Raheny United F.C.

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Raheny United
File:Raheny united.jpg
Full name Raheny United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Pandas
Founded 1994
Ground St. Anne's Park
Morton Stadium
Chairman Peter McGonigle
League Women's National League
Dublin Womens Soccer League
Athletic Union League
Dublin & District Schooolboy League
North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League
Amateur Football League
Website Club home page

Raheny United Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ráth Éanna Aontaithe) is an Irish association football club based in Raheny, Dublin. Raheny United was founded in 1994 following the amalgamation of Raheny Boys and Dunseedy United. In 2015–16 their senior men's team competed in the Premier C division of the Athletic Union League. An over–35s team compete in the Amateur Football League. They also have schoolboy teams competing in both the Dublin & District Schoolboy League and the North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League. The club however is perhaps best known for its senior women's team who in 2011–12 became founder members of the Women's National League. They were league champions in both 2012–13 and 2013–14 and also competed in both the 2013–14 and the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1][2] In 2015 Raheny United's senior women's team merged with Shelbourne Ladies F.C.. This effectively saw Shelbourne take Raheny United's place in the WNL.[3]

History

Women's team

In August 2011 the Football Association of Ireland announced that Raheny United would be one of seven founding members of the Women's National League.[4] In their debut season, 2011–12 they finished as runners-up to Peamount United. The following two seasons, 2012–13 and 2013–14, saw them finish as league champions.[5][6] They also won the FAI Women's Cup in 2012, 2013 [7] and 2014 .[8] In the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League they finished third in their qualifying group. In the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League they became the first Irish team to qualify from the group stage with a 100% record, having beaten CFF Olimpia Cluj, FC NSA Sofia and Hibernians F.C.. In the round of 32 they lost to Bristol Academy.

Raheny United in Europe

2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League

Group 3

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Hungary MTK 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
Republic of Ireland Raheny United 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
Northern Ireland Crusaders Strikers 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0

8 August 2013
14:00
MTK Hungary 3–2 Republic of Ireland Raheny United
Vágó Goal 12', 39'
Papp Goal 69'		 Report McCabe Goal 15'
Creagh Goal 52'

10 August 2013
14:00
Raheny United Republic of Ireland 1–2 Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
Murray Goal 16' Report Ovdiychuk Goal 39'
Tykhonova Goal 44' (pen.)
Seaview, Belfast
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

13 August 2013
16:00
Crusaders Strikers Northern Ireland 1–2 Republic of Ireland Raheny United
McDowell Goal 11' Report Murray Goal 29'
Waldron Goal 58'
Seaview, Belfast
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Republic of Ireland Raheny United 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Romania Olimpia Cluj (H) 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3 Bulgaria NSA Sofia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4 Malta Hibernians 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

9 August 2014
17:30
Olimpia Cluj Romania 1–2 Republic of Ireland Raheny United
Voicu Goal 62' Report Murray Goal 23'
Shine Goal 81'
Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 300
Referee: Elia Martínez (Spain)

11 August 2014
14:00
Raheny United Republic of Ireland 2–0 Bulgaria NSA Sofia
Shine Goal 45+2', 50' Report
Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 30
Referee: Ana Minić (Serbia)

14 August 2014
17:00
Hibernians Malta 1–2 Republic of Ireland Raheny United
Tonna Goal 15' Report Cronin Goal 38'
Shine Goal 79'
Stadionul Victoria Someșeni, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 45
Referee: Tania Morais (Luxembourg)

Rround of 32

First Leg

9 October 2014
20:30
Raheny United Republic of Ireland 0–4 England Bristol Academy
Report Harding Goal 29', 78'
Watts Goal 90+2' (pen.)
Natalia Goal 90+4'
Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Eleni Lampadariou (Greece)

Second Leg

16 October 2014
20:30
Bristol Academy England 2–1 Republic of Ireland Raheny United
Natalia Goal 50'
James Goal 59'		 Report Slattery Goal 74'
Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 816
Referee: Marija Kurtes (Germany)

Bristol Academy won 6–1 on aggregate.

Location

Raheny United's clubhouse is located on All Saints Drive beside both the local Garda station and Raheny GAA club. It is also near Raheny railway station. [9] The club plays the majority of their home games at the nearby St. Anne's Park.

Notable former players

Republic of Ireland women's internationals

Honours

Women's team

References

  1. ↑ www.rahenyunited.ie
  2. ↑ Junior Soccer Portal
  3. ↑ wnl.fai.ie
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  9. ↑ www.rahenyunited.ie
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