Leinster Senior League (association football)

The Leinster Senior League is an association football league organised by the Leinster Football Association. In 2015–16 the Leinster Senior League operated twenty divisions. It also organises various cup competitions. Its Senior Division is a third level division in the Republic of Ireland football league system. Leinster Senior League teams also compete in the Leinster Senior Cup, the FAI Cup, the FAI Intermediate Cup and the FAI Junior Cup. In recent seasons the winners of the Senior Division have also qualified to play in the League of Ireland Cup. The vast majority of its member clubs are based in the Greater Dublin Area.

Leinster Senior League
Founded1896
Country Ireland
Region Leinster
Divisions20 (including Senior Division)
Level on pyramid3–12
Domestic cup(s)Leinster Senior Cup
FAI Cup
FAI Intermediate Cup
FAI Junior Cup
League cup(s)Metropolitan Cup
Charlie Cahill Cup
Current championsSt. Mochta’s F.C.
Most championshipsShelbourne (12 titles)
Websitewww.lsl.ie

History

Foundation

Within a few seasons of the Leinster Football Association having been formed in 1892, the Leinster Senior League was established. Ciarán Priestley highlights a printed notice in the 4 September 1894 edition of The Irish Times. Under the headline "Leinster Football League" there is a report of "a general meeting of the league... held the other evening at 27 D'Olier Street". Priestley also lists Bohemians, Britannia, Dublin University, Leinster Nomads, Phoenix and Montpelier as participants in the first season. The Leinster Senior League website states it was established in 1896.[1] However other sources suggest the league started a little later and was first played for in 1897–98 and that an unidentified British Army regimental team where the inaugural winners while Shelbourne were runners up. See
Note 1[2][3]

2016–17 Senior divisions

Senior

Team Home town/suburb Home ground
Bangor CelticCrumlin, DublinIveagh Grounds
Bluebell UnitedBluebell/Red CowCapco Park
Cherry OrchardBallyfermotElmdale Crescent
Crumlin UnitedCrumlin, DublinPearse Park
DrumcondraClonturk, DrumcondraClonturk Park
Firhouse CloverFirhouseBelgard Road
Greystones UnitedGreystonesWoodlands
Killester UnitedKillesterHaddon Park
Malahide UnitedMalahideGannon Park
St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.RingsendIrishtown Stadium
St. Mochtas F.C.Clonsilla/BlanchardstownPorterstown Road
Tolka RoversGlasnevinFrank Cooke Park
UCD ReservesBelfield, DublinUCD Bowl
Wayside CelticKilternanJackson Park

Source: [4] Senior 1

Team Home town/suburb Home ground
Arklow TownArklowLamberton Grass/Astro
Broadford RoversDublin 16Marlay Park
DunboyneDunboyneSummerhill Road
Dublin BusClondalkinColdcut
Glebe NorthBalbrigganMarket Green
GlenvillePalmerstownPalmerstown School
Home FarmWhitehall, DublinWhitehall Stadium
Leixlip UnitedLeixlipLeixlip Amenities Center
PortmarnockPortmarnockPaddys Hill
Newbridge TownNewbridge, County KildareStation Road
St. John BoscoCrumlin, DublinIveagh Grounds
Swords CelticSwords, DublinBalheary Reservoir
TEK UnitedBlackrock, DublinStradbrook Road
VeronaCoolmine

Source: [5]

Senior 1A

Team Home town/suburb Home ground
Ballymun UnitedBallymunSoccer Complex
BeggsboroCabra, DublinKilkiernan Road
Dublin UniversityTrinity College, DublinCollege Park, Dublin
Edenderry TownEdenderryFr. Paul Park
Liffey WanderersIrishtown, DublinIrishtown Stadium
Lucan UnitedLucan/LeixlipLeixlip Amenities Centre
Maynooth University TownMaynooth University
Mount MerrionSandymount/LeopardstownLeopardstown Park
Newtown RangersTallaghtFarrell Park
Peamount UnitedNewcastle, South DublinGreenogue Astro/Grass
Sacred HeartDublin 24Killinarden Hill
Shamrock BhoysCounty WicklowVevay Sports Field
Templeogue UnitedTempleogueSt McDaras School
Tullamore TownTullamoreLeah Victoria Park

Source: [6] Senior 1B

Team Home town/suburb Home ground
Ballyfermot UnitedBallyfermotCold Cut
Celbridge TownCelbridge/Kilcock
ConfeyLeixlipConfey Park
Greenhills/GreenparkWalkinstownGreenhills Park
Hartstown HuntstownHartstown/HuntstownHartstown Park
Leicester CelticRathfarnhamLoreto Park
Inchicore AthleticInchicorePearse Park
KilnamanaghKilnamanagh/TallaghtNed Kelly Park
Knocklyon UnitedKnocklyonKiltipper Road
Pegasus/St James AthleticDún Laoghaire–RathdownBelfield Park
PortlaoisePortlaoiseRossleighan Park
St James's GateCrumlin, DublinIveagh Grounds
St. Josephs BoysSallynogginPearse Park
Skerries TownSkerries, DublinPark Lane

Source: [7]

Junior leagues

This is a selection of teams playing in the lower levels of the Leinster Senior League.

Team Home town/suburb Home ground
BeechwoodMilltown, DublinRoyal Hospital, Donnybrook
DundrumDundrum, DublinMeadowbrook Park
Drumcondra/Stella MarisDrumcondra, Dublin
Greystones A.F.C.GreystonesArchfield
Manortown UnitedPerrystownGreentrees Park
PhoenixScribblestown/Ashtown
PioneersDublin AirportALSAA Sports Complex
Terenure CollegeTerenure CollegeBushy Park
TransportCrumlin, DublinWindmill Park

Representative team

A Leinster Senior League representative team competes in the FAI Intermediate Interprovincial Tournament against teams representing the Ulster Senior League, the Munster Senior League and Connacht. [8]

Notes

References
  1. lsl.ie
  2. Leinster Senior League
  3. Ciarán Priestley: The Bohemian Football Club: The Enduring Legacy of an Idle Youth Archived 4 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Senior Sunday". lsl.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. "Senior 1 Sunday". lsl.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  6. "Senior 1A Sunday". lsl.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  7. "Senior 1B Sunday". lsl.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  8. "League Table 2016 FAI Intermediate Interprovincial Tournament". www.uslfootball.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  9. IFA Cup Rsssf
  10. Where's My Country? Rsssf
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