Carrigaline United A.F.C.

Carrigaline United A.F.C.
Full nameCarrigaline United Association Football Club
Founded1972
GroundBallea Park
ChairmanWillie Walsh[1]
LeagueMunster Senior League Senior First Division

Carrigaline United Association Football Club is an Irish association football (soccer) club based in Carrigaline, County Cork. As of the 2024-2025 season, the club's men's team was playing in the Senior First Division of the Munster Senior League.[2]

History

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

The club grounds are Ballea Park, located in the west of Carrigaline.[10]

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Carrigaline United at the heart of the community". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Roll Of Honour". munsterseniorleague.ie. Munster FA. 10 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Cup football is a bonus". Sligo Champion. Independent News & Media. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Carrigaline United AFC - Official Website". sportsmanager.ie.
  5. ^ "Carrigaline United Football for All". Carrigaline United Football for All.
  6. ^ "Waterford United 6-0 Carrigaline United". rte.ie. RTÉ. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Carrigaline United to make debut". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ^ "2006 FAI Cup Tables & Results & Stats". extratime.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Cup reverse extra painful for Malahide". Fingal Independent. Independent News & Media. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Facilities". Carrigaline United. 2019.
  11. ^ "The Cork centre-half who's a symbol of Detroit defiance". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  12. ^ "From Ballincollig to Detroit, Stephen Carroll has thrived Stateside". echolive.ie. The Echo. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Cork striker Aaron Drinan swaps Ipswich Town for Leyton Orient". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  14. ^ https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40137767.html
  15. ^ "Josh Honohan, central defender with Cork City FC". Cork Independent. 27 July 2023.

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