Syngenta Football Club was a
Scottish
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football club based in
Grangemouth
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. They competed in the and played their home games at
Ochilview Park
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in
Stenhousemuir
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The club was founded in 1960 as ICI Juveniles, changing to Syngenta in November 2000.
Having run an adult team in the
Stirling & District AFA, they applied to join the
East of Scotland League
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F ...
for the 2019–20 season but were rejected due to concerns over the availability of Grangemouth Stadium. Instead, Syngenta successfully applied to join the
SJFA East Region
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's
Premier League South,
groundsharing with
Dunipace
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at Westfield Park. However they did not complete a full season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
The club then made their move into the senior pyramid along with nine other SJFA East Region clubs after they were accepted into the East of Scotland League for
2021–22, this time groundsharing at Ochilview Park as part of a strategic partnership with Stenhousemuir. They finished as runners-up in Conference X and gained promotion to the newly formed Second Division for
2022–23
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In June 2022 Syngenta became a full SFA member having gained their club licence, allowing the club to take part in the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,[Scottish Youth Cup The Scottish Youth Cup (also known as the SFA Youth Cup) is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-18 teams,](_blank) . However during season 2022–23, Syngenta resigned from the league due to off-field disputes and their results were expunged.
References
External links
Club website*
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Association football clubs established in 1960
1960 establishments in Scotland
East of Scotland Football League teams
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