Raheny United F.C.
| Full name | Raheny United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Pandas | ||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Ground | St. Anne's Park | ||
| Chairman | Aidan O’Looney | ||
| League | Dublin District Schoolboy League North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League Athletic Union League Amateur Football League | ||
| Website | http://www.rahenyunited.ie/#! | ||
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Raheny United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Raheny, 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 2012–13 and 2013–14 and also competed in both the 2013–14 and the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1][2] 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.[3] 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 Football Association of Ireland announced that Raheny United would be one of seven founding members of the Women's National League.[4] In their debut season, 2011–12 they finished as runners-up to Peamount United. The following two seasons, 2012–13 and 2013–14, saw them finish as league champions.[5][6] They also won the FAI Women's Cup in 2012, 2013[7] and 2014 .[8] In the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League they finished third in their qualifying group. In the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League they became the first Irish team to qualify from the group stage with a 100% record, having beaten CFF Olimpia Cluj, FC NSA Sofia and Hibernians F.C. In the round of 32 they lost to Bristol Academy.
Raheny United in Europe
2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League
Group 3
The Estádio do Restelo hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 2013 to 22 May 2014 |
| Teams | 54 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Wolfsburg (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Tyresö |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 109 |
| Goals scored | 447 (4.1 per match) |
| Attendance | 151,010 (1,385 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Milena Nikolić (11 goals) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
The 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 13th edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held at Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal.
German team VfL Wolfsburg won the title over Swedish club Tyresö FF after turning a 0–2 into a 4–3 win. Wolfsburg became the third side to defend the Champions League title.
Team allocation and distribution
Austria had overtaken Norway for 8th place in the UEFA coefficient ranking and thus assured themselves a second entry.
Countries were allocated places according to their UEFA league coefficient for women. Here CH denotes the national champion, RU the national runner-up, Ned 1 and Bel 1 the best placed Belgian and Dutch team in their joint league.
54 teams entered the competition, with KÍ Klaksvík retaining their record being the only team to play all editions of the UEFA Women's Cup and Women's Champions League so far.[9]
| Round of 32 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfsburg (CH) | Potsdam (RU) | Lyon (CH) | Paris Saint-Germain (RU) |
| Tyresö (CH) | Malmö (RU) | Zorkiy Krasnogorsk (CH) | Rossiyanka (RU) |
| Arsenal (CH) | Birmingham City (RU) | Torres (CH) | Tavagnacco (RU) |
| Brøndby (CH) | Fortuna Hjørring (RU) | Neulengbach (CH) | Spratzern (RU) |
| Barcelona (CH) | Sparta Prague (CH) | Lillestrøm SK (CH) | Standard Liège (Bel 1) |
| Thór/KA (CH) | CSHVSM Kairat (CH) | ||
| Qualifying round | |||
| Babruichanka Babruisk (CH) | Glasgow City (CH) | Unia Racibórz (CH) | Zürich (CH) |
| Twente (Ned 1) | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (CH) | PK-35 Vantaa (CH) | PAOK (CH) |
| MTK (CH) | Olimpia Cluj (CH) | Spartak Subotica (CH) | Apollon Limassol (CH) |
| Atlético Ouriense (CH) | ASA Tel Aviv University (CH) | NSA Sofia (CH) | SFK 2000 (CH) |
| Raheny United (CH) | Pomurje (CH) | Nové Zámky (CH) | Gintra Universitetas (CH) |
| Osijek (CH) | KÍ Klaksvík (CH) | Cardiff City (CH) | Biljanini Izvori (CH) |
| Pärnu JK (CH) | Konak Belediyesi (CH) | Goliador Chişinău (CH) | Crusaders Strikers (CH) |
| Birkirkara (CH) | Liepājas Metalurgs (CH) | Ada (CH) | Ekonomist (CH) |
Round and draw dates
UEFA has scheduled the competition as follows.[10]
| Round | Draw | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | 27 June 2013 | 8–13 August 2013 | |
| Round of 32 | 5 September 2013 | 9–10 October 2013 | 16–17 October 2013 |
| Round of 16 | 9–10 November 2013 | 13–14 November 2013 | |
| Quarterfinals | 21 November 2013 | 22–23 March 2014 | 29–30 March 2014 |
| Semifinals | 19–20 April 2014 | 26–27 April 2014 | |
| Final | 22 May 2014 | ||
Qualifying round
32 teams entered in the qualifying round, and were divided into eight groups of four teams, with one team from each seeding pot. Host countries won't be drawn together.
