2022 Women's National League (Ireland)

{{Use Irish English|date=November 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox football league season

| image =

| caption =

| competition = Women's National League

| season = 2022

| winners = Shelbourne
3rd title

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| dates = 5 March 2022 – 29 October 2022

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| league topscorer = Áine O'Gorman (22 goals)

| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Peamount United 8–1 Cork City}}
(23 April 2022)

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Treaty United 0–10 Shelbourne}}
(2 July 2022)

| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Treaty United 0–10 Shelbourne}}
(2 July 2022)

| matches = 135

| total goals = 457

| prevseason = 2021

| nextseason = 2023

| updated =

}}

The 2022 Women's National League known as the SSE Airtricity WNL for sponsorship reasons,{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/sse-airtricity-extends-title-sponsorship-of-league-of-ireland-1.4463140|title =SSE Airtricity extends title sponsorship of League of Ireland|date= 20 January 2021|work=The Irish Times|access-date=20 January 2021}} was the 12th season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland since its establishment in 2011. Expansion team Sligo Rovers competed for the first time, bringing the league up to ten clubs.{{cite news |last1=McDonnell |first1=Daniel |title=Sligo Rovers to make step up to Women's National League for 2022 season |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/sligo-rovers-to-make-step-up-to-womens-national-league-for-2022-season-41137803.html |access-date=22 January 2022 |publisher=Irish Independent |date=10 December 2021}} Shelbourne, as defending champions from the previous season, won the 2022 league by defeating Wexford Youths on the final day of the season.{{cite web|url = https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/1029/1332137-shelbourne-sink-wexford-to-win-womens-national-league/ | website = rte.ie | title = Shelbourne sink Wexford to retain Women's National League crown | date = 29 October 2022 }}

In July 2022 Shelbourne announced the signing of highly-decorated United States international player Heather O'Reilly, who emerged from retirement after two years. The transfer brought substantial publicity and increased the profile of the league.{{cite news |last1=Scully |first1=Michael |title=Madie Gibson on coming face to face with her hero Heather O'Reilly in the Women's FAI Cup final |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/madie-gibson-coming-face-face-28393995 |access-date=5 November 2022 |publisher=Daily Mirror |date=4 November 2022}}

Teams

{{Location map+ |Ireland |alt=Map of the Republic of Ireland with the ten Women's National League teams |caption=Locations of Women's National League teams |float=right |width=280 |places=

{{Location map~ |Ireland |lat=51.8745|long=-8.548222|label=Cork City}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |lat=53.284658|long=-9.056258|label=Galway|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |lat=52.365564|long=-6.515549|label=Wexford Youths|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |lat=53.427552|long=-7.919134|label=Athlone Town|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |lat=52.6603|long=-8.6149|label=Treaty United|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |lat=54.270042|long=-8.487233|position=left|label=Sligo Rovers}}

{{Location map~ |Ireland

|marksize=12|lat_dir=N|lat_deg=53|lat_min=20|lat_sec=52|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=15|lon_sec=35|position=left|background=|label=Dublin }}

{{Location map~ |Ireland |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1

|lat_dir=N|lat_deg=55|lat_min=24|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=10|lon_min=57|position=right|background=|label=Dublin teams
Bohemians
DLR Waves
Peamount Utd.
Shelbourne
}}

}}

{{Location map+ |Dublin|alt=Map of Dublin with the four Women's National League Dublin teams |caption=Locations of Dublin Women's National League teams |float=right |width=280 |places=

{{Location map~ |Dublin|lat_deg=53|lat_min=21|lat_sec=43|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=16|lon_sec=30|position=left|background=|label=Bohemians}}

{{Location map~ |Dublin|lat_deg=53|lat_min=22|lat_sec=3|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=15|lon_sec=7|position=right|background=|label=Shelbourne}}

{{Location map~ |Dublin|lat_deg=53|lat_min=18|lat_sec=11|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=28|lon_sec=39|position=right|background=|label=Peamount United}}

{{Location map~ |Dublin|lat_deg=53|lat_min=18|lat_sec=37|lat_dir=N|lon_dir=W|lon_deg=6|lon_min=13|lon_sec=41|position=bottom|background=|label=DLR Waves}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Home town/suburb

