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| Full name | Treaty United Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Super blues The Shannonsiders, Limericks Treaty. | ||
| Founded | 2020; 5 years ago (2020) | ||
| Ground | Markets Field | ||
| Capacity | 4,500 (1,710 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Ciara McCormack | ||
| Manager | Tommy Barrett | ||
| League | League of Ireland First Division | ||
| 2025 | League of Ireland First Division, 5th of 10 | ||
| Website | http://treatyunitedfc.com/ | ||
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Treaty United Football Club is anIrish association football club based inLimerick. The club was founded in 2020 following the demise ofLimerick F.C. and began playing in theLeague of Ireland Women's Premier Division in 2020 followed by the addition of a senior men's team to the First Division in2021. They play their home matches atMarkets Field, the same ground as their predecessors.
The name of the club stems from Limerick's nickname as "The Treaty County", itself a reference to theTreaty of Limerick of 1691, the document which brought an end to theWilliamite War in Ireland.[1]
Following the liquidation ofLimerick F.C. in 2019, the idea of a new team in Limerick arose. At first, it was to be called Limerick United but was forced to be changed due to threat of legal action from Limerick FC, because they had previously had that name.[2] The name Treaty United was chosen as Limerick is known as the Treaty County, after the 1691Treaty of Limerick. Treaty United was confirmed as the name, and the women's teamTreaty United W.F.C. was ready to enter the2020 Women's National League season and the men's the2020 League of Ireland First Division, but the men's team withdrew their licensing application for the 2020 season. The club went through the licensing procedures the following year however and on 20 February 2021 it was announced by theFootball Association of Ireland that the club had been granted a licence and would take part in the2021 League of Ireland First Division, taking the place ofShamrock Rovers II from the previous season.[3][4][5][6] Thus, the club is a continuation of senior football in Limerick, a story which began in 1937. In 2024, The club announced that it would switch primary kit colours from red and white stripes, which was an ode to the colours of the first senior football team in the county to blue and white, a colour that has been associated with football in the county since August 1943. The very presence of Treaty in the Markets Field is significant, as this is widely viewed as the historical, spiritual home of Limerick football.[7]
The club announced their 26-man first team squad and backroom staff for their first season in football under manager Tommy Barrett on 27 February 2021.[8] They also announced that the number 4 shirt would be retired as a mark of respect to formerLimerick United captain Joe O'Mahony.[9][10]The club's first senior men's fixture was a 1–1 draw withWaterford in a pre-season friendly on 2 March 2021, withLimerick localJoel Coustrain getting the honour of scoring the senior men's team's first goal.[11] The senior men's first ever competitive fixture was on the 28 March 2021 as Treaty, captained by Jack Lynch, traveled to theCarlisle Grounds and drew 0–0 withBray Wanderers to earn their first everLeague of Ireland First Division point despite finishing the match with 10 men.[12][13]The club's first home game was v Wexford FC on 2nd April 2021 at Markets Field, and resulted in a 1-0 victory courtesy of Anto O'Donnell's 25th minute effort - the first League of Ireland goal scored by the club. Unusually, this game also saw them finish with ten men for the last 30 minutes.The club exceeded expectations and finished in fourth place in theirfirst season in the League of Ireland First Division, and were beaten 3-2 on aggregate v UCD in the playoffs.
In March 2011 it was announced that the Markets Field had been purchased by the Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership (LEDP) with a charitable donation from the JP McManus Charitable Foundation, with a view towards the former Limerick FC returning to the venue sometime during 1983. The stadium reopened in 2013. It is widely regarded as the spiritual home of Claire football, with it hosting large soccer ties between former Limerick teams andLiverpool in 1962, along with aUEFA Cup tie againstSouthampton FC in 1981 and aCup Winners Cup tie againstAZ Alkmaar in 1982.
It was agreed that Treaty would be able to play in theGarryowen venue. This continues a tradition of Limerick football being played in the stadium since the 1930s.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Tommy Barrett |
| Assistant Manager/Goalkeeping Coach | Dave Rooney |
| Coach | Brian O'Callaghan |
| Coach | Mike Kerley |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Mick Shiel |
