Cork City W.F.C.
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Cork City Women's Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Chathair Chorcaí na mBan) is an Irish women's association football team, based in Cork city. Originally playing at Bishopstown Stadium, from the 2021 Women's National League season, the club were playing home games at Turners Cross Stadium.[1] The club kit is the same as that of Cork City FC, as is the emblem, which is itself a variant of the Cork coat of arms. The club was founded in 2011 as Cork Women's F.C., to take its place as one of seven teams in Ireland's inaugural Women's National League.[2] In 2014 they affiliated with FORAS, the supporters' trust behind Cork City FC, and relaunched as Cork City Women's FC.[3] The club claimed their first national silverware by winning the FAI Women's Cup in 2017,[4] and merged "fully" with Cork City FC ahead of the 2018 season.[5]
Full name | Cork City Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Rebel Army, The Leesiders | ||
Founded | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) (as Cork Women's FC) | ||
Ground | Turners Cross | ||
Capacity | 7,485 | ||
Manager | Danny Murphy | ||
League | Women's National League | ||
2023 | 11th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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