! Stadium

! 2021 finish

Athlone TownAthloneAthlone Town Stadium7th
BohemiansDublin {{small|(Phibsborough)}}Dalymount Park6th
Cork CityCorkTurners Cross8th
DLR WavesDún LaoghaireUCD Bowl4th
Galway GalwayEamonn Deacy Park5th
Peamount UnitedNewcastle, South DublinGreenogue2nd
ShelbourneDublin {{small|(Drumcondra)}}Tolka Park1st
Sligo RoversSligoThe ShowgroundsNA
Treaty UnitedLimerickMarkets Field9th
Wexford YouthsCrossabegFerrycarrig Park3rd

=Personnel and kits=

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Manager

! Captain

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

Athlone Town

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Tommy Hewitt

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Laurie Ryan

|Umbro

|Palfinger

Bohemians

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Sean Byrne

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Sinéad Taylor

|O'Neills

|Premier Property Group

Cork City

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Farrell

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Becky Cassin

|Adidas

|Jackie Lennox Chip Shop

DLR Waves

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Graham Kelly

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Jessica Gleeson

|Jako

|CDS - Clare Distribution Services

Galway

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Alan Murphy

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Savannah McCarthy

|Acerbis

|Só Hotels

Peamount United

|{{flagicon|IRL}} James O'Callaghan

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Áine O'Gorman

|O'Neills

|SPAR Kelly's Newcastle

Shelbourne

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Noel King

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Pearl Slattery

|Umbro

|Technological University Dublin

Sligo Rovers

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Steve Feeney

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Emma Hansberry

|Joma

|Avant Money

Treaty United

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Don O'Riordan

|{{flagicon|USA}} Michaela Mitchell

|Umbro

|None

Wexford Youths

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen Quinn

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Kylie Murphy

|Jako

|Energia

=Managerial changes=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of
departure

!Date of vacancy

!Position in table

!Incoming manager

!Date of
appointment

Galway

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen Lally

| Redeployed

| 12 December 2021

| Pre-season

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Alan Murphy

| 12 December 2021{{cite news |last1=Corcoran |first1=Paul |title=Galway appoint Alan Murphy as manager |url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/28422/galway-appoint-alan-murphy-as-manager/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |publisher=Extra Time |date=12 December 2021}}

Sligo Rovers

|

|

|

| Pre-season

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Steve Feeney

| 15 December 2021{{cite news |title=Back home! Steve Feeney appointed manager of first ever Sligo Rovers WNL senior team |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/sport/soccer/back-home-steve-feeney-appointed-manager-of-first-ever-sligo-rovers-wnl-senior-team-41152717.html |access-date=22 January 2022 |publisher=The Sligo Champion |date=15 December 2021}}

Treaty United

|

|

|

| Pre-season

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Don O'Riordan

| 29 December 2021{{cite news |last1=Fallon |first1=John |title=Don O'Riordan appointed as Treaty's WNL team manager |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-40775103.html |access-date=30 December 2021 |publisher=Irish Examiner |date=29 December 2021}}

Cork City

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Farrell

| Resignation{{cite news |title=Paul Farrell Steps Down |url=https://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2022/05/09/paul-farrell-steps-down/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |publisher=Cork City F.C. |date=9 May 2022}}

| 9 May 2022

| 9th

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Jess Lawton (interim)

| 10 May 2022{{cite news |title=Jess Lawton appointed caretaker manager of women's first team |url=https://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2022/05/10/jess-lawton-appointed-caretaker-manager-of-womens-first-team/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |publisher=Cork City F.C. |date=10 May 2022}}

Cork City

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Jess Lawton (interim)

| End of interim period

| 31 May 2022

| 9th

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Danny Murphy

| 31 May 2022{{cite news |last1=O'Connell |first1=Barbara |title=Former Cork City star Danny Murphy is the new manager of the Cork City women's team |url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40884659.html |access-date=3 June 2022 |publisher=The Echo (Cork newspaper) |date=30 May 2022}}

Treaty United

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Don O'Riordan

| Resignation{{cite news |last1=Kinsella |first1=Colm |title=Treaty United begins search for new women's senior manager |url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/limerick-sport/958960/treaty-united-begins-search-for-new-women-s-senior-manager.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |publisher=Limerick Leader |date=7 November 2022}}

| 7 November 2022

| 10th

|

|

Format

The ten teams played each other three times, with a mid-season break from 12 June to 1 July 2022.{{cite web |title=SSE Airtricity Women's National League 2022 Season Fixture List |url=https://mcusercontent.com/67e524e5a6ebc3f6590f643f1/files/c629b3c8-b091-dc95-b6f2-635048eaac54/2022_SSE_Airtricity_Women_s_National_League_Fixtures.pdf |publisher=Football Association of Ireland |access-date=20 March 2022 |format=PDF}}