Groups were played as mini tournaments over a span of six days.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KBB | SFK | NSA | CAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konak Belediyesi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | – | – | 1–0 | |
| 2 | SFK 2000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | 1–2 | — | – | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | NSA Sofia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | – | ||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | – | – | 0–2 | — |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SUB | OCL | GIN | LIE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartak Subotica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | 8–3 | – | 10–0 | |
| 2 | Olimpia Cluj | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 6 | – | — | 3–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | Gintra Universitetas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | 0–6 | – | — | – | ||
| 4 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | – | – | 0–2 | — |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MTK | Z1K | CNS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | – | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | 0–1 | — | – | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | – | 1–2 | — | – | |||
| 4 | Crusaders Strikers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | – | – | 1–2 | — |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZÜR | OUR | EKO | KKL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | 5–0 | 4–1 | – | |
| 2 | Atlético Ouriense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | – | — | – | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Ekonomist | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | – | 1–1 | — | – | ||
| 4 | KÍ Klaksvík | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | 0–3 | – | 1–1 | — |
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UNR | POM | BOB | ADA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unia Racibórz | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | Advance to main round | — | 3–1 | – | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Pomurje | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 6 | – | — | 3–1 | – | ||
| 3 | Bobruichanka Bobruisk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0–0 | – | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Ada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 | – | 0–13 | – | — |
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PK35 | PJK | PAOK | BIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PK-35 Vantaa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 7 | Advance to main round | — | – | 2–1 | 13–1 | |
| 2 | Pärnu JK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | 0–0 | — | – | – | ||
| 3 | PAOK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | – | 1–3 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Biljanini Izvori | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 | – | 1–3 | – | — |
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | APL | UNZ | ASA | GOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apollon Limassol | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Nové Zámky | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | – | — | 0–0 | – | ||
| 3 | ASA Tel Aviv University | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 0–3 | – | — | 6–0 | ||
| 4 | Goliador Chişinău | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | – | 0–6 | – | — |
Group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GLA | TWE | OSI | BIR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | – | 7–0 | 9–0 | |
| 2 | Twente | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | 0–2 | — | – | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Osijek | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | – | 0–4 | — | – | ||
| 4 | Birkirkara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 | – | – | 1–7 | — |
Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the two best second-placed teams from the qualifying round which advanced to the round of 32, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.
Knockout phase
22 teams enter the competition in the round of 32. They are joined by ten teams from the qualifying round. Teams marked (Q) advanced from qualifying.[11]
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Unseeded:
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Bracket
Round of 32
The round of 32 and round of 16 was drawn on 5 September 2013. Teams from the same association or qualifying group couldn't be drawn together. Seeded teams played the second leg at home. Teams are awarded 20,000 Euro for both legs. A sum criticized to be too small by team managers, leaving teams like Arsenal who have to fly by plane with financial losses.[12]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thór/KA | 2–6 | Zorkiy Krasnogorsk | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| PK-35 Vantaa | 0–4 | Birmingham City | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| CSHVSM Kairat | 2–18 | Arsenal | 1–7 | 1–11 |
| Standard Liège | 3–5 | Glasgow City | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Tavagnacco | 3–4 | Fortuna Hjørring | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Tyresö | 2–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Konak Belediyesi | 2–1 | Unia Racibórz | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Apollon Limassol | 2–3 | Neulengbach | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Spartak Subotica | 3–5 | Rossiyanka | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| Spratzern | 3–5 | Torres | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| MTK | 0–11 | Turbine Potsdam | 0–5 | 0–6 |
