Full name | Sporting Fingal Football Club | ||
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Founded | 2007 | ||
Dissolved | 2011 | ||
Ground | Morton Stadium | ||
Owner | Gerry Gannon Fingal County Council | ||
Chairman | Gerry Gannon | ||
Manager | Liam Buckley | ||
League | League of Ireland Premier Division League of Ireland First Division A Championship | ||
Website | http://www.sportingfingal.ie/ | ||
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Sporting Fingal Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Fine Gall Spórtúil) was an Irish association football club based in Fingal. Between 2008 and 2010, the club played three seasons in the League of Ireland. During their first two seasons they played in the First Division before winning promotion to the Premier Division. During the 2009 and 2010 seasons, the club also entered a team in the A Championship. During their short stay in the League of Ireland, Sporting Fingal were relatively successful. As well as gaining promotion to the Premier Division, they also won both the 2009 FAI Cup and the 2010 A Championship Cup and qualified for the UEFA Europa League on two occasions. In addition to fielding teams in the League of Ireland, Sporting Fingal also organised Powerchair Football, Special Olympics football and futsal teams. Their futsal team won the 2010 FAI Futsal Cup and qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Futsal Cup.