League table

=Standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://wnl.fai.ie/ FAI Women’s National League], [https://uk.women.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/womens-national-league-/2022/regular-season/r66634/ Soccerway], [https://www.extratime.com/competition/162/ Extratime.com]

| update = 30 October 2022

|team1=SHE |team2=ATH |team3=PEA |team4=WEX |team5=DLR |team6=GAL |team7=BOH |team8=SLI |team9=COR |team10=TRE

|result1=CLQ

|win_ATH=18 |draw_ATH=4 |loss_ATH=5 |gf_ATH=53 |ga_ATH=24 |name_ATH=Athlone Town

|win_BOH=10 |draw_BOH=6 |loss_BOH=11 |gf_BOH=36 |ga_BOH=35 |name_BOH=Bohemians

|win_COR=6 |draw_COR=0 |loss_COR=21 |gf_COR=25 |ga_COR=82 |name_COR=Cork City

|win_DLR=11 |draw_DLR=7 |loss_DLR=9 |gf_DLR=51 |ga_DLR=30 |name_DLR=DLR Waves

|win_GAL=11 |draw_GAL=6 |loss_GAL=10 |gf_GAL=48 |ga_GAL=38 |name_GAL=Galway

|win_PEA=17 |draw_PEA=5 |loss_PEA=5 |gf_PEA=80 |ga_PEA=26 |name_PEA=Peamount United

|win_SHE=19 |draw_SHE=3 |loss_SHE=5 |gf_SHE=66 |ga_SHE=13 |name_SHE=Shelbourne

|win_SLI=6 |draw_SLI=2 |loss_SLI=19 |gf_SLI=32 |ga_SLI=66 |name_SLI=Sligo Rovers

|win_TRE=0 |draw_TRE=2 |loss_TRE=25 |gf_TRE=5 |ga_TRE=110 |name_TRE=Treaty United

|win_WEX=17 |draw_WEX=5 |loss_WEX=5 |gf_WEX=61 |ga_WEX=33 |name_WEX=Wexford Youths

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CLQ=#D0F0C0 |text_CLQ={{nowrap|Qualification for the UEFA Women's Champions League}}

}}

=Positions by round=

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=b

|team1= Athlone Town

| pos1= 6/6/7/5/7/8/5/5/4/4/3/3/3/4/3/2/3/3/3/3/3/4/4/4/4/3/2

|team2= Bohemians

| pos2= 7/7/8/6/8/7/9/8/7/7/8/7/8/8/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/7/6/7/7/7/7

|team3= Cork City

| pos3= 8/8/9/9/9/9/8/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9

|team4= DLR Waves

| pos4= 2/2/2/4/4/5/4/4/5/5/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/7/6/6/6/5

|team5= Galway

| pos5= 3/3/5/7/5/6/6/6/6/6/5/4/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/6

|team6= Peamount United

| pos6= 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/3/4/5/4/3/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/3/3/3/3/4/3

|team7= Shelbourne

| pos7= 5/5/3/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/2/1/1

|team8= Sligo Rovers

| pos8= 10/10/6/8/6/4/7/7/8/8/7/8/7/7/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8

|team9= Treaty United

| pos9= 9/9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10

|team10= Wexford Youths

| pos10= 4/4/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/3/2/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/2/4

| color_1 =gold |text_1=Leader and UEFA Women's Champions League

| color_2 =2nd |text_2=Second

| color_3 =3rd |text_3=Third

| source = [https://www.extratime.com/leagues/1393/162/2020-womens-national-league/ Extratime.com], [https://uk.women.soccerway.com/national/ireland-republic/womens-national-league-/2022/regular-season/r66634/ Soccerway.com]

}}

Results

=Matches 1–24=

File:Shelbourne v Cork City Women 2022 2.jpg playing Cork City at Tolka Park]]

Teams play each other twice.

