Shamrock Rovers Ladies F.C.

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Shamrock Rovers F.C.
File:Shamrock Rovers FC logo.svg
Full name Shamrock Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s) Hoops, Rovers
Founded 1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Ground Tallaght Stadium
Ground Capacity 8,000[1][2]
Head Coach Collie O'Neill
League Women's National League
Website Club home page

Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. It is the women's section of the League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers FC.

During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Shamrock Rovers were one of the most successful teams in women's association football in the Republic of Ireland, winning both the Dublin Women's Soccer League and the FAI Women's Cup five times in a row. In 2002–03 Shamrock Rovers became the first women's team to represent the Republic of Ireland in Europe, and in 2011–12 they were founder members of the Women's National League. In November 2022, it was confirmed that Shamrock Rovers would be re-entering the Women's National League for the 2023 season after a nine-year hiatus.

History

1990s

In the early 1990s Denis Power helped establish Castle Rovers FC, a women's football club founded by employees of the Irish civil service. Castle Rovers played in the Dublin Women's Soccer League and were league champions in 1995 and 1996. In 1996 they also won the FAI Women's Cup. In 1996 this club was taken over by Shamrock Rovers. With a team that included Olivia O'Toole, Rovers went on to become one of the leading Republic of Ireland women's football teams during the late 1990s and early 2000s, winning four successive Dublin Women's Soccer League and FAI Women's Cup "doubles" between 1998 and 2001.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup

After winning the 2001 FAI Women's Cup, Shamrock Rovers qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup. They played in Group 3, finishing third.

Shamrock Rovers Ladies F.C.
Tournament details
Teams 35
Final positions
Champions Sweden Umeå IK (1st title)
Runners-up Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Sweden Hanna Ljungberg
(10 goals)

The second UEFA Women's Cup took place during the 2002–03 season. It was won by Swedish Damallsvenskan side Umeå in a two-legged final against Fortuna Hjørring of Denmark.

Qualifying Group

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Azerbaijan Gömrükçü Baku 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9
2 Northern Ireland Distillery Predators 3 2 0 1 4 7 −3 6
3 Slovenia Škale-Mila-Krško 3 1 0 2 9 5 +4 3
4 Cyprus Lefkothea 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0

29 August 2002
Škale-Mila-Krško Slovenia 9 – 0 Cyprus Lefkothea
Korpič Goal 1'47'75'78'81'
Kovačič Goal 29'
Beričnik Goal 51'59'
Založnik Goal 90'

31 August 2002
Gömrükçü Baku Azerbaijan 8 – 0 Cyprus Lefkothea
Ivanova Goal 15'87'
Khodyreva Goal 17'55'88'
Ibadullayeva Goal 58'
Zhdanova Goal 76'
Lemeshko Goal 85'

Group stage

Group 1

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Sweden Umeå 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 9
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3 Faroe Islands 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3
4 Estonia Visa Tallinn 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0

25 September 2002
Umeå Sweden 7 – 0 Faroe Islands
Ljungberg Goal 8'14'53'63'
Runesson Goal 35'
Lindqvist Goal 48'80'

25 September 2002
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 6 – 0 Estonia Visa Tallinn
Došková Goal 13'25'
Holan Goal 63'75'
Knavová Goal 72'
Mouchová Goal 83'

27 September 2002
Umeå Sweden 4 – 0 Estonia Visa Tallinn
Nordbrandt Goal 19'
Dahlqvist Goal 49'
Ljungberg Goal 54'
Runesson Goal 85'

27 September 2002
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 4 – 0 Faroe Islands
Došková Goal 24'
Knavová Goal 41'
Holan Goal 43'58'

29 September 2002
Umeå Sweden 6 – 1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Kapstad Goal 15'
Ljungberg Goal 17'
Moström Goal 21'
Dahlqvist Goal 22'
Marklund Goal 26'
Sjöström Goal 30'
Martínková Goal 12'

29 September 2002
Faroe Islands 2 – 0 Estonia Visa Tallinn
Josephsen Goal 57'
Bjartalid Goal 89'

Group 2

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 France Toulouse 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7
2 Italy Lazio 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7
3 Hungary Femina Budapest 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4 Israel Maccabi Haifa 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0

25 September 2002
SS Lazio Italy 5 – 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
Panico Goal 2'
Marsico Goal 21'58'
Zorri Goal 44'
Frollani Goal 66'

