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| Full name | University College Dublin Women's Soccer Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Belfield's Belles[1] | ||
| Founded | 1966 | ||
| Ground | Jackson Park UCD Bowl Belfield Park | ||
| League | Women's National League WSCAI Premier Division Dublin Women's Soccer League | ||
UCD Women's Soccer Club is anIrish association football club based inDún Laoghaire–Rathdown. It is thewomen's association football team ofUniversity College Dublin. Founded in 1966, UCD are one of the oldest women's football clubs in theRepublic of Ireland. Like theUCD men's team, the women's football team has competed in national competitions, such as theFAI Women's Cup and theWomen's National League, as well as intervarsity competitions. UCD has also represented theRepublic of Ireland in theUEFA Women's Cup. Between 2014 and 2018, following a merger, withDLR Waves, the club played in the Women's National League and FAI Women's Cup asUCD Waves. However, in 2018 UCD withdrew from the WNL. DLR Waves was subsequently revived as a separate club, taking UCD Waves' place in the WNL.
According to Professor Meenan'sHistory of UCD Sport, the UCD women's association football team was founded in 1966, playing their first games in 1967, including one againstDublin University. However it was not until the early 1980s that the club began to play regularly. In 1983 and 1984 they finished as runners-up in the LSCAI Intervarsity Cup. In 1991 UCD joined the national colleges league, which was organised by the Ladies Soccer Colleges Association of Ireland (LSCAI) and then by the Women's Soccer Colleges Association of Ireland (WSCAI). The club won its first Colleges Premier Division title in 1994–95 with a 100% record and without conceding a goal all season. The club completed an Intervarsity double after also winning the Intervarsity Cup for the first time. A second Intervarsity double was completed in 1996–97.[2][3]
UCD entered theFAI Women's Cup for the first time in 2002 and won it on their first attempt after defeatingShamrock Rovers 2–1 in the final. Goals came from captain Linda Greene and Carmel Kissane. Greene was the leading goal scorer for UCD and the captain during her 2 years playing at the university before transferring back to captain her old club Shamrock Rovers in 2004.[3][4] With a team that includedSylvia Gee,Mary Waldron,Valerie Redmond,Caroline Thorpe andNora Stapleton, UCD retained the cup in 2003 after defeating Lifford Ladies in the final. Carmel Kissane scored both goals in a 2–0 win.[5][6][7][8] Under coach Larry Mahony, UCD completed a three-in-a-row of FAI Women's Cup wins when they defeatedDundalk City 4–1 in the 2004 final.[9][10][11] UCD were also finalists in 2006 but they lost 1–0 to theMayo Ladies League.[12][13]As UCD Waves, the club were also runners up in 2014 and 2017.[14][15]
In 2002 UCD also began entering a team in theDublin Women's Soccer League. After finishing as runners up in their debut season, UCD completed a four-in-a-row of DWSL titles between2003 and2006.[3][8][9][16][17][18] The also won the DWSL's main league cup competition, theDWSL Premier Cup in 2004, 2005 and 2007.[19]
The UCD women's team applied to join theWomen's National League for the inaugural2011–12 season. However their application fell through when the university couldn't guarantee them regular access toUCD Bowl. Themen's football team andmen's rugby union team were given priority access. During the 2011–12,2012–13 and2013–14 season the majority of UCD women's team and several alumni played in the WNL for other clubs.[20]Louise Quinn,Dora Gorman,Julie-Ann Russell,Caroline Thorpe andChloe Mustaki all played forPeamount United[21][22] whileSiobhán Killeen,Ciara Grant andMary Waldron played forRaheny United.[23]Nicola Sinnott also played forShamrock Rovers[24] before switching toWexford Youths.[25] Meanwhile, Dora Gorman, Julie-Ann Russell,Chloe Mustaki, Siobhán Killeen, Ciara Grant also played for UCD in intervarsity competitions and in 2013–14 they helped UCD win the WSCAI Premier Division and the WSCAI Futsal Cup.[26][27][28]
Before the start of the2014–15 season it was announced thatDLR Waves and UCD would merge.Eileen Gleeson, formerly ofPeamount United, was appointed manager of the new team known as UCD Waves. A number of Peamount United players includingJulie-Ann Russell,Aine O'Gorman,Karen Duggan,Dora Gorman,Chloe Mustaki and Emily Cahill all subsequently followed Gleeson to UCD Waves[29][30] UCD studentCiara Grant also joined fromRaheny United.[31] In 2018 UCD withdrew from the WNL. DLR Waves was subsequently revived as a separate club, taking UCD Waves' place in the WNL.[32]
After winning theFAI Women's Cup, UCD qualified three times to represent theRepublic of Ireland in theUEFA Women's Cup.[33] AfterShamrock Rovers, UCD were the second women's team to represent the Republic of Ireland in Europe.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KOL | JUV | WRO | UCD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kolbotn(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 9 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | – | 15–2 | 8–0 | |
| 2 |  Juvisy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | 1–2 | — | – | 6–1 | ||
| 3 |  AZS Wrocław | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | – | 0–3 | — | – | ||
| 4 |  University College Dublin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | – | – | 0–3 | — |
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vUniversity College Dublin| 21 August 2003 | Juvisy | 6–1 | University College Dublin | Kolbotn |
| Report |
| Stadium:Sofiemyr stadion |
vUniversity College Dublin| 23 August 2003 | Kolbotn | 8–0 | University College Dublin | Kolbotn |
| Report |
| Stadium:Sofiemyr stadion |
vAZS Wrocław| 25 August 2003 | University College Dublin | 0–3 | AZS Wrocław | Drøbak |
| Report |
| Stadium:Seiersten stadion |
Source:[35]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MON | NEU | DEZ | UCD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montpellier(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Advance tosecond qualifying round | — | 7–0 | – | 5–0 | |
| 2 |  Neulengbach | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | – | — | – | 4–2 | ||
| 3 |  1.º de Dezembro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | – | ||
| 4 | University College Dublin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | – | – | 1–1 | — |
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vUniversity College Dublin| 20 July 2004 | Montpellier | 5–0 | University College Dublin | Vendargues |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stade Guillaume Didès |
v1.º de Dezembro| 22 July 2004 | University College Dublin | 1–1 | 1.º de Dezembro | Vendargues |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stade Guillaume Didès |
vUniversity College Dublin| 24 July 2004 | Neulengbach | 4–2 | University College Dublin | Montpellier |
| Report | Stadium:Stade Claude Béal |
Source:[36]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NEU | BAR | UCD | MAK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neulengbach | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Advance tosecond qualifying round | — | – | 5–1 | 5–1 | |
| 2 |  Bardolino | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | 0–0 | — | – | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | University College Dublin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | – | 0–2 | — | – | ||
| 4 |  Maksimir(H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | – | – | 0–2 | — |
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vUniversity College Dublin| 9 August 2009 | Neulengbach | 5–1 | University College Dublin | Zagreb |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion Hitrec-Kacian |
vBardolino| 8 November 2005 | University College Dublin | 0–2 | Bardolino | Zagreb |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadion Hitrec-Kacian |
vUniversity College Dublin| 13 August 2005 | Maksimir | 0–2 | University College Dublin | Zagreb |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion Maksimir |
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