Cabinteely F.C.

{{short description|Football club in Dublin, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Cabinteely | image = Cabinteely FC.svg | upright = 0.9 | fullname = Cabinteely Football Club | nickname = Cabo | founded = 1967 | ground = Kilbogget Park (Cabinteely) | capacity = | current = | chairman = Dara Carroll<ref name="pressrelease">{{Cite news |date=24 November 2023 |title=Cabinteely FC Press release – Appointment of new club Chairman |work=cabinteelyfc.ie |url=https://cabinteelyfc.ie/new-club-chairperson//}}</ref> | manager = | league = DDSL<br />League of Ireland Underage National Leagues | season = | position = | website = https://cabinteelyfc.ie/| | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = _nikechallenge3w | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = _nike21g | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = 008000 | socks1 = FFFFFF| | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = _nikechallenge3g | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = _nike21g | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 008000 | body2 = 008000 | rightarm2 = 008000 | shorts2 = 008000 | socks2 = 008000| }} '''Cabinteely Football Club''' ({{Langx|ga|Cumann Peile Cábán tSíle}}) is an association football club based in [[Cabinteely]], County Dublin, Ireland comprising adult and many youth under-age teams for both males and females, 60 teams in all. Cabinteely competed in the [[League of Ireland First Division]] from 2015 to 2021 after being granted a licence by the [[Football Association of Ireland]] in January 2015.<ref name="rte2015">{{Cite web |date=28 January 2015 |title=Cabinteely FC will play in First Division in 2015 after FAI awards new licence |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2015/0128/676130-cabinteely-confirm-loi-application/ |access-date=29 January 2015 |website=RTE Sport}}</ref> They made their debut in the League of Ireland First Division on 6 March 2015 and play their games at Stradbrook Road, the home of [[Blackrock College RFC]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2015 |title=Cabinteely get green light to compete in League of Ireland First Division |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/cabinteely-get-green-light-to-compete-in-league-of-ireland-first-division-30945751.html |access-date=29 January 2015 |website=Irish Independent}}</ref>

The club, which was formed in 1967,<ref>{{Cite web |title='A once in a lifetime opportunity' - Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely agree merger |url=https://www.the42.ie/bray-wanderers-cabinteely-merger-5612840-Nov2021/ |website=The42|date=26 November 2021 }}</ref> fielded teams at every under-age level from under-8 to under-18 plus adult, taking part in several league and cup competitions such as those run by MGL,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metropolitangirlsleague.com/team/cabinteely-fc/|title=Cabinteely FC}}</ref> DDSL,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cabinteely FC Home |url=http://www.ddsl.ie/homepage.aspx?oid=1015&cid=10329 |website=DDSL.ie}}</ref> LSL,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comortais Competition Management |url=https://lsl.ie/homepage.aspx?oid=1019&cid=11334 |website=lsl.ie}}</ref> and SDFL.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} Their senior men's team competes in the [[Leinster Senior League (association football)|Leinster Senior League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cabinteely – Soccer |url=https://www.finalwhistle.ie/soccer/team/cabinteely/ |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=www.finalwhistle.ie}}</ref>

==History== === Origin === Cabinteely changed their name several times. In the early 1930s, they were commonly known as "the Blues from Cabinteely". In 1939, they won the Schoolboys League Cup in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000. In the 1930s, Cabinteely's squad included [[Peter Farrell (Irish footballer)|Peter Farrell]]. The club's name was changed to Cabinteely Boys around 1950, and the current club was formed in 1967, as Auburn F.C., beginning league football with one team. In 1973, Auburn F.C. was changed to Cabinteely Boys F.C., with the name later changed to just Cabinteely F.C. to acknowledge both the female members associated with the club and the ladies teams.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

=== League of Ireland === [[File:Performance chart ire CAB.svg|thumb|Chart of yearly table positions for Cabinteely in League of Ireland]] Cabinteely were granted a licence to join the [[League of Ireland First Division]] in 2015.<ref name="rte2015" /> The club finished eighth (on 20 points) in the [[2015 League of Ireland First Division]]; their debut season. Captain Viktor Ekanem won the club's Player of the Year award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sargent |first=Thomas |title=Cabinteely begin to build 2016 squad |url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/15792/cabinteely-begin-to-build-2016-squad/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=extratime.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2016, Cabinteely finished seventh, above Athlone Town. In 2017, Cabinteely achieved the highest number of points ever at 38, more than doubling the previous year's figure. They also progressed further than ever before in the FAI Cup and Leinster Senior Cup. In a first for the club, Kieran Marty Waters was voted PFAI First Division Player of the Year.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} In 2017, Cabinteely released a 5-year strategic plan where the club planned to provide new facilities in their home of Kilboget Park rather than Stradbrook. The plan proposed a new clubhouse, a second all-weather pitch and a stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2017 |title=Cabineteely Football Club Vision and Strategy 2017-2021 |url=https://loi.cabinteelyfc.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Cabineteely-Football-Club-Vision-and-Strategy-2017-2021.pdf |website=cabinteelyfc.ie}}</ref>

=== First team merger with Bray Wanderers === In November 2021, Cabinteely and [[Bray Wanderers F.C.|Bray Wanderers]] announced a merger, technically a takeover of Wanderers by Cabinteely.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=26 November 2021 |title=Cabinteely FC and Bray Wanderers set to merge after takeover agreement |url=https://extra.ie/2021/11/26/sport/soccernews/cabinteely-fc-bray-wanderers-set-takeover}}</ref> The newly created first team would be known as Bray Wanderers and continue to play in the [[Carlisle Grounds]], with the intention to apply for a First Division licence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2021 |title=Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely confirm name of newly merged team |url=https://extra.ie/2021/12/03/sport/soccernews/bray-wanderers-cabinteely-name-merged-team}}</ref> Bray's former manager [[Pat Devlin (footballer)|Pat Devlin]] and then Director of Football (DoF) at Cabinteely became the DoF for the new Bray Wanderers.<ref name="auto" />

== Notable players == * [[Andy Keogh]] * [[Alan O'Brien]] * [[Stephanie Roche]] * [[Jason Knight (footballer)|Jason Knight]]

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==External links== * {{official website|http://www.cabinteelyfc.ie/}}

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