Tralee Dynamos A.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Tralee, County Kerry. Their senior team currently plays in the

Kerry District League The Kerry District League (known as the Denny Kerry District League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league featuring amateur and junior clubs from County Kerry. The KDL is a winter league run by Adrian Casey. Its top divisio ...

. They have previously fielded teams in the

League of Ireland U19 Division The League of Ireland U19 Division is the under-19 division of the League of Ireland. The current division is the successor of earlier U21 and U20 divisions. Like the Premier Division and First Division, the U19 Division is currently sponsored ...

, the A Championship, the Munster Senior League and the Limerick Desmond League.

History

Early years

According to the club crest, Tralee Dynamos were founded in 1961. Limerick Desmond League in 1955. Other founder members of this league included

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In 1971 Tralee Dynamos and Killarney Athletic left the Desmond League to become founder members of the

. Tralee Dynamos were the inaugural champions of the KDL and subsequently became the league's most successful team. In 1997–98 the club won its first national trophy when they won the

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defeating Stella Maris in the final. In 1999–2000 the club also entered a team in the Munster Senior League.

A Championship

Between

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and

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, Tralee Dynamos played in the A Championship. They were the first and to date so far, the only association football club from

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to play in a senior national level league. They made their A Championship debut on 5 April 2009 with a 1–0 defeat against Sporting Fingal A. Following the collapse of the A Championship, Tralee Dynamos applied to join

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for the 2012 season. However this was unsuccessful and their senior team subsequently rejoined the

. They also entered a team in the

Honours

**''Winners'': 1971–72, 1972–73, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2014–15 : 16 *

**''Winners'': 1997–98: 1

References

{{A Championship Association football clubs in County Kerry Dynamos Association football clubs established in 1961 A Championship teams 1961 establishments in Ireland Former Munster Senior League (association football) clubs

History

Early years

A Championship

Honours

See also

References