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.extratime.com/competition/162/ Extratime.com]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ATH | team2= BOH | team3= COR | team4= DLR | team5= GAL | team6= PEA | team7= SHE | team8= SLI| team9= TRE | team10= WEX

| name_ATH = Athlone Town

| name_BOH = Bohemians

| name_COR = Cork City

| name_DLR = DLR Waves

| name_GAL = Galway

| name_PEA = Peamount United

| name_SHE = Shelbourne

| name_SLI = Sligo Rovers

| name_TRE = Treaty United

| name_WEX = Wexford

| match_ATH_BOH = 2–1

| match_ATH_COR = 1–0

| match_ATH_DLR = 2–1

| match_ATH_GAL = 3–1

| match_ATH_PEA = 1–2

| match_ATH_SHE = 0–2

| match_ATH_SLI = 5–0

| match_ATH_TRE = 4–1

| match_ATH_WEX = 1–2

| match_BOH_ATH = 1–1

| match_BOH_COR = 3–1

| match_BOH_DLR = 0–0

| match_BOH_GAL = 0–3

| match_BOH_PEA = 2–1

| match_BOH_SHE = 0–3

| match_BOH_SLI = 2–1

| match_BOH_TRE = 3–0

| match_BOH_WEX = 0–3

| match_COR_ATH = 1–4

| match_COR_BOH = 2–1

| match_COR_DLR = 0–3

| match_COR_GAL = 0–3

| match_COR_PEA = 0–7

| match_COR_SHE = 0–4

| match_COR_SLI = 1–2

| match_COR_TRE = 2–1

| match_COR_WEX = 1–2

| match_DLR_ATH = 0–1

| match_DLR_BOH = 0–0

| match_DLR_COR = 6–0

| match_DLR_GAL = 0–1

| match_DLR_PEA = 1–1

| match_DLR_SHE = 1–0

| match_DLR_SLI = 3–2

| match_DLR_TRE = 5–0

| match_DLR_WEX = 0–0

| match_GAL_ATH = 0–0

| match_GAL_BOH = 1–1

| match_GAL_COR = 5–1

| match_GAL_DLR = 1–1

| match_GAL_PEA = 0–4

| match_GAL_SHE = 0–2

| match_GAL_SLI = 5–2

| match_GAL_TRE = 3–0

| match_GAL_WEX = 2–2

| match_PEA_ATH = 0–1

| match_PEA_BOH = 1–1

| match_PEA_COR = 8–1

| match_PEA_DLR = 3–2

| match_PEA_GAL = 2–1

| match_PEA_SHE = 0–4

| match_PEA_SLI = 0–3{{efn|The Football Association of Ireland awarded a 3–0 win to Sligo Rovers after Peamount United fielded an unregistered player. The original score was 6–0 to Peamount United.{{cite news |last1=Donnelly |first1=David |title=Peamount United accept award of walkover to Sligo Rovers for fielding ineligible player |url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/sport/soccer/peamount-united-accept-award-walkover-23584241 |access-date=8 April 2022 |publisher=Dublin Live |date=3 April 2022}}}}

| match_PEA_TRE = 5–1

| match_PEA_WEX = 4–0

| match_SHE_ATH = 1–1

| match_SHE_BOH = 1–0

| match_SHE_COR = 7–0

| match_SHE_DLR = 4–0

| match_SHE_GAL = 1–1

| match_SHE_PEA = 1–0

| match_SHE_SLI = 1–0

| match_SHE_TRE = 5–0

| match_SHE_WEX = 0–1

| match_SLI_ATH = 1–2

| match_SLI_BOH = 1–3

| match_SLI_COR = 2–0

| match_SLI_DLR = 0–3

| match_SLI_GAL = 1–2

| match_SLI_PEA = 0–5

| match_SLI_SHE = 3–2

| match_SLI_TRE = 3–1

| match_SLI_WEX = 1–0

| match_TRE_ATH = 0–2

| match_TRE_BOH = 0–4

| match_TRE_COR = 0–4

| match_TRE_DLR = 0–4

| match_TRE_GAL = 0–2

| match_TRE_PEA = 0–7

| match_TRE_SHE = 0–10

| match_TRE_SLI = 0–0

| match_TRE_WEX = 0–3

| match_WEX_ATH = 2–1

| match_WEX_BOH = 3–1

| match_WEX_COR = 5–1

| match_WEX_DLR = 2–0

| match_WEX_GAL = 1–1

| match_WEX_PEA = 3–3

| match_WEX_SHE = 0–2

| match_WEX_SLI = 2–0

| match_WEX_TRE = 3–1

}}

=Matches 19–27=

Teams play each other once.

