The 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship will be the 138th edition of the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. Thirty-one of the thirty-two Irish counties took part – Kilkenny did not compete, while London and New York completed the lineup with rescheduled fixtures postponed during Covid-19 in 2020.
| Championship details | |
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| Dates | 5 April- 27 July 2025 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Championship statistics | |
← 2024 2026 → | |
Armagh will be the defending champions having won the 2024 competition.[1] Down will enter the competition as Tailteann Cup winners.[2]
The draws for the championship took place on 12 October 2024.
Format
editProvincial Championships
editConnacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. All provincial matches are knock-out.
Group stage format
editSixteen teams progress to the All-Ireland Championship round-robin:
- The four provincial champions
- The four beaten provincial finalists
- The 2024 Tailteann Cup winners (Down)
- The seven next-ranked teams, based on final position in the 2025 National Football League
- Position is based on standing after promotion and relegation are applied and after finals are played; therefore, the top two teams in Division 2 outrank the bottom two teams in Division 1, and if the 2nd placed team in Division 2 wins the final, they are ranked above the 1st-place finishers who lost the final.
- If Down reaches the Ulster final, an 8th team will be chosen based on league position.
The other 17 county teams compete in the 2025 Tailteann Cup.
In the All-Ireland Championship round-robin, 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Each team plays the other in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. Each team plays one home, one away, and one neutral fixture.
The top three in each group advance to the knockout stages, first-place teams to the All-Ireland quarter-finals, and second and third-placed teams to the preliminary quarter-finals.[3]
Teams
editGeneral Information
editThirty-three counties competed in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: seven teams in the Connacht Senior Football Championship, eleven teams in the Leinster Senior Football Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Football Championship and nine teams in the Ulster Senior Football Championship.
Personnel and kits
editProvincial championships
editConnacht Senior Football Championship
editQuarter-finals
editIn rotation fixtures in return. Last played in 2015 but were both postponed in 2020 because of Covid-19.
| 5-6 April 2025 Quarter-final | Galway 
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v | New York 
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New York | |
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| 5-6 April 2025 Quarter-final | London 
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v | Roscommon 
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Ruislip | |
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| Venue: McGovern Park | |||||
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| 5-6 April 2025 Quarter-final | Mayo 
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v | Sligo 
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Castlebar | |
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| Venue: MacHale Park | |||||
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Semi-finals
edit| 18-21 April 2025 Semi-final | Leitrim 
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v | Mayo/Sligo | If Mayo at Carrick on Shannon or if Sligo at Sligo | |
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| Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada or Markievicz Park | |||||
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Final
edit| 3-5 May 2025 Final | v | If Mayo are involved in Castlebar if Sligo or Leitrim shock them in a netural venue. | |||
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Leinster Senior Football Championship
editPreliminary round
editQuarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editFinal
edit| 11 May 2025 Final | v | Dublin | |||
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| Venue: Croke Park | |||||
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Munster Senior Football Championship
editQuarter-finals
edit| 5-6 April 2025 Quarter-final | Cork 
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v | Limerick
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| Venue: Gaelic Grounds | |||||
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| 5-6 April 2025 Quarter-final | Tipperary
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v | Waterford 
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Thurles | |
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| Venue: Semple Stadium | |||||
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Semi-finals
edit| 18-21 April 2025 Semi-final | Clare 
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v | Tipperary/Waterford | Ennis | |
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| Venue: Cusack Park | |||||
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| 18-21 April 2025 Semi-final | Kerry
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v | Cork/Limerick | If Kerry at Cork or if Limerick at Limerick | |
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| Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh or Gaelic Grounds | |||||
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Final
edit| 4 May 2025 Final | v | ||||
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Ulster Senior Football Championship
editPreliminary round
editQuarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editFinal
edit| 11 May 2025 Final | v | ||||
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Team allocation and draw
editTeam allocation
editSeven places in the All-Ireland group stage are allocated based on performance in the 2025 National Football League, as detailed below.
Group stage draw
editNumber in brackets indicates ranking in the 2025 NFL.
Pot 1
editPot 2
editPot 3
editPot 4
editAll-Ireland group stage
editGroup 1
editRound 1
editRound 2
editRound 3
editGroup 2
editRound 1
editRound 2
editRound 3
editGroup 3
editRound 1
editRound 2
editRound 3
editAll-Ireland knockout stage
editKnockout draws
editPreliminary Quarter-Finals
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Quarter-Finals
edit| 28-29 June 2025 Quarter-final | v | ||||
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Semi-finals
edit| 12-13 July 2025 Semi-final | v | Dublin | |||
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| 12-13 July 2025 Semi-final | v | Dublin | |||
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Final
edit| 27 July 2025 Final | v | Dublin | |||
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Stadia and locations
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Championship statistics
editTop scorers
editOverall
edit| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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In a single game
edit| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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Miscellaneous
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ Kildare's usual home venue, St. Conleth's Park in Newbridge, is under redevelopment.
References
edit- ^ "Armagh: All-Ireland winners to be welcomed home by fans". BBC News. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Down beat Laois in hard fought Tailteann Cup final". The Irish News. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "GAA votes to restructure All-Ireland Football Championship: 'Green proposal' receives significant majority". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Forker handed Armagh captaincy ahead of Louth visit". hoganstand.com. 26 January 2024.