25 September 2002
Toulouse France 1 – 0 Hungary Femina Budapest
Maugeais Goal 90'

27 September 2002
SS Lazio Italy 1 – 1 France Toulouse
Lattanzi Goal 65' Traïkia Goal 59'

27 September 2002
Femina Budapest Hungary 4 – 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
Ruff Goal 19'29'
Pádár Goal 56'
Sebestyén Goal 78'

29 September 2002
SS Lazio Italy 5 – 2 Hungary Femina Budapest
Panico Goal 38'68'90+4'
Zorri Goal 49'
Marsico Goal 71'
Pádár Goal 36'
Lazkouszki Goal 77'

29 September 2002
Toulouse France 9 – 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
Traïkia Goal 20'43'47'70'
Briche Goal 22'26'41'90+2'
Maugeais Goal 76'

Group 3

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Germany Frankfurt 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 9
2 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Masinac Niš 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4 Croatia Osijek 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0

25 September 2002
Frankfurt Germany 2 – 0 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Masinac Niš
Meier Goal 1'
Wunderlich Goal 53'

25 September 2002
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 3 – 1 Croatia Osijek
O'Toole Goal 5'
O'Neill Goal 48'
Kirwan Goal 65'
Koljenik Goal 33'

27 September 2002
Masinac Niš Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4 – 1 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Vukčević Goal 33'
Mladenović Goal 56'
Stefanović Goal 74'79'
O'Toole Goal 45'

27 September 2002
Frankfurt Germany 8 – 0 Croatia Osijek
Barucha Goal 34'
Wunderlich Goal 40'
Meier Goal 43'88'
Prinz Goal 45'62'72'
Jones Goal 90'

29 September 2002
Masinac Niš Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6 – 0 Croatia Osijek
Jovanović Goal 6'33'
Ivanović Goal 22'63'80'
Mladenović Goal 53'

29 September 2002
Frankfurt Germany 7 – 1 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Jones Goal 7'30'
Wunderlich Goal 26'
Barucha Goal 42'
Woock Goal 62'
Lingor Goal 72'
Meier Goal 86'
O'Toole Goal 21'

Group 4

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Finland HJK 3 2 1 0 10 0 +10 7
2 Switzerland Sursee 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
3 Poland AZS Wrocław 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4 Wales Bangor City 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0

25 September 2002
HJK Finland 2 – 0 Poland AZS Wrocław
Forssell Goal 5'
Saaranen Goal 86'

25 September 2002
Sursee Switzerland 1 – 0 Wales Bangor City
Di Fonzo Goal 41'

27 September 2002
HJK Finland 8 – 0 Wales Bangor City
Rantanen Goal 12'24'38'
Hakala Goal 33'
Lappi-Seppälä Goal 33'
? Goal 59' (o.g.)
Saaranen Goal 77'

27 September 2002
Sursee Switzerland 1 – 0 Poland AZS Wrocław
Di Fonzo Goal 78'

29 September 2002
AZS Wrocław Poland 6 – 3 Wales Bangor City
Gibek Goal 11'33'45'48'86'
Białasek Goal 90'
Orlik Goal 5'
Williams Goal 28'
Blackmore Goal 80'

29 September 2002
HJK Finland 0 – 0 Switzerland Sursee

Group 5

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Norway Trondheims-Ørn 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9
2 Netherlands Saestum 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3 Romania Regal Bucharest 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 Greece PAOK 3 0 0 3 1 23 −22 0

25 September 2002
Regal Bucharest Romania 3 – 0 Greece PAOK
Burtica Goal 45'
Anton Goal 46'
Vintilă Goal 75'

25 September 2002
Trondheims-Ørn Norway 2 – 0 Netherlands Saestum
Rønning Goal 67'
Enlid Goal 73'

27 September 2002
Trondheims-Ørn Norway 12 – 0 Greece PAOK
Nyrønning Goal 12'
Rønning Goal 25'
Pedersen Goal 27'43'53'60'63'
Jordanger Goal 46'78'
Nordgård Goal 52'
Andersen Goal 81'90'

27 September 2002
Saestum Netherlands 2 – 0 Romania Regal Bucharest
Delies Goal 44'
Smith Goal 46'

29 September 2002
Saestum Netherlands 8 – 1 Greece PAOK
Delies Goal 3'44'81'
Berghorst Goal 4'
Ran Goal 54'
Griffioen Goal 75'88'
Smith Goal 83'
Lazarou Goal 61'

Group 6

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9
2 Belarus Babruyshanka 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
3 Iceland Breiðablik 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 3
4 Moldova Codru Anenii Noi 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0

