Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers is a women's football club from Newtownabbey

Newtownabbey

Newtownabbey is a large town north of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Sometimes considered to be a suburb of Belfast, it is separated from the rest of the city by Cavehill and Fortwilliam golf course...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. The club was founded in 1992 and became member of the Northern Ireland Women's Football Association  in 1994.

The team has won the Premier League

Women's Premier League (Northern Ireland)

The Women's Premier League is the top level women's football league of Northern Ireland. It was founded in 2004 and replaced the NIWFA Division League 1 as the highest national league....

 of Northern Ireland in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2010.

European record

In UEFA competitions Newtownabbey only has achieved two draws so far against FC Clujana Cluj and Maccabi Holon. The club played in the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League

2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League

The 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League was the tenth edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held in London, England on 26 May 2011 at Craven Cottage....

 qualifying round hosting the mini-tournament but lost all their games.

UEFA Women's Cup

UEFA Women's Cup

The UEFA Women's Champions League is the first international women's association football club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. Initially known as the UEFA Women's Cup, the competition has been re-branded since the 2009-2010 edition as the UEFA Women's Champions League...

:

• 2003–04: 2nd qualifying round, 4th
• 2004–05: 2nd qualifying round, 4th
• 2006–07: 1st qualifying round, 4th

UEFA Women's Champions League:

• 2010-11
  2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League
  The 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League was the tenth edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held in London, England on 26 May 2011 at Craven Cottage....
  
  : qualifying round, 4th
• 2011–12
  2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League
  The 2011−12 UEFA Women's Champions League is the eleventh edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final will be held in Munich, Germany on 17 May 2012....
  
  : qualifying round, 4th

Titles

• 5 Premier League championships: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010
• 2 Irish Women's Cup
  Irish Women's Cup
  For the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Women's Cup.The Irish Women's Cup is the annual cup competition of women's football teams in Northern Ireland. It was first contested in 2005.-List of finals:The list of finals:...
  
  winners: 2005, 2010

External links

• Club's website