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.extratime.com/competition/162/ Extratime.com]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ATH | team2= BOH | team3= COR | team4= DLR | team5= GAL | team6= PEA | team7= SHE | team8= SLI| team9= TRE | team10= WEX

| name_ATH = Athlone Town

| name_BOH = Bohemians

| name_COR = Cork City

| name_DLR = DLR Waves

| name_GAL = Galway

| name_PEA = Peamount United

| name_SHE = Shelbourne

| name_SLI = Sligo Rovers

| name_TRE = Treaty United

| name_WEX = Wexford

| match_ATH_BOH = —

| match_ATH_COR = —

| match_ATH_DLR = —

| match_ATH_GAL = 1–0

| match_ATH_PEA = 0–2

| match_ATH_SHE = 2–0

| match_ATH_SLI = 4–2

| match_ATH_TRE = —

| match_ATH_WEX = 2–1

| match_BOH_ATH = 1–2

| match_BOH_COR = —

| match_BOH_DLR = 2–1

| match_BOH_GAL = 1–2

| match_BOH_PEA = —

| match_BOH_SHE = —

| match_BOH_SLI = —

| match_BOH_TRE = —

| match_BOH_WEX = 2–5

| match_COR_ATH = 1–2

| match_COR_BOH = 0–1

| match_COR_DLR = —

| match_COR_GAL = 1–0

| match_COR_PEA = 0–5

| match_COR_SHE = —

| match_COR_SLI = 3–2

| match_COR_TRE = —

| match_COR_WEX = —

| match_DLR_ATH = 1–1

| match_DLR_BOH = —

| match_DLR_COR = 1–0

| match_DLR_GAL = —

| match_DLR_PEA = 1–1

| match_DLR_SHE = 1–2

| match_DLR_SLI = —

| match_DLR_TRE = 7–0

| match_DLR_WEX = —

| match_GAL_ATH = —

| match_GAL_BOH = —

| match_GAL_COR = —

| match_GAL_DLR = 2–3

| match_GAL_PEA = 0–6

| match_GAL_SHE = 1–2

| match_GAL_SLI = —

| match_GAL_TRE = —

| match_GAL_WEX = 0–1

| match_PEA_ATH = —

| match_PEA_BOH = 1–0

| match_PEA_COR = —

| match_PEA_DLR = —

| match_PEA_GAL = —

| match_PEA_SHE = —

| match_PEA_SLI = 2–0

| match_PEA_TRE = 6–0

| match_PEA_WEX = 3–3

| match_SHE_ATH = —

| match_SHE_BOH = 0–0

| match_SHE_COR = 2–1

| match_SHE_DLR = —

| match_SHE_GAL = —

| match_SHE_PEA = 0–1

| match_SHE_SLI = 2–0

| match_SHE_TRE = 4–0

| match_SHE_WEX = —

| match_SLI_ATH = —

| match_SLI_BOH = 0–2

| match_SLI_COR = —

| match_SLI_DLR = 1–5

| match_SLI_GAL = 2–5

| match_SLI_PEA = —

| match_SLI_SHE = —

| match_SLI_TRE = 1–1

| match_SLI_WEX = —

| match_TRE_ATH = 0–7

| match_TRE_BOH = 0–4

| match_TRE_COR = 0–3

| match_TRE_DLR = —

| match_TRE_GAL = 0–6

| match_TRE_PEA = —

| match_TRE_SHE = —

| match_TRE_SLI = —

| match_TRE_WEX = —

| match_WEX_ATH = —

| match_WEX_BOH = —

| match_WEX_COR = 5–1

| match_WEX_DLR = 4–1

| match_WEX_GAL = —

| match_WEX_PEA = —

| match_WEX_SHE = 0–4

| match_WEX_SLI = 5–2

| match_WEX_TRE = 3–0

}}

Statistics

=Top scorers=

As of 30 October 2022.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan=1|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Áine O'Gorman

|align="left"|Peamount United

|rowspan=1|22

rowspan=1|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Emily Corbet

|align="left"|Athlone Town

|rowspan=1|20

rowspan=1|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Stephanie Roche

|align="left"|Peamount United

|rowspan=1|16

rowspan=1|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Ellen Molloy

|align="left"|Wexford Youths

|rowspan=1|16

rowspan=1|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Kylie Murphy

|align="left"|Wexford Youths

|rowspan=1|15

Source: [https://twitter.com/LoiWomen/status/1586674276861562880 Women's National League]

Awards

=Monthly awards=

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"|Month

!colspan="2"|Player of the Month

!rowspan="2"|References

Player

!Club

March

|Stephanie Roche

|Peamount United

|{{cite web |last1=Nolan |first1=Hazel |title=Roche lands WNL Player of the Month award |url=https://www.fm104.ie/news/sport/roche-lands-wnl-player-of-the-month-award/ |website=fm104.ie |publisher=FM104 |date=7 April 2022}}

