The Leinster Senior League is an association football league organised by the Leinster Football Association

Leinster Football Association

The Leinster Football Association is charged with the organisation and administration of soccer in the Irish province of Leinster. The LFA is affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland and is the governing body for the Leinster Senior Cup which is competed in by League of Ireland sides and...

. The league (and its equivalents in the other provinces) is the highest level of football outside the Republic of Ireland football league system

Republic of Ireland football league system

The Republic of Ireland's football league system comprises three tiers: the League of Ireland Premier Division and League of Ireland First Division and the A Championship. The A Championship consists of both League of Ireland reserve sides and lower-level senior clubs...

. Teams from this league compete in Ireland's

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 key cup competitions including the FAI Cup

FAI Cup

The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...

, the FAI Junior Cup

FAI Junior Cup

The FAI Junior Cup is a football competition organised by the Football Association of Ireland. It is regarded as one of the biggest competitions at the junior level in European football....

, and the FAI Intermediate Cup

FAI Intermediate Cup

The FAI Intermediate Cup is an annual knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland outside of the League of Ireland and also not open to clubs who play in leagues permitting the use of public pitches...

.

History

The Leinster Senior League was formed in 1896. Predominately Dublin based, this was the senior league in what is now the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

, after the Irish Football League

IFA Premiership

The IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are...

 split in 1915 with Shelbourne

Shelbourne F.C.

Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

 and Bohemians joining. This supremacy was short lived with the formation of the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

, after partition

Partition of Ireland

The partition of Ireland was the division of the island of Ireland into two distinct territories, now Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland . Partition occurred when the British Parliament passed the Government of Ireland Act 1920...

, in 1921.

Leagues

Intermediate leagues

Senior Leinster Senior League Senior Division Leinster Senior League Senior Division is the top tier of the Leinster Senior League.-Season 2008/09:*Bangor Celtic*Belgrove*Bluebell United*Cherry Orchard*Crumlin United*Dublin Bus*Greystones*Malahide United*Mount Merrion YMCA*Moyle Park... Arklow Town Bangor Celtic Bangor Celtic F.C. Bangor Celtic F.C. are a football club from Crumlin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland who play in the Leinster Senior League.- Notable current players :* Intermediate Player of the Year 2009: Derek Prendergast... Belgrove Bluebell United Bluebell United F.C. Bluebell United F.C. are an amateur club from south Dublin who play in the Leinster Senior League. 1st choice colours are yellow/black and 2nd choice colours are blue. The club was founded in 1946 in the southern suburbs of Dublin. All the committee members work on a voluntary basis. During the... Crumlin United Crumlin United F.C. Crumlin United Football Club is a Northern Irish football club playing in Division 1A of the Northern Amateur Football League. The club was founded in 1968 and played in the Lisburn League, Ballymena Premier League and Dunmurry League before joining the Amateur League in 1986... Drogheda Town Dublin Bus Firhouse Clover Glebe North Athletic Mount Merrion YMCA Mount Merrion YMCA F.C. Mount Merrion F.C. are an amateur football club from Mount Merrion in Dublin, Ireland who play in the Leinster Senior League. Their training ground is in Claremont Park in Sandymount.... Newbridge Town Newbridge Town F.C. Newbridge Town are a Senior 1 Division Leinster Senior League side. A group of boys had decided they wanted to form a soccer team and approached Joe Barry and Tony Hannigan, both of whom had organised and played soccer for many years... Phoenix F.C. Navan Road Phoenix F.C. Navan Road Phoenix F.C. are a football club from Fingal in Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Senior division of the Leinster Senior League. Phoenix plays at a football complex in Scribblestown. Their manager is Harry Kenny, who started his coaching career with Kinvara Boys.-History:The club was formed on 1... Tolka Rovers Tolka Rovers F.C. Tolka Rovers F.C. are an amateur Irish football club based in Glasnevin, Dublin. They play in the Leinster Senior League and finished 6th in the 2006-07 season. They play at Frank Cooke Park and wear red shirts with white sleeves. The club's junior teams play at Johnstown Park... Wayside Celtic Wayside Celtic F.C. Wayside Celtic F.C. are a football club who compete in the Leinster Senior League. They play their home games at the Golden Ball in Kilternan, Dublin, Ireland...

Senior 1 Broadford Rovers Celbridge Town Cherry Orchard Cherry Orchard F.C. Cherry Orchard Football Club is an Irish football club founded in 1957 known locally as "the Orchard." The club is one of the biggest producers of talent in Ireland. They are linked with Manchester City. Their main rival is Crumlin United, for whom Robbie Keane played at schoolboy level. The club... Edenderry Town Edenderry Town F.C. Edenderry Town F.C. are an association football team from Edenderry, County Offaly. They play in the Leinster Senior League. They were founded in 1926 and have provided senior football since its establishment and underage football to the North Offaly Area for over 25 years. The club has developed... Glenmore Dundrum Greystones Greystones F.C. Greystones A.F.C. are an amateur Irish football club from Wicklow, who play in the Leinster Senior League. They play their home games at Archfield in Greystones and currently play in the Sunday Senior division of the Leinster Senior League.... Lissadel United Malahide United Malahide United F.C. Malahide United F.C. are a football club from Malahide, Fingal County in Ireland. The club plays at Gannon Park. Malahide compete in the Leinster Senior League.Club colours: Red and Black striped shirts, Black Shorts and Black Socks... Peaumont Moyle Park Postal United Newtown Rangers St. Patrick's C.Y. TEK United Verona

