Dundalk W.F.C.
| Full name | Dundalk Women's Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Lilywhites | |
| Ground | Oriel Park | |
| League | Dublin Women's Soccer League Ladies League of Ireland | |
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Dundalk Women's Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. They are the women's team of Dundalk F.C. They currently play in the Dublin Women's Soccer League. They represented the Republic of Ireland in the 2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup. An earlier Dundalk F.C. women's team also competed in the Ladies League of Ireland during the 1970s.
History
Club history
The first Dundalk ladies team were the only team outside of England to be involved with the establishment of the Women's Football Association (WFA) as a founding member. It is unclear exactly how the Dundalk ladies team came to be involved with the WFA; Patricia Gregory, a WFA founder member, surmised they may have become involved through an advertisement in the paper for a challenge match.[1]
Ladies League of Ireland
The first Dundalk ladies team represented Ireland against England (Corinthian Nomads) in an international on 10 May 1970, which took place at the Prestatyn Raceway, in North Wales.[2] The game was won by the Corinthians 7–1, they played on the Raceway as women's football was still banned from association-affiliated grounds in Wales.[3] 4,000 people attended the game, the Welsh officials were so impressed by the Dundalk side they were invited back to play Wales at Prestatyn in June the same year.[4] In 1973 when the FAI/WFAI first organised a women's national league known as the Ladies League of Ireland, Dundalk were among its twelve founder members. Like Dundalk, other founder members included several teams associated with clubs in the men's League of Ireland. These included Finn Harps, Cork Celtic, Limerick and Sligo Rovers.[5]
Split
In December 2005 Dundalk City L.F.C. won the FAI Women's Cup[6][7] and as a result qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup. However, in 2006 a split developed within Dundalk City over a plan for the club to fully merge with Dundalk F.C. This effectively saw the emergence of two separate women's teams. Dundalk City L.F.C. was re-established as an independent club while Dundalk W.F.C. became affiliated with the League of Ireland club. Following complications that resulted from the split, it was Dundalk W.F.C. that went on to represent the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Women's Cup.[8][9][10] The two rival clubs both subsequently entered teams in the FAI Women's Cup [11] and the Dublin Women's Soccer League.[12]
Dundalk in Europe
Dundalk W.F.C. competed in Group 1 of the 2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Final table
| Tournament details | |
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| Teams | 43 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Arsenal (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Umeå |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Julie Fleeting (9 goals) |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
The UEFA Women's Cup 2006–07 was the sixth edition of the UEFA Women's Cup football club tournament (since rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League). 43 teams from 42 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 8 and 18 August 2006. The tournament ended with Arsenal of England emerging out as the winners in the final after a 1–0 aggregate win over Umeå of Sweden; this was the first time a British club had claimed the trophy and the last until Arsenal won again in 2025.[14][15][16][17]
Teams
| Second qualifying round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt (TH) | Turbine Potsdam (CH) | Arsenal (CH) | Umeå (CH) |
| Brøndby (CH) | Kolbotn (CH) | Sparta Praha (CH) | |
| First qualifying round | |||
| Espanyol (CH) | Breiðablik (CH) | Rapide Wezemaal (CH) | Rossiyanka (CH) |
| Neulengbach (CH) | Juvisy (CH) | Alma (CH) | Universitet Vitebsk (CH) |
| Zuchwil (CH) | Fiammamonza (CH) | Maccabi Holon (CH) | Saestum (CH) |
| ZNK-SFK 2000 (CH) | Femina (CH) | AZS Wrocław (CH) | 1° Dezembro (CH) |
| NSA Sofia (CH) | Lehenda (CH) | Hibernian Ladies (CH) | Cardiff City (CW) |
| PAOK (CH) | Gintra Universitetas (CH) | Pomurje (CH) | CFF Clujana (CH) |
| HJK (CH) | Slovan Duslo Sala (CH) | Mašinac Classic Niš (CH) | Narta Chişinău (CH) |
| KÍ Klaksvík (CH) | Skiponjat (CH) | Gömrükçü Baku (CH) | (CW) |
| Maksimir (CH) | Pärnu JK (CH) | Newtownabbey Strikers (CH) | AEK Kokkinochorion (CH) |
Qualifying round
First qualifying round
Group A1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAE | CAR | MAK | ||
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| 1 | Saestum | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advance to second qualifying round | — | – | 7–0 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 0–2 | — | – | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Maksimir (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | – | 2–3 | — | – | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | – | – | 0–8 | — |
Group A2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESP | JUV | HIB | KIK | |
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| 1 | Espanyol | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advance to second qualifying round | — | – | – | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Juvisy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | 0–1 | — | – | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Hibernian (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | 1–4 | 0–6 | — | – | ||
| 4 | KÍ Klaksvík | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | – | – | 1–2 | — |
Group A3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRE | NEU | DEZ | NEW | |
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| 1 | Breiðablik | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Advance to second qualifying round | — | – | – | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Neulengbach (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | 0–3 | — | – | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | 1.º de Dezembro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | — | – | ||
| 4 | Newtownabbey Strikers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 | – | – | 1–7 | — |
Group A4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HJK | WRO | ZUC | SKI | |
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| 1 | HJK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to second qualifying round | — | – | – | 7–0 | |
| 2 | AZS Wrocław | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 0–1 | — | – | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Zuchwil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | – | ||
| 4 | Skiponjat (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | – | – | 1–3 | — |
Group A5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UVI | FIA | SAR | GUN | |
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| 1 | Universitet Vitebsk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | Advance to second qualifying round | — | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Fiammamonza | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | – | — | – | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | SFK Sarajevo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | – | ||