April

|Laurie Ryan

|Athlone Town

|{{cite news |title=Athlone Town skipper Laurie Ryan named WNL April Player of the Month |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/0510/1297131-athlone-towns-ryan-is-april-wnl-player-of-the-month/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |publisher=RTÉ Sport |date=10 May 2022}}

May

|Jessica Ziu

|Shelbourne

|{{cite news |title=Jessica Ziu lands May player of the month award |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/0608/1303635-ziu-lands-may-player-of-the-month-award/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |publisher=RTÉ Sport |date=8 June 2022}}

June/July

|Emma Doherty

|Sligo Rovers

|{{cite news |title=Doherty wins SSE Airtricity WNL Player of the Month|url=https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/doherty-wins-sse-airtricity-wnl-player-of-the-month |access-date=5 November 2022 |publisher=Football Association of Ireland |date=18 August 2022}}

August/September

|Ciara Rossiter

|Wexford Youths

|{{cite news |title=Rossiter crowned WNL Player of the Month|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/0928/1325934-rossiter-crowned-wnl-player-of-the-month/|access-date=5 November 2022 |publisher=RTÉ Sport |date=28 September 2022}}

October

|Alex Kavanagh

|Shelbourne

|{{cite news |title=Alex Kavanagh scoops Player of the Month award |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/1110/1335306-alex-kavanagh-scoops-player-of-the-month-award/ |access-date=12 November 2022 |publisher=RTÉ Sport |date=10 November 2022}}

= Annual awards =

{{cite news |title=Double delight for Athlone at WNL awards |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/1124/1338169-double-delight-for-athlone-at-wnl-awards/ |access-date=26 November 2022 |publisher=RTÉ Sport |date=24 November 2022}}

class="wikitable"
Award

! Winner

! Club

WNL Player of the Year

| Emily Corbet

| Athlone Town

Young Player of the Year

| Jessie Stapleton

| Shelbourne

Manager of the Year

| Tommy Hewitt

| Athlone Town

Bank of Ireland Golden Gloves

| Amanda Budden

| Shelbourne

Buy4Pets Online Goal of the Year

| Aoife Brennan

| Sligo Rovers

Services to the Women's National League

| Stephen Moran and Mick O'Shea

|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="13" | WNL Team of the Year
Goalkeeper

| colspan="12" | Rachael Kelly (Bohemians)

Defenders

| colspan="4" | Jessica Gargan (Shelbourne)

| colspan="4" | Jessica Hennessy (Athlone Town)

| colspan="4" | Shauna Fox (Shelbourne)

Midfielders

| colspan="2.4" | Áine O'Gorman (Peamount United)

| colspan="2.4" | Ellen Molloy (Wexford Youths)

| colspan="2.4" | Muireann Devaney (Athlone Town)

| colspan="2.4" | Jessie Stapleton (Shelbourne)

| colspan="2.4" | Ciara Rossiter (Wexford Youths)

Forwards

| colspan="6" | Emma Doherty (Sligo Rovers)

| colspan="6" | Emily Corbet (Athlone Town)

Broadcasting

In February 2021 the Football Association of Ireland announced that all WNL matches would be streamed free of charge on the new LOITV platform.{{cite news |title=FAI announces new broadcast deals |url=https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/fai-announces-new-broadcast-deals |access-date=13 March 2021 |publisher=Football Association of Ireland |date=25 February 2021}} In February 2022 the TG4 Irish language television network confirmed an intention to broadcast nine WNL matches in 2022.{{cite tweet |user=LoiWomen|number=1491439013206818816|date=9 February 2022|title=CONFIRMED {{!}} @SportTG4 is back for 2022 9️⃣ #WNL games will be broadcast live 📺 this year}} Ultimately 10 games were broadcast live,{{cite news |last1=Casey |first1=Gavan |title=TG4 to broadcast 10 live games from the Women's National League this season |url=https://www.the42.ie/wnl-tg4-5822411-Jul2022/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |work=The42.ie |publisher=TheJournal.ie |date=20 July 2022}} which attracted over 500,000 viewers.{{cite news |last1=Scully |first1=Michael |title=TG4 viewing figures for Sacar na mBan to break through the half million mark tonight |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/tg4-viewing-figures-sacar-na-28355585 |access-date=5 November 2022 |publisher=Daily Mirror |date=29 October 2022}}

See also

Notes

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References

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