Raheny United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in

Raheny Raheny () is a northern suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, halfway from the city centre to Howth. It is centred on a historic settlement, first documented in 570 AD (Mervyn Archdall (Irish antiquary), Mervyn Archdall). The district ...

, Dublin. Raheny United was founded in 1994 following the amalgamation of Raheny Boys and Dunseedy United. In 2017–18 their senior men's team compete in the Premier A division of the Athletic Union League. An over–35s team compete in the Amateur Football League. They also have 35 schoolboy teams competing in both the Dublin & District Schoolboy League and the North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League. The club's senior women's team became founder members of the Women's National League in 2011–12. They were league champions in both

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and 2013–14 and also competed in both the 2013–14 and the

2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 14th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA. The final was played on 14 May 2015 at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany. Unlike recent ...

. In 2015 Raheny United's senior women's team merged with Shelbourne Ladies F.C. This effectively saw Shelbourne take Raheny United's place in the WNL. The club currently cater for four senior teams, thirty schoolboy teams, and host their own youth academy every Saturday morning, making them one of the larger junior soccer clubs in Ireland.

History

Women's team

In August 2011 the

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announced that Raheny United would be one of seven founding members of the Women's National League. In their debut season, 2011–12 they finished as runners-up to Peamount United. The following two seasons,

and 2013–14, saw them finish as league champions. They also won the

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in 2012, 2013 and 2014 . In the

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they finished third in their qualifying group. In the

they became the first Irish team to qualify from the group stage with a 100% record, having beaten

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In the

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they lost to Bristol Academy.

Raheny United in Europe

2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League

Group 3

2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League

Group 2

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Rround of 32

First leg

Second leg

''Bristol Academy won 6–1 on aggregate.''

Location

Raheny United's clubhouse is located on All Saints Drive beside both the local Garda station and

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club. It is also near

Raheny railway station Raheny railway station (), opened at the establishment of the Dublin-Drogheda line, serves the village and core of the district of Raheny in Dublin. Parts of Raheny are also served by Harmonstown and Kilbarrack stations. Raheny, which is a ma ...

. www.rahenyunited.ie
/ref> The club plays the majority of their home games at the nearby St. Anne's Park.

Notable former players

Republic of Ireland women's internationals

* Diane Caldwell *

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* Ciara Grant * Siobhán Killeen *

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Noelle Murray Noelle Murray (born 25 December 1989) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Irish club Shelbourne and the Republic of Ireland national team. Between 2011 and 2016 Murray played in six successive FAI Women's Cup final ...

Olivia O'Toole Olivia Christina O'Toole (born 25 February 1971) is an Irish former association footballer who played as a forward. She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland national team in 1991 and captained the team before retiring in 2009. O'Toole's ...

* Niamh Reid Burke * Sarah Rowe *

Stephanie Roche Stephanie Zambra (; born 13 June 1989) is an Irish retired footballer who played as a striker for Shamrock Rovers of Dublin and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. Her October 2013 goal in the Women's National League (WNL) ...

Clare Shine Clare Shine (born 18 May 1995) is an Irish former international footballer who most recently played for SWPL club Glasgow City. She previously played for Women's National League (WNL) club Cork City. She made her debut for the Republic of I ...

* Caroline Thorpe * Mary Waldron

Honours

Women's team

* Women's National League **''Winners'':

, 2013–14 : 2 **''Runners-up'': 2011–12: 1 *

**''Winners'': 2012, 2013, 2014: 3 **''Runners-up'': 2007: 1 * WNL Cup **''Winners'':

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References

{{Authority control Athletic Union League (Dublin) clubs Women's association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland Association football clubs in Dublin (city) Association football clubs established in 1994 1994 establishments in Ireland Former Women's National League (Ireland) teams Dublin Women's Soccer League teams