St Patricks CY FC
Wikipedia - St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.
St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Ringsend, Dublin. Their senior team play in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division. They also regularly compete in the FAI Cup, the FAI Intermediate Cup, the FAI Junior Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup. St. Pat's also have reserve teams playing in the Leinster Senior League and enter teams in the Dublin & District Schoolboy League.
History
St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. were founded in 1936 by members of the Ringsend–based St. Patrick’s branch of the Catholic Young Men's Society and as a result they were originally known as St. Patrick’s C.Y.M.S. They adopted their current abbreviation in 1984. Members of an Edinburgh–based CYMS branch had earlier founded Hibernian F.C. Coincidentally the Edinburgh branch was also known as St. Patrick's and early Hibs teams also played in green hoops. During the 1940s St. Patrick’s C.Y.M.S. played in the Athletic Union League and in 1945–46 won the FAI Junior Cup for the first time. In 1972–73 they were finalists again but lost to Tolka Rovers. In 1978–79 they won the FAI Junior Cup for a second time. In 1987 they also won the Leinster Junior Cup, beating local rivals Liffey Wanderers 2–1 in the final at Tolka Park. In 2011–12 they were Leinster Senior Cup finalists. In the quarter–finals they defeated Bray Wanderers 3–0 and in the semi-finals they defeated UCD 2–1, however they lost the final 1–0 to Shamrock Rovers.
St Patrick's CY FC și-a petrecut cea mai mare parte a istoriei sale în primele două ligi ale fotbalului irlandez. Au câștigat Cupa FAI de opt ori, al treilea cel mai mult dintre toate cluburile irlandeze, și au câștigat Campionatul Ligii Irlandeze de cinci ori. În competițiile europene, cea mai bună performanță a lor a fost accederea în sferturile de finală ale Cupei UEFA în sezonul 1995-96.
Stadionul de origine al lui St Patrick's CY FC este Richmond Park, o arenă cu o capacitate de 5.340 de locuri aflată în apropiere de râul Tolka. Rivalul tradițional al clubului este Bohemians, cu care se întâlnește în Derby-ul din Dublin Nord.
Echipa irlandeză are o istorie bogată și o bază puternică de fani. Aceștia sunt cunoscuți pentru atmosfera lor pasională la meciurile de pe teren propriu și pentru susținerea necondiționată a echipei lor.