2017 Women's National League (Ireland)
# 2017 Women's National League (Ireland)

The 2017 Women's National League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Continental Tyres Women's National League, was the seventh season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland. It was the second league season to run over an entire calendar year.

Wexford Youths won the season and their third National League title. Amber Barrett from Peamount United won her second top scorer award with 16 goals.

## Teams

| Team | Home town/suburb | Stadium | 2016 finish |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cork City W.F.C. | Cork | Bishopstown Stadium | 6th |
| Galway W.F.C. | Galway | Eamonn Deacy Park | 5th |
| Kilkenny United W.F.C. | Kilkenny | Buckley Park | 7th |
| Peamount United | Newcastle, South Dublin | Greenogue | 3rd |
| Shelbourne Ladies | Santry | Morton Stadium | 1st |
| UCD Waves | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | Jackson Park | 2nd |
| Wexford Youths | Crossabeg | Ferrycarrig Park | 4th |

## Format

Teams play each other three times, either twice at home and once away, or once at home and twice away. Each team plays 18 games, 9 home and 9 away.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wexford Youths (C) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 40 | 2018–19 Champions League |
| 2 | Peamount United | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 38 | |
| 3 | Shelbourne Ladies | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 31 | |
| 4 | UCD Waves | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 27 | |
| 5 | Cork City | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 22 | |
| 6 | Galway W.F.C. | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 18 | |
| 7 | Kilkenny United | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 88 | −80 | 3 | |

## Awards

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | References |
| - | - | - | - |
| Month | Player | Club | References |
| March | Eleanor Ryan-Doyle | Peamount | |
| April | Kylie Murphy | Wexford | |
| May | Ciara McNamara | Cork | |
| June | Lucy McCartan | Peamount | |
| August | Pearl Slattery | Shelbourne | |
| October | Heather Payne | Peamount | |

### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| WNL Player of the Year | Amber Barrett | Peamount United |
| Young Player of the Year | Saoirse Noonan | Cork City |

WNL Team of the Year :

| Goalkeeper | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) | Amanda Budden (Cork City) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | Claire Walsh (UCD Waves) | Claire Walsh (UCD Waves) | Claire Walsh (UCD Waves) | Niamh Prior (Shelbourne) | Niamh Prior (Shelbourne) | Niamh Prior (Shelbourne) | Chloe Moloney (Peamount United) | Chloe Moloney (Peamount United) | Chloe Moloney (Peamount United) | Ciara McNamara (Cork City) | Ciara McNamara (Cork City) | Ciara McNamara (Cork City) |
| Midfielders | Karen Duggan (UCD Waves) | Karen Duggan (UCD Waves) | Karen Duggan (UCD Waves) | Karen Duggan (UCD Waves) | Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths) | Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths) | Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths) | Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths) | Eleanor Ryan-Doyle (Peamount United) | Eleanor Ryan-Doyle (Peamount United) | Eleanor Ryan-Doyle (Peamount United) | Eleanor Ryan-Doyle (Peamount United) |
| Forwards | Amber Barrett (Peamount United) | Amber Barrett (Peamount United) | Amber Barrett (Peamount United) | Amber Barrett (Peamount United) | Claire O'Riordan (Wexford Youths) | Claire O'Riordan (Wexford Youths) | Claire O'Riordan (Wexford Youths) | Claire O'Riordan (Wexford Youths) | Clare Shine (Cork City) | Clare Shine (Cork City) | Clare Shine (Cork City) | Clare Shine (Cork City) |
