2003 Dublin Women's Soccer League

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Dublin Women's Soccer League
Season2003
Champions UCD
Matches played55
Goals scored249 (4.53 per match)
Biggest home win25 May
Benfica 10–0 Bank of Ireland
Biggest away win30 July
Rathfarnham United 0–8 UCD
Highest scoring25 May
Benfica 10–0 Bank of Ireland
1 September
Rathfarnham United 5-5 Bank of Ireland
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2004 →

The 2003 Dublin Women's Soccer League was the 10th season of the women's association football league featuring teams mainly from the Greater Dublin Area. The season began on 27 April and concluded on 28 September. UCD won their first DWSL title, the first of four successive league titles. They also completed a double after winning the 2003 FAI Women's Cup. [1] [2] In October 2003, with a team that included Grace Murray, Dundalk City won the DWSL Premier Cup, beating a St James's Gate team featuring Katie Taylor. City defeated Gate in the final 3–2 after extra time. The final was played at the home of Bluebell United and City were presented with the trophy by future Republic of Ireland women's national football team manager Susan Ronan. [3]

Contents

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 UCD (C)1411305513+4236
2 Shamrock Rovers 1411215220+3235
3 Benfica 137243821+1723
4 Dundalk City 146261736−1920
5 St Catherine's 145092237−1515
6 Peamount United 133282029−911
7Rathfarnham United142572443−1911
8 Bank of Ireland 1412112150−295
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Matches

Home \ Away BOI BEN DUN PEA RTH SHA STC UCD
Bank of Ireland 0–51–10–31–32–43–01–5
Benfica 10–02–0n/a [lower-alpha 1] 2–02–22–01–1
Dundalk City 2–12–52–03–31–51–01–5
Peamount United 3–34–00–22–21–41–30–5
Rathfarnham United5–50–30–01–40–52–30–8
Shamrock Rovers 3–23–19–03–12–05–12–5
St Catherine's 3–24–30–13–13–61–20–5
UCD 2–05–25–01–02–23–33–1
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

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