Dublin City F.C.

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Short description{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox football club with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| alt | American | body1 | body2 | body3 | capacity | caption | chairman | chrtitle | clubname | coach | coordinates | current | dissolved | founded | fullname | ground | image | image_size | kit_alt1 | kit_alt2 | kit_alt3 | league | leftarm1 | leftarm2 | leftarm3 | manager | mgrtitle | nickname | owner | owntitle | pattern_b1 | pattern_b2 | pattern_b3 | pattern_la1 | pattern_la2 | pattern_la3 | pattern_name1 | pattern_name2 | pattern_name3 | pattern_ra1 | pattern_ra2 | pattern_ra3 | pattern_sh1 | pattern_sh2 | pattern_sh3 | pattern_so1 | pattern_so2 | pattern_so3 | position | rightarm1 | rightarm2 | rightarm3 | season | shortname | short name | shorts1 | shorts2 | shorts3 | socks1 | socks2 | socks3 | stadium | title | upright | website }}{{#if:| }}{{#if:| }} Dublin City Football Club was an Irish association football club based in the Northside of Dublin. The club played in the League of Ireland. They were formed in 1999 after a split within Home Farm Everton and originally played as Home Farm Fingal before changing their name for the 2001–02 season. They disbanded in 2006 due to financial problems.

History

Home Farm is one of the biggest junior football clubs in Ireland and their senior team, from 1970 up to the late 1990s, played in the League of Ireland. However, the link between Home Farm and the senior team was severed in the late 1990s. The senior side was briefly known as Home Farm Fingal in an effort to identify it with the north Dublin area. In 1999, Home Farm Fingal CEO Ronan Seery took over the club and renamed it "Dublin City". The club was based in Dublin and in 2006, its final year of operation, played their home matches at Dalymount Park. Dublin City's last manager was Dermot Keely.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Nicknamed "The Vikings", they adopted the same colours as the Dublin GAA team.<ref name="RTÉ_Vikings">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="RTÉ_City">Template:Cite news</ref> Their shirt sponsor was Carrolls of Dublin, a chain of tourist souvenir shops, which sold club-branded merchandise at its stores in the city centre and Dublin Airport.

The club was twice promoted to the League of Ireland Premier Division, winning the 2003 League of Ireland First Division and then defeating Shamrock Rovers in a promotion/relegation play-off in 2005.

However, Dublin City failed to cultivate a significant fan base, and very low attendances were reported at their games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In addition to its small following, the club had no permanent home ground, playing at various times in Tolka Park, Dalymount Park, Morton Stadium, Richmond Park, and Whitehall Stadium.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As a result of these factors, the club experienced financial problems and, on 19 July 2006, Dublin City F.C. ceased trading and resigned from the league. The results of all their games up to that point in the season were expunged from the record.<ref name="RTÉ_fold" />

Chart of yearly table positions for Dublin City in League of Ireland

Ronan Seery issued a statement saying, "Due to ongoing difficulties, our continued existence within the Eircom League simply became untenable and while extremely difficult to make, it is the most prudent and honourable decision and course of action to take."<ref name="RTÉ_fold">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, the club was heavily criticised in some quarters, for example by Damien Richardson and Roddy Collins for failing to complete their league fixtures.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Roddy Collins, who managed Dublin City in 2004 but left abruptly on bad terms, called the club's actions "disgraceful."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Honours

League of Ireland First Division

• Winners: 2003
• Runners-up: 2005