Cork City F.C. Women's

Cork City Women's Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Chathair Chorcai na mBan) is an Irish women's association football team, based in Cork city. Originally playing at Bishopstown Stadium, as of the 2021 Women's National League season, the club are due to play home games at Turners Cross Stadium. 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. In 2014 they affiliated with FORAS, the supporters' trust who own Cork City FC, and relaunched as Cork City Women's FC. The club claimed their first national silverware by winning the FAI Women's Cup in 2017.

History

2011–2015

Cork Women's F.C. was founded after the granting of a license to compete in the inaugural season of the Women's National League by the Football Association of Ireland. The club played its games in the stadium of the Cork Institute of Technology for their debut year. A squad was assembled containing players such as Denise O'Sullivan, Marie Curtin and Clare Shine under the management of Dave Bell. The club had some mixed results on the field in the 2011–12 Women's National League season, and Bell left by mutual agreement in early March 2012. Former Tralee Dynamos player Ronan Collins took the reins of the club until the end of the season. After a strong finish, the club came third behind Dublin duo Raheny United and Peamount United.

The 2012–13 season brought a new manager, as Maurice Farrell was appointed head coach. There were also changes on the pitch as players like Katie McCarthy, Marie Curtin and Sylvia Gee departed. The club also moved to Turners Cross stadium for the following season. Player injuries and changes resulted in a difficult season and the club finished second-bottom of the league.

For the 2013–14 WNL season, a number of players departed, and a largely new team was