Treaty United F.C.

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Treaty United
Treaty United F.C. logo.png
Full nameTreaty United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Shannonsiders, Limerick Treaty, Super blues
Founded2020;4 years ago (2020)
Ground Markets Field
Capacity4,500 (1,710 seated)
ChairmanCiara McCormack
League League of Ireland First Division
2023 League of Ireland First Division, 6th of 10
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Treaty United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Limerick. The club was founded in 2020 following the demise of Limerick F.C. and began playing in the League of Ireland Women's Premier Division in 2020 followed by the addition of a senior men's team to the First Division in 2021. They play their home matches at Markets Field, the same ground as their predecessors.

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History

Name

The name of the club stems from Limerick's nickname as "The Treaty County", itself a reference to the Treaty of Limerick of 1691, the document which brought an end to the Williamite War in Ireland. [1]

Formation of the club

Following the liquidation of Limerick F.C. in 2019, the idea of a new team in Limerick arose. At first, it was to be called Limerick United but was forced to be changed due to threat of legal action from Limerick FC, because they had previously had that name. [2] The name Treaty United was chosen as Limerick is known as the Treaty County, after the 1691 Treaty of Limerick. Treaty United was confirmed as the name, and the women's team Treaty United W.F.C. was ready to enter the 2020 Women's National League season and the men's the 2020 League of Ireland First Division, but the men's team withdrew their licensing application for the 2020 season. The club went through the licensing procedures the following year however and on 20 February 2021 it was announced by the Football Association of Ireland that the club had been granted a licence and would take part in the 2021 League of Ireland First Division, taking the place of Shamrock Rovers II from the previous season. [3] [4] [5] [6] Thus, the club is a continuation of senior football in Limerick, a story which began in 1937. In 2024, The club announced that it would switch primary kit colours from red and white stripes, which was an ode to the colours of the first senior football team in the county to blue and white, a colour that has been associated with football in the county since August 1943. The very presence of Treaty in the Markets Field is significant, as this is widely viewed as the historical, spiritual home of Limerick football. [7]

First season

The club announced their 26-man first team squad and backroom staff for their first season in football under manager Tommy Barrett on 27 February 2021. [8] They also announced that the number 4 shirt would be retired as a mark of respect to former Limerick United captain Joe O'Mahony. [9] [10] The club's first senior men's fixture was a 1–1 draw with Waterford in a pre-season friendly on 2 March 2021, with Limerick local Joel Coustrain getting the honour of scoring the senior men's team's first goal. [11] The senior men's first ever competitive fixture was on the 28 March 2021 as Treaty, captained by Jack Lynch, traveled to the Carlisle Grounds and drew 0–0 with Bray Wanderers to earn their first ever League of Ireland First Division point despite finishing the match with 10 men. [12] [13] The club finished in fourth place in their first season in the League of Ireland First Division.

Stadium

In March 2011 it was announced that the Markets Field had been purchased by the Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership (LEDP) with a charitable donation from the JP McManus Charitable Foundation, with a view towards the former Limerick FC returning to the venue sometime during 2012. The stadium reopened in 2015. It is widely regarded as the spiritual home of Limerick football, with it hosting large soccer ties between former Limerick teams and Liverpool in 1962, along with a UEFA Cup tie against Southampton FC in 1981 and a Cup Winners Cup tie against AZ Alkmaar in 1982.

It was agreed that Treaty would be able to play in the Garryowen venue. This continues a tradition of Limerick football being played in the stadium since the 1930s.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Corey Chambers
2 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Ben O'Riordan
3 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Oisin O'Reilly
5 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Lee Devitt
6 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Callum McNamara
7 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Lee Lynch
8 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Colin Conroy
9 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Yousef Mahdy
10 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Thomas Considine
11 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Stephen Christopher
12 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Niko Kozlowski
13 GK Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Mike Dike
14 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Alec Byrne
15 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Mark O'Halloran
16 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Adam O'Halloran
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Scott Kirkland
18 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL David Tarmey(on loan from Galway United)
19 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Enda Curran
20 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Evan O'Connor
21 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Conor Carew
22 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Jamie Halpin
23 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Fionn Doherty
24 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Richkov Boevi
25 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Mark Walsh(captain)
26 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Darren Nwankwo
27 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Robbie Lynch
28 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Leon Kirrane
29 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Mark Byrne
30 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Mark Murphy
31 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Sean Costelloe

Retired numbers

4 Flag of Ireland.svg Joe O'Mahony [9]

Technical staff

PositionStaff
Manager Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Barrett
Assistant Manager/Goalkeeping Coach Flag of Ireland.svg Dave Rooney
Coach Flag of Ireland.svg Brian O'Callaghan
Coach Flag of Ireland.svg Mike Kerley
Strength and Conditioning Coach Flag of Ireland.svg Mick Shiel

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