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Crusaders

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Football club

Crusaders

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Northern IrelandCurrent team profile

€1.3MMarket value

Founded: 1898
Market value: €1,260,000
Squad: 23 players

Next MatchNorthern Ireland Premier League

LinfieldSaturday, September 191 - 0FTCrusaders
CrusadersSaturday, September 262 - 1FTBangor
Carrick RangersSaturday, October 34 - 0FTCrusaders
CrusadersSaturday, October 100 - 3FTLarne
CrusadersTuesday, October 130 - 1FTBallymena United
Ballymena United3 days left15:00Crusaders
CrusadersSaturday, October 2415:00Coleraine

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Matches

Season coverage: 23 results, 22 upcoming matches

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Northern Ireland League Cup

7 Oct2025Crusaders31Ballymacash RangersRound 0Win
4 Nov2025Glentoran21CrusadersRound 0Loss

Northern Ireland Cup

9 Jan2026Coleraine40CrusadersRound 0Loss

International Club Friendly

4 Jul2026Queen of South12CrusadersRound 0Win
11 Jul2026Crusaders20Warrenpoint TownRound 0Win
18 Jul2026Crusaders00Ballinamallard UnitedRound 0Draw
21 Jul2026Crusaders20Glenavon LurganRound 0Win
25 Jul2026Moyola Park21CrusadersRound 0Loss
28 Jul2026Crusaders11NewingtonRound 0Draw
1 Aug2026Crusaders20DundelaRound 0Win

Northern Ireland Premier League

7 Aug2026Cliftonville21CrusadersRound 1Loss
15 Aug2026Crusaders21Ballymena UnitedRound 2Win
22 Aug2026Crusaders32PortadownRound 3Win
29 Aug2026Glentoran12CrusadersRound 4Win

Northern Ireland Shield Cup

1 Sep2026Crusaders22Carrick RangersRound 0Draw

Northern Ireland Premier League

5 Sep2026Coleraine41CrusadersRound 5Loss
12 Sep2026Crusaders12Limavady UnitedRound 6Loss
15 Sep2026Crusaders30Dungannon SwiftsRound 7Win
19 Sep2026Linfield10CrusadersRound 8Loss
26 Sep2026Crusaders21BangorRound 9Win
3 Oct2026Carrick Rangers40CrusadersRound 10Loss
10 Oct2026Crusaders03LarneRound 11Loss

Northern Ireland Shield Cup

13 Oct2026Crusaders01Ballymena UnitedRound 0Loss

Northern Ireland Premier League

17 Oct2026Ballymena United15:00CrusadersRound 12
24 Oct2026Crusaders15:00ColeraineRound 13
31 Oct2026Limavady United15:00CrusadersRound 14
7 Nov2026Bangor15:00CrusadersRound 15
13 Nov2026Crusaders19:45Carrick RangersRound 16
21 Nov2026Dungannon Swifts15:00CrusadersRound 17
28 Nov2026Crusaders15:00LinfieldRound 18
5 Dec2026Portadown15:00CrusadersRound 19
12 Dec2026Larne15:00CrusadersRound 20
19 Dec2026Crusaders15:00GlentoranRound 21
26 Dec2026Crusaders15:00CliftonvilleRound 22
29 Dec2026Limavady United19:45CrusadersRound 23
2 Jan2027Crusaders15:00LinfieldRound 24
16 Jan2027Crusaders15:00PortadownRound 25
23 Jan2027Larne15:00CrusadersRound 26
30 Jan2027Crusaders15:00Ballymena UnitedRound 27
6 Feb2027Coleraine15:00CrusadersRound 28
20 Feb2027Crusaders15:00CliftonvilleRound 29
27 Feb2027Glentoran15:00CrusadersRound 30
6 Mar2027Crusaders15:00Dungannon SwiftsRound 31
20 Mar2027Carrick Rangers15:00CrusadersRound 32
27 Mar2027Crusaders15:00BangorRound 33

Current league standings
Northern Ireland Premier League		P	GD	PTS
5	Carrick Rangers	11	+2	16
6	Crusaders	11	-6	15
7	Dungannon Swifts	10	-3	13

Top scorer

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Squad Statistics

Players: 23
Foreign players: 7
Average age: 24.6 yrs
Average height: 179 cm
Average market value: €68.2K

Competitions

Manager history

Head coach tenures and team results
Coach	P	W	D	L	Win%
Declan Caddell2024/5 –60 players used · 1.43:1.88 goals/match · 1.28 pts/match	101	39	12	50	39%
Stephen Baxter2005/6 – 2024/5168 players used · 1.94:1.24 goals/match · 1.85 pts/match	636	354	117	165	56%
Roy Bennett2005/1 – 2005/6	0	0	0	0	—

Stadium

Seaview

3,383
Capacity: Belfast
City: Northern Ireland
Country

Updated: 13 October 2026 at 21:45 BST

About Crusaders

Crusaders's league: Northern Ireland Premier League. Coach: Declan Caddell. Stadium: Seaview (Belfast). Top scorer: Owen Wardell (3 goals). Crusaders was founded in 1898.

Key facts

Founded: 1898

Stadium: Seaview (Capacity: 3,383)

League: Northern Ireland Premier League

Country: Northern Ireland

Coach: Declan Caddell

Next match

Ballymena United vs Crusaders: 17 October 2026, Northern Ireland Premier League.

Previous match

Crusaders 0-1 Ballymena United (Northern Ireland Shield Cup, 13 October 2026) – a defeat for Crusaders.

Recent form

Crusaders – last 5 matches: 1 won, 0 drawn, 4 lost.

Current squad

Forward: J. O'connor, Ryan Donnelly, Thomas Maguire