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| Full name | Limerick Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Super Blues | ||
| Founded | 1937 | ||
| Dissolved | 2020 | ||
| Ground | Markets Field | ||
| Capacity | 2000 | ||
| 2019 | League of Ireland First Division, 10th | ||
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Limerick Football Club (Irish: Club Peile Luimnigh) was an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland who played in the League of Ireland and currently have teams competing in the underage National League of Ireland.
The first Limerick Football Club was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick, Limerick United, Limerick City and Limerick 37. Each manifestation of the club has been the sole representative of senior football in Limerick city since 1937.
Limerick won the League of Ireland title twice, in the 1959–60 and 1979–80 seasons, and the FAI Cup twice, in 1971 and 1982. They also won the League of Ireland Cup three times, 1975–76, 1992–93 and 2001–02. The club competed in European competitions on six occasions.