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KDFL Senior Div Team Focus
Senior Cup Action! Clonmullion FC 0 1 Naas United FC (AET) This was the ultimate smash and grab victory for Naas United as they sent KDFL...
Sep 21, 20254 min read


NOTICEBOARD 24/09/2025
ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together....
Sep 21, 20251 min read


Feature game
Ace Sports Awards Masters Cup (Semi Final) (By Wayne ‘Bubba’ Doyle) Ballycane Celtic FC 1 Leixlip United FC 4 After a disappointing end...
Sep 21, 20254 min read


Feature games
KDFL Lumsden League Cup Semi Final. Clonmullion FC 2 Newbridge Hotspurs FC 0 Lumsden League Cup holders Clonmullion F.C. took on Newbridge Hotspurs in a windswept Canal Road in Rathangan which didn't lend itself to flowing football. Both sides found it difficult to get into any sort of rhythm for the first quarter of the game. The first serious effort on goal came in the 23rd minute when Danny Thompson picked out Cody Mulhall who cut inside on to his left foot and had keeper
Sep 13, 20256 min read


Noticeboard 14/09/2025
CHANGE OF DATE OF COUNCIL MEETING (PLEASE NOTE) Please note the date has been changed for the KDFL September Council Meeting. It will now take place this Thursday 18 September 2025 at 8pm in the Keadeen Hotel. August Monthly award winners will be presented with their awards among other league business. ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definit
Sep 13, 20251 min read


Senior Focus
KDFL League Shield Semi Finals (Reports by Jamie Connolly) BBC United 1 Rathangan AFC 6 Rathangan FC stormed into the KDFL League Shield final with a dominant 6–1 victory over BBC United in an action-packed semi-final encounter. Rathangan took the lead early when Iain Doyle coolly converted a penalty in the 12th minute. Their advantage was doubled just before the break as a BBC United own goal in the 37th minute made it 2–0. BBC were handed a lifeline shortly after the resta
Sep 13, 20253 min read


Feature game
Christopher Stanley Division 1 Cup Final. Bush Celtic FC 3 Clane United FC 3 (Clane United win 5-4 on penalties AET) Clane United and Bush Celtic served up a six-goal thriller in the Christipher Stanley Division 1 Cup Final in Kilcullen on Sunday. Bush are in the running to win the Division 1 league, whilst Clane have been disappointed with their league form, but both teams have always been evenly matched, so a tight game was always likely. Add to that the big occasion of a C
Sep 6, 20254 min read


KDFL SENIOR DIV TEAM FOCUS
LFA Senior Cup action ! Naas United FC 0 Templeogue United O35s 3 For the second year running the KDFLs representative in this competition have lost out to Templeogue on a 3-0 scoreline after Clonmullion were knocked out at this stage in 2024 and Naas United fell to the same outcome today. For 60 minutes Naas Utd were well on top and had plenty of possession. Paul Ometeso having a header saved from point blank range, Owen Moran and Scott O’Neill also going close. But three se
Sep 6, 20253 min read


NOTICEBOARD 07/09/2025
CHANGE OF DATE OF COUNCIL MEETING (PLEASE NOTE) Please note the date has been changed for the KDFL September Council Meeting. It will now take place on Thursday 18 September 2025 at 8pm in the Keadeen Hotel. August Monthly award winners will be presented with their awards among other league business. ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definitel
Sep 6, 20251 min read


Feature game 31/08/2025
Leinster Heat Pumps Senior Division Clane United FC 2 Newbridge Hotspurs FC 3 Clane’s hopes of closing their Senior Division campaign on a high ended in disappointment on Friday night, as Newbridge Hotspurs came from behind twice to claim a dramatic 3–2 victory at Doctor’s Road. The match carried extra significance with Clane sitting three points clear of Hotspurs in second place. A lively opening saw both sides play on the front foot, but it was the hosts who struck first. I
Aug 30, 20257 min read


