Aberdeen Football Club Women, formerly known as Aberdeen Ladies, is a Scottish
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's rugby union
...
club affiliated with
Aberdeen Football Club that competes in
Scottish Women's Premier League 1, the top tier of women's football in Scotland, after winning their second consecutive promotion in 2021.
History
Aberdeen F.C. Ladies was formed in January 2011, with the merger of Aberdeen City, Aberdeen University, East End Girls F.C. and Aberdeen Ladies & Girls F.C.
On 12 November 2017, after a 4–2 defeat to
Stirling University
The University of Stirling (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals; ) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by a royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airthr ...
, Aberdeen were relegated from the SWPL 1, the first tier of the
Scottish Women's Premier League
The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL (previously styled as ''SWPL 1'') and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of th ...
. When Stefan Laird left the club, Derek Gordon took over as interim head coach.
In 2018, the team, who was left with only four players over the age of 20,
finished seventh in the league and was once again relegated.
On 29 November 2018,
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club is a Scottish professional Association football, football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. They compete in the and have List of unrelegated association football clubs, never been relegated from the top division of th ...
launched Aberdeen F.C. Women; the club formalised its relationship with Aberdeen Ladies F.C., who will continue to operate teams from U7s to U19 National Performance League, and invited the senior team to
Pittodrie Stadium
Pittodrie Stadium, commonly referred to as Pittodrie, from which the surrounding residential area has taken its name, is an all-seater stadium in Aberdeen, Scotland. Used primarily for Association football, football, it has been the home ground o ...
to sign their official registration forms with the club and begin the process of integration with the club. They won the 2019
SWFL Division 1 – North, being immediately promoted back to the
Scottish Women's Premier League 2.
Stadium
For their return to the top flight, Aberdeen are playing their home matches in 2021–22 at the
Balmoral Stadium
Balmoral Stadium is a football ground located in the Cove Bay area of Aberdeen, Scotland. Opened in 2018, it is the home ground of club Cove Rangers. From 2021, it is being shared by Scottish Women's Premier League team Aberdeen.
History
Cove ...
in the
Cove Bay
Cove Bay, known locally as Cove, is a suburb on the south-east edge of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Today Cove is home to around 8,000 people. It is a popular residential location owing to its village-like status. It is a quiet suburb at the Southern e ...
area of Aberdeen, home of
Cove Rangers. They had previously played at
Cormack Park, the Aberdeen F.C. training ground near
Kingswells
Kingswells https://www.kingswells.com/ is a village and suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated west of the city and to the east of Westhill.
Kingswells has existed as a village for centuries, but only beginning in the 1980s did it expand as a ...
.
Current squad
.
Honours
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SWPL 2:
2020-21
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Scottish Women's First Division: 2003–04, 2011
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SWFL Division 1 – North: 2019
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Scottish Women's Football League Cup: 2011
References
External links
Official website(Aberdeen F.C. Women)
Official website(Aberdeen F.C. Ladies)
Soccerway profile
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Women's football clubs in Scotland
Football clubs in Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Scottish Women's Football League clubs
Scottish Women's Premier League clubs
Association football clubs established in 2011
2011 establishments in Scotland