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 1 (27 March 2020)[1]
Highest27 (December 2008)
Lowest38 (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)
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 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] In the UEFA championship semi-final the Republic of Ireland defeated Germany 1–0.[6] 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.[7]

In April 2017, the squad demanded better treatment from the FAI and threatened to boycott a home match against Slovakia.[8] They wanted a higher match fee, and broken time payment for amateurs missing work.[8] 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.[8] The boycott threat was lifted when agreement on improvements was reached.[9]

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.

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.

2019
3 August 2019 FriendlyUnited States 3–0 Republic of IrelandPasadena, United States
19:00 PT Heath  16'
Horan  31'
Lloyd 41'		 Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 37,040
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
3 September 2019 EUROQ-GIRepublic of Ireland 2–0 MontenegroDublin, Republic of Ireland
17:00 Toland  7'
McCabe  69' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 3,423
Referee: Catarina Isabel Ferreira Campos (Portugal)
8 October 2019 EUROQ-GIRepublic of Ireland 3–2 UkraineDublin, Republic of Ireland
19:30 McCabe  25'
Jarrett  29'
Pantsulaia  53' (o.g.)		 Report Shmatko  33'
Ovdiychuk  42'		 Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 5.328
Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium)
12 November 2019 EUROQ-GIGreece 1–1 Republic of IrelandAthens, Greece
14:00 (15:00 EET) Spyridonidou  90+3' Report Barrett  13' Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)

2020
6 March 2020 EUROQ-GIRepublic of Ireland 1–0 GreeceDublin, Republic of Ireland
20:15 (19:15 GMT)
Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: María Dolores Martínez Madrona (Spain)
11 March 2020 EUROQ-GIMontenegro 0–3 Republic of IrelandBudva, Montenegro
16:00 (15:00 GMT) Report
Stadium: Stadion pod Malim Brdom
Attendance: played behind close doors
Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)
TBD EUROQ-GIGermany v Republic of Ireland
TBD EUROQ-GIUkraine v Republic of Ireland
22 September 2020 EUROQ-GIRepublic of Ireland v GermanyDublin, Republic of Ireland
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

Tournament record

World Cup
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
Total0/8–––––––
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

European Championship
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

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers against  Greece and  Montenegro on 5 and 11 March 2020, respectively.[10]

The Football Association of Ireland do not publish up to date caps and goals for their female players.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Marie Hourihan (1987-03-10) 10 March 1987 SC Braga
1GK Grace Moloney (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 Reading
1GK Courtney Brosnan (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 West Ham United
2DF Harriet Scott (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 Birmingham City
2DF Aine O'Gorman (1989-05-13) 13 May 1989 Peamount United
2DF Diane Caldwell (vice-captain) (1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 SC Sand
2DF Claire O'Riordan (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 MSV Duisburg
2DF Louise Quinn (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 Arsenal
2DF Claire Walsh (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 Peamount United
2DF Chloe Mustaki (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 Charlton Athletic
3MF Niamh Fahey (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 Liverpool
3MF Denise O'Sullivan (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 North Carolina Courage
3MF Hayley Nolan (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 Hartford Hawks
3MF Jamie Finn (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 Shelbourne
3MF Julie-Ann Russell (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 Sydney University
3MF Ruesha Littlejohn (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 West Ham United
3MF Niamh Farrelly (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 Peamount United
4FW Katie McCabe (captain) (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 Arsenal
4FW Rianna Jarrett (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 Brighton & Hove Albion
4FW Amber Barrett (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 FC Köln
4FW Clare Shine (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 Glasgow City
4FW Heather Payne (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 Florida State Seminoles
4FW Kyra Carusa (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 HB Køge

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
GK Niamh Reid Burke (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 - - Peamount United v.  Greece, 5 March 2020 PRE
DF Keeva Keenan (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 - - Celtic v.  Greece, 12 November 2019
DF Eabha O'Mahony (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 - - Cork City v.  Greece, 12 November 2019
DF Megan Campbell (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 - - Manchester City v.  Ukraine, 8 October 2019
DF Lauren Dwyer (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 - - Wexford Youths v.  United States, 3 August 2019
MF Megan Connolly (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 - - Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Greece, 5 March 2020 INJ
MF Jessica Ziu (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 - - Shelbourne v.  Greece, 5 March 2020 INJ
MF Stephanie Roche (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 - - Florentia v.  Greece, 12 November 2019
MF Tyler Toland (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 - - Manchester City v.  Greece, 12 November 2019
MF Eleanor Ryan-Doyle (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 - - Peamount United v.  Montenegro, 3 September 2019
MF Jess Gargan (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997 - - Shelbourne v.  Montenegro, 3 September 2019
MF Alex Kavanagh (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 - - Shelbourne v.  United States, 3 August 2019
FW Leanne Kiernan (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 - - West Ham United v.  Greece, 5 March 2020 INJ
FW Emily Whelan (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 - - Shelbourne v.  Greece, 12 November 2019

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

Player Records

Most Goals
Rank Name Career Caps Goals
1 Olivia O'Toole 1991–2009 130+[11] 54


Most caps
Rank Name Career Caps
1 Emma Byrne 1996–2017 134[12]
2 Olivia O'Toole 1991–2009 130+
3 Ciara Grant 1995–2012 105
4 Áine O'Gorman 2006–present 102

See also


References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. Fan Hong, J. A. Mangan (2004). Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era. Frank Cass Publishers.
  3. "Irish goalkeeping great Sue Hayden". womensfootballarchive.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. Garin, Erik (20 October 2003). "1st Celt Cup - Women Tournament - 2000". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  5. "UEFA.com - Women's Under-17 2010 - Republic of Ireland-Sweden". www.uefa.com.
  6. "UEFA.com - Women's Under-17 2010 - Republic of Ireland-Germany". www.uefa.com.
  7. "Women's Under-19 2014 - Sweden-Republic of Ireland – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  8. "Ireland women's team withdraw from training". RTÉ.ie. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  9. "Agreement reached between FAI and Women's National Team". RTÉ.ie. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  10. https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/preview-ireland-wnt-v-greece
  11. http://hersport.ie/2020/03/olivia-otoole-escaping-drugs-fighting-inequality-becoming-irelands-top-scorer
  12. https://www.fai.ie/ireland/player/30359
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