27 September 2002
Babruyshanka Belarus 6 – 0 Moldova Codru Anenii Noi
Nagornaya Goal 24'45'77'
Stankevich Goal 64'
Shramok Goal 71'
Aniskovtseva Goal 74'

27 September 2002
Fortuna Hjørring Denmark 9 – 0 Iceland Breiðablik
Christensen Goal 5'49'
Bonde Goal 12'
Black Goal 14'27'
Madsen Goal 14'41'
Rasmussen Goal 71'
McCormack Goal 90'

29 September 2002
Fortuna Hjørring Denmark 3 – 0 Belarus Babruyshanka
Forman Goal 56'67'
Madsen Goal 75'

Group 7

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 England Arsenal Ladies 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9
2 Spain Levante 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3 Azerbaijan Gömrükçü Baku 3 1 0 2 9 8 +1 3
4 Belgium Eendracht Aalst 3 0 0 3 0 23 −23 0

25 September 2002
Arsenal England 6 – 0 Azerbaijan Gömrükçü Baku
Wheatley Goal 5'84'
Banks Goal 21'30'
Grant Goal 45'
Ludlow Goal 86'

25 September 2002
Levante Spain 8 – 0 Belgium Eendracht Aalst
Prieto Goal 1'53'
Jiménez Goal 37'76'
Gimbert Goal 51'
Fuentes Goal 62'67'81'

27 September 2002
Arsenal England 2 – 1 Spain Levante
Maggs Goal 11'
White Goal 62'
Prieto Goal 14'

27 September 2002
Gömrükçü Baku Azerbaijan 8 – 0 Belgium Eendracht Aalst
Ivanova Goal 2'
Lemeshko Goal 12'19'
Zhdanova Goal 22'
? Goal 30' (o.g.)
Khodyreva Goal 35'63'
? Goal 68' (o.g.)

29 September 2002
Arsenal England 7 – 0 Belgium Eendracht Aalst
Ludlow Goal 40'57'89'
Grant Goal 58'
Maggs Goal 59'78'
Scott Goal 63'

29 September 2002
Levante Spain 2 – 1 Azerbaijan Gömrükçü Baku
Fuentes Goal 35'
Moreno Goal 73'
Lemeshko Goal 51'

Group 8

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Russia CSK VVS Samara 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7
2 Portugal 1.º de Dezembro 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 Scotland Kilmarnock 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 Austria Innsbruck 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0

25 September 2002
1.º de Dezembro Portugal 2 – 1 Austria Innsbruck
Fernandes Goal 62'81' Anke Stehrer Goal 27'

27 September 2002
CSK VVS Samara Russia 4 – 0 Austria Innsbruck
Dyatchkova Goal 7'
Kremleva Goal 31'
Egorova Goal 65'
Dyarbolova Goal 69'

29 September 2002
Kilmarnock Scotland 4 – 1 Austria Innsbruck
McLaughlin Goal 47'
Brown Goal 52'54'72'
Mircheva Goal 90+5'

Quarter-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Umeå Sweden 2–0 France Toulouse 2–0 0–0
HJK Finland 0–10 Germany Frankfurt 0–2 0–8
Trondheims-Ørn Norway 2–3 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 2–2 0–1
CSK VVS Samara Russia 1–3 England Arsenal Ladies 0–2 1–1

First Leg


2 November 2002
HJK Finland 0 – 2 Germany Frankfurt
Kliehm Goal 31'
Jones Goal 64'


Second Leg


30 November 2002
Frankfurt Germany 8 – 0 Finland HJK
Woock Goal 13' Goal 32'
Prinz Goal 15' Goal 17' Goal 25'
Lingor Goal 30' (pen.)
Pia Wunderlich Goal 50' (pen.)
Affeld Goal 67'


Semi-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Umeå Sweden 2–2 (7-6p) Germany Frankfurt 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Fortuna Hjørring Denmark 8–2 England Arsenal Ladies 3–1 5–1

First Leg

6 April 2003
Umeå Sweden 1 – 1 Germany Frankfurt
Nordbrandt Goal 64' Pia Wunderlich Goal 5'
Sandåkerns IP, Umeå
Attendance: 3,389
Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)

5 April 2003
Fortuna Hjørring Denmark 3 – 1 England Arsenal Ladies
Black Goal 42'
Forman Goal 49'
Bonde Goal 66'
Banks Goal 68'
Hjørring Stadium, Hjørring
Attendance: 2,384
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

Second Leg


27 April 2003
Arsenal Ladies England 1 – 5 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
Banks Goal 68' B. Christensen Goal 6'
Bonde Goal 47' (pen.) Goal 61'
Black Goal 63'
M. K. Christensen Goal 90'
Underhill, Barnet
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maria Persson (Sweden)

