Tralee Dynamos A.F.C.

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Tralee Dynamos A.F.C.
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Full nameTralee Dynamos Association Football Club
Founded1961
GroundCahermoneen Stadium,
Tralee,
County Kerry
League Kerry District League
League of Ireland U19 Division
A Championship
Munster Senior League
Limerick Desmond League

Tralee Dynamos A.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Tralee, County Kerry. Their senior team currently plays in the Kerry District League. They have previously fielded teams in the League of Ireland U19 Division, the A Championship, the Munster Senior League and the Limerick Desmond League. In 2009, the club made it to the fourth round of the FAI Cup.

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History

Early years

According to the club crest and club website, Tralee Dynamos were founded in 1961. [1] However, the Desmond League lists the club as a founding member of their inaugural league season, which took place in 1955. [2] Other founder members of this league included Newcastle West A.F.C. The club won their first trophy when they claimed the Murphy Cup in 1967. [3] [1] In 1971, Tralee Dynamos and Killarney Athletic left the Desmond League to become founder members of the Kerry District League (KDL). [2] [4] [5] Tralee Dynamos were the inaugural champions of the KDL and subsequently became the league's most successful team. [4] [6] [7] The club claimed their first national trophy when they won the 1997–98 FAI Youth Cup. The side, containing a young Derek O'Brien, defeated Stella Maris 2–1 in the final. [4] [8] The following year, the club entered a team in the 1998–99 Munster Senior League as well as the Kerry League. [1] [9] [10]

A Championship

Tralee Dynamos entered the A Championship ahead of the 2009 season. [11] They made their league debut on 5 April 2009, losing 0–1 to Sporting Fingal A, the reserve team of Sporting Fingal. [12]

In the same season, Tralee Dynamos reached the last 16 of the 2009 FAI Cup but lost to Premier Division side Bray Wanderers. Between 2009 and 2011, Tralee Dynamos played in the A Championship.

[13] They were the first and to date so far, the only association football club from County Kerry to play in a senior national level league. Following the collapse of the A Championship, Tralee Dynamos applied to join League of Ireland First Division 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 League of Ireland U19 Division. [1] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Honours

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tralee Dynamos Football Club". traleedynamos.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "History | Limerick Desmond League". www.limerickdesmondleague.ie. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Tralee Dynamos are still the aristocrats of Kerry soccer". Irish Independent. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Soccer in the Kingdom – a story of success and unprecedented growth". kerrydistrictleague.ie. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Killarney Athletic – Club History". killarneyathletic.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Kerry District League Roll of Honour". kerrydistrictleague.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "St Brendan's Park – History". stbrendansparkfc.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 "FAI Umbro Youth Challenge Cup – Previous Winners". fai.ie. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tralee Dynamos trip down memory lane". Irish Independent. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Tralee/ Dynamos". Irish Independent. 8 September 2000. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "April kick-off for Newstalk A Championship". rte.ie. RTÉ Sport. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  12. ↑ "Ireland 2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ireland 2008". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Dynamos face stiff opposition for league berth". kerryman.ie. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  15. ↑ "April kick-off for Newstalk A Championship". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  16. ↑ "Ireland 2012". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "League of Ireland Under 19 table". traleedynamos.com/wordpress. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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