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Wikipedia - Derry City F.C. Women
Derry City F.C. Women is the women's association football department of Derry City F.C., in Derry, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 2002 by Declan Devine and in 2007 affiliated to the Northern Ireland Women's Football Association; since 2015 it has played in the Women's Premiership. Its home matches have been played at various grounds, recently including the Brandywell Stadium used by the men's senior team.
History
To coincide with the men's team's 75th anniversary, Derry City Ladies were formed and played their first match at the men's team's Brandywell Stadium against Donegal Celtic F.C. which resulted in a 3–3 draw. Despite the men's team being affiliated with the Republic of Ireland's Football Association of Ireland and play in the Republic of Ireland's league system, the ladies team are affiliated with the Irish Football Association's Northern Ireland Women's Football Association and play in the Northern Irish leagues. They initially started playing league football in the Republic of Ireland's Inishowen Football League but later moved into the Northern Irish league system in 2007.
In 2015, they won the NIWFA Championship and were promoted into the Women's Premiership for the first time. They also won the Foyle Cup, Ballymena Sevens, NIWFA Championship League Cup. Despite this, they had no official home ground. They asked Derry and Strabane District Council for permission to play at the Brandywell Stadium. However consent was not granted and no permanent address was published in the league's handbook, so they played their matches at Riverside Stadium in Drumahoe. The club finished bottom of the league in their debut season and were relegated back to the NIWFA Championship for 2017. However they won promotion back to the Women's Premier League the following season.
Il club è stato fondato nel 1997 come Derry City Ladies Football Club. Nel 2003, il club ha vinto la sua prima Women's Premier League. È stata anche la prima squadra nordirlandese a qualificarsi per la UEFA Women's Champions League, raggiungendo i sedicesimi di finale nella stagione 2003-04.
Nel 2009, il club è stato ribattezzato Derry City Women's Football Club. Ha vinto la Women's Premier League per altre tre volte, nel 2010, 2011 e 2012. Il club ha anche vinto la Coppa dell'Irlanda del Nord femminile quattro volte, nel 2005, 2009, 2010 e 2012.
Nel 2013, il Derry City Women's Football Club ha annunciato che si sarebbe ritirato dalla Women's Premier League a causa di problemi finanziari. Tuttavia, il club è stato successivamente salvato da un gruppo di volontari e ha ripreso a giocare nella seconda divisione della Women's Premier League nel 2014.
Il Derry City Women's Football Club è tornato in Women's Premier League nel 2016. Ha vinto la Coppa dell'Irlanda del Nord femminile per la quinta volta nel 2017.
Nel 2018, il Derry City Women's Football Club ha vinto la Women's Premier League per la quarta volta. Ha anche raggiunto i sedicesimi di finale della UEFA Women's Champions League per la seconda volta, perdendo contro il Paris Saint-Germain.
Il Derry City Women's Football Club è una delle squadre di calcio femminile più titolate dell'Irlanda del Nord. Ha vinto la Women's Premier League sei volte, la Coppa dell'Irlanda del Nord femminile cinque volte e la Supercoppa dell'Irlanda del Nord femminile tre volte.