Shamrock Rovers Ladies F.C.
| Full name | Shamrock Rovers Ladies Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 | |
| Ground | Roadstone Sports Ground | |
| League |
Dublin Women's Soccer League Women's National League Metropolitan Girls League[1] | |
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Shamrock Rovers Ladies Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Dublin. It is the women's section of Shamrock Rovers F.C.. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Shamrock Rovers Ladies were one of the most successful teams in women's association football in the Republic of Ireland, winning both the Dublin Women's Soccer League and the FAI Women's Cup five times in a row. In 2002–03 Rovers became the first women's team to represent the Republic of Ireland in Europe and in 2011–12 they were founder members of the Women's National League.
History
1990s
In the early 1990s Denis Power helped establish Castle Rovers F.C., a women's football club founded by employees of the Irish civil service. Castle Rovers played in the Dublin Women's Soccer League and were league champions in 1995 and 1996. In 1996 they also won the FAI Women's Cup. In 1996 this club was taken over by Shamrock Rovers F.C.. With a team that included Olivia O'Toole and Sharon Boyle, Rovers went on to become one of the leading Republic of Ireland women's football teams during the late 1990s and early 2000s, winning four successive Dublin Women's Soccer League/FAI Women's Cup doubles between 1998 and 2001.[2][3][4][5][6] [7][8]
2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup
After winning the 2001 FAI Women's Cup, Shamrock Rovers Ladies qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup. They played in Group 3, finishing third.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frankfurt |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 |
| 2 |  Masinac Niš |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
| 3 |  Shamrock Rovers |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
| 4 |  Osijek |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
27 September 2002 |
| Masinac Niš |
4 – 1 | Shamrock Rovers |
|---|---|---|
Vukčević  33'Mladenović 56'Stefanović 74', 79' |
O'Toole 45' |
29 September 2002 |
| Frankfurt |
7 – 1 | Shamrock Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Jones 7', 30' Wunderlich 26'Barucha 42'Woock 62'Lingor 72'Meier 86' |
O'Toole 21' |
Women's National League
In 2011–12 , together with Peamount United, Castlebar Celtic , Cork Women's F.C., Raheny United and Wexford Youths, Rovers were founder members of the Women's National League.[10] Rovers played just three seasons in the WNL. In both 2011–12 [11] and 2012–13 [12] they finished bottom of the league and at the end of the 2013–14 season they withdrew.[13]
Notable former players
Republic of Ireland women's internationals
Notable former coaches
Honours
Castle Rovers
- Dublin Women's Soccer League
- Winners: 1995, 1996: 2
- FAI Women's Cup
- Winners: 1996: 1
Shamrock Rovers
- Dublin Women's Soccer League
- Winners: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002: 5
- Runners-up: 1997, 2003, 2004: 3
- FAI Women's Cup
- Winners: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001: 5
- Runners-up: 2002: 1
- DWSL Premier Cup
- Winners: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002: 5 [14]
- WNL Cup
- Runners-up: 2012: 1
References
- ↑ Metropolitan Girls League
- ↑ "EL Clubs with Women's teams". foot.ie. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ www.fai.ie
- ↑ FAI Women's Cup Rsssf
- ↑ Women's league champions Rsssf
- ↑ www.fai.ie
- ↑ Fan Hong, J. A. Mangan (2004). Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era. Frank Cass Publishers.
- ↑ Kausik Bandyopadhyay, Sabyasachi Mallick (2008). Fringe Nations in World Soccer. Routledge.
- ↑ 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup Rsssf
- ↑ "UEFA funding helps women's national football league launch in Republic of Ireland". UEFA. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ 2011–12 WNL season Rsssf
- ↑ 2012–13 WNL season Rsssf
- ↑ "Fixtures 2014-15 announced". wnl.fai.ie. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Dundalk City cup joy". www.independent.ie. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2016.