Carrigaline United A.F.C.
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| Full name | Carrigaline United Association Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1972 | ||
| Ground | Ballea Park | ||
| Chairman | Willie Walsh[1] | ||
| League | Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division | ||
| 2021–22 | 2nd | ||
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Carrigaline United Association Football Club is an Irish association football (soccer) club based in Carrigaline, County Cork. As of 2022, the club's men's team plays in the Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division.[2]
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1972,[3] and originally played at the Pottery Field, today the site of the Carrigaline Court Hotel.[4] They moved to Ballea Park in 1985.[4] A new clubhouse, bar and changing rooms was opened in 2004 and an all-weather pitch in 2012.[4]
In 2011, a "Football for All" program was established, allowing access to team sport for young people aged 6–18 with disabilities and neurodivergence.[5]
Carrigaline United have qualified for the FAI Cup on several occasions, including in 2006 and 2009.[6][7] Their first appearance was in the 2006 FAI Cup,[7] in which they reached the last 32.[8] The club competed in the FAI Intermediate Cup in 2022.[9]
Ground
[edit]The club grounds are Ballea Park, located in the west of Carrigaline.[10]
Notable players
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Carrigaline United at the heart of the community". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Club Profile - Munster Senior League - Carrigaline United". munsterseniorleague.ie. Munster FA. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Cup football is a bonus". Sligo Champion. Independent News & Media. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Carrigaline United AFC - Official Website". sportsmanager.ie.
- ^ "Carrigaline United Football for All". Carrigaline United Football for All.
- ^ "Waterford United 6-0 Carrigaline United". rte.ie. RTÉ. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Carrigaline United to make debut". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "2006 FAI Cup Tables & Results & Stats". extratime.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Cup reverse extra painful for Malahide". Fingal Independent. Independent News & Media. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Facilities". Carrigaline United. 2019.
- ^ "The Cork centre-half who's a symbol of Detroit defiance". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "From Ballincollig to Detroit, Stephen Carroll has thrived Stateside". echolive.ie. The Echo. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Cork striker Aaron Drinan swaps Ipswich Town for Leyton Orient". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.