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| Ulster Senior League |
Current season or competition:
Ulster Senior League 2007 season |
| Sport |
Football |
| Founded |
1986 |
| No. of teams |
14 |
| Country(ies) |
Ireland |
Most recent
champion(s) |
Kildrum Tigers |
- For the rugby union competition of the same name, see Ulster Senior League.
The Ulster Senior League is an amateur football league in Ireland in which clubs from the Donegal area compete. A total of fourteen clubs currently compete in the league. Teams that compete in this division also compete in Ireland's top cup competitions, including the FAI Intermediate Cup and the FAI Cup. The most successful club in the league has been Fanad United with 13 Ulster Senior League titles to their name, nine of which were won consecutively.
[edit] History
Football in the area, prior to 1975, was centred around what was know as 'Summer Cup Football'. This was soccer organised on a non-competitive basis and it was decided by a group of people including Michael Sweeney, club President of Fanad United, Dick Duffy and Patrick McFadden to seek affiliation to the FAI.
- The following is a list of teams that currently play in the Ulster Senior League.
[edit] Champions table
- The following is an incomplete list of Ulster Senior League champions through the years.
[edit] Reputation
In recent years, the league's reputation has grown and many young players have represented their teams in such youth cups as the Foyle Cup. Players to have played in the league include Shay Given, who played for Lifford Celtic F.C. as a youth, Packie Bonner, who played for Keadue Rovers F.C., Kevin McHugh who played for Killea F.C. and Paul Hegarty, current manager of Finn Harps.
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