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Women's Super League (basketball)

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Women's Super League
SportBasketball
Founded1978
First season1978–79
No. of teams10
CountriesRepublic of Ireland
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
Ambassador UCC Glanmire (7th title)
Most titlesAmbassador UCC Glanmire (7 titles)
TV partner(s)TG4
Sponsor(s)Hula Hoops
Relegation toWomen's Division 1
Official websiteBasketball 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

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The league was founded in 1978.

Teams

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Women's Super League (basketball) is located in island of Ireland
Celtics
Celtics
Mystics
Mystics
Hawks
Hawks
Wildcats
Wildcats
IT Carlow
IT Carlow
Dublin
Dublin
Cork
Cork
Dublin teams DCU Mercy Killester Cork teams Glanmire Fr. Mathews Brunell
Dublin teams
DCU Mercy
Killester


Cork teams
Glanmire
Fr. Mathews
Brunell
Locations of Women's Super League teams in Ireland
Locations of Women's Super League teams in Greater Dublin
Team Arena City/Area
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

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Season League winner Second tournament winner[a]
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 Liffey Celtics Fr Mathews
2019–20 DCU Mercy Not played due to COVID-19
2020–21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 The Address UCC Glanmire The Address UCC Glanmire
  1. ^ until 2018 called the "National Cup." In 2018–19 the "Champions Trophy." Since then the "Post season play-off."[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Super League - News, views, gossip, pictures, video - Irish Mirror Online". www.irishmirror.ie. 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's and women's Super League wrap: Warriors battle on". 3 March 2019 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "National Basketball League Roll of Honour". ireland.basketball.
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