2015–16 Women's National League (Ireland)

Women's National League 2015–16 Wexford Youths UEFA Women's Champions League Wexford Youths Áine O'Gorman(UCD Waves):17 http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/201516-continental-tyres-wnl-awards-winners-unveiled 2015/16 Continental Tyres WNL Awards winners unveiled www.fai.ie 7 June 2016 18 May 2016 Wexford Youths 17–1 Castlebar Celtic(2 January 2016)http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28207/1/ Wexford Youths 17–1 Castlebar Celtic www.wnl.ie 7 June 2016 2 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170819145904/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28207/1/ 19 August 2017 dead Castlebar Celtic 1–9 Shelbourne Ladies(10 October 2015)http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28298/1/ Castlebar Celtic 1–9 Shelbourne Ladies www.wnl.ie 7 June 2016 10 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20170819185917/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28298/1/ 19 August 2017 dead Wexford Youths 17–1 Castlebar Celtic(2 January 2016) 51 249 2014–15 2016 The 2015–16 Women's National League was the fifth season of the Women's National League. Two new clubs joined the league before the start of the season, restoring the number of teams in the league to eight. Kilkenny United were formed as expansion team http://wnl.fai.ie/news/416-kilkenny-united-join-wnl.html Kilkenny United join WNL wnl.fai.ie 3 July 2015 4 July 2015 7 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707224824/http://wnl.fai.ie/news/416-kilkenny-united-join-wnl.html deadKilkenny United FC to join Women's National League http://www.sportswomen.ie/kilkenny-fc-to-join-womens-national-league/ 2 January 2016 Sports Women.ie 3 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092909/http://www.sportswomen.ie/kilkenny-fc-to-join-womens-national-league/ 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all while Raheny United's senior women's team merged with Shelbourne Ladies. This effectively saw Shelbourne Ladies takeover Raheny United's place in the WNL.Rahney United & Shelbourne Ladies merge http://wnl.fai.ie/news/414-rahney-united-shelbourne-ladies-merge.html wnl.fai.ie 3 January 2016 19 June 2015 1 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151201072602/http://wnl.fai.ie/news/414-rahney-united-shelbourne-ladies-merge.html dead The season also saw the introduction of the WNL Shield.Clubs enjoy an innovative launch experience at the home of Irish football http://wnl.fai.ie/news/428-wnl-launch-2015-16-season.html wnl.fai.ie 4 June 2016 22 August 2015 Wexford Youths and Shelbourne Ladies finished the season as the league's two strongest teams. In the league itself, the two teams finished level on points before Wexford Youths retained the title after a play-off.http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/16686/wnl-play-off-report-shelbourne-ladies-1---2-wexford-youths-women/ WNL Play-Off Report: Shelbourne Ladies 1–2 Wexford Youths Women www.extratime.ie 22 May 2016 Wexford Youths also completed a treble, having already won both the FAI Women's Cup and WNL Shield. Shelbourne Ladies were also runners up in the WNL Shield before going on to win the WNL Cup.Wexford edge Shels in WNL Shield Final http://wnl.fai.ie/news/569-wexford-edge-shels-in-wnl-shield-final.html wnl.fai.ie 13 May 2016 30 March 2016 18 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718114226/http://wnl.fai.ie/news/569-wexford-edge-shels-in-wnl-shield-final.html deadWexford win first ever FAI Women's Cup final on penalties http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/national-league/wexford-win-first-ever-fai-women-s-cup-final-on-penalties-1.2421919 www.irishtimes.com November 8, 2015Shelbourne Ladies win Continental Tyres WNL Cup http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/shelbourne-ladies-win-continental-tyres-wnl-cup www.fai.ie 18 May 2016 15 May 2016 Before the season was finished Castlebar Celtic withdrew because they were unable to field a team.http://wnl.fai.ie/news/573-castlebar-celtic-withdraw-from-wnl.html Castlebar Celtic withdraw from WNL wnl.fai.ie 16 April 2016 31 March 2016 18 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718114219/http://wnl.fai.ie/news/573-castlebar-celtic-withdraw-from-wnl.html deadhttp://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/castlebar-celtic-withdraw-from-continental-tyres-wnl