| 4 | Gintra-Universitetas (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | – | – | 1–1 | — |
Group A6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WEZ | MCN | POM | PAR | |
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| 1 | Rapide Wezemaal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Advance to second qualifying round | — | 6–1 | 5–0 | – | |
| 2 | Mašinac Classic Niš | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | – | — | 3–2 | 6–1 | ||
| 3 | Pomurje (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | – | – | — | 7–1 | ||
| 4 | Pärnu JK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | 0–7 | – | – | — |
Group A7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | ALM | SDŠ | CLU | |
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| 1 | Rossiyanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 | Advance to second qualifying round | — | – | – | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Alma | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | 2–5 | — | 5–2 | – | ||
| 3 | Slovan Šaľa (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | 1–6 | – | — | – | ||
| 4 | Clujana Cluj-Napoca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | – | 2–4 | 0–1 | — |
Group A8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LCH | MHO | PAOK | KOK | |
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| 1 | Lehenda (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Advance to second qualifying round | — | – | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Maccabi Holon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | – | ||
| 3 | PAOK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | – | – | — | 5–2 | ||
| 4 | AEK Kokkinochorion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | – | 0–5 | – | — |
Group A9
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FEM | NSA | NCH | GBA | |
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| 1 | Femina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advance to second qualifying round | — | – | 7–0 | – | |
| 2 | NSA Sofia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | 0–1 | — | – | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | Narta Chişinău | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | – | 1–3 | — | – | ||
| 4 | Gömrükçü Baku | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | 1–7 | – | 1–2 | — |
Second qualifying round
Group B1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FRA | BRE | HJK | UVI | |
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| 1 | Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 5–0 | – | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Breiðablik | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | – | — | – | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | HJK (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | – | ||
| 4 | Universitet Vitebsk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | – | – | 0–0 | — |
Group B2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UME | KOL | ESP | LCH | |
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| 1 | Umeå | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | – | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Kolbotn (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 | – | ||
| 3 | Espanyol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | – | – | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Lehenda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | – | 1–2 | – | — |
Group B3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TPO | SAE | WEZ | SPR | |
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| 1 | Turbine Potsdam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | – | |
| 2 | Saestum (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | – | — | 2–0 | – | ||
| 3 | Rapide Wezemaal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | – | – | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 | Sparta Prague | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | – | — |
Group B4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | BRØ | ROS | FEM | |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 5–4 | – | |
| 2 | Brøndby | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | – | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Rossiyanka (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | – | – | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 | Femina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | 0–6 | – | – | — |
Knockout phase
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Kolbotn (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Frankfurt | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kolbotn | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Umeå | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Saestum | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Umeå | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Umeå | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brøndby | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Turbine Potsdam | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Brøndby | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Breiðablik | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on October 11 and 12 2006, with the second legs on October 18 and 19.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Kolbotn | 4–4 (a) | Frankfurt | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Saestum | 3–11 | Umeå | 1–6 | 2–5 |
| Brøndby | 4–2 | Turbine Potsdam | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Breiðablik | 1–9 | Arsenal | 0–5 | 1–4 |
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on November 4, 2006, with the second legs on November 11 and 12.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Kolbotn | 1–11 | Umeå | 1–5 | 0–6 |
| Brøndby | 2–5 | Arsenal | 2–2 | 0–3 |
Final
The first leg was played on 21 April 2007, and the second leg was played on 29 April 2007.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Umeå | 0–1 | Arsenal | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate.
| UEFA Women's Cup 2006-07 winners |
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Arsenal First title |
Top goalscorers
(excluding qualifying rounds)
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Hanna Ljungberg | Umeå | 7 |
| 2 | Marta | Umeå | 6 |
| 3 | Kelly Smith | Arsenal | 5 |
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External links
| Matchday One | |||
| Cardiff City LFC | 2–0 | Dundalk WFC | |
| SV Saestum | 7–0 | ŽNK Maksimir | |
| Matchday Two | |||
| SV Saestum | 6–1 | Dundalk WFC | |
| ŽNK Maksimir | 2–3 | Cardiff City LFC | |
| Matchday Three | |||
| Cardiff City LFC | 0–2 | SV Saestum | |
| Dundalk WFC | 0–8 | ŽNK Maksimir |
Notable former players
Republic of Ireland women's internationals
- Gillian McDonnell
- Paula Brennan (née Gorham) played eleven times for Ireland.[2]
References
- ^ "Group A1". UEFA. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Paula's surprise event 'caps it all'". independent. Retrieved 23 October 2020.