PRESS RELEASE

KDFL KICK OFF 31 ST SEASON IN FOOTBALL WITH FULL INTRAGRATION ON FAI

CONNECT !

FAI Connect is a best-in-class Football Management System that uses transformation

digital technology to better serve our coaches, administrators, fans, players, referees and

volunteers. The KDFL became the fifth Junior League in Leinster to embrace the

competition segment of the management system and it has proved a huge success in it’s

inaugural week. As we are now experiencing for the first real time updates across all

sections of the League including team lineups, goal scorers, times, assists, substitutions

and sanctions and full time results.

In the background the League Executive will administer the disciplinary function where

they can analysis data including an overview of sanctions. League Secretary Regina

Casey said the League were very excited to launch the competitions’ function of Comet

this season. We have been using this system and it’s predecessor FAINet for the past five

years for player registrations so it was a natural progression for us. We have worked

hard over the last number of months with our Clubs and match officials to bring it to

fruition. Following workshops in February and March, clubs embraced app from day one.

As the league progresses, we hope to see more engagement across our socials, as for

the first time we are bringing real time updates to the wider community. This will also

benefit our affiliates in terms of further media exposure which will help with sponsorship

and support in return.

Regina also said we are grateful for the support our clubs and match officials have shown

for this initiative. Regina also acknowledges with thanks the support of John Moran, John

Morgan, Alan Patchell (FAI Connect Department), Justin Burke and Vance McGlinchy

(NEFL) for their support shown to the KDFL Executive over the last number of months. A

special word of thanks also to the League’s FAI Connect super user Hollie Casey who

has been on hand day and night over the past number of weeks supporting the clubs as

they navigate the system in preparation for it’s launch this weekend.

Affiliation has increased on 2024 with the League adding a fifth Junior Division to the mix.

Total affiliation is set to exceed 80 teams when the Under 20s kick off in September. This

will see the league surpass 80 team mark for the first time since 2014.

The Senior Division welcomed newly promoted Moone Celtic and Newbridge United. The

Premier Division welcomes newcomers to the League Corban’s Celtic and Madiva FC,

they will be joined in the Premier by newly promoted Suncroft AFC and St Anthonys

Youths FC.

Division 1 have newcomers in Newbridge Rovers FC and Caragh Celtic both promoted

from Div 2 and relegated Kilcullen AFC. In Division 2 Castle Villa AFC are the only

newcomer having been relegated from Div 1 last Season. The newly formed Division 3

has no less than 6 new teams from existing clubs, Newbridge Rovers FC, Straffan AFC,

St Anthonys Youths, Rathangan AFC, Coill Dubh AFC and new entrants Dunlavin AFC.

The Masters and Womens sections will kick off in the coming weeks. The League have

committed to an education and training programme over the coming months which will

include Health and Wellbeing, In her boots programme, Sports Specific first Aid (Partly

subsidised by the League), among others, full details will be listed shortly. All details will

be advertised across all social platforms.