CK United F.C.

CK United Football Club is an association football club based in Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was formed in 2017.

History

CK United was formed in 2017 when the Carlow & District Juveniles League and the Kilkenny District League entered a joint Under-15 team in the League of Ireland's Under-15 Division. Originally called Carlow-Kilkenny F.C., a committee was elected by the two leagues with the Carlow Juveniles chairman, Peter Harvey, chairing the club committee. Both leagues saw this as an opportunity that allowed their young players to continue their soccer careers without having to travel to Dublin after the Kennedy Cup.
The club entered the National League in 2018 and has since expanded with teams entered at Men's Under 14s, 15s and 17s levels. The club also entered Under 17 and 19s teams in the Women's [National League (Ireland)|Women’s National Leagues]. In November 2018, the club was accepted into the Southern Elite Division of the Ireland U17 Division|Under-17 National League] after being awarded a licence for the 2019 season.
On 22 November 2022, the club was renamed from 'Carlow-Kilkenny FC' to 'CK United Football Club'. In advance of the 2023 season, CK United entered a League of Ireland academy men's team at Under-19 level.