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The 2018 Women's National League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Continental Tyres Women's National League, was the eighth season of the Women's National League, the highest women's association football league in the Republic of Ireland. Limerick W.F.C. competed for the first time. Wexford Youths were the winners.

Teams

Format

Teams play each other three times, either twice at home and once away, or once at home and twice away. Each team plays 21 games, either 10 home and 11 away, or 11 home and 10 away.

Standings

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		References
	Player	Club
March / April	Amber Barrett	Peamount United
May	Aislinn Meaney	Galway
June	Rianna Jarrett	Wexford Youths
July	Kylie Murphy	Wexford Youths
August	Eabha O'Mahony	Cork City
September	Niamh Farrelly	Peamount United

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club	References
Player of the Year	Rianna Jarrett	Wexford Youths
Young Player of the Year	Erica Turner	UCD Waves
Top Goalscorer	Amber Barrett	Peamount United

Team of the Season
Goalkeeper	Erica Turner (UCD Waves)
Defence	Seana Cooke (Shelbourne)		Eabha O'Mahony (Cork City)		Louise Corrigan (Peamount United)		Lauren Dwyer (Wexford Youths)
Midfield	Kylie Murphy (Wexford Youths)				Niamh Farrelly (Peamount United)
Attack	Aislinn Meaney (Galway)		Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths)		Amber Barrett (Peamount United)		Megan Smyth-Lynch (Peamount United)

References

1. "Top Goalscorer - Continental Tyres Womens National League". wnl.fai.ie. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
2. "Womens National League · The42". The42. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
3. uefa.com. "Member associations - Republic of Ireland - Women's football – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
4. "Limerick WFC to play their first season in the Continental Tyres Women's National League - Sporting Limerick". 7 March 2018.
5. "Report - Wexford Youths 3-0 Cork City". FAI. 21 October 2018. Wexford Youths retained their Continental Tyres Women's National League crown with a game to spare
6. "Women's National League 2018 Season". Women's National League. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07.
7. "Barrett wins Player of the Month award for March/April". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
8. "Galway Women's Aislinn Meaney scoops POTM award". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
9. "Rianna Jarrett wins Player of the Month award". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
10. "Murphy wins July Player of the Month award". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
11. "Eabha O'Mahony claims POTM award for August". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
12. "Farrelly named September Player of the Month". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
13. ^ "Rianna Jarrett wins 2018 Player of the Year". Continental Tyres Women's National League. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

External links

• Official website

• Women's National League (Ireland) seasons
• 2017–18 domestic women's association football leagues
• 2018–19 domestic women's association football leagues
• 2018 in Republic of Ireland association football leagues
• 2017–18 in Republic of Ireland women's association football
• 2018–19 in Republic of Ireland women's association football