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| Full name | Killester Donnycarney Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | KDFC | ||
| Founded | 2018 | ||
| Ground | Hadden Park | ||
| Chairman | Bill Brennan | ||
| Manager | Gary Howlett | ||
| League | Leinster Senior League Senior Sunday Division | ||
Killester Donnycarney Football Club is an Irish association football (soccer) club based in Killester, Dublin. Their senior men's team currently plays in the Senior Sunday Division of the Leinster Senior League. [1]
The club was founded in 2018 by the merger of Killester United and Donnycarney F.C. Killester Donnycarney were runners-up in the FAI Intermediate Cup in 2019–20, losing to St. Mochta's in the final. [2] They have qualified for the FAI Cup on several occasions, reaching the last sixteen in 2021. [3] [4]
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