Shelbourne FC is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1895, play their home matches at Tolka Parkin the north Dublin area of Drumcondra. The club colours are red and white, and the club goes by the nickname of "Shels".
They are one of the more successful clubs in the league and have won several championships, FAI, and league cups. Also they have made it to European play several times including their Champoins League run in 2004.
UEFA Champions League
In 2004 Shelbourne made history by becoming the first Irish team to reach the third round of a European competition when they reached the first quallifing round of the Champions League. The faced the Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruņa and drew with them 0-0 on the first leg at Lansdowne Road, only to lose 3-0 at Deportivo putting them out of the Champions League.
Honours
League titles
1925-26
1928-29
1930-31
1943-44
1946-47
1952-53
1961-62
1991-92
1999-2000
2001-02
2003
2004
FAI Cups
1939
1960
1963
1993
1996
1997
2000
League Cups
1995-96
External link
Official club website (http://www.shelbournefc.ie/)
Shelbourne at FAI.ie (http://www.fai.ie/FAI/Clubs/Shelbourne.htm)
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