This is because those 10 clubs previously received business case funding from the Football Ground Business Case Development Fund. It's now over to clubs to develop or finalise their business cases which set out their detailed project proposals, costs and benefits. Glentoran and Cliftonville are the two clubs who were successful in progressing in the third and most expensive tier, with funding applications of more than £6m. Armagh City, Ballymacash Rangers, Lisburn Distillery, Queens' University and Rathfriland Rangers were successful in the lowest tier, for funding applications of less than £1.5m. Crusaders and Derry City joined forces in October to commence legal proceedings over their omission from Stage Two of the Northern Ireland Football Fund.

Source: BBC February 05, 2026 16:36 UTC