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, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, situated on the River Owenabue. Located about south of Cork (city), Cork city, and with a population of 18,239 people, it is one of the largest commuter ...

County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...

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

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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

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

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, in which they reached the last 32. The club competed in the

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in 2022.

Ground

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

Notable players

* Stephen Carroll * Aaron Drinan

References

External links

* * {{coord, 51.8165489, -8.4043335, display=title, format=dms Association football clubs in County Cork