Tralee Dynamos A.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in

Tralee Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in Coun ...

, County Kerry. Their senior team currently plays in the Kerry District League. They have previously fielded teams in the

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, the

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, the Munster Senior League and the

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History

Early years

According to the club crest, Tralee Dynamos were founded in 1961.

in 1955. Other founder members of this league included

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In 1971 Tralee Dynamos and Killarney Athletic left the Desmond League to become founder members of the Kerry District League. Tralee Dynamos were the inaugural champions of the KDL and subsequently became the league's most successful team. In 1997–98 the club won its first national trophy when they won the

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defeating Stella Maris in the final. In 1999–2000 the club also entered a team in the Munster Senior League.

A Championship

Between

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and 2011, Tralee Dynamos played in the

. They were the first and to date so far, the only association football club from

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the cou ...

to play in a senior national level league. They made their A Championship debut on 5 April 2009 with a 1–0 defeat against Sporting Fingal A. Following the collapse of the A Championship, Tralee Dynamos applied to join

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for the 2012 season. However this was unsuccessful and their senior team subsequently rejoined the Kerry District League. They also entered a team in the

Honours

* Kerry District League **''Winners'': 1971–72, 1972–73, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2014–15 : 16 *

**''Winners'': 1997–98: 1

References

{{A Championship Association football clubs in County Kerry Dynamos Association football clubs established in 1961 A Championship teams 1961 establishments in Ireland Former Munster Senior League (association football) clubs

History

Early years

A Championship

Honours

See also

References