2020 Women's National League (Ireland)

The 2020 Women's National League is the 10th season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland.

Women's National League
Season2020
Dates27 June 2020 – December 2020
← 2019
2021 →

Athlone Town and Bohemians will compete for the first time.[1][2]

Following the financial collapse of Limerick F.C., they will be replaced by a new team, Treaty United.[3] Kilkenny United were excluded for a variety of reasons, including that they had not bonded with the local league, they had changed venues for home games, did not train in Kilkenny, lacked a qualified manager, and their poor league results (just 7 points in the last three seasons combined [60 matches]).[4]

Originally scheduled to kick off on 15 March, the season's opening was delayed to late June due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

Teams
Team Home town/suburb Stadium 2019 finish
Athlone TownAthloneAthlone Town Stadiumn/a
BohemiansDublin (Coolock)Oscar Traynor Centren/a
Cork CityCorkBishopstown Stadium5th
Galway GalwayEamonn Deacy Park4th
Treaty UnitedLimerickMarkets Fieldn/a
Peamount UnitedNewcastle, South DublinGreenogue1st
ShelbourneDublin (Drumcondra)Tolka Park2nd
DLR WavesDún LaoghaireJackson Park6th
Wexford YouthsCrossabegFerrycarrig Park3rd

Personnel and kits

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

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Athlone Town Tommy Hewitt Paula Doran Nike Palfinger
Bohemians Sean Byrne Sinead O’Farrelly O'Neills ICHH - Inner City Helping Homeless
Cork City Ronán Collins Katie McCarthy Adidas
DLR Waves Graham Kelly Catherine Cronin Jako Eversheds Sutherland
Galway Billy Clery Keara Cormican Uhlsport Só Hotels
Peamount United James O’Callaghan Áine O'Gorman O'Neills Texaco Newcastle Service Station
Shelbourne Dave Bell Pearl Slattery Umbro FlyeFit
Treaty United Dave Rooney Marie Curtin Umbro Ei Electronics
Wexford Youths Tom Elmes Kylie Murphy Bodibro Energia

League table

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Peamount United 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Qualification for the UEFA Women's Champions League
2 Wexford Youths 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
3 Shelbourne 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
4 Galway 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
5 DLR Waves 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
6 Athlone Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
7 Cork City 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
8 Treaty United 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0
9 Bohemians 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: FAI Women’s National League, Soccerway, Extratime.com

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Source: Extratime.com
  = Leader and UEFA Women's Champions League;   = Second;   = Third

Results

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. Each team plays 16 games, 8 home and 8 away.[7].

Home \ Away ATH BOH COR DLR GAL PEA SHE TRE WEX
Athlone Town — 26 Sep 22 Aug 5 Sep 0–1
Bohemians 10 Oct — 5 Sep 1–4 22 Aug
Cork City 13 Sep — 30 Aug 10 Oct 0–3
DLR Waves 12 Sep — 1–2 22 Aug 10 Oct
Galway 19 Aug 1–1 — 5 Sep 26 Sep
Peamount United 29 Aug 19 Aug 12 Sep — 5–0
Shelbourne 19 Aug 3–1 26 Sep — 29 Aug
Treaty United 30 Aug 19 Aug 10 Oct — 13 Sep
Wexford 4–1 26 Sep 22 Aug 5 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: Extratime.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Aoife Thompson Galway 3
2 Áine O'Gorman Peamount United 2
Stephanie Roche Peamount United
Ciara Grant Shelbourne
Ellen Molloy Wexford Youths
Pearl Slattery Shelbourne
Eleanor Ryan Doyle Peamount United

References
  1. Duffy, Emma. "The Women's National League will welcome a new team for the 2020 season". The42.
  2. Doyle, Stephen. "Bohemians and Treaty United join expanded Women's National League". TodayFM.
  3. McCormack, Richie. "Shamrock Rovers B-team accepted into First Division". Newstalk.
  4. "Kilkenny United release lengthy statement following Women's National League departure". ExtraTime.ie.
  5. Blake, Ben. "Women's National League season to kick off in late June". The42.
  6. "Delayed Women's National League to kick off on June 27th". ExtraTime.ie.
  7. "Fixture List" (PDF).
  8. "TOP SCORERS - 2020 WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE". Extratime.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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