Raheny United Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ráth Éanna Aontaithe) 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.
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| 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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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
editWomen's team
editIn 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
edit2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League
editGroup 3
edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MTK
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
 Raheny United
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
 Crusaders Strikers
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| MTK | 3–2 | Raheny United |
|---|---|---|
Vágó  12', 39'Papp 69' |
Report | McCabe 15' Creagh 52' |
| Crusaders Strikers | 1–2 | Raheny United |
|---|---|---|
| McDowell 11' |
Report | Murray 29' Waldron 58' |
2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League
editGroup 2
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raheny United
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Olimpia Cluj (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 |  NSA Sofia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Hibernians
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| 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
editFirst leg
editSecond leg
editBristol Academy  | 2–1 | Raheny United |
|---|---|---|
| Natalia 50' James 59' |
Report | Slattery 74' |
Bristol Academy won 6–1 on aggregate.
Location
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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. [9] The club plays the majority of their home games at the nearby St. Anne's Park.
Notable former players
editRepublic of Ireland women's internationals
edit- Ciaran Bernard
- Andrew McMorrow
Honours
editWomen's team
edit- Women's National League
- FAI Women's Cup
- Winners: 2012, 2013, 2014: 3
- Runners-up: 2007: 1
- WNL Cup
- Winners: 2015: 1
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ www.rahenyunited.ie