Final

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Umeå Sweden 7–1 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 4–1 3–0

First Leg

9 June 2003
16:00 (CET)
Umeå Sweden 4 – 1 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
Ljungberg Goal 40' Goal 49'
Östberg Goal 53'
Kalmari Goal 63'
Madsen Goal 21'
Gammliavallen, Umeå
Attendance: 7,648
Referee: Elke Günthner (Germany)

Second Leg

21 June 2003
16:00 (CET)
Fortuna Hjørring Denmark 0 – 3 Sweden Umeå
Moström Goal 4' (pen.)
Kalmari Goal 35'
Ljungberg Goal 71'
Hjørring Stadium, Hjørring
Attendance: 2,119
Referee: Wendy Toms (England)
UEFA Women's Cup
2002-03 Winners
Sweden
Umeå
First Title

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Sweden Hanna Ljungberg Umeå 10
2 Norway Heidi Pedersen Trondheims-Ørn 6
Germany Birgit Prinz Frankfurt 6
Denmark Christina Bonde Fortuna Hjørring 6
5 Germany Pia Wunderlich Frankfurt 5

External links

25 September 2002
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 3–1 Croatia Osijek
O'Toole Goal 5'
O'Neill Goal 48'
Kirwan Goal 65'
Koljenik Goal 33'

27 September 2002
Masinac Niš Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–1 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Vukčević Goal 33'
Mladenović Goal 56'
Stefanović Goal 74'79'
O'Toole Goal 45'

29 September 2002
Frankfurt Germany 7–1 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Jones Goal 7'30'
Wunderlich Goal 26'
Barucha Goal 42'
Woock Goal 62'
Lingor Goal 72'
Meier Goal 86'
O'Toole Goal 21'

Women's National League

In 2011–12, together with Peamount United, Castlebar Celtic, Cork Women's FC, Raheny United and Wexford Youths, Rovers were founder members of the Women's National League (WNL).[10] Rovers played just three seasons in the WNL. In both 2011–12[11] and 2012–13[12] they finished bottom of the league and at the end of the 2013–14 season they withdrew.[13]

Revival

In November 2022 it was confirmed that Rovers' senior women's team would come back ahead of the 2023 season, with former UCD manager Collie O'Neill managing them.[14] That month Áine O'Gorman became their first signing, from Peamount United. They then signed two more from Peamount: first young goalkeeper Summer Lawless, then Alannah McEvoy.[15][16] On 4 December they signed their first non-Peamount signing, Jessica Hennessey from Athlone Town.[17] On 7 December, four of Rovers' U19 players (Maria Reynolds, Abby Tuthill, Jaime Thompson and Orlaith O'Mahony) were promoted to the WNL team.[18] On 8 December, Rovers announced the signing of the 2014 Puskás Award runner-up and Republic of Ireland international Stephanie Roche.[19]

Players

Current squad

As of 19 February 2023.[20]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Amanda Budden
2 Republic of Ireland DF Jessica Gargan
3 Republic of Ireland DF Savannah McCarthy
4 Republic of Ireland DF Shauna Fox
5 Republic of Ireland DF Jessica Hennessy
6 Republic of Ireland MF Maria Reynolds
7 Republic of Ireland FW Abbie Larkin
8 Republic of Ireland DF Aoife Kelly
9 Republic of Ireland FW Alannah McEvoy
10 Republic of Ireland FW Stephanie Roche
11 Republic of Ireland FW Lia O'Leary
No. Position Player
13 Republic of Ireland FW Áine O'Gorman
14 Republic of Ireland FW Lauren Kelly
15 Republic of Ireland DF Orlaith O'Mahony
16 Republic of Ireland DF Abby Tuthill
17 Republic of Ireland MF Alannah Prizeman
18 Republic of Ireland DF Aoibhe Fleming
21 Republic of Ireland MF Jaime Thompson
22 Republic of Ireland DF Melissa O'Kane
21 Republic of Ireland DF Chloe McCarthy
25 Republic of Ireland GK Summer Lawless
30 Republic of Ireland GK Jayne Merren

Former players

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Notable former coaches

Honours

Castle Rovers

Shamrock Rovers

References

  1. Tallaght Stadium Archived 7 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 January 2012
  2. Echo.ie Archived 6 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, 12 October 2018
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  4. www.fai.ie
  5. FAI Women's Cup Rsssf
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  12. 2012–13 WNL season Rsssf
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