| Full name | Phoenix Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Nix | |
| Founded | 2006 | |
| Ground | Scribblestown, Ashtown | |
| Capacity | 74 | |
| League | Athletic Union League (Dublin) | |
| Website | www | |
Phoenix F.C. is a football club from Fingal in Dublin, Ireland. The club competes in the Athletic Union League (association football). Phoenix plays at a football complex in Scribblestown. [1] Former players at the club have included ex-Bohemian F.C. player Marc Hughes, ex-Shamrock Rovers player Marc Kenny, and Ciarán O'Donoghue. [2] [3]
The club was formed on 1 June 2006 by the amalgamation of Ashtown Villa and Kinvara Ards. [1] Kinvara Ards, who were established in 1982, had previously merged with Kinvara Boys. [4] Ashtown Villa had previously qualified for the FAI Cup in 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93. They made it to the quarterfinals in 1990–91 after beating Dundalk and Derry City. [5]
The committee of Ashtown Villa FC had a vision to bring in schoolboy football to the community based on one club operating in Scribblestown at the all-weather facilities which is complemented with two grass pitches and a modern club house.[ citation needed ]
The club's playing facilities at Scribblestown Lane consist of two floodlit, artificial turf pitches (one full-size, one 5-a-side), one 7-a-side grass pitch and one 9-a-side grass pitch. [6] [7]
Phoenix also retains their original clubhouse from the 1960s in Martin Savage Park. Dublin City Council provides the club with the use of two full-size grass pitches and one 7-a-side pitch at the same location. [6] [7]
