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The League of Ireland Women's Premier Division (Irish: Príomhroinn na mBan i Sraith na hÉireann, sponsor name SSE Airtricity League Women's Premier Division) is a professional women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland, organised by the League of Ireland, which began play in the 2023 season.
The 2024 Premier Division, also known as SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 2nd edition of the top-tier women's football league in the Republic of Ireland since the restructure in 2022. Athlone Town clinched the League title with one match to space, defeating Bohemians 2-0 at home on 5 October 2024. [1]
It was the first season following a "rebrand" of the women's and men's leagues, by the League of Ireland, in late 2022. [4] As winners of the 2022 Women's National League, Shelbourne were defending champions. [3] Peamount United won the 2023 league, with several games in hand. [5]
Ireland was eliminated in the group stage of the tournament after losses to co-host Australia and Canada and a draw with Nigeria. “The future is bright for women and girls’ football," Hill said.
The most notable county league is the Dublin Women's Soccer League. Organised women's association football has been played in the Republic of Ireland since at least the late 1960s and the national team has been active since 1973. Notable Republic of Ireland women's association footballers include Katie Taylor, Stephanie Roche and Emma Byrne.
Pages in category "League of Ireland Women's Premier Division players" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
As part of the 2015-2018 FAI Women’s Strategic Plan, there was implementation of a new governance structure for women’s association football in the Republic of Ireland. [3] This saw the Women's Football Association of Ireland fully integrate into the FAI and the formation of a national Women's Football Committee as a key FAI Committee. [4]
The club was founded in 2011 as Cork Women's F.C., to take its place as one of seven teams in Ireland's inaugural Women's National League. [2] In 2014 they affiliated with FORAS, the supporters' trust behind Cork City FC, and relaunched as Cork City Women's F.C.. [3]