2017 Women's National League (Ireland)

The 2017 Women's National League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Continental Tyres Women's National League, was the seventh season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland. It was the second league season to run over an entire calendar year.

Women's National League

Season	2017
Champions	Wexford Youths
Champions League	Wexford Youths
Matches played	63
Goals scored	241 (3.83 per match)
Top goalscorer	Amber Barrett (Peamount United, 16 goals)
Biggest home win	Peamount United 9–0 Kilkenny United (20 May 2017)
Biggest away win	Kilkenny United 0–11 Shelbourne (31 May 2017)
Highest scoring	Kilkenny United 0–11 Shelbourne (31 May 2017)
← 2016 2018 →

Wexford Youths won the season and their third National League title.^[1] Amber Barrett from Peamount United won her second top scorer award with 16 goals.^[2]

Teams

Cork City

Galway

Kilkenny United

Peamount United

Shelbourne

UCD Waves

Wexford Youths

Team	Home town/suburb	Stadium	2016 finish
Cork City W.F.C.	Cork	Bishopstown Stadium	6th
Galway W.F.C.	Galway	Eamonn Deacy Park	5th
Kilkenny United W.F.C.	Kilkenny	Buckley Park	7th
Peamount United	Newcastle, County Dublin	Greenogue	3rd
Shelbourne Ladies	Santry	Morton Stadium	1st
UCD Waves	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown	Jackson Park	2nd
Wexford Youths	Crossabeg	Ferrycarrig Park	4th

Format

Teams play each other three times, either twice at home and once away, or once at home and twice away. Each team plays 18 games, 9 home and 9 away.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wexford Youths (C)	18	12	4	2	35	17	+18	40	2018–19 Champions League
2	Peamount United	18	12	2	4	47	23	+24	38
3	Shelbourne Ladies	18	8	7	3	57	22	+35	31
4	UCD Waves	18	8	3	7	37	23	+14	27
5	Cork City	18	7	1	10	32	33	−1	22
6	Galway W.F.C.	18	5	3	10	25	35	−10	18
7	Kilkenny United	18	1	0	17	8	88	−80	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		References
	Player	Club
March	Eleanor Ryan-Doyle	Peamount	[3]
April	Kylie Murphy	Wexford	[3]
May	Ciara McNamara	Cork	[3]
June	Lucy McCartan	Peamount	[4]
August	Pearl Slattery	Shelbourne	[5]
October	Heather Payne	Peamount	[6]

Annual awards

^[7]

Award	Winner	Club
WNL Player of the Year	Amber Barrett	Peamount United
Young Player of the Year	Saoirse Noonan	Cork City

WNL Team of the Year
Goalkeeper	Amanda Budden (Cork City)
Defenders	Claire Walsh (UCD Waves)			Niamh Prior (Shelbourne)			Chloe Moloney (Peamount United)			Ciara McNamara (Cork City)
Midfielders	Karen Duggan (UCD Waves)				Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths)				Eleanor Ryan-Doyle (Peamount United)
Forwards	Amber Barrett (Peamount United)				Claire O'Riordan (Wexford Youths)				Clare Shine (Cork City)