College Corinthians A.F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Douglas, County Cork. Their senior men's team play in the Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division. They also regularly compete in the FAI Cup, the FAI Intermediate Cup and the Munster Senior Cup. Corinthians also fields a reserve team and an over 35 team in the lower divisions of the Munster 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.
History
College Corinthians was founded in 1971 by five former University 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. Shortly after their founding, the club joined the Munster 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 first Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division title and also reached the FAI Intermediate Cup final. In addition, their senior women's team reached the FAI 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.
Home grounds
Corinthians initially played their home games at UCC's The Farm. However, in 1990, the club set up its home base in Castletreasure, Donnybrook.
Notable former players
Republic of Ireland men's international
David Meyler
Adam Idah
Republic of Ireland U21 men's internationals
Brian Lenihan
Eoghan O'Connell
Adam Idah
Republic of Ireland U23 men's international
Graham Cummins
Republic of Ireland women's international
Megan Connolly
Celebrities
Ger Canning – RTÉ sports commentator
Honours
Senior Men's Team
Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division
Winners: 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2019–20 : 6
Runners-up: 1986–87, 2014–15: 2
Munster Senior League Senior First Division
Winners: 2010–11: 1
Munster Senior Cup
Runners-up: 2000–01: 1
FAI Intermediate Cup
Runners-up: 1994–95, 1997–98: 2
Senior Women's Team
FAI Women's Cup
Runners-up: 1992–93, 1994–95, : 2
Women's Munster Senior Cup
Winners: 2014–15: 1
Schoolboys
2017- SFAI Under 15 Evans National Cup Winners
2018- SFAI Under 15 Evans National Cup Winners
References
Association football clubs in Cork (city) Munster Senior League (association football) clubs Association football clubs in County Cork Women's association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland Association football clubs established in 1971 1971 establishments in Ireland Former Cork Athletic Union League clubs