Killester Donnycarney F.C.
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| Full name | Killester Donnycarney Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | KDFC | ||
| Founded | 2018 | ||
| Ground | Hadden Park | ||
| Chairman | Bill Brennan | ||
| Manager | Gary Howlett | ||
| League | Leinster Senior League Senior Sunday Division | ||
| Website | killesterdonnycarneyfc | ||
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Killester Donnycarney Football Club is an Irish association football (soccer) club based in Killester, Dublin. Their senior men's team currently plays in the Senior Sunday Division of the Leinster Senior League.[1]
As Killester United, the club qualified for the FAI Cup regularly, reaching the quarter-finals of the cup in 2006 and 2015. They also won the 2006–07 FAI Junior Cup.[2]
History
The club was founded in 2018 by the merger of Killester United and Donnycarney.[3] As Killester United, the club qualified for the FAI Cup in 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017, reaching the quarter-finals of the cup in 2006 and 2015.
Killester Donnycarney were runners-up in the FAI Intermediate Cup in 2019–20, losing to St. Mochta's in the final.[4] They have qualified for the FAI Cup on several occasions, reaching the last sixteen in 2021.[5][6]
Ground
The club's home ground is Hadden Park, located in Killester.[7][8] The ground also houses a clubhouse containing a bar and lounge as well as a function room for 200 people.[9]
Honours
- FAI Intermediate Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2019–20[10]
- FAI Cup
- Last sixteen (1): 2021
References
- ^ Donnelly, David (29 August 2021). "'I'm glad we didn't get a Leinster Senior League team' - Howlett". DublinLive.
- ^ "Lacy spearheads Killester rout". Irish Independent. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "History of the Club". Killester Donnycarney FC. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Team, The42. "St Mochta's come from behind to beat Killester Donnycarney and win first FAI Intermediate Cup". The42.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dempsey, Andrew (29 August 2021). "FAI Cup: Brave 10-man Killester Donnycarney come up short as Wexford progress". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Wexford bring Killester Donnycarney's FAI Cup run to an end". independent.
- ^ "Killester Donnycarney | Fixtures | Squad | Honours | Record | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "About Us". Killester Donnycarney FC. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Social Club". Killester Donnycarney FC. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Killester Donnycarney FC 2020 Newsletter". us7.campaign-archive.com.
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