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T.E.K. United FC is an Irish soccer (association football) club based in Blackrock, Dublin. Their senior men's team play in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division and women's team play in the Dublin Women's Soccer League . They also regularly compete in the FAI Cup, the FAI Intermediate Cup, the FAI Junior Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup.

Full nameT.E.K. United Football Club
Founded1946
GroundRockford Park
ManagerAndy McNulty
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T.E.K. United FC
Full nameT.E.K. United Football Club
Founded1946
GroundRockford Park
ManagerAndy McNulty
LeagueLeinster Senior League
Websitetekutd.ie
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History

T.E.K. United were founded in 1946. The club routinely featured in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division, the third tier of the Republic of Ireland football league system, in the 1960s and 1970s and won the division on six occasions.[1]

The cub has reached the final of the FAI Intermediate Cup on five occasions (1963–64, 1964–65, 1971–72, 1973–74, and 1988–89), winning it twice, in 1965 against Glasheen and 1989 against St James's Gate.[2] On Sunday 12 May 1963 they were also crowned FAI Junior Cup champions at Dalymount Park, beating Blackrock of County Cork 3–1.[3] Between 1964 and 1967, the club were managed by former Everton forward and Ireland international, Peter Farrell.[citation needed]

In the 2014–15 season, the club won the Leinster Senior League 1A Division.[1] On 4 August 2020 the club announced that former Bohemians goalkeeper, Andy McNulty, had been appointed as their new first team manager.[4] On 1 July 2026, TEK announced a partnership with Cabinteely F.C. to field a men's team in the Leinster Senior League, as well as an under-19 team, named TEK Cabinteely F.C.[5]

Origin of name

T.E.K's name, as detailed by their crest, is an allusion to the 1882 Battle of Tell El Kebir in which the British Army — under Anglo-Irish General Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley — defeated Khedivate of Egypt forces led by Ahmed ʻUrabi.[6][7] While the club doesn't directly take its name from the battle, its name is linked to that of a nearby local dairy company, Sutton's T.E.K. Dairy, whose founder had fought at the battle.[8][9] More direct references to the battle can be seen in T.E.K's badge, which features an image of the Sphinx as well as the year 1882 and the words 'EGYPT' and 'TEL-EL-KEBIR'.

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