| Twente | 0–10 | Lyon | 0–4 | 0–6 |
| Lillestrøm SK | 1–8 | Malmö | 1–3 | 0–5 |
| Pärnu JK | 0–27 | Wolfsburg | 0–14 | 0–13 |
| Barcelona | 2–2 (a) | Brøndby | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Zürich | 3–2 | Sparta Prague | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zorkiy Krasnogorsk | 2–7 | Birmingham City | 0–2 | 2–5 |
| Arsenal | 6–2 | Glasgow City | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Fortuna Hjørring | 1–6 | Tyresö | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| Konak Belediyesi | 0–6 | Neulengbach | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Rossiyanka | 1–2 | Torres | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Turbine Potsdam | (a) 2–2 | Lyon | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Malmö | 2–5 | Wolfsburg | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Barcelona | 6–1 | Zürich | 3–0 | 3–1 |
Quarter-finals
An open draw for the quarterfinals and the following rounds on was held 21 November 2013.[13] Matches were played on 22/23 and 29/30 March 2014.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 3–0[A] | Arsenal | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Tyresö | 8–1 | Neulengbach | 8–1 | 0–0 |
| Torres | 1–12 | Turbine Potsdam | 0–8 | 1–4 |
| Wolfsburg | 5–0 | Barcelona | 3–0 | 2–0 |
- Notes
- ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Semi-finals
Matches were played on 19 and 27 April 2014.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0–3 | Tyresö | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Turbine Potsdam | 2–4 | Wolfsburg | 0–0 | 2–4 |
Final
Statistics
The top scorer award includes the qualifying round. Milena Nikolić of Spartak Subotica won that with eleven goals.[14]
The following statistics exclude qualifying round.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina Müller | Wolfsburg | 10 | 715' |
| 2 | Christen Press | Tyresö | 9 | 810' |
| 3 | Marta | Tyresö | 7 | 719' |
| 4 | Conny Pohlers | Wolfsburg | 6 | 170' |
| Danielle Carter | Arsenal | 6 | 440' | |
| Nina Burger | Neulengbach | 6 | 540' | |
| 7 | Kim Little | Arsenal | 5 | 360' |
| Alexandra Popp | Wolfsburg | 5 | 612' | |
| Nadine Kessler | Wolfsburg | 5 | 734' | |
| 10 | Lina Magull | Wolfsburg | 4 | 270' |
| Jordan Nobbs | Arsenal | 4 | 341' | |
| Kirsty Linnett | Birmingham City | 4 | 648' |
Source:[15]
References
- ^ www.rahenyunited.ie
- ^ Junior Soccer Portal
- ^ wnl.fai.ie
- ^ RTÉ Sport (3 August 2011). "FAI announce new Women's League". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Raheny United claim Women's National League title (2012–2013)". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Raheny United claim Women's National League title (2013–2014)". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Raheny triumph in Women's FAI Cup final report". The Irish Times. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Killeen grabs extra-time winner as Raheny win Cup". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Strongest ever Women's Champions League lineup". UEFA. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "2013/14 regulations" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Eight more through as qualifying round concludes". UEFA. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "British teams competing in Women's Champions League receive 'farcical' funding from Uefa". telegraph.co.uk. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Holders Wolfsburg land Barcelona in last eight". UEFA. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Nikolić, Müller top score". UEFA. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics". UEFA. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.
External links
| MTK | 3–2 | Raheny United |
|---|---|---|
| Vágó 12', 39' Papp 69' |
Report | McCabe 15' Creagh 52' |
| Raheny United | 1–2 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Murray 16' | Report | Ovdiychuk 39' Tykhonova 44' (pen.) |
| Crusaders Strikers | 1–2 | Raheny United |
|---|---|---|
| McDowell 11' | Report | Murray 29' Waldron 58' |
2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAH | CLU | SOF | HIB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raheny United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | — | — | 2–0 | — | |
| 2 | Olimpia Cluj (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | 1–2 | — | — | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | NSA Sofia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | — | 1–4 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Hibernians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Olimpia Cluj | 1–2 | Raheny United |
|---|---|---|
| Voicu 62' | Report | Murray 23' Shine 81' |
| Hibernians | 1–2 | Raheny United |
|---|---|---|
| Tonna 15' | Report | Cronin 38' Shine 79' |
Rround of 32
First leg
| Raheny United | 0–4 | Bristol Academy |
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| Report | Harding 29', 78' Watts 90+2' (pen.) Natalia 90+4' |
Second leg
| Bristol Academy | 2–1 | Raheny United |
|---|---|---|
| Natalia 50' James 59' |
Report | Slattery 74' |
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 Raheny GAA club. It is also near Raheny railway station. [1] 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
Honours
Women's team
- Women's National League
- FAI Women's Cup
- Winners: 2012, 2013, 2014: 3
- Runners-up: 2007: 1
- WNL Cup
- Winners: 2015: 1