| Full name | Association Football Club Craigavon |
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| Founded | 2016 |
| League | Mid-Ulster Football League |
A.F.C. Craigavon (formerly known as A.F.C. Silverwood) is an intermediate-level football club playing in the Intermediate A division of the Mid-Ulster Football League in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 2016 following the amalgamation of A.F.C. Craigavon and Silverwood United. [1] The club is based in Craigavon, County Armagh. The club competes in the Irish Cup. [2]
By 2023, the club had reverted to using the name A.F.C. Craigavon. [3]
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