Founded in 1997 by Iain Johnston and Paul Johnston, for the initial two seasons of its existence the club was under the auspices of
Preston Athletic. The name changed to Hibernian Ladies in 1999 and they became one of the leading women's teams in Scotland. After being temporarily voted out of the
Scottish Women's Premier League by its other member clubs in 2005 after officials failed to attend the body's
AGM (subsequently downgraded to a warning and small fine), in 2006–07 Hibs secured a domestic
double, finishing the league campaign with a 100% record. The club has won the league championship three times and then represented Scotland in the
UEFA Women's Cup. In that competition they failed to progress beyond the first round in each instance, finishing second twice and third once in the group stage. with the
Scottish Women's Cup trophy in 2010 Hibernian won the
Women's Scottish Cup in 2010, for the fifth time in eight years. The team's success in the national cup competition was in contrast to their male affiliate, who had not won the
Scottish Cup for over a century until their victory in
2016. In January 2011, six Hibernian players were called into the
Scotland national team. In May 2011, Hibernian beat local rivals Spartans 5–2 in the
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final. Hibernian won domestic cup doubles in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Ahead of the 2020 season, the club was rebranded as
Hibernian Women and offered their first part-time professional contracts. Hibernian won the Scottish league championship in
2024–25, clinching the title by winning a deciding match on the final day of the season against
Rangers at
Ibrox. BBC Sport said before the match that it would arguably be the most surprising league championship in Great Britain that season given the increased funding for the Glasgow clubs since Hibs had last won the title in 2007. == Stadium ==