Killorglin, County Kerry
Football beside the River Laune
Killorglin AFC links academy players, girls and boys teams, youth football and seniors at its home pitch in mid Kerry.
A Killorglin football name
The club uses Killorglin AFC in football competition and on its own site, which describes it as the official website of Killorglin Soccer Club. The Find Us page expands the same identity to Killorglin Athletic Football Club for the home pitch map.
The crest carries 1972 above a blue and yellow shield, a football and the Killorglin AFC ribbon. It gives the club a long town identity without borrowing another Killorglin sport, ground or story.
The home pitch
The club’s own Find Us page labels the venue as its home pitch and maps Killorglin Athletic Football Club at the Killorglin edge of town. Visitors should use the match listing as the final check, then follow the club map below for the football ground.
Club football notes have long referred to the ground as the Dragon’s Den, and the contact page gives a named home pitch query route. The page does not state club ownership, so the ground is presented here as the playing base.
Home match and training base: Killorglin Athletic Football Club home pitch, Killorglin, County Kerry.
Academy to adult football
The 2023/24 contact list gives Killorglin a broad pathway: Academy, Under 11, Under 12, Under 13, Under 14, Under 15, Under 16, Under 17, Youths and Seniors. It also names U12 Girls and U13 Girls contacts, so girls football sits inside the club route rather than as a side note.
The official site groups news under Seniors, Youths/17s and Schoolboys/Girls, with Kerry Schoolboys/Girls League and Kerry District League links in the club menu. That gives families a clear local Kerry setting from small-sided football through youth and adult teams.
Player care and coaching standards
Killorglin AFC completed the FAI Club Mark One Star Player Development Centre Award in 2021. The club notice ties that award to governance, child welfare, safeguarding, coach education, a player development plan and a coaching structure.
For parents, that is useful because the player pathway is not only a list of teams. It points to volunteer structure, coaching planning and child welfare being part of how the club organises football.
Town club and shared activity
Killorglin.ie lists Killorglin Soccer Club among the town’s sports groups and describes Killorglin AFC as catering for children, teenagers and adults of all ages and abilities. The same listing gives the tone of the club as fun and enjoyment.
The FAI later named Killorglin AFC as a County Kerry Club Mark club in the Healthy Ireland walking track programme, with a 25,000 euro allocation for walking track work. That places the football ground inside wider local activity, not only match days.
Joining and contact
The club has used Clubforce for membership, and families can start with the official website before contacting the correct age group. For general club contact, the 2023/24 committee list gives secretary Eamonn Foley at koafcsecretary@gmail.com.
New players should confirm the age group, registration route and venue before sending forms or fees. Visiting teams should check the fixture venue first, then use the mapped home pitch for Killorglin home games.