Women's Super League (basketball)
Appearance
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1978 |
First season | 1978–79 |
No. of teams | 10 |
Countries | Republic of Ireland |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | Ambassador UCC Glanmire (7th title) |
Most titles | Ambassador UCC Glanmire (7 titles) |
TV partner(s) | TG4 |
Sponsor(s) | Hula Hoops |
Relegation to | Women's Division 1 |
Official website | Basketball Ireland |
The Women's Super League (formerly known as the Women's Premier League) is the top tier women's basketball league in Ireland. The league has 10 teams, all in the Republic of Ireland, and is an active member of Basketball Ireland, which is recognized by FIBA (also known as the International Basketball Federation) as the national governing body for basketball in Ireland.[1][2]
History
The league was founded in 1978.
Teams
Team | Arena | City/Area |
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Ambassador UCC Glanmire | Mardyke Arena Little Island Sports Complex Upper Glanmire Sports Centre |
Glanmire / Mardyke, Cork |
Courtyard Liffey Celtics | Leixlip Amenities Centre | Leixlip |
DCU Mercy | DCU Sports Complex Loreto College, St Stephens Green |
Glasnevin / Coolock, Dublin |
Fr. Mathews | Fr. Mathews Arena | Bishopstown, Cork |
IT Carlow Basketball | Barrow Centre, IT Carlow Old Leighlin Community Hall |
Carlow |
Marble City Hawks | O'Loughlin Gaels GAA | Kilkenny |
Maxol WIT Wildcats | Mercy Gym | Waterford |
NUIG Mystics | Kingfisher Gym Ballinfoile Castlegar Neighbourhood Centre |
Galway |
Pyrobel Killester | IWA, Clontarf | Killester / Clontarf, Dublin |
Singleton SuperValu Brunell | Gurranabraher Parochial Hall | Gurranabraher, Cork |
Roll of Honour
Season | League winner | National Cup winner |
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1978–79 | Killester | Not yet established |
1979–80 | Killester | |
1980–81 | Corinthians | |
1981–82 | Naomh Mhuire | |
1982–83 | Meteors | |
1983–84 | Meteors | Naomh Mhuire |
1984–85 | Meteors | Meteors |
1985–86 | Meteors | Tralee |
1986–87 | Tralee | Blarney |
1987–88 | Tralee | Castledermot |
1988–89 | Blarney | Naomh Mhuire |
1989–90 | Blarney | Tralee |
1990–91 | Blarney | Ballina |
1991–92 | Naomh Mhuire | Meteors |
1992–93 | Meteors | Tralee |
1993–94 | Naomh Mhuire | |
1994–95 | Naomh Mhuire | |
1995–96 | Meteors | Meteors |
1996–97 | Naomh Mhuire | Naomh Mhuire |
1997–98 | Wildcats | Wildcats |
1998–99 | Wildcats | Tolka Rovers |
1999–2000 | Wildcats | |
2000–01 | Wildcats | |
2001–02 | Tolka Rovers | Killester |
2002–03 | UL | |
2003–04 | UL | |
2004–05 | UL | |
2005–06 | UL | |
2006–07 | Glanmire | |
2007–08 | Glanmire | |
2008–09 | Glanmire | |
2009–10 | DCU Mercy | |
2010–11 | DCU Mercy | |
2011–12 | UL Huskies | |
2012–13 | UL Huskies | |
2013–14 | Glanmire | Glanmire |
2014–15 | Glanmire | Glanmire |
2015–16 | Glanmire | Glanmire |
2016–17 | Liffey Celtics | Glanmire |
2017–18 | Glanmire | DCU Mercy |
2018–19 | TBD | Liffey Celtics[3] |
See also
- Super League, the men's competition
- Basketball Ireland
References
- ^ "Women's Super League - News, views, gossip, pictures, video - Irish Mirror Online". www.irishmirror.ie.
- ^ "Men's and women's Super League wrap: Warriors battle on". 3 March 2019 – via www.rte.ie.
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