Wexford Youths W.F.C.
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| Full name | Wexford Youth Women's Football Club | |
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| Ground | Ferrycarrig Park | |
| Capacity | 2,500 (609 temp seats) | |
| Manager | Vacant | |
| League | Women's National League | |
| Website | Club home page | |
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Wexford Youths Women's Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Crossabeg, County Wexford. It is the women's section of Wexford Youths F.C.. Their senior team plays in the Women's National League. In 2015 they completed a calendar year double, winning both the league title and the FAI Women's Cup. They also qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1] In the 2016 they retained the Women's National League for a second year, also picking up the Women's National League Shield in the same season.
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History
Women's National League
In 2011–12, together with Peamount United, Castlebar Celtic, Cork Women's F.C., Raheny United and Shamrock Rovers, Wexford Youths were founder members of the Women's National League.[2] Youths finished third in both 2012–13 and 2013–14. They also won the 2014 WNL Cup.[3] and in 2014–15 they were league champions.[4]
They retained the League title in the 2015/16 season, beating Shelbourne in a post-season play-off game 2-1. Will Doyle stepped down as manager at the end of the season, having picked up 5 trophies in just two seasons as head coach.
FAI Women's Cup
Wexford Youths won the 2015 FAI Women's Cup after beating Shelbourne Ladies 4–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Wexford Youths in Europe
2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League
After winning the 2014–15 Women's National League title, Wexford Youths qualified for Europe for the first time. They played in Group 7 and finished second.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Medyk Konin (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | Advanced to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Wexford Youths |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Gintra Universitetas |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Cardiff Met. |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
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13 August 2015
18:00 |
| Wexford Youths |
0–6 | Medyk Konin |
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| Report | Daleszczyk  5', 82'Sikora 18'Balcerzak 67', 84'Tarczyńska 86' |
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16 August 2015
17:00 |
| Cardiff Met. |
1–5 | Wexford Youths |
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| Allen 60' |
Report | Breen 3', 6', 42', 80' Cassin 30' |
Notable players
Republic of Ireland women's internationals
Honours
- Women's National League
- FAI Women's Cup
- Winners: 2015
- WNL Cup
- Winners: 2013–14
- WNL Shield
- Winners: 2015–16
References
- ↑ wnl.fai.ie
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- ↑ http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/9972
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