Castlebar Celtic withdraw from Continental Tyres WNL www.fai.ie 16 April 2016 31 March 2016 WNL Shield Ireland right 280 Ireland 53.8525 -9.2975 Castlebar Celtic Ireland 51.8745 -8.548222 Cork City Ireland 53.284658 -9.056258 Galway Ireland 52.62299 -7.282743 Kilkenny United Ireland 53.3030325 -6.4792288 Peamount United Ireland 53.401179 -6.245063 Shelbourne right Ireland 53.240863 -6.186697 UCD Waves right Ireland 52.365564 -6.515549 Wexford Youths right The season began with the inaugural WNL Shield which saw the eight teams divided into two regional groups, one featuring northern teams and another featuring mostly southern teams. UCD Waves played in Group A along with the southern teams, Cork City, Kilkenny United and Wexford Youths. The other four northern teams, Castlebar Celtic, Galway W.F.C., Peamount United and Shelbourne Ladies played in Group B. The group stages began on 5 September and were completed by 4 October, before the regular season began. The format saw the four teams play each other once with the two group winners meeting in the final. In a sign of things to come, Castlebar Celtic failed to field a team against Shelbourne Ladies in their group game. Wexford Youths booked their place in the final with a 5–0 victory over Cork City.Shield Round-Up - Series 3 http://wnl.fai.ie/news/467-shield-round-up-series-3.html wnl.fai.ie 4 June 2016 4 October 2015 18 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718135551/http://wnl.fai.ie/news/467-shield-round-up-series-3.html deadWNL 2015/16 - A season of highs and lows http://www.extratime.com/newsdesk/articles/16743/wnl-201516---a-season-of-highs-and-lows/ www.extratime.com 6 June 2016 31 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808202253/http://www.extratime.com/newsdesk/articles/16743/wnl-201516---a-season-of-highs-and-lows/ 8 August 2016 dead dmy-all In the final, played at Ferrycarrig Park on 30 March 2016, Wexford Youths defeated Shelbourne Ladies 1–0 with Edel Kennedy scoring the winner. Group A main WDL Group A Q y WEX Wexford Youths WAV UCD Waves COR Cork City KIL Kilkenny United 3 0 0 12 1 2 0 1 11 4 1 0 2 4 9 0 0 3 1 14 #D0F0C0 Final F complete http://wnl.fai.ie/2011-10-18-18-37-48/wnl-shield/2015-2016/group-a-standings.html WNL Shield 2015-2016 Group A – Table wnl.fai.ie 2 June 2016 2016-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718083354/http://wnl.fai.ie/2011-10-18-18-37-48/wnl-shield/2015-2016/group-a-standings.html dead 5 September 2015 15:00 Wexford Youths 3–1 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28271/2/ UCD Waves Ferrycarrig Park 6 September 2015 14:00 Cork City 4–0 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28272/2/ Kilkenny United Bishopstown Stadium 13 September 2015 14:00 UCD Waves 4–0 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28279/2/ Cork City UCD Bowl 13 September 2015 Kilkenny United 0–4 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28278/2/ Wexford Youths Buckley Park 4 October 2015 14:00 Kilkenny United 1–6 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28295/2/ UCD Waves Buckley Park 4 October 2015 14:00 Wexford Youths 5–0 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28296/2/ Cork City Ferrycarrig Park http://wnl.fai.ie/2011-10-18-18-37-48/wnl-shield/2015-2016/2015-16-group-a.html WNL Shield 2015-2016 Group A – Results wnl.fai.ie 2 June 2016 2016-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718081603/http://wnl.fai.ie/2011-10-18-18-37-48/wnl-shield/2015-2016/2015-16-group-a.html dead Group B main WDL Group B Q y SHE Shelbourne Ladies GAL Galway W.F.C. PEA Peamount United CEL Castlebar Celtic 2 1 0 9 2 1 2 0 12 7 1 1 1 9 11 0 0 3 4 14 #D0F0C0 Final F complete 5 September 2015 14:00 Galway W.F.C. 1–1 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28273/2/ Shelbourne Ladies Eamonn Deacy Park 5 September 2015 19:00 Peamount United 4–2 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28274/2/ Castlebar Celtic Greenogue 12 September 2015 19:30 Castlebar Celtic 2–7 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28277/2/ Galway W.F.C. Celtic Park 23 September 2015 19:30 Shelbourne Ladies 5–1 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28289/2/ Peamount United Morton Stadium 3 October 2015 19:00 Shelbourne Ladies 3–0 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28294/2/ Castlebar Celtic