Sligo Rovers F.C.
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Sligo Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland.[1] The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland.
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Full name | Sligo Rovers Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Bit O'Red, Rovers | |||
Founded | 1928; 96 years ago (1928) | |||
Ground | The Showgrounds | |||
Capacity | 5,500 (4,000 seated) | |||
Owner | Supporter owned | |||
Chairman | Tommy Higgins | |||
Manager | John Russell | |||
League | League of Ireland Premier Division | |||
2023 | League of Ireland Premier Division, 8th of 10 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Rovers have played at The Showgrounds since their inception. In 2013, they won a third FAI Cup in four years, and also became the 2012 Premier Division Champions, winning the league with two games to spare. In total, they have won three league titles, five FAI Cups and two League Cups.