Raheny United F.C.
Association football club in Raheny, Dublin
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Raheny United Football Club 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 | 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 | www | ||
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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
Raheny United was founded in 1994 following the amalgamation of Raheny Boys and Dunseedy United.[4][5] In November 2003, the clubhouse was redeveloped to include dressing rooms, players lounge, a gym and a bar. In 2015, the club entered into a partnership with Dublin City Council and Raheny GAA for the creation of an all-weather pitch in St. Anne's Park.[6] The pitch opened in May 2017 with floodlights to facilitate seasonal training.[7]
Women's team
In August 2011 the Football Association of Ireland announced that Raheny United would be one of seven founding members of the Women's National League.[8] In their debut season, 2011–12, Raheny finished as runners-up to Peamount United. The following two seasons, 2012–13 and 2013–14, saw them finish as league champions.[9][10] They also won the FAI Women's Cup in 2012,[11] 2013[12] and 2014.[13] 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.
In 2015, the women's team merged with Shelbourne Ladies.[14]
Raheny United in Europe
2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MTK | Z1K | RAH | CNS | |
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| 1 |  MTK |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to main round | — | – | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| 2 |  Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | 0–1 | — | – | 5–0 | ||
| 3 |  Raheny United |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | – | 1–2 | — | – | ||
| 4 |  Crusaders Strikers |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | – | – | 1–2 | — |
| Raheny United | 1–2 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv |
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Murray  16' |
Report | Ovdiychuk 39' Tykhonova 44' (pen.) |
2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAH | CLU | SOF | HIB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raheny United |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | — | — | 2–0 | — | |
| 2 |  Olimpia Cluj (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | 1–2 | — | — | 5–0 | ||
| 3 |  NSA Sofia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | — | 1–4 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 |  Hibernians |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Olimpia Cluj | 1–2 | Raheny United |
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| Voicu 62' |
Report | Murray 23' Shine 81' |
| Hibernians | 1–2 | Raheny United |
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| Tonna 15' |
Report | Cronin 38' Shine 79' |
Rround of 32
First leg
| Raheny United | 0–4 |  Bristol Academy |
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| Report | Harding 29', 78' Watts 90+2' (pen.)Natalia 90+4' |
Second leg
| Bristol Academy | 2–1 | Raheny United |
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| Natalia 50' James 59' |
Report | Slattery 74' |
Bristol Academy won 6–1 on aggregate.
Location
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. [15] The club plays the majority of their home games at the nearby St. Anne's Park.
Notable former players
Republic of Ireland women's internationals
Honours
Women's team
- Women's National League
- FAI Women's Cup
- Winners: 2012, 2013, 2014: 3
- Runners-up: 2007: 1
- WNL Cup
- Winners: 2015: 1