Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, Irish football club which has won the Irish League 23 times and Irish Cup 21 times. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Since the demise of Belfast Celtic after the Second World War, Glentoran has, along with their bitter rivals Linfield, dominated Irish league football.  Many former Glentoran players have gone on to play for teams in England and Scotland, such as Danny Blanchflower, Peter Doherty, Bertie Peacock, Billy Bingham, and Jimmy McIlroy.  In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the second team from the UK to win a European trophy (after West Aukland Town), although, as this competition took place several decades before the formation of UEFA, it is not recognized as such.  Glentoran has had prolonged period of success since winning its first league title in 1894.  After their most recent title win in 2009 the club experienced extented financial problems, HMRC issuing the club with a winding-up order in 2011, which were not resolved until a group of investors brought fresh investment into the club.  There followed a period of rejuvenation which saw Glentoran win the Irish Cup in 2020.