup

Under 17 All-Ireland Cup

Leinster Youths Cup

Under 18 Premier League
2009/2010

Under 9D Sunday League

Under 10C Saturday League

Under 12 Premier League

Under 15 SFAI Cup

Under 16 Premier League

Under 16 League Cup

Umbro Galway Cup

FAI Under 17 Cup

Under 17 Premier League

Under 17 PFAI cup
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