Republic of Ireland women's national football team
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Nickname(s) | The Girls in Green | ||
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Association | Women's Football Association of Ireland | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Susan Ronan | ||
Captain | Emma Byrne | ||
Top scorer | Olivia O'Toole (54) | ||
Home stadium | Tallaght Stadium | ||
FIFA code | IRL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
33 ![]() | ||
Highest | 27 (December 2008) | ||
Lowest | 38 (July 2003) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Greenock, Scotland; 22 April 1973) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Ta' Qali, Malta; 22 October 2003) ![]() ![]() (Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland; 7 June 2016) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Borås, Sweden; 20 September 1992) |
The Republic of Ireland women's national football team represents the Republic of Ireland in competitions such as the FIFA Women's World Cup and the UEFA Women's Championship. The Republic of Ireland has yet to qualify for a major tournament. It has, however, taken part in invitational tournaments such as the Algarve Cup, the Istria Cup and the Cyprus Cup. It is organised by the Women's Football Association of Ireland.
History
In 1973 the Women's Football Association of Ireland was established [1] and in the same year on 22 April the Republic of Ireland made their international debut with a 10–1 defeat in an away friendly game against Scotland. They made their competitive debut on 19 September 1982 in a 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualifier, also against Scotland. This time the Republic of Ireland lost just 3–0. On 2 October 1982 the Republic of Ireland gained their first competitive win when they defeated Northern Ireland 2–1 in an away game in the same competition. After losing 10–0 to Sweden in a Euro 1993 qualifier, the FAI did not enter a team in the 1995 competition.[2] This defeat against Sweden remains the team's biggest defeat.
During the 2000s the Republic of Ireland enjoyed some minor successes. In 2000 they won the Celt Cup – a four team tournament that also featured Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.[3] In their 2005 UEFA Women's Euro campaign they also won their second level group, finishing above Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta. This effectively saw them promoted to the elite group of nations which competed directly for qualification to major tournaments. The Republic of Ireland also won their group at the 2013 Cyprus Cup, finishing above South Korea, South Africa and Northern Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland has also enjoyed some success at both under–17 and under–19 levels. In 2010, with a team that included Megan Campbell, Ciara Grant, Dora Gorman, Denise O'Sullivan, Siobhán Killeen and Clare Shine, the Republic of Ireland U-17 squad were runners-up in the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and quarter-finalists in the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4] In the UEFA championship semi-final the Republic of Ireland defeated Germany 1–0.[5] With a team that included Megan Connolly, Savannah McCarthy and Katie McCabe the Republic of Ireland team won their group at the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and qualified for the semi-finals.[6]
Home grounds
Throughout their history the Republic of Ireland have played their home games at various grounds. The most regularly used have included Dalymount Park, Tolka Park, Richmond Park and Turners Cross. They have also played occasional games at Belfield Park, Carlisle Grounds, Ferrycarrig Park, Flancare Park and in Arklow. However, since September 2013 they have played all their home games at Tallaght Stadium
Results and fixtures
- Republic of Ireland women's national football team 1973–1989 results
- Republic of Ireland women's national football team 1990s results
- Republic of Ireland women's national football team 2000s results
- Republic of Ireland women's national football team 2010s results
Current Qualifying campaign
UEFA Women's Euro 2017
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | +37 | 24 | Final tournament |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 | Play-offs |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 13 | |
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 9 | |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 51 | −49 | 0 |
Tournament record
World Cup
World Cup Finals | |||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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Total | 0/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
European Championship
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1984 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Total | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players
Current squad
Players called up by Susan Ronan for the unofficial friendly match against Basque Country on 26 November 2016.
- Caps and goals as of 30 November 2016.
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Emma Byrne (captain) | 14 June 1979 | 127 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Naoisha McAloone | 17 March 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Amanda McQuillan | 24 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Jetta Berril | 31 January 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Méabh De Búrca | 11 August 1988 | 50 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Niamh Fahey | 13 October 1987 | 68 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Jessica Gleeson | 23 October 1993 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Savannah McCarthy | 26 February 1997 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Niamh Prior | 24 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Louise Quinn (Vice-captain) | 17 June 1990 | 47 | 6 | ![]() | |
MF | Diane Caldwell | 11 September 1988 | 49 | 1 | ![]() | |
MF | Karen Duggan | 29 May 1991 | 21 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Alex Kavanagh | 11 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Roma McLaughlin | 6 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Denise O'Sullivan | 4 February 1994 | 48 | 9 | ![]() | |
MF | Julie-Ann Russell | 28 March 1991 | 52 | 4 | ![]() | |
MF | Leanne Kiernan | 27 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Noelle Murray | 25 December 1989 | ?? | ?? | ![]() | |
FW | Áine O'Gorman | 13 May 1989 | 88 | 9 | ![]() | |
FW | Stephanie Roche | 13 June 1989 | 43 | 8 | ![]() |
Recent players
The following players have been selected by Ireland in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Grace Moloney | 1 March 1993 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Niamh Reid-Burke | 6 August 1991 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Megan Campbell | 28 June 1993 | 35 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Sophie Perry | 11 November 1986 | 29 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Ciara Rossiter | 12 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Tiegan Ruddy | 31 January 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Grace Wright | 18 February 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Emma Beckett | 29 May 1987 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Megan Connolly | 7 March 1997 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Dora Gorman | 18 February 1993 | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Rachel Graham | 18 July 1989 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ciara Grant | 11 June 1993 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Emma Hansberry | 26 May 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Siobhán Killeen | 15 March 1993 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ruesha Littlejohn | 3 July 1990 | 37 | 5 | ![]() |
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MF | Katie McCabe | 21 September 1995 | 14 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Grace Murray | 26 May 1989 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Carol Breen | 21 January 1986 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Rianna Jarrett | 5 July 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Claire O'Riordan | 12 October 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Fiona O'Sullivan | 17 September 1986 | 43 | 13 | ![]() |
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FW | Clare Shine | 18 May 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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- Notes
- INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
References
- ↑ Fan Hong, J. A. Mangan (2004). Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era. Frank Cass Publishers.
- ↑ "Irish goalkeeping great Sue Hayden". womensfootballarchive.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Garin, Erik (20 October 2003). "1st Celt Cup - Women Tournament - 2000". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ www.uefa.com
- ↑ www.uefa.com
- ↑ "Women's Under-19 2014 - Sweden-Republic of Ireland – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
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