KDFL SENIOR DIVISION TEAM FOCUS
Senior Cup action ! Naas United FC 4 0 Rathangan AFC Naas Utd go through to the Semi Final of the Senior Division Cup after this empathetic win. 2 Goals from Paul Ometeso (8) (86) Along with a goal each from Travis O Neill (53) and Niall Faherty (72) gave United the victory. Goalkeeper Keith Higgins returned from injury today and was outstanding making some good 2nd half saves. Especially from No.9’s penalty kick just after the hour mark. Naas will face the league’s most out
Aug 23, 20255 min read


Feature Game
So Fresh Entertainment Women’s Division Clane United FC 6 1 Derry Rovers FC Clane United AFC produced an impressive attacking display at Doctor’s Road to get the best of Derry Rovers AFC in a 7-goal thriller in this evenings KDFL So Fresh Entertainment Women’s Division clash. A first-half blitz, led by the Clane’s trio of Sarah Byrne, Molly Nason, and Mary Hulgraine, set the tone for a commanding home win in front of a vocal crowd. Rovers, sporting their pink and black kit, s
Aug 23, 20254 min read


NOTICEBOARD 24/08/2025
ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definitely worth the watch. All Paddy's work is evidence based. Paddy says 'The video highlights the possible problems that players or clubs might have, to help everyone to reflect on their individual experiences. He will be following it up with the solutions to the problems in the next video. The next video wil
Aug 23, 20251 min read


Noticeboard 17/08/2025
ME Programme (Paddy Maher) Please feel free to share this with your members or take time out with them to sit down and watch together. It's approx 40 minutes long but definitely worth the watch. All Paddy's work is evidence based. Paddy says 'The video highlights the possible problems that players or clubs might have, to help everyone to reflect on their individual experiences. He will be following it up with the solutions to the problems in the next video. The next video wil
Aug 16, 20252 min read


KDFL Senior Division Team Focus.
Senior Cup Action Newbridge Hotspurs 0 Clonmullion FC 4 Clonmullion took only three minutes to open the scoring on a sweltering morning in Snigs Brogan Park. The pacy duo of Brian Byrne and Lee Doyle combined beautifully down the right wing with the latter passing a perfectly weighted ball into the path of the in rushing Nathan Robinson who fired an unstoppable the ball into the back of the net. Two minutes later Doyle won a corner with another overlapping run which was whip
Aug 16, 20254 min read


Feature game
KDFL League Shield (Quarter Final) Suncroft AFC 2 Rathangan FC 3 The perfectly manicured grounds of the Community centre in Suncroft set the scene for this League Shield quarter final tie between Premier side Suncroft AFC and Senior Division side Rathangan AFC. Suncroft AFC fell to a narrow 3–2 defeat against Rathangan AFC in a game where the scoreline didn’t reflect the balance of play. The Croft dominated large spells of the match, creating the better chances throughout,
Aug 16, 20252 min read


KDFL Senior Division Team Focus.
KDFL Senior Division Team Focus. Lumsden Cup Action Clonmullion FC 7 0 Cappakeel FC Last Seasons Lumsden League Cup runners up...
Jun 17, 20242 min read


KDFL SENIOR DIVISION – TEAM FOCUS
Newbridge Hotspurs FC 2 Coill Dubh AFC 1 Newbridge Hotspurs continued their fine form of late with this narrow hard fought victory over a...
May 13, 20248 min read


KDFL 29TH ANNIVERSARY AWARDS NIGHT REVIEW
The festive surrounding of the Keadeen Hotel ballroom was the venue for the KDFL’s 29th Anniversary awards night celebrations on Friday...
Nov 27, 20232 min read


Leinster Leader Feature Game
Martin Moloney Shield Final Newbridge United FC 2 Old Fort Celtic FC 3 Old Fort Celtic claimed their second trophy of the season on...
Nov 20, 20233 min read


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