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Official website
The Republic of Ireland women's national football team represents the Republic of Ireland in competitions such as the

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and the UEFA Women's Championship. The Republic of Ireland has qualified for the

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. It has taken part in invitational tournaments such as the Algarve Cup, the Istria Cup and the Cyprus Cup. It is organised by the Women's Football Association of Ireland.

History

In 1973, the Women's Football Association of Ireland was established and in the same year on 13 May the Republic of Ireland made their official international debut,

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's hat-trick securing a 3–2 win in an away friendly game against Wales. They made their competitive debut on 19 September 1982 in a 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualifier, also against Scotland. This time the Republic of Ireland lost just 3–0. On 2 October 1982 the Republic of Ireland gained their first competitive win when they defeated Northern Ireland 2–1 in an away game in the same competition. After losing 10–0 to

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in a Euro 1993 qualifier, the FAI did not enter a team in the

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competition. This defeat against Sweden remains the team's biggest defeat. During the 2000s the Republic of Ireland enjoyed some minor successes. In 2000 they won the Celt Cup – a four team tournament that also featured Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In their 2005 UEFA Women's Euro campaign they also won their second level group, finishing above Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta. This would have secured promotion to the elite group of nations which competed directly for qualification to major tournaments, had the two level system not been scrapped for the next qualifying campaign. The Republic of Ireland also won their group at the

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, finishing above South Korea, South Africa and Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland has also enjoyed some success at both under–17 and under–19 levels. In 2010, with a team that included

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, Ciara Grant, Dora Gorman,

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and Clare Shine, the Republic of Ireland U-17 squad were runners-up in the

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and quarter-finalists in the

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. In the UEFA championship semi-final the Republic of Ireland defeated Germany 1–0. With a team that included Megan Connolly,

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and

the Republic of Ireland team won their group at the

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and qualified for the semi-finals. In April 2017, the squad demanded better treatment from the FAI and threatened to boycott a home match against Slovakia. They wanted a higher match fee, and

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payment for amateurs missing work. They claimed that they had to share with underage teams the tracksuits they wore travelling to and from away matches, and change out of them in airport toilets. The boycott threat was lifted when agreement on improvements was reached. In November 2021 the team recorded their biggest ever win: 11–0 against Georgia in the qualifiers for 2023 World Cup. After beating Finland 1–0 later in the qualifying campaign, Ireland reached a historic milestone as the team qualified to the playoffs for the first time in its history. This achievement was soon surpassed when Ireland won the

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1–0 over Scotland in Glasgow on 11 October 2022 to qualify for the final tournament. A crucial first-half penalty save from

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kept Ireland alive before

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native

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scored the decisive goal, days after news of an explosion that killed several people in her county. She dedicated the goal to the victims and the community. While celebrating in the Hampden changing rooms, several players sang ''Celtic Symphony'' praising the Irish Republican Army, for which manager Vera Pauw and players Áine O'Gorman and Chloe Mustaki apologised; the chanting was condemned by politicians from Northern Ireland. The FAI was fined €20,000 for the chanting.

Team image

Home stadium

Throughout their history the Republic of Ireland have played their home games at various grounds. The most regularly used have included Dalymount Park, Tolka Park, Richmond Park and Turners Cross. They have also played occasional games at

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, Carlisle Grounds, Ferrycarrig Park, Flancare Park and in Arklow. However, since September 2013 they have played all their home games at Tallaght Stadium.

Results and fixtures

*''The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.'' ;Legend

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

The senior women's management team includes:

Manager history

* Eamonn Darcy (1984–1985) *

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(1986–1991) * Linda Gorman (1991–1992) *

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(1992–2000) *

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(2000–2010) * Susan Ronan (2010–2016) * Colin Bell (2017–2019) * Vera Pauw (2019–)

Players

Current squad

* The following 28 players were named to the squad for the

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on 11 October 2022. * ''Caps and goals updated as of 6 September 2022 after the match against .

Recent call-ups

* The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad within the last 12 months. ''Notes:'' *INJ Withdrew from squad due to injury *PRE Preliminary squad / standby *RET Player retired from the national team

Records

*''Statistics correct as of 23 October 2020''. *Active players in bold.

Most caps

Most goals

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on

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.''

UEFA Women's Championship

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Notes

References

External links

Republic of Ireland women's national football team @www.fai.ieRepublic of Ireland women's national football team @www.fifa.com
{{UEFA women's teams Ireland Women's association football in the Republic of Ireland Irish republicans