Castlebar Celtic unable to field a team. Shelbourne Ladies were awarded a 3–0 win. 3 October 2015 19:00 Galway W.F.C. 4–4 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/28293/2/ Peamount United Eamonn Deacy Park http://wnl.fai.ie/2011-10-18-18-37-48/wnl-shield/2015-2016/2015-16-group-b.html WNL Shield 2015-2016 Group B – Results wnl.fai.ie 6 June 2016 2016-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718082313/http://wnl.fai.ie/2011-10-18-18-37-48/wnl-shield/2015-2016/2015-16-group-b.html dead Final 30 March 2016 Wexford Youths 1–0 http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/detail/29191/2/ Shelbourne Ladies Kennedy 35 Ferrycarrig Park Michelle O'Neill Notes Regular season The regular season began in late October 2015 and was completed by May 2016. It used the traditional round-robin format with each team playing two full rounds of games home and away. Before the season was finished Castlebar Celtic withdrew because they were unable to field a team. Celtic had played nine games, losing eight and winning just one. All their results were subsequently expunged.http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100210/2023/99999/ Castlebar Celtic W 2015-2016 www.wnl.ie 2 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714110822/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100210/2023/99999/ 14 July 2016 dead During the course of the regular season Celtic had suffered two heavy defeats. On 10 October 2015 they lost 9–1 at home to Shelbourne Ladies. Then on 2 January 2016 they lost 17–1 to Wexford Youths. As a result of storms and floods, the season saw several games called off. This resulted in a backlog of games during the final run in. Some of these games were played midweek. In the final week Wexford Youths travelled to Galway W.F.C. on Sunday, 8 May knowing a victory would secure them the league title. However Youths dropped their first league points away from home and could only manage a 1–1 draw. Youths had a second chance to clinch the title when they played Shelbourne Ladies at Tolka Park on Wednesday, 11 May. However Shelbourne Ladies won 3–1 and as result finished level on points with Youths. This meant the title would be decided by a play-off for the first time. Before the play-off Shelbourne Ladies defeated UCD Waves in the WNL Cup final on Sunday, 15 May. The play-off took place on Sunday, 22 May at Tallaght Stadium. It proved third time lucky for Wexford Youths as they finally secured the title with a 2–1 win. Final table main WDL Q y WEX Wexford Youths SHE Shelbourne Ladies WAV UCD Waves GAL Galway W.F.C. PEA Peamount United COR Cork City KIL Kilkenny United CEL Castlebar Celtic 9 2 1 46 12 C 9 2 1 42 11 8 1 3 38 14 7 1 4 26 15 3 0 9 18 39 2 1 9 12 40 0 1 11 9 60 1 0 8 7 51 #D0F0C0 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League CL #FFCCCC Withdrew after nine games WD Castlebar Celtic games are not included the final stats of the other eight teams. complete Results main FBR grey CEL COR GAL KIL PEA SHE WAV WEX Castlebar Celtic 1–2 null 3–0 0–6 1–9 null 1–5 Cork City 4–0 1–6 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–5 0–4 Galway W.F.C. 5–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 Kilkenny United null 1–2 1–4 2–5 0–7 0–5 0–3 Peamount United null 3–4 1–2 3–1 0–3 0–3 0–8 Shelbourne Ladies 3–0 5–1 0–3 9–0 4–1 1–1 3–1 UCD Waves null 4–1 3–0 6–0 5–3 0–2 1–2 Wexford Youths 17–1 3–0 2–0 12–2 8–0 3–3 4–2 complete http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100209/2023/99999/ Wexford Youths Women 2015-2016 www.wnl.ie 4 June 2016 14 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714110604/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100209/2023/99999/ deadhttp://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100566/2023/99999/ UCD Waves Women 2015-2016 www.wnl.ie 4 June 2016 14 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714110609/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100566/2023/99999/ deadhttp://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100665/2023/99999/ Shelbourne Ladies FC 2015-2016 www.wnl.ie 4 June 2016 14 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714111601/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100665/2023/99999/ deadhttp://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100166/2023/99999/ Peamount United 2015-2016 www.wnl.ie 4 June 2016 