Association football in Northern Ireland, widely known as football or sometimes as soccer, is one of the most popular sports in Northern Ireland. The governing body in Northern Ireland is the Irish Football Association (IFA). Gaelic football, rugby union and association football are the most popular sports in Northern Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland women's national football team represents the Republic of Ireland in competitions such as the FIFA Women's World Cup and the UEFA Women's Championship. The team played in their first World Cup at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. It has taken part in invitational tournaments such as the Algarve Cup, the Istria Cup, the Cyprus Cup and Pinatar Cup. It is organised by the Women's Football Association of Ireland.
Glentoran Women Football Club is a women's football club from Belfast, Northern Ireland and a subsidiary of Glentoran Football Club.
Sarah Cathryn Ann Robson is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender or striker for Durham in the FA Women's Championship.
Kirsty McGuinness is a Northern Irish women's association football player and GAA player. She plays football for Cliftonville Ladies and the Northern Ireland women's national football team. She plays Gaelic games for Antrim GAA.
Ashley Hutton is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Linfield and has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.
Catherine Hyndman is a Northern Irish footballer and football coach. A versatile left-sided player, she has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.
Chloe McCarron is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Ireland. She previously played for Mid-Ulster, Linfield Ladies and Birmingham City, before signing for Glentoran in July 2021
Demi Vance is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Glentoran and the Northern Ireland women's national team. She has previously played as a midfielder for Leicester City in the WSL and Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
Jacqueline Burns is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City in the Women's Championship. She previously played in the United States for the Carson–Newman University's women's soccer team and spent part of the 2019 season in Iceland with ÍBV. She has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.
Lauren Wade is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian and has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.
Kelsie Burrows is a Northern Irish association footballer who plays as a defender for Cliftonville. She has also played for English FA Women's Championship club Blackburn Rovers LFC and the Northern Ireland women's national team.
Caitlin McGuinness is a professional Northern Irish association footballer who plays as a centre forward for Women's Premiership club Sion Swifts and the Northern Ireland women's national team.
The play-offs of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying competition involved the six runners-up with the worst records among all nine groups in the qualifying group stage.
Joely Andrews is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian and the Northern Ireland women's national team.
Abbie Magee is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Cliftonville and the Northern Ireland national team.
Emily Wilson is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Glentoran and the Northern Ireland national team.
Kerry Anne Beattie is a Northern Irish association footballer who plays as a forward for Heart of Midlothian and the Northern Ireland women's national team.
Ellie Olivia Scott is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Glentoran and the Northern Ireland under-17 national team.
Olivia Clara Canavan is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back and centre-back for Glentoran and the Northern Ireland national under-17 football team.
