UCD Waves
University College Dublin Waves (Irish: Cumann Peile An Coláiste Ollscoile Baile Átha Cliath dTonnta) is an Irish association football club based in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. It is the senior women's football team of University College Dublin. UCD are one of the oldest women's football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, originally being founded in 1966. Like the UCD men's team, the women's football team has competed in national competitions, such as the Women's National League and the FAI Women's Cup, as well as intervarsity competitions. It has also represented the Republic of Ireland in Europe. In 2014, following a merger, with DLR Waves, the club added the Waves title to their name.
History
Intervarsity level
Originally founded in 1966, according to Professor Meenan's History of UCD Sport, UCD played their first games in 1967, including one against Dublin University. However it was not until the early 1980s that the club began to play regularly. In 1983 and 1984 they finished as runners-up in the LSCAI Intervarsity Cup. In 1991 UCD joined the national colleges league, initially organized by the Ladies Soccer Colleges Association of Ireland (LSCAI) and then by the Women's Soccer Colleges Association of Ireland (WSCAI). The club won its first Colleges Premier Division title in 1994–95 with a 100% record and without conceding a goal all season. The club completed an Intervarsity double after also winning the Intervarsity Cup for the first time. A second Intervarsity double was completed in 1996–97.[1]
National level
In the early 2000s UCD entered national level competitions for the first time, joining the Dublin Women's Soccer League and entering the FAI Women's Cup. With a team that included Marie Curtin, Sylvia Gee and Mary Waldron, UCD rivalled Shamrock Rovers as one of the strongest women's teams in the Republic of Ireland. UCD completed a four in a row of DWSL titles between 2003 and 2006. They also won the FAI Women's Cup three times in a row between 2002 and 2004.[3][4][5][6]
DLR Waves
In August 2012 the Football Association of Ireland announced the formation of DLR Waves as an expansion team for the 2012–13 Women's National League season. The new club was formed with the support of the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council with an ambitious plan to promote girl's and women's football throughout Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.[7][8] Initially DLR Waves had mixed success in the WNL. With a team that included former UCD player Sylvia Gee, DLR Waves finished their debut season in fifth place. They were also FAI Women's Cup semi-finalists. Gee was also named WNL Player of the Month while playing for the club in November/December 2012.[9][10][11] Before the start of the 2014–15 Women's National League season it was announced that DLR Waves and UCD would merge.[12]
UCD in Europe
After winning the FAI Women's Cup, UCD qualified three times to represent the Republic of Ireland in Europe. After Shamrock Rovers, UCD were the second women's team to represent the Republic of Ireland in Europe.
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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 Kolbotn |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
3 |
+22 |
9 |
| 2 |
 Juvisy |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
+7 |
6 |
| 3 |
 AZS Wrocław |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
−8 |
3 |
| 4 |
 UCD |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
−13 |
0 |
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| Matchday One |
| FCF Juvisy |
6–1 |
UCD |
| Matchday Two |
| Kolbotn Football |
8–0 |
UCD |
| Matchday Three |
| KS AZS Wroclaw |
3–0 |
UCD |
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| Matchday One |
| Montpellier HSC |
5–0 |
UCD |
| Matchday Two |
| UCD |
1–1 |
SU 1° Dezembro |
| Matchday Three |
| SV Neulengbach |
4–2 |
UCD |
[14]
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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| 1 |
 Neulengbach |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
+8 |
7 |
| 2 |
 Bardolino |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
+5 |
7 |
| 3 |
UCD |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
−4 |
3 |
| 4 |
 Maksimir |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
−9 |
0 |
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| Matchday One |
| SV Neulengbach |
5–1 |
UCD |
| Matchday Two |
| UCD |
0–2 |
Bardolino Verona |
| Matchday Three |
| ŽNK Maksimir |
0–2 |
UCD |
[15]
Notable players
Honours
- Women's National League
- Dublin Women's Soccer League
- FAI Women's Cup
- Winners: 2002, 2003, 2004 : 3
- Runners-up: 2006, 2014: 2
- DWSL Premier Cup
- Winners: 2004, 2005, 2007 : 3
- LSCAI/WSCAI Colleges Premier Division
- Winners: 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2013–14: 5
- Runners-up: 2012–13: 1
- LSCAI/WSCAI Intervarsity Cup
- Winners: 1994–95, 1996–97: 2
- Runners-up: 1983, 1984, 2006–07, 2008–09 : 4
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References
External links
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