was established in 2007 as a joint initiative involving both Fingal County Council and the property developer Gerry Gannon.

was set up as a limited company on 19 November 2007 [3] and the club was officially launched in February 2008 at an event attended by among others, Johnny Giles and Brian Lenihan.

The club also announced details about other backers and sponsors which included Keelings Group Ltd, a Fingal-based fruit and vegetable supplier, Anglo Irish Bank and Dublin Airport Authority.

[5][13][6] Sporting Fingal made their League of Ireland debut on 8 March 2008 with a 5–1 defeat against Longford Town at Flancare Park.

After finishing third during the regular season, they gained promotion to the 2010 Premier Division after defeating Bray Wanderers 4–2 on aggregate in a promotion-relegation play-off.

[17] For a second season in a row a Sporting player, this time Conan Byrne, finished as the First Division top scorer.

[25] After finishing fourth in the 2010 Premier Division, Sporting Fingal also qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

The National Asset Management Agency placed restrictions on Gannon's business activities and on 26 November 2010 he resigned as Sporting Fingal's chairman, ending his involvement with the club.

[30][31][32] On 14 February they were due to play Lisburn Distillery in the first round of the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup; however, they had to withdraw from the competition and were replaced by UCD.

Their A Championship team played their home games at the ALSAA Sports Complex, near Dublin Airport.

Sporting played their 2010–11 UEFA Europa League home game against Marítimo at Dalymount Park and, before their demise, they intended to move to the same stadium for the 2011 season.