Hibernian Women's Football Club is awomen's football team based inEdinburgh that plays in theScottish Women's Premier League, the top division of football in Scotland. They were officially integrated as a department ofHibernian F.C. in 2022,[1] having previously been linked less formally via their community foundation, using the club's training facilities and colours.[2][3]
Founded in 1997 by Iain Johnston and Paul Johnston, for the initial two seasons of its existence the club was under the auspices ofPreston Athletic.[4] The name changed to Hibernian Ladies in 1999 and they became one of the leading women's teams in Scotland.[5] After being temporarily voted out of theScottish Women's Premier League by its other member clubs in 2005 after officials failed to attend the body'sAGM (subsequently downgraded to a warning and small fine),[6] in 2006–07 Hibs secured a domesticdouble, finishing the league campaign with a 100% record. The club has won the league championship three times[7] and then represented Scotland in theUEFA Women's Cup. In that competition they failed to progress beyond the first round in each instance, finishing second twice and third once in the group stage.
Hibernian won theWomen's Scottish Cup in 2010, for the fifth time in eight years.[8] The team's success in the national cup competition was in contrast to their male affiliate,[9] who had not won theScottish Cup for over a century until their victory in2016.
Hibs won domestic cup doubles in 2016, 2017[12] and 2018.[13]
Ahead of the 2020 season, the club was rebranded asHibernian Women and offered their first part-time professional contracts.[3] The senior team was fully integrated into the men's club in July 2022, with the youth sides still being run by the Hibernian Community Foundation.[1]
Hibs won the Scottish league championship in2024–25, clinching the title by winning a deciding match on the final day of the season againstRangers atIbrox.[14] BBC Sport said before the match that it would arguably be the most surprising league championship in Great Britain that season given the increased funding for the Glasgow clubs since Hibs had last won the title in 2007.[15] It also noted that Hibs had finished fifth, 36 points behind the league champions, in the previous season.[15]
The team moved into the refurbishedMeadowbank Stadium in July 2022, as part of a wider partnership between Hibernian andEdinburgh City (then known as FC Edinburgh).[21]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^"Club Charter". Hibernian FC. 17 August 2009. Archived fromthe original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved20 February 2011.The Club continues to support girls and women's football through the Hibernian Ladies and Girls Football Teams.
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