Senior 1A Beggsboro Confey CYM Terenure Drumcondra Athletic Glenville Leixlip United Leixlip United F.C. Leixlip United F.C. are a football club from Leixlip, Kildare. The club became in existence in 1959 however it was officially formed in 1969. Leixlip United play their home games at Leixlip Amenities Center, Leixlip.Current Senior SquadJack Moran... Parkvilla Parkvilla F.C. Parkvilla Football Club are a football club based in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. The club was officially formed in 1966. Parkvilla play their home games at Claremont Stadium, Navan. The club currently competes in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division 1A.... Pegasus Rathcoole Boys Sacred Heart Skerries Town St. James Gate UCD Whitehall Rangers

Senior 1B Ballyfermot United Boyne Rovers Dunboyne Dunboyne A.F.C. Dunboyne A.F.C. is situated on the Summerhill Road in Dunboyne, Co. Meath. The club will be forty years old this year, and won the F.A.I./Aviva Club of the Year 2009,and the UEFA Grassroots Bronze Medal Club of the Year 2010... Garda Kilnamanagh Lucan United Portmarnock Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... St. Francis St. Francis F.C. St Francis F.C. is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. Founded in The Liberties, St. Francis currently play in John Hyland Park Baldonnel, close to Clondalkin, a suburb in west Dublin. They played in the League of Ireland from the 1996/97 season until the end of the 2000/01 season. They... St. Josephs Glas St. Mochtas Templeogue Tymon Celtic Vale View Shankill

Non-intermediate leagues

Major Balbriggan Ballyoulster United Bath Markievicz Celtic Clondalkin Celtic Fairview CY Lorcan Celtic Mid Sutton Parkvale Parkvale F.C. Parkvale F.C. are a Scottish football club based near the town of Portlethen, Aberdeenshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they currently play in the SJFA North Division One. Club colours are maroon and white.-History:... Ratoath Harps Rush Athletic St. Joseph's Boys Swords Celtic

Major 1 Athy Town DCU Fettercairn Youth Gerystones United Leicester Celtic Manortown United Manortown United F.C. Manortown United F.C. is a football club based in Perrystown, Dublin, Ireland. The club has senior teams competing in the Leinster Senior League and Ireland's cup competitions including the FAI Cup and the FAI Junior Cup... Maynooth Town Park Celtic Parkvale Parkvale F.C. Parkvale F.C. are a Scottish football club based near the town of Portlethen, Aberdeenshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they currently play in the SJFA North Division One. Club colours are maroon and white.-History:... Peamount Moyle United St John Bosco Tullamore Town FC Tullamore Town F.C. Tullamore Town F.C. is an Irish football club currently playing in the Newstalk A Championship in the Republic of Ireland. The club hails from Tullamore, Co Offaly in Ireland, and play their home matches at Leah Victoria Park. Club colours are Royal Blue and their current manager is Jimmy Greene...

Premier Blackrock College Brendanville Cabinteely Cabinteely F.C. Cabinteely F.C. is an amateur association football club based in south County Dublin, Ireland comprising adult and a large number of youth under-age teams for both males and females, 54 teams in all. The senior men's adult team is currently playing in the Leinster Senior League LSL Sunday Premier... Dublin Bus Hyde Park Knockmitten United Rosemount Mulvey Seaford Rock United St Vincents Hospital Transport Tymon Rovers Wayside Celtic

Premier 1 Booth Road Celtic Brighton Celtic Everton Knocklyon United Larkview Meath Rangers Portlaoise Rathfarnham Punters Rathmichael Shankill Sallynoggin Pearse Trinity Boys United

Division 2 Castle Celtic Esker Celtic Kilnamanagh Meath Rangers Mourne Celtic Palmerstown United Pegasus Pioneers St. Judes

Division 2A Blackforge Cloghertown United Dunboyne Dunboyne A.F.C. Dunboyne A.F.C. is situated on the Summerhill Road in Dunboyne, Co. Meath. The club will be forty years old this year, and won the F.A.I./Aviva Club of the Year 2009,and the UEFA Grassroots Bronze Medal Club of the Year 2010... Earl Celtic Everton Greystones United Lakelands Old Church United Park Orient Queens Park St. Mary's Boys Whitechurch United

Division 3 Balbriggan Blackrock College Castle Celtic Dundrum Athletic Dundrum Athletic F.C. Dundrum Athletic are a football team from Dundrum, Dublin. The senior team plays in the Leinster Senior League Non-Intermediate Division 3. The club play their home games at the DFRC Centre, Meadowbrook. The clubs underage teams play in the Dublin & District Schoolboys League and South Dublin League.... Hyde Park Lucan United Mourne Celtic Phoenix F.C. Navan Road Phoenix F.C. Navan Road Phoenix F.C. are a football club from Fingal in Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Senior division of the Leinster Senior League. Phoenix plays at a football complex in Scribblestown. Their manager is Harry Kenny, who started his coaching career with Kinvara Boys.-History:The club was formed on 1... Shielton Athletic Seaford Rock United Spartak Dynamo St. Patrick's CY Terenure College Terenure College A.F.C. Terenure College A.F.C. is an Irish amateur association football club based in Terenure College, Dublin, Ireland. The club currently has 3 teams playing in the Leinster Senior League. This ever growing south Dublin club is a very dedicated and proud football club with a long history within the...

Division 3A Aer Rianta Cherryfield United Cloghertown United Dartry Celtic DCBS Coldcut Iveagh Celtic Newbrook Celtic Rathgar Rathfarnham Rovers Walkinstown Athletic