Kerry District League
 | |
| Country |
 Ireland |
|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Divisions |
Premier A Premier B Division 1A Division 1B Division 2A Division 2B Youth League U17 League Ladies League New Yorkers Over 35 |
| Level on pyramid | 7–12 |
| Domestic cup(s) |
MFA Champions Trophy FAI Junior Cup Munster Junior Cup |
| League cup(s) | Greyhound Bar KO Cup |
| Current champions | Tralee Dynamos |
| Most championships | Tralee Dynamos |
| Website | www.kerrydistrictleague.ie |
The Kerry District League (known as the Denny Kerry District League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league featuring amateur and junior clubs from County Kerry. The KDL is a winter league running from September to May. Its top division, the Premier A, is a seventh level division in the Republic of Ireland football league system. The league is regularly featured in the local newspapers – The Kerryman and the Kerry's Eye.
History
The league was formed in 1971 with eight teams competing in its first season. Its founding members included Tralee Dynamos and Killarney Athletic, both of whom had previously played in the Limerick Desmond League. Other founding members included St Brendan's Park. Tralee Dynamos were the inaugural champions and subsequently became the leagues most successful team.[1][2][3][4]
Mounthawk Park
The KDL purchased Mounthawk Park in Tralee in the mid–1990s. It now serves as both the headquarters of the league and as home ground for the Kerry League representative teams. Several KDL clubs, especially those in the greater Tralee area, also use Mounthawk Park as their home pitch.[3] In August 2015 a new all-weather pitch was opened at Mounthawk Park by Martin O'Neill and John Delaney.[5]
Representative teams
A senior Kerry League representative team regularly competes in the Oscar Traynor Trophy, playing against teams representing other leagues.[6] In recent seasons they have also competed in the League of Ireland Cup. In 2016 a Kerry League U17 team will play in the SSE Airtricity National U17 League against the youth teams of League of Ireland teams.[7][8]
Clubs
Premier A
| Team | Home town/suburb | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Camp United | Camp, County Kerry | |
| Castleisland | Castleisland | Limerick Road |
| Dingle Bay Rovers | Dingle | |
| Fenit Samphires | Fenit | |
| Killarney Athletic | Killarney | Woodlawn |
| Killarney Celtic | Killarney | |
| Listowel Celtic | Listowel | |
| Mastergeeha F.C. | Killarney | |
| St Brendan's Park | Tralee | Christy Leahy Park |
| Tralee Dynamos | Tralee | Cahermoneen Stadium |
List of winners by season
| Season | Winner | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 2013–14 | Castleisland | Listowel Celtic |
| 2012–13 | Killarney Celtic | St Brendan's Park |
| 2011–12 | St Brendan's Park | Castleisland |
| 2010–11 | Killarney Celtic | |
| 2009–10 | Killarney Celtic | |
| 2008–09 | Lisselton Rovers | |
| 2007–08 | Lisselton Rovers | |
| 2006–07 | Killarney Celtic | |
| 2005–06 | Killarney Celtic | |
| 2004–05 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 2003–04 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 2002–03 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 2001–02 | St Brendan's Park | |
| 2000–01 | Listowel Celtic | |
| 1999–00 | St Brendan's Park | |
| 1998–99 | Rattoo Rovers | |
| 1997–98 | Rattoo Rovers | |
| 1996–97 | Killarney Celtic | |
| 1995–96 | Killarney Celtic | |
| 1994–95 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 1992–93 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 1991–92 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 1988–89 | Listowel Celtic | |
| 1987–88 | Tralee Utd | |
| 1986–87 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 1985–86 | Killarney Celtic | |
| 1984–85 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 1983–84 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 1982–83 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 1981–82 | Killarney Celtic | |
| 1980–81 | St Brendans Park | |
| 1979–80 | Callinafercy | |
| 1977-78 | Castleisland | |
| 1976–77 | St Brendan's Park | |
| 1975–76 | St Brendan's Park | |
| 1974–75 | St Brendan's Park | |
| 1973–74 | Cahirciveen | |
| 1972–73 | Tralee Dynamos | |
| 1971–72 | Tralee Dynamos | |
References
- 1 2 "Kerry District League Roll Of Honour". www.kerrydistrictleague.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "St Brendan's Park – History". www.stbrendansparkfc.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Soccer in the Kingdom – a story of success and unprecedented growth". www.kerrydistrictleague.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Killarney Athletic – Club History". www.killarneyathletic.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Martin O’Neill And John Delaney Officially Open New All-Weather Pitch In Mounthawk Park". traleetoday.ie. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "FAI Oscar Traynor Trophy". www.kerrydistrictleague.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "SSE Airtricity National U17 League". www.kerrydistrictleague.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "SSE Airtricity National U17 League". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Denny Premier A 2015/16". www.kerrydistrictleague.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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