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Wikipedia - Leinster Senior League (association football)
The Leinster Senior League is an association football league organised by the Leinster Football Association. In 2015–16 the Leinster Senior League operated twenty divisions. It also organises various cup competitions. Its Senior Division is a third level division in the Republic of Ireland football league system. Leinster Senior League teams also compete in the Leinster Senior Cup, the FAI Cup, the FAI Intermediate Cup and the FAI Junior Cup. In recent seasons the winners of the Senior Division have also qualified to play in the League of Ireland Cup. The vast majority of its member clubs are based in the Greater Dublin Area.
History
Foundation
Within a few seasons of the Leinster Football Association having been formed in 1892, the Leinster Senior League was established. Ciarán Priestley highlights a printed notice in the 4 September 2010 edition of The Irish Times. Under the headline "Leinster Football League" there is a report of "a general meeting of the league... held the other evening at 27 D'Olier Street". Priestley also lists Bohemians, Britannia, Dublin University, Leinster Nomads, Phoenix and Montpelier as participants in the first season. The Leinster Senior League website states it was established in 1896. However other sources suggest the league started a little later and was first played for in 1897–98 and that an unidentified British Army regimental team were the inaugural winners while Shelbourne were runners up.
Die Leinster Senior League ist eine Fußballliga in Irland, die die zweithöchste Spielklasse im Land darstellt. Sie umfasst 16 Mannschaften, die aus den Counties Dublin, Kildare, Carlow und Wicklow kommen. Die Liga wurde 1921 gegründet und ist damit die älteste Fußballliga in Irland.
Die reguläre Saison der Leinster Senior League dauert von August bis April und jeder Verein bestreitet 30 Spiele. Die besten vier Mannschaften qualifizieren sich für die Aufstiegs-Play-offs, während die beiden untersten Mannschaften in die Leinster Senior 1 absteigen.
Zu den erfolgreichsten Mannschaften in der Geschichte der Leinster Senior League gehören:
* St Patrick's Athletic
* Shelbourne F.C.
* Bohemians
* Shamrock Rovers
* Bray Wanderers
Die Leinster Senior League ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil des irischen Fußballs und hat im Laufe der Jahre viele talentierte Spieler hervorgebracht.