Republic of Ireland women's national football team

Republic of Ireland

Nickname(s)	The Girls in Green
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
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	31 2 (25 September 2015)
Highest	27 (December 2008)
Lowest	38 (July 2003)
First international
Scotland 10–1 Republic of Ireland (Greenock, Scotland; 22 April 1973)
Biggest win
Malta 0–9 Republic of Ireland (Ta' Qali, Malta; 22 October 2003)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 10–0 Republic of Ireland (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, the UEFA Women's Championship, the Algarve Cup and the Cyprus Cup. It is organised by the Women's Football Association of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland has yet to qualify for a major tournament.

History

In 1973 the Women's Football Association of Ireland was established ^[1] and in 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. 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.^[2] 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, Siobhan 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.^[3] In the UEFA championship semi-final the Republic of Ireland defeated Germany 1–0.^[4] With a team that included Megan Connolly 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. ^[5]

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
1	Spain	4	4	0	0	14	1	+13	12	Final tournament
2	Finland	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Final tournament or Play-offs
3	Republic of Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
4	Portugal	3	1	0	2	7	5	+2	3
5	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	1	14	−13	0

Tournament record

World Cup

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
& 1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/11	0	0	0	0	0	0

Players

Current squad

Players called up by Susan Ronan for the friendly matches against United States on 23 January 2016 in San Diego and a behind closed doors game against United States under-23 on 26 January 2016 in Carson, California.^[6]

Caps and goals as of 23 January 2016 after the match against United States.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Emma Byrne (captain) (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 122 0 Arsenal 16 1GK Niamh Reid-Burke (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 3 0 Shelbourne 8 2DF Áine O'Gorman (Vice-captain) (1989-05-13) 13 May 1989 81 8 UCD Waves 17 2DF Méabh De Búrca (1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 45 0 Galway 4 2DF Louise Quinn (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 40 4 Eskilstuna United 3 2DF Megan Campbell (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 34 2 Unattached 2 2DF Sophie Perry (1986-11-11) 11 November 1986 25 0 Brighton 14 2DF Jessica Gleeson (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 2 0 Wexford Youths 5 2DF Ciara Rossiter (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 1 0 Wexford Youths 22 2DF Savannah McCarthy (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997 0 0 Galway 20 2DF Grace Wright (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 0 0 Texas A&M Aggies 11 3MF Julie-Ann Russell (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 45 4 UCD Waves 7 3MF Diane Caldwell (1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 43 1 1. FC Köln 10 3MF Denise O'Sullivan (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 41 8 Glasgow City 9 3MF Ruesha Littlejohn (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 30 3 Glasgow City 6 3MF Karen Duggan (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 14 0 UCD Waves 12 3MF Siobhán Killeen (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 10 0 Shelbourne 15 3MF Katie McCabe (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 7 0 Arsenal 21 4FW Fiona O'Sullivan (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 41 13 Unattached 13 4FW Stephanie Roche (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 41 7 Sunderland 19 4FW Clare Shine (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 1 0 Glasgow City 18 4FW Megan Connolly (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 1 0 Florida State Seminoles

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 GK Grace Moloney (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 0 0 Reading v.  Spain, 26 November 2015 DF Niamh Fahey1 (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 61 0 Chelsea v.  United States, 23 January 2016 DF Nicola Sinnott (1987-08-08) 8 August 1987 1 0 Wexford Youths v.  Haiti, 14 May 2015 DF Lauren Dwyer (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 0 0 Shelbourne 2015 Istria Cup MF Grace Murray (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 9 0 Shelbourne v.  Spain, 26 November 2015 MF Dora Gorman (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 16 0 UCD Waves v.  Finland, 21 September 2015 MF Ciara Grant (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 14 0 UCD Waves v.  Finland, 21 September 2015 MF Emma Beckett (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 1 0 Amazon Grimstad v.  Haiti, 14 May 2015 MF Rachel Graham (1989-07-18) 18 July 1989 4 0 Shelbourne v.  Finland, 21 September 2015 MF Emma Hansberry (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 0 0 Castlebar Celtic v.  Haiti, 14 May 2015 MF Sarah Rowe (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 0 0 Shelbourne 2015 Istria Cup FW Carol Breen (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 3 0 Wexford Youths v.  Spain, 26 November 2015 FW Claire O'Riordan (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 0 0 Wexford Youths v.  Spain, 26 November 2015

¹ Withdrew from the squad with a knee injury

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Republic of Ireland women's national football team.

• Official website
• FIFA profile

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