Английская Википедия:DLR Waves

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Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Waves, also referred to as DLR Waves, is a women-only Irish association football club based in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. It was originally founded in 2012. DLR Waves field several teams; the senior League of Ireland team, the Under 19s LOI team and the Under 17s LOI team. The senior 1st team competes in the FAI Women's Cup and the League of Ireland Women's Premier Division. Between 2014 and 2018, the club played as UCD Waves, before returning to the name DLR Waves.

Club History

DLR Waves 2012 - 2013

The 2012–13 season saw DLR Waves join the Women's National League as an expansion team. The club was formed with the support of the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council and they played their home games at Jackson Park, Kilternan. DLR Waves were managed by former UCD coach, Larry Mahony, and their squad featured former UCD captain Sylvia Gee. Initially DLR Waves had mixed success in the WNL. During the 2012–13 season they finished fifth. They were also FAI Women's Cup semi-finalists.

UCD Waves 2014 - 2018

Between 2014 and 2018, following a merger, with UCD, the club played as UCD Waves under manager Eileen Gleeson. During this time, UCD Waves reached the FAI Women's Cup final twice, in 2014 and 2017, but lost to Raheny United and Cork City FC respectively. Furthermore, UCD Waves were runners up in the league, placed 2nd in the 2014–15 and 2016 WNL. In 2018, UCD AFC decided to withdraw from the women's league and the club ceased to be known as UCD Waves. DLR Waves was revived as a separate women's-only club using the original name, with DLR Waves replacing UCD in the Women's National League.

DLR Waves 2019 - Present

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DLR Waves Squad Photo, April 2023

Since 2019, DLR Waves have played in the Women's National League at their home ground Jacksons Park initially, before returning to the UCD Bowl as their home ground in 2021. In recent years, DLR Waves have primarily been a mid-table team, finishing between 4th-6th in the league in the years 2019-2022. Mid-way through the 2023 season, long term manager Graham Kelly left the club for a role at St Patrick's Athletic and he was replaced by Laura Heffernan, the only female manager in the 2023 women's premier division. DLR Waves finished the 2023 season in 8th position.

In October 2023, DLR Waves launched a player academy with local clubs to provide a pathway from grassroots girls soccer into the underage DLR Waves teams. There are six local clubs involved in the DLR Waves Partner Academy, these are; Shankill FC Girls, Beechwood FC, United Girls Football Club, Park Celtic FC, Granada FC, Mount Merrion Youths FC Girls.

Honours

Senior Team

• Women's National League
  • Runners-up: 2014–15, 2016: 2
• FAI Women's Cup
  • Runners-up: 2014, 2017: 2

Under 19s Team

• League Title
  • Winners: 2022: 1

Players

Current DLR Waves Squad

The current squad, correct as of the January 2024, is shown below.

Notable Current or Former DLR Waves Players

A large number of current or former Irish senior international football players have played for DLR Waves at some stage in their careers, as shown in the table below.

Player	DLR Waves Years	Current Club	Senior Irish WNT Caps
Eve Badana	2019–Present	DLR Waves	4
Dearbháile Beirne	2016-2018	Peamount	1
Jetta Berrill	2014-2017, 2019, 2021	Peamount	4
Karen Duggan	2014-2017	Peamount	35
Jess Gleeson	2021–Present	DLR Waves	4
Dora Gorman	2014-2016	Peamount	16
Ciara Grant	2014-2016	Heart of Midlothian	18
Savannah McCarthy	2014-2015	Shamrock Rovers	11
Chloe Mustaki	2014-2016, 2017-2018	Bristol City Women	8
Áine O'Gorman	2014-2017	Shamrock Rovers	119
Eleanor Ryan-Doyle	2015-2016	Durham	0
Julie-Ann Russell	2014-2017	Galway United F.C.	59
Caroline Thorpe	2014-2016	Retired	24
Claire Walsh	2017	Glasgow City	4

Coaching Staff

Current Management Team

The current manager of DLR Waves is Laura Heffernan, the wider coaching team for the senior team and underage teams are listed in the table below.

Position	Name
Head Manager	Шаблон:Flagicon Laura Heffernan
1st Team Coach	Шаблон:Flagicon Ronan Crean
1st Team Coach	Шаблон:Flagicon Aoibh Hall
Goalkeeping Coach	Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Fowler
Physio	Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Quinn
Under-19 Coach	Шаблон:Flagicon Ronan Crean
Under-17 Coach	Шаблон:Flagicon Fiona Doyle

Former DLR Waves Managers

There are have been five managers of DLR Waves since it was founded in 2012, as shown in the table below.

Seasons	Manager Name
2012-2013	Larry Mahony
2014-2017	Eileen Gleeson
2017-2018	Noel Kealy
2019-2023	Graham Kelly
2023-Present	Laura Heffernan

Historic League Standings

The historic league standings from 2012-2023 are summarised in the table below.

Season	Team Name	League Position	No. WNL Teams
2012-2013	DLR Waves	5th	7
2013-2014	DLR Waves	5th	8
2014-2015	UCD Waves	2nd	7
2015-2016	UCD Waves	3rd	8
2016	UCD Waves	2nd	7
2017	UCD Waves	4th	7
2018	UCD Waves	6th	8
2019	DLR Waves	6th	8
2020	DLR Waves	6th	9
2021	DLR Waves	4th	9
2022	DLR Waves	5th	10
2023	DLR Waves	8th	11

DLR Waves Supporters

DLR Waves has a small unofficial supporters group, established in late 2022, which attend games and decorate the ground with the club colours. Similar to most League of Ireland supporters groups, the DLR Waves fans produce stickers to promote the club throughout Dublin. The DLR Waves Supporters Logo consists of the iconic UCD Water Tower and two women footballers. The water tower is visible from the UCD Bowl. The DLR Waves Supporters group is primarily organised via the DLR Waves Supporters Instagram. The Dublin derby game for DLR Waves fans and players is fixtures against Bohemians F.C.

External links

• DLR Waves on Facebook
• DLR Waves on Twitter
• DLR Waves on Instagram
• DLR Waves Supporters Page on Instagram