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Phoenix F.C. is a
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. The club competes in the Athletic Union League (association football). Phoenix plays at a football complex in Scribblestown."Birth of Phoenix FC Navan Road"
, Irish Football Online, 2 May 2006.
Former players at the club have included ex-Bohemian F.C. player Marc Hughes, ex-Shamrock Rovers player Marc Kenny, and Ciarán O'Donoghue.


History

The club was formed on 1 June 2006 by the amalgamation of Ashtown Villa and Kinvara Ards. For their part, Kinvara Ards, who were established in 1982, had previously merged with Kinvara Boys."Welcome"
Kinvara Ards FC, ''accessed 16 October 2009''.
The committee of Ashtown Villa FC had a vision to bring in schoolboy football to the community based on one club operating in Scribblestown at the all-weather facilities which is complemented with two grass pitches and a modern club house.


Honours

;Ashtown Villa *
FAI Intermediate Cup The FAI Intermediate Cup ( ga, Corn Comortais Peile na hÉireann), also known as the FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup and the Pat O'Brien Intermediate Challenge Cup, is a cup competition organized by the Football Association of Ireland for intermediate ...
**''Winners'': 2001–02: 1 ;Kinvara Boys *
FAI Junior Cup The FAI Junior Cup is a cup competition organized by the Football Association of Ireland for junior association football clubs from the Republic of Ireland. The inaugural winners were Brideville. The competition's most successful club is Fairvi ...
**''Winners'': 1992–93: 1


References

{{reflist Association football clubs established in 2006 Leinster Senior League (association football) clubs Association football clubs in Fingal 2006 establishments in Ireland