REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

 

 

Teams are listed with their current name (highlighted in yellow) or with the last name before their disappearance (highlighted in green). Any previous name with which the team has participated in European competitions is shown in parentheses.

 

 

IRL01 - ATHLONE TOWN AFC

 

1887 Athlone Town Athletic FC; at the 2nd level in the 2023 season; ground: Athlone Town Stadium; colours: blue-black.

 

IRL02 - BOHEMIANS FC DUBLIN

 

1890 Bohemians FC; at the 1st level in the 2023 season; ground: Dalymount Park; colours: red-black.

 

IRL03 - BRAY WANDERERS AFC

 

1942 Bray Wanderers Athletic FC; at the 2nd level in the 2023 season; ground: Carlisle Grounds; colours: white-green.

 

IRL04 - CORK CELTIC FC

 

1935 Evergreen United FC, 1959 Cork Celtic FC, 1979 dissolved (+ Cork Alberts = Cork United FC); ground: Turner's Cross; colours: black-yellow.

 

IRL05 - CORK CITY FC

 

1984 Cork City FC, 2009 dissolved and re-formed as Cork City FORAS (Friends of the Rebel Army Society), 2011 Cork City FC; at the 1st level in the 2023 season; ground: Turners Cross; colours: white-red-green.

 

IRL06 - CORK HIBERNIANS FC

 

1957 Cork Hibernians FC, 1976 dissolved; ground: Flower Lodge; colours: green-white.

 

IRL07 - DERRY CITY FC LONDONDERRY (NIR08)

 

1928 Derry City FC & Athletic, 1972 dissolved, 1985 re-formed as Derry City FC (in the League of Northern Ireland until 1972); at the 1st level in the 2023 season; ground: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium; colours: red-black-white.

 

IRL08 - DROGHEDA UNITED FC

 

1919 Drogheda AFC, 1975 Drogheda United FC (+ Drogheda FC); at the 1st level in the 2023 season; ground: United Park; colours: maroon-blue.

 

IRL09 - DRUMCONDRA FC DUBLIN

 

1924 Drumcondra FC, 1972 dissolved (+ Home Farm FC => Home Farm FC); ground: Tolka Park; colours: blue-gold.

 

IRL10 - DUNDALK FC

 

1919 Dundalk FC; at the 1st level in the 2023 season; ground: Oriel Park; colours: black-white-red.

 

IRL11 - FINN HARPS FC BALLYBOFEY

 

1954 Finn Harps FC; at the 2nd level in the 2023 season; ground: Finn Park; colours: blue-white.

 

IRL12 - GALWAY UNITED FC

 

1937 Galway Rovers FC, 1981 Galway United FC, 2011 dissolved; ground: Eamonn Deacy Park; colours: claret-blue.

 

IRL13 – HOME FARM FC DUBLIN

 

1928 Home Farm FC, 1972 (+ Drumcondra FC), 1995 Home Farm Everton FC, 1999 dissolved (only youth activity); ground: Whitehall; colours: blue-white.

 

IRL14 – LIMERICK FC  (Limerick AFC) (Limerick United FC)

 

1937 Limerick AFC, 1979 Limerick United FC 1983 Limerick City FC, 1989 Limerick FC, 2006 dissolved, 2007 re-formed as Limerick 37, 2009 Limerick FC, 2019 dissolved; ground: Markets Field; colours: blue-white.

 

IRL15 - SHAMROCK ROVERS FC DUBLIN

 

1899 Shamrock Rovers FC; at the 1st level in the 2023 season; ground: Tallaght Stadium; colours: white-green.

 

IRL16 - SHELBOURNE FC DUBLIN

 

1895 Shelbourne AFC, 1934 Reds United FC, 1936 Shelbourne FC; at the 1st level in the 2023 season; ground: Tolka Park; colours: red-white.

 

IRL17 - SLIGO ROVERS FC

 

1908 Sligo Rovers FC; at the 1st level in the 2023 season; ground: The Showgrounds; colours: red-white.

 

IRL18 – SAINT-PATRICK'S ATHLETIC FC DUBLIN

 

1929 Saint-Patrick's Athletic Football Club; 2001 (+ Saint Francis FC Dublin), 2002 (- Saint Francis FC Dublin); at the 1st level in the 2023 season; ground: Richmond Park; colours: red-white.

 

IRL19 - UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN AFC

 

1895 University College Dublin Athletic Football Club; at the 1st level in the 2023 season; ground: UCD Bowl; colours: light blue.

 

IRL20 – WATERFORD FC  (Waterford AFC) (Waterford United FC)

 

1921 Waterford AFC, 1976 Waterford FC, 1982 Waterford United FC; at the 2nd level in the 2023 season; ground: Regional Sports Centre; colours: white-blue.

 

IRL21 – LONGFORD TOWN FC

 

1924 Longford Town FC; at the 2nd level in the 2023 season; ground: Bishopsgate; colours: red-black.

 

IRL22 – SPORTING FINGAL FC DUBLIN

 

2007 Sporting Fingal FC, 2011 dissolved; ground: Morton; colours: white-yellow.

 

 

The choice of considering a club dissolved or existing under another name (sometimes due to mergers) can often be difficult to evaluate. The choises made are therefore mine, based on the data I was able to collect.