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
CountryRepublic of Ireland Ireland
RegionLeinster 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
Current: 2019–20

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 were the inaugural winners while Shelbourne were runners up. See Note 1[2][3]

League pyramid

There is currently no promotion or relegation system between the League of Ireland First Division (Level 2) and the provincial leagues (Level 3) in place.

Provincial Level

 League(s) / division(s)

1

 Leinster Senior League Senior Division

14 clubs – 3 relegations

2

 Leinster Senior League Senior 1

14 clubs – 3 promotions

3

 Leinster Senior League 1A

14 clubs - 3 promotions

4

 Leinster Senior League 1B

14 clubs

5–10

Source:[7]

Senior divisions

Senior

Team Home town/suburb Home ground
Bangor CelticCrumlin, DublinIveagh Grounds
Bluebell UnitedBluebell/Red CowCapco Park
Ballymun UnitedBallymun, DublinBallymun United Soccer Complex
Crumlin UnitedCrumlin, DublinPearse Park
Glebe NorthBalbrigganOld Market Green
Home FarmWhitehall, DublinWhitehall
Killester DonnycarneyKillesterHaddon Park
KilnamanaghKilnamanagh, DublinNed Kelly Park
Liffey WanderersRingsend, DublinRingsend Park
Lucan UnitedLucan, County DublinO'Hanlon Park, Celbridge
Malahide UnitedMalahideGannon Park
Maynooth University TownMaynooth, County KildareNUI Astro Maynooth
St. Mochtas F.C.Clonsilla/BlanchardstownPorterstown Road
Wayside CelticKilternanJackson Park

Source: [8] Senior 1

Team Home town/suburb Home ground
Cherry OrchardBallyfermotElmdale Crescent
CollinstownRaheen, DublinCollinstown Park
Edenderry TownEdenderry, County OffalyPaddy Maloney Park
GlenvillePalmerstownPalmerstown School
Greystones UnitedGreystones, County WicklowGreystones United AFC
Kilbarrack UnitedKilbarrack, DublinGreendale Road
Sacred Heart Firouse CloverTallaghtKillinarden Hill, Tallaght
Skerries TownSkerries, County DublinSkerries Town
St. FrancisBaldonnel, County DublinJohn Hyland Park
St. Patrick’s CY FCIrishtown, DublinIrishtown Stadium
Swords CelticSwords, DublinBalheary Reservoir
Tolka RoversGlasnevin, DublinFrank Cooke Park
UCD AFCUCD, DublinUCD Bowl
Willow Park FCAthlone, County WestmeathDPD Park

Source: [9]

Senior 1A

Team Home town/suburb Home ground
Arklow TownArklow, County WicklowTravers Insurance Park
Ayrfield UnitedDonaghmede, DublinAyrfield United
Castleknock CelticCastleknock, DublinHartstown Park Astro
Drumcondra FCDrumcondra, DublinBaskin Lane
Dublin Bus FCRonanstownColdcut
Inchicore AthleticInchicore, DublinBernard Curtis Park
Larkview BoysKimmage, DublinWhelan Park
Leixlip UnitedLeixlip, County KildareLeixlip Amenities Sports Centre
Newbridge TownNewbridge, County KildareStation Road, Newbridge
Portlaoise AFCPortlaoise, Co.LaoisPortlaoise AFC
St. John BoscoDrimnagh, DublinBrickfield Astro
St. Kevin’s BoysSantry, DublinSt. Aidans School Astro
Templeogue UnitedTempleogueSt McDaras School
Usher CelticIslandbridgeWar Memorial Gardens

Source: [10] Senior 1B

Team Home town/suburb Home ground
Ardmore RoversBray, County WicklowWolfe Tone Community Centre
Ballyfermot UnitedBallyfermotCold Cut
Drogheda Town FCDrogheda, Co. LouthMarian Park
Dublin UniversityTrinity College DublinCollege Park
Dunboyne AFCDunboyne, Co. MeathDunboyne AFC
Finglas UnitedFinglas, DublinLarney Park
Hartstown HuntstownHartstown/HuntstownHartstown Park
Kilmore CelticKilmore, DublinOscar Traynor Centre
Oliver Bond CelticDublin 8Grangegorman Grass
Rush AthleticRush, County DublinSt. Catherine's Park
Sheriff YCSheriff Street, DublinClontarf All Weather Pitch
TEK UnitedBlackrock, County DublinStradbrook
Tullamore TownTullamore, Co. OffalyLeah Victoria Park

Source: [11]

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.[12]

Notes
  1. Features teams from Dublin
  2. Features teams from the Midlands and bordering counties
  3. Features teams from Dublin

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. "Amateur Football League". www.amateurfootballleague.com. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. "Combined Counties Football League". ccfl.ie. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. "United Churches Football League". www.ucfl.ie. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  7. "Affiliated Leagues – LFA". www.leinsterfa.ie. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  8. "Senior Sunday". finalwhistle.ie.ie. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  9. https://www.finalwhistle.ie/soccer/lsl-senior-1-sunday/%7Ctitle=Senior 1 Sunday| website=finalwhistle.ie| access-date=30 November 2022}}
  10. "Senior 1A Sunday". lsl.ie. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. "Senior 1B Sunday". lsl.ie. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  12. "League Table 2016 FAI Intermediate Interprovincial Tournament". uslfootball.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  13. IFA Cup, Rsssf
  14. Where's My Country?, Rsssf
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