Women's Under 17 National League (Ireland) Explained

Women's Under 17 National League
Organiser:Women's Football Association of Ireland
Football Association of Ireland
Country:Republic of Ireland
Confed:UEFA
Founded:2018
Teams:15
Levels:1
Champions:[Cork City WFC]
Most Successful Club:Shelbourne (1)
Galway (1)Cork City WFC (1)

The Women's Under-17 National League is the under-17 division of the Women's National League and the first under-age national league in women's football.

The league was launched in 2018 with 11 clubs. Republic of Ireland internationals Heather Payne and Isibeal Atkinson, Tom Dennigan, Continental Tyres General Sales Manager and FAI Director of Competitions Fran Gavin helped launch the league in July 2018 at the FAI National Training Centre.[1]

Format

The inaugural season consisted of 11 teams and began mid-late July 2018 with a truncated season with two groups. Competing in Group One were: Athlone Town, Donegal League, Peamount United, Shelbourne, Sligo Rovers and Galway Women's and competing in Group Two were: Cork City, Greystones, Limerick, UCD Waves, and Wexford Youths.[2] Following the conclusion of the 10 rounds of fixtures, the top two teams from each group played in play-off mode the semi-finals and final to decide the winner.[3] [4]

In December 2018, the Women's National League Committee has accepted an expression of interest to compete in the 2019 Under-17 Women's National League season from Bohemian FC. With the addition of Bohemians, the League now consists of 12 teams, with six teams competing in two groups before the final stage of the competition.[5] [6] The 2019 season began on the weekend ending Sunday 7 April and there has also been a WU17 League Cup introduced along with a Shield competition in the finals stage of the competition.

The 2020 season saw the introduction of Bray Wanderers, Carlow-Kilkenny, and Shamrock Rovers to the Women's U17 League which now consists of 15 teams. The format of 2 groups before the final stage of the competition was initially maintained.[7] The start of the season fell victim to the lockdown measurements introduced by the government to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. A new format and start date were published on 23 July 2020 after the phased reopening of the country. The league would now be split into 3 groups of 5 teams each and the top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams will qualify for the quarter-finals with the competition then changing to a knock-out format.[8]

Teams

TeamHome town/suburbStadium
Athlone Town Stadium
Carlisle Grounds
Oscar Traynor Centre
Derdimus Park
Bishopstown Stadium
Donegal League U17 Diamond Park, Ballyare
The Woodlands
Pike Rovers Sportsground
Greenogue
Roadstone Sports Ground
SantryAUL Complex
Sligo IT
Marley Park

Timeline

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bar:8 color:Full from:2018 till:end text:Shelbourne (2018–present)

bar:9 color:Full from:2018 till:end text:Sligo Rovers (2018–present)

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Under 17 National League Champions

YearWinnerRunner UpResultVenueNotes
2018 ShelbourneGalway2–0Drom Soccer Park[9]
2019 GalwayWexford3–1Eamonn Deacy Park[10]
2020Cork CityShamrock Rovers2–0Athlone Town Stadium[11]
2021Treaty UnitedPeamount United3–2Athlone Town Stadium[12]

Under 17 Player of the Year

YearPlayerTeamNotes
2018 Emily WhelanShelbourne[14]
2019Kayla BradyGalway[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: Women's Under 17 National League launched . 11 July 2018 . 27 December 2018.
  2. News: Teams confirmed for Continental Tyres Women's U17 League . 20 February 2018 . 27 December 2018.
  3. News: Continental Tyres Women's U17 League 2018 Season - Group 1 . 27 December 2018.
  4. News: Continental Tyres Women's U17 League 2018 Season - Group 2 . 27 December 2018.
  5. News: Bohemian FC to join Under-17 Women's National League . 4 December 2018 . 27 December 2018.
  6. News: Women's Under-17 National League 2019 fixtures . 8 February 2019 . 8 February 2019.
  7. News: Fixtures released for 2020 Women's Under-17 National League . 2 March 2020 . 29 July 2020.
  8. News: Groups decided for 2020 U17 League . 23 July 2020 . 29 July 2020.
  9. News: Shelbourne lift Women's Under 17 title . 14 October 2018 . 22 December 2018.
  10. News: REPORT: Galway WFC U17 3-1 Wexford Youths U17 . 19 October 2019 . 23 October 2019.
  11. News: Horgan . Andrew . Olivia Gibson and Laura Shine lead Cork girls to maiden league success . 13 March 2021 . . 23 December 2020.
  12. News: Listen - Treaty United crowned U17 Women's National League Champions . 5 January 2022 . . 13 November 2021.
  13. News: Galway capture U17 Só Hotels Women's National League Cup . 29 September 2019 . 1 October 2019.
  14. News: 2018 Continental Tyres Women's National League Awards . FAI Women’s National League . 9 November 2018 . 22 December 2018.
  15. News: Jarrett wins Só Hotels WNL Player of the Year . FAI Women’s National League . 16 November 2019 . 22 November 2019.

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