2020 Women's National League (Ireland)

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The 2020 Women's National League was the 10th season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland.

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Women's National League
Season2020
Dates8 August 2020 – 5 December 2020
ChampionsPeamount United
3rd WNL title
Champions LeaguePeamount United
Matches played52
Goals scored189 (3.63 per match)
Top goalscorerÁine O'Gorman (14 goals)
Biggest home winPeamount United 8–0 Athlone Town (29 August 2020)
Biggest away winTreaty United 0–7 Shelbourne (10 October 2020)
Highest scoringBohemians 4–5 Treaty United (31 October 2020)
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The League lacked a title sponsor, as the Só Hotel Group did not renew their agreement from the previous season.[1] Barretstown were announced as a "charity partner" on 24 July 2020.[2] Expansion teams Athlone Town and Bohemians competed for the first time.[3][4]

Following the financial collapse of Limerick F.C., they were replaced by a new team, Treaty United.[5] Kilkenny United were excluded for a variety of reasons, including that they had not bonded with the local league, they had changed venues for home games, did not train in Kilkenny, lacked a qualified manager, and had produced poor results (just seven points in the last three seasons combined [60 matches]).[6]

Originally scheduled to kick off on 15 March, the season's opening was delayed, initially to late June by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] A reduced season eventually kicked-off in August 2020.[9] The WNL Cup was deferred for the season,[10] but the 2020 FAI Women's Cup was effectively a League Cup, with the nine Women's National League clubs the only participants.[11]

On 21 November 2020, Peamount United won their second consecutive title and third overall after a 31 win over Shelbourne.[12]

Teams

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Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Athlone Town Republic of Ireland Tommy Hewitt Republic of Ireland Paula Doran Nike Palfinger
Bohemians Republic of Ireland Sean Byrne Republic of Ireland Sinead O’Farrelly O'Neills ICHH - Inner City Helping Homeless
Cork City Republic of Ireland Ronán Collins Republic of Ireland Katie McCarthy Adidas
DLR Waves Republic of Ireland Graham Kelly Republic of Ireland Catherine Cronin Jako Eversheds Sutherland
Galway Republic of Ireland Billy Clery Republic of Ireland Keara Cormican Uhlsport Só Hotels
Peamount United Republic of Ireland James O’Callaghan Republic of Ireland Áine O'Gorman O'Neills Texaco Newcastle Service Station
Shelbourne England Dave Bell Republic of Ireland Pearl Slattery Umbro FlyeFit
Treaty United Republic of Ireland Dave Rooney Republic of Ireland Marie Curtin Umbro Ei Electronics
Wexford Youths England Tom Elmes Republic of Ireland Kylie Murphy Jako Energia
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Format

In the initial phase of the season, the nine teams played a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams once.[13] After eight games, the league split into two sections of five and four teams, with each team playing every other team in their section once.[14]

League table

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Peamount United (C) 12 11 0 1 40 9 +31 33 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Shelbourne 12 9 1 2 37 15 +22 28
3 Wexford Youths 12 7 1 4 27 16 +11 22
4 Cork City 12 6 1 5 21 25 4 19
5 Galway 12 4 2 6 15 20 5 14
6 DLR Waves 11 2 4 5 12 13 1 10
7 Athlone Town 11 3 1 7 9 27 18 10
8 Treaty United 11 3 0 8 16 37 21 9
9 Bohemians 11 1 2 8 12 27 15 5
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Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2020. Source: FAI Women’s National League, Soccerway, Extratime.com
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other once (eight matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top five and the bottom four).

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

More information Team ╲ Round, Athlone Town ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112
Athlone Town76689779887
Bohemians89998998999
Cork City677775444444
DLR Waves55566887676
Galway442334555555
Peamount United113222211111
Shelbourne231111122222
Treaty United98855666768
Wexford Youths324443333333
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Source: Extratime.com
  = Leader and UEFA Women's Champions League;   = Second;   = Third

Results

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Matches 1–8

Teams play each other once.

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Home \ Away ATH BOH COR DLR GAL PEA SHE TRE WEX
Athlone Town 1–4 0–3 3–2 0–1
Bohemians 1–0 3–4 1–4 0–3
Cork City 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–3
DLR Waves 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–2
Galway 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Peamount United 8–0 3–2 2–1 5–0
Shelbourne 3–0 3–1 1–5 2–1
Treaty United 2–1 2–5 0–7 1–5
Wexford 4–1 1–2 3–1 3–0
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Source: Extratime.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 9–11/12

After eight matches, the league split into two sections i.e. the top five and the bottom four, with the teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches were determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.

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Statistics

Top scorers

Awards

Monthly awards

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Month Player of the Month References
Player Club
August Republic of Ireland Ellen Molloy Wexford Youths [16]
September Republic of Ireland Saoirse Noonan Cork City [17]
October Republic of Ireland Jessica Ziu Shelbourne [18]
November Republic of Ireland Karen Duggan Peamount United [19]
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Annual awards

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Award Winner Club
WNL Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Karen Duggan Peamount United
Young Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Ellen Molloy Wexford Youths
Services to the Women's National League Republic of Ireland Michael Hayes
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More information WNL Team of the Year, Goalkeeper ...
WNL Team of the Year
Goalkeeper Republic of Ireland Eve Badana (DLR Waves)
Defenders Republic of Ireland Niamh Farrelly (Peamount United) Republic of Ireland Pearl Slattery (Shelbourne) Republic of Ireland Claire Walsh (Peamount United) Republic of Ireland Shauna Brennan (Galway)
Midfielders Republic of Ireland Ellen Molloy (Wexford Youths) Republic of Ireland Karen Duggan (Peamount United) Republic of Ireland Jessica Ziu (Shelbourne)
Forwards Republic of Ireland Áine O'Gorman (Peamount United) Republic of Ireland Eleanor Ryan-Doyle (Peamount United) Republic of Ireland Saoirse Noonan (Cork City)
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Broadcasting

The title-deciding match between Peamount United and Shelbourne on 21 November 2020 was streamed live by the Football Association of Ireland on their FAI TV YouTube channel.[21] The annual awards ceremony was televised live on Eir Sport 1.[20]

See also

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