14 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714112305/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100166/2023/99999/ deadhttp://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100666/2023/99999/ Kilkenny United WFC 2015-2016 www.wnl.ie 4 June 2016 14 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714110256/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100666/2023/99999/ deadhttp://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100480/2023/99999/ Galway WFC 2015-2016 www.wnl.ie 4 June 2016 14 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714110829/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100480/2023/99999/ deadhttp://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100567/2023/99999/ Cork City Women's FC 2015-2016 www.wnl.ie 4 June 2016 14 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714111557/http://www.wnl.ie/fixtures/teams/team/100567/2023/99999/ dead Play-off 22 May 2016 Wexford Youths 2–1 Shelbourne Ladies O'Riordan 43 69 Slattery 14 Tallaght Stadium 710 Alan Carey WNL Cup The WNL Cup was played between January and May 2016 during the second half of the season. The cup used a similar format to the WNL Shield, using the same regional groups. The WNL Cup fixtures were effectively the return matches of the earlier WNL Shield fixtures. The top two teams from each group progressed to the semi-finals.http://wnl.fai.ie/2011-10-18-18-37-48/league-cup/wnl-cup-2015-16.html Continental Tyres WNL Cup 2015/16 wnl.fai.ie 2 June 2016 2016-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20160718083202/http://wnl.fai.ie/2011-10-18-18-37-48/league-cup/wnl-cup-2015-16.html dead In the final Shelbourne Ladies defeated UCD Waves 3–2 at Richmond Park on 1 May 2016. Group A main WDL Group A Q y WEX Wexford Youths WAV UCD Waves COR Cork City KIL Kilkenny United 2 1 0 13 2 2 1 0 10 2 1 0 2 1 11 0 0 3 2 10 #D0F0C0 Semi-Finals SF SF complete 24 January 2016 Kilkenny United 0–1 Cork City Buckley Park 21 February 2016 UCD Waves 1–1 Wexford Youths Jackson Park 16 January 2016 Wexford Youths 6–1 Kilkenny United Ferrycarrig Park 30 January 2016 Cork City 0–6 Wexford Youths Mayfield Community School, Mayfield, Cork 31 January 2016 UCD Waves 4–1 Kilkenny United Jackson Park 30 March 2016 Cork City 0–5 UCD Waves Cork IThttp://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/28602/2/ Cork City 0–5 UCD Waves extratime.ie 30 March 2016 2 June 2016 Group B main WDL Group B Q y SHE Shelbourne Ladies GAL Galway W.F.C. PEA Peamount United CEL Castlebar Celtic 2 1 0 17 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 1 1 6 6 0 0 3 2 17 #D0F0C0 Semi-Finals SF SF complete 9 January 2016 Shelbourne Ladies 3–0 Galway W.F.C. Morton Stadium 9 January 2016 Castlebar Celtic 0–3 Peamount United Celtic Park 16 January 2016 Peamount United 2–2 Shelbourne Ladies Greenogue 16 January 2016 Galway W.F.C. 2–1 Castlebar Celtic Eamonn Deacy Park 20 February 2016 Castlebar Celtic 1–12 Shelbourne Ladies Celtic Park 31 January 2016 Peamount United 1–4 Galway W.F.C. Greenogue Semi-finals 27 April 2016 Shelbourne Ladies 4–2 Wexford Youths Kiernan 3Murray 17 37 56 Webb 59Hansberry Tolka Parkhttps://wnl.fai.ie/news/584-wnl-cup-round-up-shels-ucd-advance.html WNL Cup Round-Up: Shels, UCD advance wnl.fai.ie 28 April 2016 2 June 2016 20 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172818/https://wnl.fai.ie/news/584-wnl-cup-round-up-shels-ucd-advance.html dead 27 April 2016 UCD Waves 2–1 Galway W.F.C. Russell 30O'Gorman 50 Meaney Jackson Park Final 1 May 2016 Shelbourne Ladies 3–2 UCD Waves Murray 11 ?Kiernan ? O'Gorman ? ? Richmond Park WNL Awards Senior Player of the Year Karen Duggan (UCD Waves) Young Player of the Year Roma McLaughlin (Peamount United) Irish Daily Mail Golden Boot Áine O'Gorman (UCD Waves) Team of the Season 1 GK Amanda McQuillan Shelbourne Ladies 2 DF Keeva Keenan Shelbourne Ladies 3 DF Méabh De Búrca Galway W.F.C. 4 DF Ruth Fahy Wexford Youths 5 DF Shauna Fox Galway W.F.C. 6 MF Karen Duggan UCD Waves 7 MF Emma Hansberry Wexford Youths 8 MF Roma McLaughlin Peamount United 9 FW Siobhán Killeen Shelbourne Ladies 10 FW Claire O'Riordan Wexford Youths 11 FW Áine O'Gorman UCD Waves Source: References 2 2015–16 National League Category:2015 in Republic of Ireland association football leagues Category:2016 in Republic of Ireland association football leagues Ireland, Republic of