Republic of Ireland women's national football team

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.

Republic of Ireland
Nickname(s)The Girls in Green (Irish: Na cailíní i nglas)
AssociationWomen's Football Association of Ireland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachVera Pauw
CaptainKatie McCabe
Most capsEmma Byrne (134)
Top scorerOlivia O'Toole (54)
Home stadiumTallaght Stadium
FIFA codeIRL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 31 (18 December 2020)[1]
Highest27 (December 2008)
Lowest38 (July 2003)
First international
 Wales 2–3 Republic of Ireland
(Llanelli, Wales; 13 May 1973)
Biggest win
 Malta 0–9 Republic of Ireland
(Ta' Qali, Malta; 22 October 2003)
Republic of Ireland 9–0  Montenegro
(Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland; 7 June 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 10–0 Republic of Ireland
(Borås, Sweden; 20 September 1992)

History

In 1973, the Women's Football Association of Ireland was established[2] and in the same year on 13 May the Republic of Ireland made their official international debut, Paula Gorham's hat-trick securing a 3–2 win in an away friendly game against Wales.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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 would have secured promotion to the elite group of nations which competed directly for qualification to major tournaments, had the two level system not been scrapped for the next qualifying campaign. 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.[6] In the UEFA championship semi-final the Republic of Ireland defeated Germany 1–0.[7] 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.[8]

In April 2017, the squad demanded better treatment from the FAI and threatened to boycott a home match against Slovakia.[9] They wanted a higher match fee, and broken time payment for amateurs missing work.[9] They claimed that they had to share with underage teams the tracksuits they wore travelling to and from away matches, and change out of them in airport toilets.[9] The boycott threat was lifted when agreement on improvements was reached.[10]

Home stadium

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.

Achievements

World Cup record
World Cup Finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991Did not qualify
1995Did not enter
1999Did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023 To be determined
Total0/9–––––––
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

European Women's Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1984Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995Did not enter
1997Did not qualify
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021To be determined
Total0/120000000

Coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Vera Pauw

Players

Current squad

The following 27 players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifier against  Germany on 1 December 2020.[11]

Caps and goals updated as of 2 December 2020 after the match against  Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Marie Hourihan (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 24 0 SC Braga
1GK Niamh Reid Burke (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 4 0 Peamount United
1GK Courtney Brosnan (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 2 0 West Ham United
1GK Grace Moloney (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 3 0 Reading
2DF Áine O'Gorman (1989-05-13) 13 May 1989 105 13 Peamount United
2DF Louise Quinn (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 82 11 Fiorentina
2DF Diane Caldwell (vice-captain) (1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 79 3 SC Sand
2DF Harriet Scott (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 21 0 Birmingham City
2DF Claire O'Riordan (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 15 0 MSV Duisburg
2DF Isibeal Atkinson (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 3 0 Shelbourne
2DF Keeva Keenan (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 2 0 Celtic
2DF Claire Walsh (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 2 0 Peamount United
2DF Éabha O'Mahony (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 1 0 Cork City
3MF Niamh Fahey (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 92 0 Liverpool
3MF Denise O'Sullivan (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 80 11 Brighton & Hove Albion
3MF Ruesha Littlejohn (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 59 6 Leicester City
3MF Emily Whelan (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 3 0 Shelbourne
3MF Jessica Ziu (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 3 0 Shelbourne
3MF Niamh Farrelly (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 2 0 Peamount United
3MF Jamie Finn (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 2 0 Shelbourne
3MF Ellen Molloy (2004-06-05) 5 June 2004 2 0 Wexford Youths
4FW Katie McCabe (captain) (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 48 10 Arsenal
4FW Amber Barrett (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 20 2 FC Köln
4FW Heather Payne (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 14 0 Florida State Seminoles
4FW Rianna Jarrett (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 13 1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad within the last 12 months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Chloe Mustaki (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 0 0 Charlton Athletic v.  Montenegro, 11 March 2020
DF Megan Campbell (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 42 2 Manchester City v.  Germany, 2 December 2020INJ
MF Megan Connolly (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 25 1 Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Ukraine, 23 October 2020
MF Alli Murphy (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 0 0 London City Lionesses v.  Ukraine, 23 October 2020
MF Hayley Nolan (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 0 0 London City Lionesses v.  Ukraine, 23 October 2020
MF Stephanie Roche (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 55 13 Peamount United v.  Germany, 19 September 2020 PRE
FW Kyra Carusa (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 1 0 HB Køge v.  Ukraine, 23 October 2020
FW Julie-Ann Russell (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 59 4 Sydney University v.  Germany, 19 September 2020 PRE
FW Leanne Kiernan (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 20 4 West Ham United v.  Germany, 2 December 2020INJ
FW Clare Shine (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 7 0 Glasgow City v.  Montenegro, 11 March 2020

Notes:

  • INJ Withdrew from squad due to injury
  • PRE Preliminary squad / standby
  • RET Player retired from the national team

Individual records
  • Active players in bold.

Most caps
  • Statistics correct as of 23 October 2020.

Managers

Recent results and fixtures
See also: 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, and Republic of Ireland women's national football team 2010s results
  • The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixtures

2020
6 March EUROQ-GI Republic of Ireland  1–0  Greece Dublin, Republic of Ireland
20:15 (19:15 GMT)
Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: María Dolores Martínez Madrona (Spain)
11 March EUROQ-GI Montenegro  0–3  Republic of Ireland Budva, Montenegro
16:00 (15:00 GMT) Report
Stadium: Stadion pod Malim Brdom
Attendance: played behind closed doors
Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)
19 September EUROQ-GI Germany  3–0  Republic of Ireland Essen, Germany
14:00 (13:00 GMT) Hegering  8'
Marozsán  38'
Schüller  41'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Essen
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
23 October EUROQ-GI Ukraine  1–0  Republic of Ireland Kyiv, Ukraine
18:00 (19:00 EEST)
Report Stadium: Obolon Arena
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
1 December EUROQ-GI Republic of Ireland  1–3  Germany Dublin, Republic of Ireland
18:00 (17:00 GMT)
Report
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

See also

References
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  2. Fan Hong, J. A. Mangan (2004). Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era. Frank Cass Publishers.
  3. Ryan, Eoin (10 May 2020). "Trailblazers - When Dundalk Ladies represented Ireland". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2020. When the WFAI was established in 1973, almost a full three years after the Corinthians clash, Gorham scored a hat-trick in the Republic of Ireland's first officially recognised women's international - a 3-2 victory away to Wales.
  4. "Irish goalkeeping great Sue Hayden". womensfootballarchive.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. Garin, Erik (20 October 2003). "1st Celt Cup - Women Tournament - 2000". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. "UEFA.com - Women's Under-17 2010 - Republic of Ireland-Sweden". www.uefa.com.
  7. "UEFA.com - Women's Under-17 2010 - Republic of Ireland-Germany". www.uefa.com.
  8. "Women's Under-19 2014 - Sweden-Republic of Ireland – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  9. "Ireland women's team withdraw from training". RTÉ.ie. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  10. "Agreement reached between FAI and Women's National Team". RTÉ.ie. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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  12. "Emma Byrne | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  13. http://hersport.ie/2020/03/olivia-otoole-escaping-drugs-fighting-inequality-becoming-irelands-top-scorer
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