Sion Swifts to host Ballycastle United in Junior Cup tie
Sion Swifts will host Ballycastle United at Melvin Arena in the New Year, with the tie set to be played on Saturday, January 9 at 1.30pm.
THE draw for Round Four of the 2026-27 fonaCAB Craig Stanfield Junior Cup has been made with Sion Swifts drawn at home.
The Swifts, who progressed to the last 32 following a convincing 4-1 win over Riverdale FC at Melvin Arena, have been paired with Ballycastle United.
Martin Gallagher's men will host the Coleraine & District Premier League side at Melvin in the New Year.
The games are set to be played on Saturday, January 9 with kick-off at 1.30pm.
A number of other Fermanagh and Tyrone teams remain in the competition with Ardstraw facing a trip to Ballyclare to face Ballynure OB.
Killen Rangers are home at the Village Grounds and will take on Foyle Harps in the hope of advancing to the last 16.
The 'tie of the round' has been selected as NFC Kesh v Lisbellaw United, an all Fermanagh & Western League affair.
The full draw reads:
Ballynure OB v Ardstraw
Clough Rangers v Tummery Athletic
Downpatrick v Ardmore
Greencastle Rovers v Rosario YC II
Greenisland II v Beragh Swifts
Groomsport v Mountjoy United
Hill Street v Connor
Killen Rangers v Foyle Harps
Lisnaskea Rovers v FC Antrim
NFC Kesh v Lisbellaw United
Oxford United Stars v St Patricks YM
Queens University U21 v All Saints OB
Roe Valley v Carrowreagh Celtic
Sandy Hill v Dungiven
Sion Swifts v Ballycastle United
Tullyally Colts v Clonard
First contested in 1888, the Irish FA Junior Cup is Northern Ireland's premier competition for clubs of junior status.
Enniskillen Town United were crowned winners of the 2026 competition with an emphatic four-goal victory over Rosario YC II at the Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park.
Having suffered penalty shoot-out heartbreak in the 2025 final, Town returned to the showpiece occasion determined to go one step further - and they did so in commanding fashion to lift the trophy for the first time since 2007.
Dergview Reserves, who were defeated 5-2 in their last 32 tie by Foyle Harp, won the title in 2022/23.