Belfast Star

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Belfast Star
Leagues Premier League
Founded 1960s
History 1982–2012, 2013–present
Arena Methodist College
Location Belfast
President Bill McCotter
Championships 2 (1998, 1999)
Website BelfastStar.org

Belfast Star (formerly known as Star of the Sea) is a basketball club based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the Irish Premier League and play their home games at Methodist College. The club are two-time league champions, winning titles back-to-back in 1997–98 and 1998–99.[1]

Entering the Irish National League in 1982,[2] the club played 30 seasons in the league before withdrawing in 2012 due to financial problems. After sitting out the 2012–13 season, the club re-entered the league in 2013–14.

League achievements

  • Irish Superleague champions: '98, '99
  • Irish Superleague runners-up: '01, '03
  • Irish Superleague Cup champions: '96, '97, '98[3]

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