Carrigaline United Association Football Club is an Irish association football (soccer) club based in

Carrigaline Carrigaline () is a town and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the River Owenabue. Located about south of Cork city, and with a population of 15,770 people, it is one of the largest commuter towns of the city. The R611 regiona ...

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...

. As of 2022, the club's men's team plays in the

Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division The Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division is the top division of the Munster Senior League. It is organized by the Munster Football Association. Together with the Leinster Senior League Senior Division and the Ulster Senior League Senior ...

History

The club was founded in 1972, and originally played at the Pottery Field, today the site of the Carrigaline Court Hotel. They moved to Ballea Park in 1985. A new clubhouse, bar and changing rooms was opened in 2004 and an all-weather pitch in 2012. In 2011, a "Football for All" program was established, allowing access to team sport for young people aged 6–18 with

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and

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. Carrigaline United have qualified for the

FAI Cup The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Extra.ie FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry ...

on several occasions, including in 2006 and 2009. Their first appearance was in the

2006 FAI Cup The FAI Cup 2006 was the 86th staging of The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. This season's competition was the last to be sponsored by Carlsberg. It officially kicked off in late April, when twenty clubs from the junior ...

, in which they reached the last 32. The club competed in the FAI Intermediate Cup in 2022.

Ground

The club grounds are Ballea Park, located in the west of

Notable players

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* Aaron Drinan

References

External links

Official page (archived version from 2019)
* {{coord, 51.8165489, -8.4043335, display=title, format=dms Association football clubs in County Cork