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| Full name | College Corinthians Association Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1971 | ||
| Ground | Corinthians Park, Castletreasure, Donnybrook,Douglas, Cork | ||
| Coordinates | 51°51′33″N8°26′26″W / 51.85917°N 8.44056°W /51.85917; -8.44056 | ||
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| Website | www | ||
College Corinthians A.F.C. is anIrish association football club based inDouglas, Cork. Their senior men's team play in theMunster Senior League Senior Premier Division. They also regularly compete in theFAI Cup, theFAI Intermediate Cup and theMunster Senior Cup. Corinthians also fields areserve team and an over 35 team in the lower divisions of theMunster Senior League. In addition the club operates a large youth and schoolboy section and enters teams in the Cork Schoolboys League and schoolgirl teams in the Cork Women's and Schoolgirls Soccer League.[1][2][3][4]
College Corinthians was founded in 1971 by five formerUniversity College Cork A.F.C. players who were no longer eligible to play for the club after graduating from the university. Corinthians still maintains links with UCC. It is not uncommon for players to play schoolboy football with Corinthians, then play youth football with UCC before returning to Corinthians to play senior football.[citation needed] Shortly after their founding, the club joined theMunster Senior League. In 1994, the club started its schoolboy section. Corinthians had one of their most successful seasons in 1994–1995 when the senior men's team won their firstMunster Senior League Senior Premier Division title and also reached theFAI Intermediate Cup final. In addition, their senior women's team reached theFAI Women's Cup final for the second time. In 1997–1998, the senior men's team repeated the feat, winning their third Munster league title and reaching the FAI Intermediate Cup final for a second time.[5][6]
Corinthians initially played their home games atUCC's The Farm. However, in 1990, the club set up its home base in Castletreasure, Donnybrook. They play their home games at Corinthians Park.[7]
Ger Canning –RTÉ sports commentator[citation needed]
