Shamrock Rovers F.C. (futsal)
Full name | Shamrock Rovers | |
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Founded | 2000 | |
Dissolved | 2013 | |
Ground | National Basketball Arena [1] | |
League | Emerald Futsal League Eircom U21 Futsal League | |
Website | Club website | |
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Shamrock Rovers Futsal Club was an Irish futsal club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. It was the futsal team of Shamrock Rovers F.C.. In 2007 they were the inaugural winners of the FAI Futsal Cup and they subsequently represented the Republic of Ireland in the 2007–08 UEFA Futsal Cup. They were the first team to represent the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Futsal Cup. Between 2009 and 2011 they also played in three successive Emerald Futsal League title play-off finals, winning the competition in 2009 and 2010.
History
Early years
Shamrock Rovers F.C. first formed a futsal team in 2000 in order to compete in a pilot league organised by the Leinster Senior League. The team was coached by Kevin Carroll and Mitch Whitty.[2]
FAI Futsal Cup
In 2007 together with Bohemians, Bray Wanderers, Drogheda United, Dundalk, Monaghan United, St Patrick's Athletic and UCD, Shamrock Rovers played in the Eircom U21 Futsal League. This league featured futsal teams attached to clubs playing in the League of Ireland U21 Division and the winners were awarded the FAI Futsal Cup. [3] The eight clubs first played in a league stage featuring a single round of games.[4] The top four from this stage – UCD, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Bray Wanderers – then qualified for a final four tournament played at the National Basketball Arena. In the final, with a team coached by Dave Campbell and featuring Ciarán Kilduff and Dane Massey, Shamrock Rovers defeated UCD 4–2.[2][5][6] In 2013 Rovers played in a second FAI Futsal Cup final but this time lost 6–2 to Eden College.[7][8]
UEFA Futsal Cup
After winning the 2007 FAI Futsal Cup, Shamrock Rovers qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland in the 2007–08 UEFA Futsal Cup. They became the first team to represent the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Futsal Cup.[2] For the preliminary round they travelled to Vienna and participated in a mini-tournament to decide who would qualify for the main round. Rovers finished third in the group.[9][10]
- Preliminary round – Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +11 | 9 |
2. | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
3. | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 3 |
4. | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 0 |
12 August 2007 | Politekhnik Yerevan | 3–2 | Shamrock Rovers | |
Yedigaryan ![]() ![]() Petrosyan ![]() |
Langtry ![]() Massey ![]() |
13 August 2007 | Stella Rossa Wien | 5–1 | Shamrock Rovers | |
Aigner ![]() ![]() Lovakovic ![]() Darazs ![]() Bec ![]() |
Kilduff ![]() |
15 August 2007 | Shamrock Rovers | 6–3 | Fair City Santos | |
Langtry ![]() Massey ![]() Dawson ![]() ![]() Kilduff ![]() Vickery ![]() |
Hughes ![]() Jerabek ![]() Duigan ![]() |
Emerald Futsal League
Between 2009 and 2013 Shamrock Rovers played in the Emerald Futsal League. During this time the team was coached by Stephen Finn. In October 2009 Shamrock Rovers won the Emerald Futsal League title after a 7–4 win in the final against Bray/St Joseph's. Other members of the league this season included Sporting Fingal, St Patrick's Athletic, Alpha United, ISL Futsal and North County Dublin.[2][11][12] In 2010 Rovers retained the title after defeating Dublin Santos in the play-off final. In 2011 they played in their third successive Emerald Futsal League play-off final but this time lost 3–1 to EID Futsal. [13][14] After playing in their second FAI Futsal Cup final in 2013, Shamrock Rovers F.C. closed down the team. The remaining players and coaching staff merged with FC Guillermo Futsal and formed a new team, FCG Dublin Futsal. This team were Emerald Futsal League play-off finalists in 2014.[12]
Notable players
- Republic of Ireland internationals
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- Republic of Ireland U21 internationals
Ciarán Kilduff
Dane Massey
John Perkins
Ian Byrne
Coaches
Seasons | |
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2000– | ![]() |
2007–2008 | ![]() |
2009–2013 | ![]() |
Honours
- FAI Futsal Cup
- Winners: 2007 : 1
- Runners Up: 2013: 1
- Emerald Futsal League
- Winners: 2009, 2010: 2
- Runners Up: 2011: 1
Source:[18]
References
- ^ "Futsal starts Monday". www.shamrockrovers.ie. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Rovers' Futsal team celebrate in Tallaght". www.shamrockrovers.ie. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Irish Futsal Under 21 league". www.futsalplanet.com. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "IRL Eircom U21 Futsal League 2007". www.futsalplanet.com. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Eircom FAI Under-21 Futsal League final report". www.futsalplanet.com. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "IRL Eircom U21 Futsal League 2007 - Play-off". www.futsalplanet.com. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Eden College continue to dominate FAI Futsal Cup". www.fai.ie. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers v Eden College - FAI Futsal Cup Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ a b "UEFA Futsal Cup 2007/08". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ a b "(2007–08) UEFA Futsal Cup – Group D". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Emerald Futsal League off to a flyer". www.fai.ie. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Stephen Finn". ie.linkedin.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Emerald Futsal League (Leinster) Final". www.futsalplanet.com. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "About Futsal – St. Itas Futsal". stitasfutsal.weebly.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "O'Neill names Futsal squad for UEFA qualifiers". www.futsalplanet.com. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Ireland Futsal Squad Announced". www.shamrockrovers.ie. 5 February 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Squad for historic Futsal match announced". www.futsalplanet.com. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Ireland: National Futsal Championship - Men". www.futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.