Killarney Celtic F.C.


Killarney Celtic Football Club is an association football club based in Killarney, Ireland. The club was founded in 1976.
Killarney Celtic was founded in 1976 by locals Mike Daly and Billy Healy to give interested players a chance to play soccer on a regular basis. The club's first competitive game was on 24 October 1976 and in the team's first season, they went unbeaten in the league and gained promotion to Division 2.
In 2017, Killarney beat Boyle Celtic of Roscommon to qualify for the first round of the FAI Cup.
Killarney made it to the quarterfinals of the 2022–23 FAI Junior Cup, losing on penalties to Limerick opponents Ballynanty Rovers. In 2025, the club won their seventh consecutive Kerry District League Premier A title. On 19 December 2025, Killarney Celtic were announced as one of the founding clubs in the inaugural FAI National League.

Honours

  • Kerry District League Premier A: 1981–82, 1985–86, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
  • Kerry District League Greyhound KO Cup: 1977–78, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2015–16
  • Kerry District League Cup: 2012–13
  • Kerry District League Anchor Shield: 1978–79, 1979–80