2022 Women's National League (Ireland)

Women's National League
Season2022
Dates5 March 2022 – 29 October 2022
ChampionsShelbourne
3rd title
Matches played135
Goals scored457 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorerÁine O'Gorman (22 goals)
Biggest home winPeamount United 8–1 Cork City
(23 April 2022)
Biggest away winTreaty United 0–10 Shelbourne
(2 July 2022)
Highest scoringTreaty United 0–10 Shelbourne
(2 July 2022)
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The 2022 Women's National League known as the SSE Airtricity WNL for sponsorship reasons,[1] 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.[2] Shelbourne, as defending champions from the previous season, won the 2022 league by defeating Wexford Youths on the final day of the season.[3]

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.[4]

  1. ^ "SSE Airtricity extends title sponsorship of League of Ireland". The Irish Times. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ McDonnell, Daniel (10 December 2021). "Sligo Rovers to make step up to Women's National League for 2022 season". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Shelbourne sink Wexford to retain Women's National League crown". rte.ie. 29 October 2022.
  4. ^ Scully, Michael (4 November 2022). "Madie Gibson on coming face to face with her hero Heather O'Reilly in the Women's FAI Cup final". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 5 November 2022.