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Monaghan United F.C. ((アイルランド語:Cumann Peile Mhuineacháin Aontaithe)) was an Irish football club.They were based in Monaghan and played their home matches at Gortakeegan, County Monaghan. The club's primary colours were blue and white and their nickname was "The Magic Mons". The club was founded in 1979 and played in the League of Ireland from 1985 to 2012 when they withdrew from senior football. ==History== Monaghan United played their first League of Ireland game in 1985 against Derry City at Belgium Park. Belgium Park served as their home ground between 1979 and 1987, at which time they moved to Gortakeegan. They secured a sponsorship deal with the nearby building firm, Century Homes, changing the ground name to ''Century Homes Park'' in 2000. In the 1992–1993 season, Monaghan United finished third in Division One and defeated Waterford United by 5–2 on aggregate (2–2 away and 3–0 at home) winning promotion to the Premier Division. They competed in the Premier Division until the end of the 1994–1995 season, where they finished last and as a result were relegated to the First Division. Monaghan United regained promotion to the Premier Division in the 2000–2001 season, finishing second to Dundalk that season. But their stay was short lived as they finished last in the Premier division the following season managing only two league victories in the whole season. In 2010 Monaghan United reached their first senior cup final in the EA Sports Cup. The same season the team finished in the play-off positions of Division 1, beating Waterford United before losing to Bray Wanderers on penalty kicks. However in 2011 they won promotion to the Premier Division, beating Galway United 5–1 over two legs. On 18 June 2012, Monaghan United announced their withdrawal from the League of Ireland citing financial reasons as the main factor in their decision. They announced they were to concentrate on juvenile and ladies soccer going forward.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Monaghan United withdraw from league )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monaghan United F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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